On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 64 .568 --
Red Sox 84 64 .568 0.0
Twins 84 64 .568 0.0
White Sox 83 66 .557 1.5
Angels 75 71 .514 8.0
Senators 69 78 .469 14.5
Indians 69 81 .460 16.0
Yankees 66 82 .446 18.0
Orioles 65 81 .445 18.0
Athletics 59 87 .404 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 92 56 .622 --
Giants 81 66 .551 10.5
Reds 80 68 .541 12.0
Cubs 80 70 .533 13.0
Phillies 75 71 .514 16.0
Braves 74 73 .503 17.5
Pirates 73 75 .493 19.0
Dodgers 68 79 .463 23.5
Astros 59 88 .401 32.5
Mets 55 91 .377 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hansen 4
2 Matty Alou 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Horace Clarke 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Hansen 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Frank Coggins 1
3 Bill Freehan 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Frank Coggins 3
2 Bill Freehan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Alcaraz 1
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 John Kennedy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.67
2 Jim Bunning 1.80
2 Bill Singer 1.80
4 George Brunet 1.67
5 Steve Barber 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Brunet 10
2 Jim Bunning 9
2 Bill Singer 9
4 Steve Barber 8
4 Steve Carlton 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Dooley Womack 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Tony Gonzalez .343
3 Matty Alou .339
4 Orlando Cepeda .331
5 Rusty Staub .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 39
1 Carl Yastrzemski 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Jim Wynn 37
5 Frank Howard 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 108
2 Jim Wynn 105
3 Roberto Clemente 103
3 Carl Yastrzemski 103
5 Hank Aaron 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 51
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Don Buford 33
4 Maury Wills 28
5 Tommie Agee 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.85
2 Joe Horlen 2.20
3 Tommy John 2.33
4 Gary Peters 2.36
5 Sonny Siebert 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 20
1 Earl Wilson 20
3 Mike McCormick 19
4 Dean Chance 18
4 Fergie Jenkins 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 227
2 Jim Lonborg 218
3 Fergie Jenkins 207
3 Sam McDowell 207
5 Gaylord Perry 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 26
2 Minnie Rojas 24
3 John Wyatt 19
4 Bob Locker 18
5 Roy Face 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gonzalez .469
2 Matty Alou .438
3 Julian Javier .406
4 Tony Oliva .400
5 Maury Wills .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 14
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Ron Santo 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Don Buford 5
4 Adolfo Phillips 3
4 Maury Wills 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nelson Briles 0.33
2 Cisco Carlos 0.44
3 Gaylord Perry 0.63
4 Dick Selma 0.66
5 Steve Carlton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Joe Horlen 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 33
2 Jim Kaat 29
3 Jim Bunning 28
4 Ray Sadecki 27
5 Steve Carlton 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Lasher 5
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Lew Krausse 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .445
2 Roberto Clemente .389
3 Tony Gonzalez .385
4 Tommy Helms .354
5 George Scott .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 11
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Reggie Smith 8
2 Pete Ward 8
2 Jim Wynn 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 27
1 Roberto Clemente 27
3 Ernie Banks 23
3 Frank Robinson 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Joe Morgan 9
4 Don Buford 8
4 Reggie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cisco Carlos 0.81
2 Gaylord Perry 0.91
3 Nelson Briles 1.05
4 Rich Nye 1.06
5 Dick Bosman 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Singer 6
2 Gary Bell 5
2 Nelson Briles 5
2 Jim Hardin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 50
2 Jim Kaat 48
2 Luis Tiant 48
4 Jim Bunning 46
5 3 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Fred Lasher 7
3 Turk Farrell 6
3 Dooley Womack 6
5 2 tied 5