On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 85 66 .563 --
Red Sox 85 66 .563 0.0
Twins 85 66 .563 0.0
White Sox 85 67 .559 0.5
Angels 78 71 .523 6.0
Senators 70 79 .470 14.0
Indians 71 81 .467 14.5
Orioles 68 81 .456 16.0
Yankees 66 85 .437 19.0
Athletics 59 90 .396 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 56 .629 --
Giants 81 68 .544 13.0
Cubs 82 70 .539 13.5
Reds 81 70 .536 14.0
Phillies 77 72 .517 17.0
Pirates 75 76 .497 20.0
Braves 74 76 .493 20.5
Dodgers 68 82 .453 26.5
Astros 62 88 .413 32.5
Mets 56 93 .376 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dalton Jones 4
1 Doug Rader 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Len Gabrielson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
2 Deron Johnson 1
2 Dalton Jones 1
2 Tony Perez 1
2 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Rader 4
2 Manny Mota 3
2 Rusty Staub 3
4 Bob Aspromonte 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Tommie Agee 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 2.00
2 Rickey Clark 1.33
3 Pat Jarvis 1.29
4 Cisco Carlos 1.25
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 12
2 Pat Jarvis 9
3 Dave Giusti 7
3 Tom Seaver 7
5 Catfish Hunter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bill Dillman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .356
2 Tony Gonzalez .343
3 Matty Alou .342
4 Rusty Staub .333
5 Orlando Cepeda .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 40
2 Harmon Killebrew 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Jim Wynn 37
5 Frank Howard 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 108
2 Carl Yastrzemski 107
3 Jim Wynn 105
4 Roberto Clemente 104
5 Hank Aaron 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 52
2 Lou Brock 48
3 Don Buford 33
4 Tommie Agee 28
4 2 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.85
2 Joe Horlen 2.20
3 Gary Peters 2.27
4 Sonny Siebert 2.41
5 Tommy John 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 21
2 Jim Lonborg 20
3 Mike McCormick 19
4 Dean Chance 18
4 Fergie Jenkins 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 227
2 Jim Lonborg 226
3 Sam McDowell 218
4 Fergie Jenkins 207
5 Gaylord Perry 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 27
2 Minnie Rojas 25
3 John Wyatt 19
4 Bob Locker 18
5 Roy Face 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gonzalez .460
2 Matty Alou .446
3 Julian Javier .419
4 Roberto Clemente .407
5 Tony Oliva .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Jim Wynn 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 13
1 Manny Mota 13
3 Tony Perez 12
4 Lou Brock 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Don Buford 5
3 Lou Brock 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
2 Fred Gladding 0.55
3 Cisco Carlos 0.69
3 Joe Horlen 0.69
5 Nelson Briles 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 34
2 Jim Bunning 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Jim Lonborg 26
5 Catfish Hunter 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Lasher 5
2 Ted Abernathy 4
3 Juan Pizarro 3
3 Dooley Womack 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .454
2 Roberto Clemente .398
3 Tony Gonzalez .391
4 Rick Reichardt .351
5 Paul Blair .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 12
2 Jim Wynn 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 27
2 Carl Yastrzemski 26
3 Ernie Banks 25
4 Hank Aaron 24
5 Reggie Smith 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Lou Brock 9
3 Reggie Smith 9
5 Don Buford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Nelson Briles 0.73
3 Gaylord Perry 0.91
4 Cisco Carlos 0.93
5 Mel Queen 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 6
2 Jim Hardin 5
2 Larry Jackson 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 54
2 Jim Lonborg 50
2 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Luis Tiant 47
5 Jim Bunning 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 9
2 Fred Lasher 8
3 Turk Farrell 6
3 Dooley Womack 6
5 2 tied 5