On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	85	66	.563	--
Red Sox	85	66	.563	--
Twins	85	66	.563	--
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

Orioles 2, Yankees 0

Angels 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Twins 2, Athletics 0

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

Reds 4, Braves 0

Astros 14, Pirates 4

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Mets 7, Dodgers 2

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