On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1967

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 66 .569 --
Twins 87 66 .569 0.0
White Sox 87 67 .565 0.5
Tigers 86 67 .562 1.0
Angels 78 73 .517 8.0
Indians 72 82 .468 15.5
Orioles 71 81 .467 15.5
Senators 70 82 .461 16.5
Yankees 66 87 .431 21.0
Athletics 59 92 .391 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 96 57 .627 --
Giants 83 68 .550 12.0
Reds 83 70 .542 13.0
Cubs 82 72 .532 14.5
Phillies 78 73 .517 17.0
Pirates 76 77 .497 20.0
Braves 74 78 .487 21.5
Dodgers 69 83 .454 26.5
Astros 63 89 .414 32.5
Mets 57 94 .377 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave May 5
1 Brooks Robinson 5
3 Frank Coggins 4
3 Jim Davenport 4
3 Carl Yastrzemski 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Max Alvis 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave May 4
2 Tommie Agee 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Bowens 1
1 John Donaldson 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Cookie Rojas 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dean Chance 2.60
2 Chris Short 1.80
3 Steve Carlton 1.45
4 Joe Sparma 0.89
5 Danny Frisella 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Pat House 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Dean Chance 13
3 Sam McDowell 9
3 Chris Short 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Bob Locker 1
1 Don Nottebart 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Matty Alou .340
3 Tony Gonzalez .340
4 Rusty Staub .338
5 Orlando Cepeda .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 41
2 Harmon Killebrew 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
4 Jim Wynn 37
5 Frank Howard 35

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 53
2 Lou Brock 49
3 Don Buford 34
4 Tommie Agee 28
4 2 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 1.76
2 Joe Horlen 2.12
3 Gary Peters 2.27
4 Sonny Siebert 2.28
5 Chris Short 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 21
2 Jim Lonborg 20
2 Mike McCormick 20
4 Dean Chance 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 234
2 Jim Lonborg 232
3 Sam McDowell 227
4 Fergie Jenkins 217
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 28
2 Minnie Rojas 25
3 Bob Locker 19
3 John Wyatt 19
5 Roy Face 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gonzalez .426
2 Matty Alou .424
3 Tony Oliva .421
4 Julian Javier .419
5 Frank Coggins .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 13
2 Ernie Banks 12
2 Tony Oliva 12
4 Bob Allison 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cisco Carlos 0.42
2 Joe Horlen 0.51
3 Sonny Siebert 0.62
4 Fred Gladding 0.73
5 Gaylord Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Nelson Briles 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Joe Horlen 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 34
2 Steve Carlton 33
3 Jim Lonborg 32
4 Gaylord Perry 29
5 Jim Kaat 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Lasher 5
2 Ted Abernathy 4
3 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Moe Drabowsky 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .432
2 Tony Gonzalez .393
3 Roberto Clemente .390
4 Vic Davalillo .346
5 Tony Oliva .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 10
2 Jim Wynn 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 26
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Harmon Killebrew 21
3 Brooks Robinson 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.65
3 Nelson Briles 0.73
4 Cisco Carlos 0.93
5 Mel Queen 0.96

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 Gaylord Perry 57
2 Jim Lonborg 56
3 Jim Kaat 54
4 Dean Chance 52
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 9
2 Fred Lasher 7
3 Turk Farrell 6
3 Juan Pizarro 6
3 Dooley Womack 6