On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	88	66	.571	--
Twins	88	66	.571	0.0
White Sox	87	67	.565	1.0
Tigers	86	67	.562	1.5
Angels	78	73	.517	8.5
Indians	72	83	.465	16.5
Orioles	71	82	.464	16.5
Senators	71	82	.464	16.5
Yankees	66	87	.431	21.5
Athletics	59	93	.388	28.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 5

Twins 4, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	96	58	.623	--
Giants	83	68	.550	11.5
Reds	83	70	.542	12.5
Cubs	82	72	.532	14.0
Phillies	78	73	.517	16.5
Pirates	76	77	.497	19.5
Braves	75	78	.490	20.5
Dodgers	69	83	.454	26.0
Astros	63	89	.414	32.0
Mets	57	94	.377	37.5

Games

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Andrews	3
1	Felix Millan	3
1	Mike Shannon	3
4	Bob Allison	2
4	6 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Chance	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	Tony Oliva	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Chance	3
2	Dalton Jones	2
2	Harmon Killebrew	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	15 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mark Belanger	1
1	Dick Bosman	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Davey Johnson	1
1	Mike Shannon	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Merritt	3.00
2	Gary Bell	0.73
3	Ray Washburn	0.38
4	Dave Leonhard	0.25
4	Bob Priddy	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Baldwin	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dick Kelley	1
1	Jim Merritt	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Bell	8
2	Jim Merritt	6
3	Bob Humphreys	4
4	Wally Bunker	3
4	Ray Washburn	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Upshaw	1
1	John Wyatt	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	40
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	Hank Aaron	105
3	Roberto Clemente	105
3	2 others tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
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	Jim Merritt	2.38

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	John Wyatt	20
4	Bob Locker	19
5	Roy Face	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.456
2	Julian Javier	.450
3	Matty Alou	.436
4	Doug Rader	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
1	Jim Wynn	5
3	Rico Petrocelli	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
1	Tony Oliva	13
1	Tony Perez	13
4	Ernie Banks	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Don Buford	6
3	Lou Brock	5
4	Tommie Agee	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cisco Carlos	0.42
2	Jack Hamilton	0.56
3	Sonny Siebert	0.62
4	Joe Horlen	0.67
5	Gary Peters	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Carlton	33
2	Jim Lonborg	32
3	Jim Kaat	27
4	Dean Chance	26
5	Jim Bunning	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	4
1	Fred Lasher	4
3	Moe Drabowsky	2
3	Turk Farrell	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.435
2	Tony Gonzalez	.393
3	Roberto Clemente	.387
4	Tony Oliva	.348
5	Paul Blair	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Harmon Killebrew	23
3	Roberto Clemente	22
4	Brooks Robinson	20
5	5 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	12
2	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	Gary Bell	5
2	Jim Hardin	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	57
2	Jim Kaat	54
2	Jim Lonborg	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