On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	89	67	.571	--
Tigers	88	67	.568	0.5
Red Sox	89	68	.567	0.5
White Sox	88	68	.564	1.0
Angels	79	74	.516	8.5
Orioles	73	83	.468	16.0
Indians	73	84	.465	16.5
Senators	71	84	.458	17.5
Yankees	67	88	.432	21.5
Athletics	60	94	.390	28.0

Games

Orioles 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Indians 0

Angels 3, Athletics 2

Yankees 6, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	97	59	.622	--
Giants	85	68	.556	10.5
Cubs	84	72	.538	13.0
Reds	83	72	.535	13.5
Phillies	79	74	.516	16.5
Pirates	76	79	.490	20.5
Braves	76	79	.490	20.5
Dodgers	70	84	.455	26.0
Astros	64	91	.413	32.5
Mets	59	95	.383	37.0

Games

Phillies 4, Dodgers 0

Giants 8, Pirates 4

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Mets 1, Astros 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Buford	3
1	Ty Cline	3
1	Rick Joseph	3
1	Rick Monday	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Carroll Hardy	1
1	Deron Johnson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Willie McCovey	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Tom Shopay	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tom Shopay	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Ty Cline	1
2	Len Gabrielson	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.50
2	Dave Giusti	1.50
2	Tom Seaver	1.50
4	Pat Jarvis	1.40
5	Fergie Jenkins	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	11
2	Bob Gibson	10
3	Tom Seaver	9
4	Pat Jarvis	7
5	Tony Pierce	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1
1	Dooley Womack	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.356
2	Matty Alou	.340
3	Tony Gonzalez	.340
4	Rusty Staub	.339
5	Curt Flood	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	42
2	Harmon Killebrew	40
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Jim Wynn	37
5	Frank Howard	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	111
2	Orlando Cepeda	108
3	Hank Aaron	106
3	Harmon Killebrew	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	54
2	Lou Brock	50
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	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.25
4	Jim Merritt	2.38
5	Jim Bunning	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	22
2	Jim Lonborg	20
2	Mike McCormick	20
4	Dean Chance	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	239
2	Jim Lonborg	232
3	Fergie Jenkins	228
4	Sam McDowell	227
5	Gaylord Perry	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Minnie Rojas	26
3	John Wyatt	20
4	Bob Locker	19
5	3 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.447
2	Matty Alou	.447
3	Roberto Clemente	.411
4	Tony Gonzalez	.408
5	Al Kaline	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	4
1	Willie McCovey	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
1	Billy Williams	4
1	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	14
2	Frank Robinson	13
3	Tony Oliva	12
3	Tony Perez	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	6
1	Bert Campaneris	6
3	Lou Brock	5
4	Adolfo Phillips	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cisco Carlos	0.42
2	Joe Horlen	0.50
3	Jim Hardin	0.67
4	Jim Perry	0.75
5	Bob Gibson	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Horlen	4
1	Jim Kaat	4
3	Mike Cuellar	3
3	Jim Hardin	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	34
2	Steve Carlton	33
3	Jim Bunning	29
3	Mickey Lolich	29
5	Fergie Jenkins	27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.426
2	Roberto Clemente	.392
3	Tony Gonzalez	.387
4	Curt Flood	.358
5	Vic Davalillo	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	10
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Willie McCovey	7
2	Jim Wynn	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	23
1	Brooks Robinson	23
3	Hank Aaron	22
4	Ernie Banks	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Lou Brock	10
2	Joe Morgan	10
4	Don Buford	9
4	Reggie Smith	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
2	Gaylord Perry	0.65
3	Nelson Briles	0.90
4	Cisco Carlos	0.93
5	Dooley Womack	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	6
2	Nelson Briles	5
2	Jim Hardin	5
2	Joe Horlen	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	57
2	Jim Bunning	54
2	Jim Lonborg	54
4	Jim Kaat	52
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	9
2	Fred Lasher	7
2	Dooley Womack	7
4	Juan Pizarro	6
5	Turk Farrell	5