On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	90	67	.573	--
Red Sox	90	68	.570	0.5
White Sox	89	68	.567	1.0
Tigers	88	68	.564	1.5
Angels	80	74	.519	8.5
Orioles	73	84	.465	17.0
Indians	73	85	.462	17.5
Senators	72	84	.462	17.5
Yankees	67	89	.429	22.5
Athletics	60	95	.387	29.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Orioles 7

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Angels 2, Athletics 1

Twins 9, Yankees 4

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	98	59	.624	--
Giants	85	69	.552	11.5
Reds	84	72	.538	13.5
Cubs	84	73	.535	14.0
Phillies	80	74	.519	16.5
Pirates	77	79	.494	20.5
Braves	76	80	.487	21.5
Dodgers	70	85	.452	27.0
Astros	65	91	.417	32.5
Mets	59	96	.381	38.0

Games

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Astros 4, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	4
1	Dalton Jones	4
1	George Scott	4
4	Glenn Beckert	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	Julio Gotay	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dalton Jones	5
2	Bob Allison	3
3	Don Buford	2
3	Julio Gotay	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rick Wise	2.00
2	Jim Lonborg	1.00
2	Gaylord Perry	1.00
4	Dean Chance	0.83
5	Steve Blass	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	10
2	Gaylord Perry	8
3	Jim Lonborg	6
3	Rick Wise	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Bobby Locke	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Dan Osinski	1
1	Dan Schneider	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.354
2	Tony Gonzalez	.342
3	Rusty Staub	.340
4	Matty Alou	.339
5	Curt Flood	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	42
2	Harmon Killebrew	41
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Jim Wynn	37
5	Frank Howard	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	112
2	Orlando Cepeda	108
2	Harmon Killebrew	108
4	Hank Aaron	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	55
2	Lou Brock	51
3	Don Buford	34
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	2 others tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.87
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	21
3	Dean Chance	20
3	Mike McCormick	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	239
2	Jim Lonborg	238
3	Sam McDowell	229
4	Fergie Jenkins	228
5	Gaylord Perry	221

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.439
2	Rusty Staub	.425
3	Matty Alou	.423
3	Lee May	.423
5	Al Kaline	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	4
1	Willie McCovey	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Bob Allison	3
3	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	13
1	Tony Oliva	13
3	Bob Allison	12
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Don Buford	6
4	Adolfo Phillips	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
2	Gary Peters	0.34
3	Cisco Carlos	0.39
4	Joe Horlen	0.50
4	Mike Cuellar	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Horlen	4
2	Jim Hardin	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	Gaylord Perry	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	31
2	Jim Bunning	29
2	Mickey Lolich	29
4	Jim Kaat	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Bob Locker	3
1	Dooley Womack	3
4	Moe Drabowsky	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.415
2	Tony Gonzalez	.391
3	Roberto Clemente	.379
4	Tony Oliva	.366
5	Curt Flood	.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	24
2	Brooks Robinson	23
3	Ernie Banks	22
4	Hank Aaron	21
4	5 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	13
2	Lou Brock	11
3	Joe Morgan	10
4	Don Buford	9
4	Reggie Smith	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
2	Gaylord Perry	0.52
3	Cisco Carlos	0.89
4	Dooley Womack	1.05
5	Bob Gibson	1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Lonborg	60
2	Dean Chance	58
2	Gaylord Perry	58
4	Jim Bunning	54
5	Jim Kaat	52

Saves

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