On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1967

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	91	69	.569	--
Tigers	89	69	.563	1.0
Red Sox	90	70	.563	1.0
White Sox	89	71	.556	2.0
Angels	82	75	.522	7.5
Indians	75	85	.469	16.0
Orioles	74	85	.465	16.5
Senators	74	85	.465	16.5
Yankees	70	90	.438	21.0
Athletics	62	97	.390	28.5

Games

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	99	60	.623	--
Giants	88	71	.553	11.0
Cubs	86	73	.541	13.0
Reds	86	74	.538	13.5
Phillies	82	77	.516	17.0
Pirates	80	80	.500	19.5
Braves	77	83	.481	22.5
Dodgers	72	88	.450	27.5
Astros	68	92	.425	31.5
Mets	60	100	.375	39.5

Games

Cardinals 3, Braves 1

Pirates 4, Astros 1

Phillies 9, Giants 1

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Mets 5, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boswell	3
1	John Donaldson	3
1	Al Ferrara	3
1	Tito Fuentes	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	2
2	John Briggs	1
2	Billy Bryan	1
2	Ron Davis	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Gonzalez	3
1	Rick Monday	3
3	John Briggs	2
3	Frank Fernandez	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Horace Clarke	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Frank Coggins	1
1	Mike Hegan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Fergie Jenkins	0.89
2	Phil Ortega	0.86
3	Tommy John	0.83
3	George Stone	0.83
5	Jim Nash	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Graham	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	Bill Monbouquette	1
1	Bob Moose	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Fergie Jenkins	8
1	Chris Short	8
4	Wade Blasingame	7
4	Jim Nash	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.357
2	Matty Alou	.338
3	Rusty Staub	.338
4	Tony Gonzalez	.337
5	Curt Flood	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	43
1	Carl Yastrzemski	43
3	Hank Aaron	39
4	Jim Wynn	37
5	Frank Howard	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	115
2	Harmon Killebrew	111
3	Hank Aaron	109
3	Orlando Cepeda	109
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	55
2	Lou Brock	51
3	Don Buford	34
4	Joe Morgan	29
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Niekro	1.87
2	Joe Horlen	2.11
3	Gary Peters	2.23
4	Jim Bunning	2.35
5	Sonny Siebert	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	22
2	Jim Lonborg	21
2	Mike McCormick	21
4	Dean Chance	20
4	Fergie Jenkins	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	243
2	Jim Lonborg	241
3	Fergie Jenkins	236
4	Gaylord Perry	230
5	Sam McDowell	229

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Minnie Rojas	27
3	Bob Locker	20
3	John Wyatt	20
5	3 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rusty Staub	.439
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.426
3	Rick Reichardt	.404
4	Curt Flood	.400
4	Harmon Killebrew	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
1	Billy Williams	5
4	Bob Allison	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	15
2	Carl Yastrzemski	12
3	Ernie Banks	10
3	Rocky Colavito	10
3	3 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	4
1	Bert Campaneris	4
1	Joe Morgan	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
2	Mike Cuellar	0.31
3	Jim Kaat	0.64
4	Catfish Hunter	0.64
4	Rickey Clark	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Joe Horlen	3
1	Fergie Jenkins	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	32
2	Fergie Jenkins	31
3	Dean Chance	29
3	Gaylord Perry	29
5	Chris Short	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Minnie Rojas	3
2	Ted Abernathy	2
2	Moe Drabowsky	2
2	Frank Linzy	2
2	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.406
2	Roberto Clemente	.395
3	Tony Gonzalez	.376
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.366
5	Mack Jones	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Carl Yastrzemski	9
3	Billy Williams	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	Willie McCovey	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	24
2	Ernie Banks	21
2	Roberto Clemente	21
2	Willie Stargell	21
2	Carl Yastrzemski	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Don Buford	6
4	Horace Clarke	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gaylord Perry	0.78
2	Joe Horlen	0.93
3	Bob Gibson	0.96
4	Cisco Carlos	1.05
5	Sonny Siebert	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	7
2	Joe Horlen	5
2	Mickey Lolich	5
2	Ray Sadecki	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	61
2	Gaylord Perry	58
3	Dean Chance	51
3	Fergie Jenkins	51
5	2 tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Fred Lasher	6
3	Bob Locker	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5
3	Juan Pizarro	5