1967 AL Standings and League Leaders

 May 15, 1967

    We're in the middle of May in the 1967 AL MLB season. My Detroit Tigers are in 1st place, getting a nice balance of very good hitting and good pitching. 9 of the 10 teams in the AL are within 8 games of each other. Only the New York Yankees have gotten off to a very bad start this year. 

  The Tiger's AL Kaline leads the AL in hitting (.420 BA) and RBI (23). Boston's Tony Conigliaro and Washington's Frank Howard lead in HR with 7. California's George Brunet is 6-1 with a 1.81 ERA. But it's the Chicago White Sox pitching staff that has been the talk of baseball. The White Sox are tied for 2nd in the AL and it can be attributed to the excellent pitching they've had so far, the team ERA is 2.24:

NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
H.Wilhelm         0.00  1  0 1.000   4  0  0  0  1   7.1   4   0   0  0   3   4
J.Lamabe          0.00  1  0 1.000   1  0  0  0  0   1.0   1   0   0  0   1   0
B.Locker          0.39  2  0 1.000   8  0  0  0  0  23.1  12   1   1  0   4  20
T.John            0.94  4  1  .800   6  6  3  3  0  47.2  28   6   5  0   9  23
J.O'Toole         1.38  1  0 1.000   2  2  0  0  0  13.0   8   2   2  0   6  10
W.Wood            1.47  1  0 1.000   9  0  0  0  0  18.1  17   3   3  1   6  10
G.Peters          2.25  3  2  .600   6  6  3  2  0  48.0  31  12  12  3  12  38
J.Horlen          2.31  3  1  .750   5  5  2  1  0  39.0  28  10  10  3  11  18
B.Howard          5.56  0  2  .000   4  4  0  0  0  22.2  22  14  14  2  11  10

If the White Sox can get at least 'average' hitting, they'll remain a top contender.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Detroit DEA             18   8  .692 ----   136    17   9 .654   91  71 .562
1967 Chicago CHA             16   9  .640  1.5          18   7 .720   89  73 .549
1967 Boston BOA              17  10  .630  1.5          13  14 .481   92  70 .568
1967 Kansas City KCA         16  12  .571  3.0          14  14 .500   62  99 .385
1967 Cleveland CLA           13  12  .520  4.5          12  13 .480   75  87 .463
1967 Minnesota MNA           13  13  .500  5.0          11  15 .423   91  71 .562
1967 California CAA          14  17  .452  6.5          13  18 .419   84  77 .522
1967 Washington WAA          11  16  .407  7.5          12  15 .444   76  85 .472
1967 Baltimore BAA           10  16  .385  8.0          11  15 .423   76  85 .472
1967 New York NYA             5  20  .200 12.5          12  13 .480   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     10   16  .385  4- 9  6- 7  4- 6  6-10  2- 1  2- 0     6-4     Won 3
BOA     17   10  .630  9- 3  8- 7  2- 3 15- 7  2- 1  7- 4     4-6     Lost 1
CAA     14   17  .452  8- 7  6-10  8- 6  6-11  0- 3  5- 6     5-5     Lost 2
CHA     16    9  .640  8- 5  8- 4  6- 2 10- 7  4- 0  5- 2     7-3     Won 1
CLA     13   12  .520  8- 6  5- 6  2- 6 11- 6  1- 5  3- 4     2-8     Lost 4
DEA     18    8  .692  7- 2 11- 6 11- 2  7- 6  2- 0  5- 1     6-4     Won 1
KCA     16   12  .571  8- 6  8- 6  5- 6 11- 6  1- 0  3- 5     5-5     Won 3
MNA     13   13  .500  8- 7  5- 6  4- 4  9- 9  1- 2  0- 4     6-4     Lost 2
NYA      5   20  .200  1-11  4- 9  0-12  5- 8  0- 2  2- 7     4-6     Lost 3
WAA     11   16  .407 10- 6  1-10  2- 6  9-10  3- 2  4- 3     5-5     Won 4
TOTAL  133  133  .500
HOME    71   62  .534
ROAD    62   71  .466
LEFT    44   53  .454
RIGHT   89   80  .527
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      4-12  6- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     82   128  -46
BOA     11- 3  6- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    120   100  +20
CAA      7-10  7- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     87    99  -12
CHA     10- 6  6- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     89    61  +28
CLA     11- 4  2- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     97    94   +3
DEA     12- 4  6- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    129    84  +45
KCA      9- 6  7- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    108    84  +24
MNA      6- 9  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    115   101  +14
NYA      1-14  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     68   121  -53
WAA      6- 9  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     73    96  -23
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 American League                 Date: 5/15/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 DEA  18   8    A.Kaline  DEA .420  T.Conigli BOA    7  A.Kaline  DEA   23
1967 CHA  16   9    R.Monday  KCA .333  F.Howard  WAA    7  J.Northru DEA   20
1967 BOA  17  10    C.Tovar   MNA .333  OTHERS TIED W    6  C.Yastrze BOA   19
1967 KCA  16  12    C.Yastrze BOA .327                      R.Reichar CAA   18
1967 CLA  13  12    D.Cater   KCA .306                      T.Conigli BOA   17
1967 MNA  13  13
1967 CAA  14  17    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 WAA  11  16    G.Brunet  CAA    6  B.Kelso   CAA    5  T.John    CHA 0.94
1967 BAA  10  16    M.Lolich  DEA    5  F.Gladdin DEA    4  L.Tiant   CLA 0.98
1967 NYA   5  20    D.Chance  MNA    5  J.Aker    KCA    4  J.Santiag BOA 1.42
                    OTHERS TIED W    4  J.Wyatt   BOA    3  C.Pascual WAA 1.76
                                        OTHERS TIED W    2  OTHERS TIED W 1.80
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Conigli BOA    9  B.Campane KCA   11  J.Lonborg BOA   48
                    J.Northru DEA    7  C.Tovar   MNA    7  S.McDowel CLA   44
                    D.Cater   KCA    6  T.McCraw  CHA    6  D.McLain  DEA   43
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  T.Agee    CHA    6  D.Chance  MNA   43
                                        OTHERS TIED W    5  M.Lolich  DEA   42
 

1967 NL Standings and League Leaders

 May 15, 1967

   It's the middle of May in the 1967 NL MLB season. The Philadelphia Phillies have been in 1st place since the beginning of the month and for much of April, but this season is shaping up to be a real good race for the pennant. 9 teams are within 7.5  games of the league leaders. Only the New York Mets have gotten off to a very bad start and 7 of the 10 teams are at or above .500. 

   Dick (Ritchie) Allen (.394 BA, 7 HR, 26 RBI) and Johnny Callison  (7 HR, 24 RBI) have led the offensive attack for the Phillies while Larry Jackson (6-1, 2.24 ERA) and Chris Short (5-2) have provided top notch pitching. All 4 players figure prominently among the NL league leaders. The Pittsburgh Pirates are right behind Philadelphia in The Standings, with Roberto Clemente (4th in BA: .371, 1st in RBI: 26) and Matty Alou (1st in BA: .453) leading the attack. The Atlanta Brave's Hank Aaron is tied in HR (7) with Allen and 3rd in RBI (23). The Chicago Cub's Fergie Jenkins is 5-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 52 K's, all 3 stats among the best in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1967 Philadelphia PHN        18   9  .667 ----   135    13  14 .481   82  80 .506
1967 Pittsburgh PIN          16  10  .615  1.5          16  10 .615   81  81 .500
1967 Chicago CHN             16  11  .593  2.0          16  11 .593   87  74 .540
1967 San Francisco SFN       16  13  .552  3.0          14  15 .483   91  71 .562
1967 St. Louis SLN           14  12  .538  3.5          15  11 .577  101  60 .627
1967 Houston HON             16  14  .533  3.5           9  21 .300   69  93 .426
1967 Cincinnati CIN          16  16  .500  4.5          22  10 .688   87  75 .537
1967 Los Angeles LAN         11  17  .393  7.5          10  18 .357   73  89 .451
1967 Atlanta ATN             11  17  .393  7.5          14  14 .500   77  85 .475
1967 New York NYN             5  20  .200 12.0          10  15 .400   61 101 .377
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     11   17  .393  5-10  6- 7  4- 4  7-13  1- 3  2- 4     5-5     Lost 1
CHN     16   11  .593  9- 3  7- 8  3- 6 13- 5  0- 1  5- 4     7-3     Won 1
CIN     16   16  .500 12- 3  4-13  3- 3 13-13  3- 2  3- 5     6-4     Won 2
HON     16   14  .533  9- 6  7- 8  7- 5  9- 9  4- 3  6- 6     5-5     Lost 2
LAN     11   17  .393  7-10  4- 7  4- 8  7- 9  2- 2  5- 4     6-4     Won 2
NYN      5   20  .200  3-10  2-10  3- 8  2-12  1- 2  2- 7     2-8     Lost 1
PHN     18    9  .667  9- 2  9- 7  6- 4 12- 5  1- 0  6- 2     5-5     Lost 1
PIN     16   10  .615 13- 5  3- 5  5- 2 11- 8  3- 0  6- 4     6-4     Lost 1
SFN     16   13  .552  5- 7 11- 6  5- 4 11- 9  1- 2  5- 3     2-8     Lost 1
SLN     14   12  .538  6- 5  8- 7  4- 9 10- 3  0- 1  3- 4     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  139  139  .500
HOME    78   61  .561
ROAD    61   78  .439
LEFT    44   53  .454
RIGHT   95   86  .525
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
ATN      6-10  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    123   138  -15
CHN      6- 8 10- 3  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    117    93  +24
CIN     10-10  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    137   122  +15
HON     11- 7  5- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    117   112   +5
LAN      5-11  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     82   112  -30
NYN      3-14  2- 6  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0     53   106  -53
PHN     12- 4  6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    118   108  +10
PIN      7- 5  9- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    123   105  +18
SFN     12- 4  4- 9  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    120   115   +5
SLN      8- 7  6- 5  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    103    82  +21
 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 National League                 Date: 5/16/1967
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1967 PHN  18   9    M.Alou    PIN .453  H.Aaron   ATN    7  D.Allen   PHN   26
1967 PIN  16  10    D.Allen   PHN .394  D.Allen   PHN    7  R.Clement PIN   26
1967 CHN  16  11    T.Perez   CIN .387  J.Calliso PHN    7  J.Calliso PHN   24
1967 SFN  16  13    R.Clement PIN .371  OTHERS TIED W    6  H.Aaron   ATN   23
1967 SLN  14  12    L.Brock   SLN .360                      T.Perez   CIN   23
1967 HON  16  14
1967 CIN  16  16    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1967 LAN  11  17    L.Jackson PHN    6  R.Face    PIN    5  G.Nolan   CIN 1.72
1967 ATN  11  17    F.Jenkins CHN    5  D.Shaw    NYN    3  F.Jenkins CHN 1.93
1967 NYN   5  20    C.Short   PHN    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  J.Maricha SFN 2.07
                    OTHERS TIED W    4                      D.Cardwel NYN 2.23
                                                            L.Jackson PHN 2.24
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    G.Alley   PIN   16  L.Brock   SLN   12  M.Cuellar HON   63
                    M.Alou    PIN   15  V.Pinson  CIN   10  J.Maricha SFN   56
                    M.Wills   PIN   13  J.Morgan  HON   10  G.Perry   SFN   56
                    R.Hunt    LAN   10  T.Harper  CIN    9  F.Jenkins CHN   52
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  OTHERS TIED W    8  C.Short   PHN   51
 

1967 AL Game: Chi. @ Clev.

 May 6, 1967

   The Chicago White Sox' pitching dominance this season moved up to a new level in today's game against the Cleveland Indians. The Chicago staff has posted a MLB best 2.15 ERA through their first 19 games this year with 2 starters sub 1.00 and today's starter Joe Horlen at 2.08. 

  In the game today Horlen went 9 innings without giving up a run. Cleveland starter Gary Bell matched him and even went 1 inning better, but still couldn't get the Win. It took 18 innings before Sox centerfielder Tommy Agee homered in the top of the 18th for the lone run in Chicago's 1-0 victory. Wilbur Wood pitched 4 scoreless innings in relief for the Win. George Culver took the loss. 

 Below the game boxscore are the stats so far this season for the White Sox pitching staff. The 3 top starters are highlighted in red.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Chicago White Sox At 1967 Cleveland Indians           5/6/1967
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Buford 3B         7  0  3  0 .282     V.Davalillo CF      8  0  1  0 .256  
  W.Causey 2B         7  0  2  0 .105     M.Alvis 3B          7  0  1  0 .342  
  T.Agee CF           8  1  2  1 .217     C.Hinton RF         8  0  1  0 .212  
  P.Ward LF           7  0  0  0 .244     R.Colavito LF       5  0  3  0 .290  
  T.McCraw 1B         7  0  1  0 .210   F-P.Gonzalez PR       0  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Berry RF          8  0  2  0 .244   G-W.Smith LF          2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Martin C          3  0  0  0 .333     F.Whitfield 1B      7  0  0  0 .232  
D-A.Weis PR           0  0  0  0 .167     D.Sims C            3  0  2  0 .302  
E-D.Josephson C       3  0  0  0 .302   A-C.Salmon PR         0  0  0  0 .111  
  R.Hansen SS         7  0  0  0 .230   B-J.Azcue C           3  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Horlen P          4  0  0  0 .100     G.Gil 2B            6  0  0  0 .118  
  B.Locker P          2  0  0  0 .000     L.Brown SS          5  0  1  0 .183  
  W.Wood P            1  0  0  0 .000     G.Bell P            3  0  1  0 .167  
                                        C-L.Maye PH           1  0  0  0 .571  
                                          S.Bailey P          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        H-V.Fuller PH         1  0  0  0 .500  
                                          G.Culver P          1  0  0  0 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      64  1 10  1                 Totals      61  0 10  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Sims In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Salmon In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bell In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Martin In 11th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Weis In 11th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Colavito In 12th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gonzalez In 13th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Bailey In 15th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1 10  1
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0 10  1
 
White Sox (12-7)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Horlen                  9       5   0   0   2   3   0   2.08
B.Locker                  5       3   0   0   0   3   0   0.42
W.Wood WIN(1-0)           4       2   0   0   1   3   0   1.10
Totals                   18      10   0   0   3   9   0
 
Indians (12-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Bell                   10       6   0   0   3   4   0   2.25
S.Bailey                  5       1   0   0   2   2   0  10.29
G.Culver LOSS(0-2)        3       3   1   1   0   0   1   4.00
Totals                   18      10   1   1   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,918 DATE- Saturday, May 6th 1967 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 4:05
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:15  Indians:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0  Indians: 0
ERRORS- W.Wood, D.Sims
HOME RUNS- T.Agee(2nd)
RBIs- T.Agee(7th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Buford-2(4th), T.Agee(2nd), T.McCraw(5th), K.Berry(1st),
              R.Colavito(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- V.Davalillo, M.Alvis, C.Hinton, C.Salmon
WALKS- D.Buford, W.Causey, T.McCraw, J.Martin-2, M.Alvis, G.Gil, L.Brown
HIT BY PITCH- P.Ward, J.Azcue, L.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- T.Agee, P.Ward, T.McCraw, J.Martin, B.Locker-2, M.Alvis-2, W.Smith,
             F.Whitfield-2, G.Gil-2, V.Fuller, G.Culver
RLISP 2-out- T.McCraw, L.Brown-3, R.Hansen-2, T.Agee-2, J.Martin, F.Whitfield,
             D.Josephson, M.Alvis
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 0 for 11  Indians: 0 for 9
 
Tommie Agee lofted one into the 'cheap seats' as the Chicago White Sox
outscored the Cleveland Indians in 18 innings 1 to 0.
 
Neither team scored in the first nine innings.  Chicago came out the victor in
the 18th inning.  Agee delivered a solo blast.  Chicago and Cleveland each
finished the afternoon with 10 hits.  
 
The win went to Wilbur Wood(1-0) who allowed no runs in 4 innings. George
Culver(0-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  With this win, Chicago has a
12-7 record.  They have been 7-3 lately.  With the loss Cleveland now has a
record of 12-7.

NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
H.Wilhelm         0.00  1  0 1.000   1  0  0  0  0   3.0   3   0   0  0   2   1
J.Lamabe          0.00  1  0 1.000   1  0  0  0  0   1.0   1   0   0  0   1   0
B.Locker          0.42  1  0 1.000   7  0  0  0  0  21.1  12   1   1  0   4  19
G.Peters          0.78  3  1  .750   4  4  3  2  0  34.2  15   3   3  0  10  26
T.John            0.80  3  0 1.000   4  4  3  3  0  33.2  15   3   3  0   6  19
W.Wood            1.10  1  0 1.000   7  0  0  0  0  16.1  13   2   2  0   6  10
J.Horlen          2.08  2  1  .667   4  4  2  1  0  30.1  21   7   7  2   9  16
J.O'Toole         3.60  0  0  ----   1  1  0  0  0   5.0   6   2   2  0   4   1
B.Howard          5.56  0  2  .000   4  4  0  0  0  22.2  22  14  14  2  11  10
J.Buzhardt        6.00  0  1  .000   2  2  1  0  0  12.0  16   8   8  4   1  10
D.Higgins         9.00  0  2  .000   2  0  0  0  0   4.0   5   4   4  0   3   3
S.Jones           ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Carlos          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
A.Monteagudo      ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
R.Nelson          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
F.Klages          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          1                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       2.15     7        19     9     0       129      44     57
                       12     .632     19     7    184.0      44      8     115