June 1, 1967
The month of May is in the books and my Detroit Tigers are in 1st place in the AL. But the rest of the league, excluding New York, are still very much in the hunt at this point in the season. The Yankees had a better month in May than their horrendous April start, but they still have the worst run production in the AL along with the worst pitching. Detroit had a so-so May going 13-12, but the 2nd place Boston Red Sox were only 14-14. Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, California, and Baltimore were all able to gain ground on the league leaders. The 8th place Orioles are only 5.5 games out of 1st.
My Tigers have the best offense in the AL and are led by Al Kaline. Kaline's hitting a league best .417, leads in RBI with 37 and is 4th in HR (8). Teammate's Willie Horton (32 RBI) and Jim Northrup (28 RBI) are 2nd and 4th in the AL respectively. Pitcher Mickey Lolich is tied with most Wins (7) and 4th in K's (62). 2nd place Boston is right behind Detroit in offense with Carl Yastrzemski leading the way. Yaz is 3rd in BA (.356), 2nd in HR (10) and 3rd in RBI (29). Pitcher Jim Lonborg is 7-1 with a 2.60 ERA , and 69 K's.
The 3rd place Chicago White Sox boast, by far, the best pitching in the AL. Led by starters Jim O'Toole (1.56 ERA), Joe Horlen (2.32), Gary Peters (2.39), and Tommy John (2.51) they don't give up many runs. They are backed by a strong bullpen of Hoyt Wilhelm (1-0, 2 SV, 0.00 ERA), Bob Locker (2-1, 1 SV, 1.23 ERA), and Wilbur Wood (1-1, 1 SV, 2.33 ERA).
The 4th place Kansas City Athletics may be the most surprising team in the league. Not expected to fair too well this season, the A's have gotten steady offense from the likes of Rick Monday (.371, 9 HR, 22 RBI) and Danny Cater (.306, 24 RBI). In pitching, Catfish Hunter (7-3, 2.83 ERA, 71 K) is tied with most Wins in the AL and 2nd in strikeouts. Chuck Dobson is 4-1 with a league best 1.59 ERA. SS Bert Campaneris leads the league in Stolen Bases with 23.
Other top performers this season have been Washington's Frank Howard, 1st in HR (12), along with California's George Brunet who is 7-2 with a 2.09 ERA and Bill Kelso (1.57 ERA, 11 Saves). Cleveland's starters have shined. Sonny Siebert is 4-1 with a 1.81 ERA, Steve Hargan (5-3, 2.38 ERA) and Sam McDowell who is 1st in K's with 73. The Indians started the season well but the offense struggled in May resulting in a 9-17 record for the month. The Minnesota Twins had a slow start in April (6-9), but bounced back with a league best 16-11 in May. Ceasar Tovar (.322 BA, 10 SB) and Jim Kaat (6-2, 2.84 ERA) have led the charge. Besides NY, the Baltimore Orioles also had a horrible start to the season, 4-12 in April. Their 15-9 record in May moved them a little closer (19-21) to the .500 mark and as stated at the outset, only 5.5 GB the league leaders.
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1967 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1967 Detroit DEA 25 16 .610 ---- 121 26 15 .634 91 71 .562
1967 Boston BOA 25 17 .595 .5 22 20 .524 92 70 .568
1967 Chicago CHA 23 17 .575 1.5 25 15 .625 89 73 .549
1967 Kansas City KCA 24 19 .558 2.0 19 24 .442 62 99 .385
1967 Minnesota MNA 22 20 .524 3.5 20 22 .476 91 71 .562
1967 California CAA 22 23 .489 5.0 18 27 .400 84 77 .522
1967 Cleveland CLA 20 21 .488 5.0 21 20 .512 75 87 .463
1967 Baltimore BAA 19 21 .475 5.5 20 20 .500 76 85 .472
1967 Washington WAA 18 24 .429 7.5 19 23 .452 76 85 .472
1967 New York NYA 10 30 .250 14.5 18 22 .450 72 90 .444
OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BAA 19 21 .475 9-12 10- 9 8- 8 11-13 3- 1 5- 2 6-4 Won 2
BOA 25 17 .595 13- 8 12- 9 6- 4 19-13 3- 2 11- 7 5-5 Lost 3
CAA 22 23 .489 13-11 9-12 10- 7 12-16 0- 4 8- 7 5-5 Lost 1
CHA 23 17 .575 9- 7 14-10 7- 5 16-12 4- 0 5- 4 5-5 Lost 2
CLA 20 21 .488 11-10 9-11 6- 9 14-12 2- 7 5- 8 5-5 Won 1
DEA 25 16 .610 13- 9 12- 7 14- 7 11- 9 3- 2 6- 5 5-5 Lost 1
KCA 24 19 .558 13-11 11- 8 8- 9 16-10 2- 0 4- 6 5-5 Won 2
MNA 22 20 .524 9- 9 13-11 6- 7 16-13 2- 3 4- 6 6-4 Won 4
NYA 10 30 .250 2-15 8-15 0-17 10-13 2- 3 6-13 2-8 Lost 3
WAA 18 24 .429 14-10 4-14 5- 9 13-15 4- 3 7- 3 5-5 Won 1
TOTAL 208 208 .500
HOME 106 102 .510
ROAD 102 106 .490
LEFT 70 82 .461
RIGHT 138 126 .523
TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA 4-12 15- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 153 180 -27
BOA 11- 3 14-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 205 174 +31
CAA 7-10 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 147 159 -12
CHA 10- 6 13-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 141 113 +28
CLA 11- 4 9-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 156 169 -13
DEA 12- 4 13-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 209 160 +49
KCA 9- 6 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 174 150 +24
MNA 6- 9 16-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 188 167 +21
NYA 1-14 9-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 120 187 -67
WAA 6- 9 12-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 131 165 -34
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1967 American League Date: 6/1/1967
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1967 DEA 25 16 A.Kaline DEA .417 F.Howard WAA 12 A.Kaline DEA 37
1967 BOA 25 17 R.Monday KCA .371 C.Yastrze BOA 10 W.Horton DEA 32
1967 CHA 23 17 C.Yastrze BOA .356 R.Monday KCA 9 C.Yastrze BOA 29
1967 KCA 24 19 C.Tovar MNA .322 A.Kaline DEA 8 J.Northru DEA 28
1967 MNA 22 20 F.Robinso BAA .318 OTHERS TIED W 7 R.Petroce BOA 27
1967 CAA 22 23
1967 CLA 20 21 WINS SAVES ERA
1967 BAA 19 21 J.Lonborg BOA 7 B.Kelso CAA 11 C.Dobson KCA 1.59
1967 WAA 18 24 G.Brunet CAA 7 J.Wyatt BOA 5 S.Siebert CLA 1.81
1967 NYA 10 30 M.Lolich DEA 7 T.Pierce KCA 5 G.Brunet CAA 2.09
C.Hunter KCA 7 OTHERS TIED W 4 J.Horlen CHA 2.32
J.Kaat MNA 6 S.Hargan CLA 2.38
CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
T.Conigli BOA 10 B.Campane KCA 23 S.McDowel CLA 73
F.Robinso BAA 9 D.Buford CHA 10 C.Hunter KCA 71
R.Carew MNA 9 C.Tovar MNA 10 J.Lonborg BOA 69
D.McAulif DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 8 M.Lolich DEA 62
OTHERS TIED W 6 L.Tiant CLA 61
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