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This engrossing 1967 PBL season enters the stretch with all four races still up for grabs. Oddly, every team in the North is well below 500, with the 66-72 Beacons and Gothams tied for the lead in a bunched division. A 21-7 August has seen the Panthers give themselves some hope in the South, while the East and West look races in two.


Monthly Award Winners

Northeast League

• Batter – Tris Speaker (Indianapolis): 438 / 0 HR / 13 RBI
• Pitcher – Eustaquio Pedroso (Los Angeles): 4-0 / 1.08 / 25 K / 50 IP

Southwest League

• Batter – Albert Pujols (Florida): 319 / 8 HR / 29 RBI
• Pitcher – Pud Galvin (Florida): 6-0 / 2.12 / 15 K / 51 IP

Weekly Award Winners

• 7th: Gary Sheffield (New Jersey) / Shoeless Joe Jackson (New Orleans)
• 14th: Frank Thomas (Carolina) / Bill Dickey (Las Vegas)
• 21st: Al Kaline (New Jersey) / Rogers Hornsby (Portland)
• 28th: John Olerud (Carolina) / Richie Ashburn (Seattle)

Milestones

• 200 HR: Frank Robinson, Johnny Mize, Barry Bonds

Other Observations and Points of Interest

• Red Ruffing gets his first win since 1964 and 6th overall.
• Jim Whitney – one of the PBL’s few two-way players – hits his 4th career HR, and then his 5th later in the month.

Top 20s





Standings & Leaders