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Washington Monuments 10-08-1967
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| Breaking News |  | Sunday, October 1st, 1967: Howser Crowned UL Bat King
1967 was a fine season for Washington second baseman Dick Howser and it was capped off today when it became official that he had won the United League batting title with an impressive .378 mark.
In 140 games he piled up 209 hits, 30 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run, 38 RBIs and 113 runs scored.
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 | Sunday, September 17th, 1967: Washington Third Baseman Injured
Medical officials from the Washington Monuments reported that the club's 27-year-old third baseman, Ron Santo, suffered a strained rib cage muscle in yesterday's matchup against the Chicago Colts while colliding with a player at a base. Santo is expected to miss 5 weeks of action.
Thus far this season Santo has hit .323 with 19 home runs, 101 RBIs and scored 94 times.
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 | Sunday, September 10th, 1967: Washington's Hansen Asked for Trade. Fact or Fiction?
It is unknown at this time if there is any truth to the rumor that Washington's Ron Hansen has asked his team for a trade. Insiders indicate the shortstop may not be happy with the club management. So far, the team's owners have refused to comment.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Ron Santo | strained rib cage muscle | 2 weeks | Not on DL | | CF Willie Mays | torn posterior cruciate ligament | 3-4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Danny McDevitt | torn tricep muscle | 4 days | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 82-78, .512 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 9.0 GB | | Record at home | 47-33, .588 PCT | | Record on the road | 35-45, .438 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-4, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-22, .476 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 32-35, .478 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 50-43, .538 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 6-16, .273 PCT | | Record in July | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in August | 18-8, .692 PCT | | Record in September | 13-16, .448 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .277 - 1st in UL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 2nd in UL | | Slugging Percentage | .414 - 3rd in UL | | On-Base + Slugging | .763 - 3rd in UL | | Runs Scored | 823 - 2nd in UL | | Hits | 1521 - 1st in UL | | Extra-Base Hits | 432 - 4th in UL | | Home Runs | 151 - 3rd in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 592 - 3rd in UL | | Strikeouts | 906 - 7th in UL | | Stolen Bases | 133 - 3rd in UL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.56 - 10th in UL | | Starters' ERA | 4.07 - 6th in UL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.86 - 12th in UL | | Runs allowed | 824 - 12th in UL | | Hits allowed | 1555 - 11th in UL | | Opponents AVG | .281 - 11th in UL | | BABIP | .308 - 12th in UL | | Home Runs allowed | 159 - 8th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 609 - 10th in UL | | Strikeouts | 848 - 7th in UL |
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