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Chicago Colts 10-08-1967
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, October 2nd, 1967: Colts and Spiders Agree to Swap
The Chicago Colts have parted ways with 23-year old reliever Chris Zachary and a 1st round draft pick, sending him to the San Francisco Spiders for a 1st round draft pick. The Colts general manager confirmed the deal in an announcement this morning.
This year Zachary has 8 relief appearances, saving 0. His record is 0-0 with 7 strikeouts in 7.1 innings and a 7.36 ERA.
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 | Saturday, September 30th, 1967: Colts Shut Out Maroons
The St. Louis Maroons were almost helpless today in their 12-0 loss to Chicago hurler Bill Singer. He kept them confused the entire ballgame and spun a 5-hit shutout.
The St. Louis manager said in the postgame interview, "Tip your hat to Singer. He kept us off balance all night."
Singer said, "It just happened to be one of those games where even when I made mistakes, they either fouled them off or someone would make a fine defensive play. It was just one of those games that things went my way."
He had 3 walks and 6 strikeouts in a strong performance.
Singer has posted a 20-11 record in 1967 with a 3.00 ERA. Teams are hitting .220 against him and he has rung up 208 strikeouts in 270 innings.
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 | Wednesday, September 13th, 1967: Atlanta's Palmer Shines, Shuts Out Chicago
Jim Palmer of the Atlanta Hilltoppers just toyed with the Chicago Colts today, blanking them 11-0. He was almost untouchable, baffling them on a 6-hit shutout with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks.
"I'm sweating now because it's hot in here," Palmer said in the clubhouse after the game. "But it didn't even feel like I was sweating out there."
One of his teammates said it was easy to play behind him today. "It was like he's just playing with the hitters and doing whatever he wanted to do."
His record this year is 18-5 in 25 starts and Palmer has a 3.31 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Ray Herbert | torn tricep muscle | 7 months | 7 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | SS Sonny Jackson | torn rib cage muscle | 3 weeks | 1 day(s) left | | P Tom Sturdivant | torn back muscle | 11-12 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 87-73, .544 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 12.0 GB | | Record at home | 41-39, .512 PCT | | Record on the road | 46-34, .575 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-5, .583 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 18-20, .474 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 38-27, .585 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 49-46, .516 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in May | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in June | 16-7, .696 PCT | | Record in July | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record in August | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in September | 16-12, .571 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .268 - 3rd in UL | | On-Base Percentage | .338 - 5th in UL | | Slugging Percentage | .404 - 4th in UL | | On-Base + Slugging | .742 - 4th in UL | | Runs Scored | 755 - 4th in UL | | Hits | 1488 - 4th in UL | | Extra-Base Hits | 442 - 3rd in UL | | Home Runs | 141 - 6th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 586 - 5th in UL | | Strikeouts | 799 - 2nd in UL | | Stolen Bases | 45 - 11th in UL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.96 - 5th in UL | | Starters' ERA | 3.91 - 5th in UL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.15 - 5th in UL | | Runs allowed | 690 - 5th in UL | | Hits allowed | 1421 - 5th in UL | | Opponents AVG | .259 - 5th in UL | | BABIP | .287 - 3rd in UL | | Home Runs allowed | 119 - 4th in UL | | Bases-On-Balls | 536 - 5th in UL | | Strikeouts | 830 - 8th in UL |
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