On This Day

Tuesday, April 19, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 0 1.000 --
Orioles 5 1 .833 0.5
White Sox 4 1 .800 1.0
Tigers 6 2 .750 0.5
Angels 3 2 .600 2.0
Twins 3 3 .500 2.5
Senators 1 4 .200 4.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 4.5
Red Sox 1 6 .143 5.0
Yankees 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 1 .857 --
Giants 6 1 .857 0.0
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.5
Dodgers 5 3 .625 1.5
Mets 2 2 .500 2.5
Astros 3 5 .375 3.5
Cardinals 2 4 .333 3.5
Braves 2 4 .333 3.5
Reds 1 4 .200 4.0
Cubs 1 6 .143 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Donn Clendenon 4
1 Willie Mays 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 John Bateman 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Blefary 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 John Bateman 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Hunt 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Don Wert 1
1 Roy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Morehead 1.75
2 Marcelino Lopez 1.33
3 Denny McLain 1.29
4 Sam McDowell 1.09
5 Larry Jaster 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Chuck Dobson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 12
2 Denny McLain 9
3 Mike Cuellar 8
3 Marcelino Lopez 8
5 Dave Morehead 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Don Dennis 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .550
2 Floyd Robinson .500
3 Charley Smith .480
4 Frank Robinson .476
5 Jim Ray Hart .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
4 Al Kaline 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Jim Lefebvre 9
4 Tom Haller 8
4 Tony Oliva 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 5
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Pedro Gonzalez 4
4 Sonny Jackson 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Bolin 0.00
1 John Buzhardt 0.00
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Jim Maloney 0.00
1 7 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 2
1 Roger Craig 2
1 Juan Marichal 2
1 Sam McDowell 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Mickey Lolich 19
3 Tony Cloninger 18
4 Bobby Bolin 16
5 Pete Richert 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 2
1 Frank Linzy 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .335
2 Roberto Clemente .331
3 Willie Mays .321
4 Billy Williams .316
5 Curt Flood .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 53
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Billy Williams 34
5 Hank Aaron 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 125
2 Willie Mays 119
3 Frank Robinson 116
4 Willie Stargell 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 94
2 Lou Brock 64
3 Bert Campaneris 51
4 Jim Wynn 43
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.01
2 Vern Law 2.06
3 Juan Marichal 2.13
4 Sam McDowell 2.16
5 Eddie Fisher 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Tony Cloninger 23
2 Juan Marichal 23
4 Don Drysdale 22
4 Mudcat Grant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 383
2 Sam McDowell 346
3 Jim Bunning 280
4 Bob Veale 272
5 Bob Gibson 266

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 31
2 Ron Kline 27
3 Stu Miller 26
4 Eddie Fisher 25
5 Bob Lee 23