On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 0 1.000 --
Orioles 6 1 .857 0.5
White Sox 5 2 .714 1.5
Tigers 6 3 .667 1.5
Angels 4 3 .571 2.5
Twins 3 3 .500 3.0
Red Sox 2 6 .250 5.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 5.0
Senators 1 5 .167 5.0
Yankees 1 7 .125 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 1 .889 --
Giants 7 1 .875 0.5
Dodgers 6 3 .667 2.0
Phillies 4 4 .500 3.5
Braves 4 4 .500 3.5
Cardinals 3 4 .429 4.0
Mets 2 3 .400 4.0
Astros 3 6 .333 5.0
Reds 1 6 .143 6.0
Cubs 1 7 .125 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie McCovey 4
2 Curt Flood 3
3 Tommie Agee 2
3 Matty Alou 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Jesse Gonder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Flood 4
2 Pete Ward 3
3 Jim Ray Hart 2
3 Bobby Knoop 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 2.75
2 Juan Marichal 1.71
3 Milt Pappas 1.17
4 Bob Veale 1.00
5 Rob Gardner 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bruce Howard 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 12
2 Bob Gibson 11
3 Bob Veale 9
4 Milt Pappas 7
5 Bill Hands 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .550
2 Charley Smith .464
3 Floyd Robinson .444
4 Curt Flood .433
4 Jim Ray Hart .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Brooks Robinson 12
3 Curt Flood 9
3 Jim Lefebvre 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Pedro Gonzalez 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Bolin 0.00
1 John Buzhardt 0.00
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 Roger Craig 2
3 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Jim Maloney 23
2 Juan Marichal 23
4 Bob Gibson 21
4 Claude Osteen 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 3
2 Roy Face 2
2 Eddie Fisher 2
2 Frank Linzy 2
2 Larry Sherry 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .335
2 Roberto Clemente .330
3 Willie Mays .320
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Billy Williams .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 124
2 Willie Mays 120
3 Frank Robinson 116
4 Willie Stargell 113
5 Billy Williams 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 2.10
4 Sam McDowell 2.16
5 Eddie Fisher 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Tony Cloninger 23
4 Don Drysdale 22
4 Mudcat Grant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 383
2 Sam McDowell 346
3 Bob Veale 281
4 Bob Gibson 277
5 Jim Bunning 275

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 30
2 Ron Kline 27
2 Stu Miller 27
4 Eddie Fisher 25
5 Bob Lee 23