On This Day

Sunday, April 24, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 0 1.000 --
Orioles 8 1 .889 0.0
White Sox 6 3 .667 2.0
Tigers 8 4 .667 1.5
Angels 6 4 .600 2.5
Twins 4 5 .444 4.0
Athletics 2 6 .250 5.5
Red Sox 2 7 .222 6.0
Senators 2 7 .222 6.0
Yankees 1 9 .100 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 3 .750 --
Giants 9 3 .750 0.0
Dodgers 7 5 .583 2.0
Braves 7 5 .583 2.0
Cardinals 5 5 .500 3.0
Phillies 5 5 .500 3.0
Astros 5 8 .385 4.5
Mets 3 6 .333 4.5
Cubs 3 8 .273 5.5
Reds 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 4
1 Tommy McCraw 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Norm Cash 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 John Briggs 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Norm Cash 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Don Mincher 3
3 Wade Blasingame 2
3 John Briggs 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Green 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Bob Lillis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Richert 1.71
2 Don Drysdale 1.00
3 Ray Sadecki 0.86
4 Jim Duckworth 0.80
5 Sammy Ellis 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Richert 12
2 Don Drysdale 7
3 Ray Sadecki 6
3 Al Worthington 6
5 9 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Gordie Richardson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charley Smith .486
2 Frank Robinson .467
3 Jim Ray Hart .442
4 Floyd Robinson .429
5 Curt Flood .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Jim Lefebvre 4
2 Tony Oliva 4
2 Frank Robinson 4
2 Joe Torre 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 16
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Curt Flood 12
4 Willie Stargell 10
5 3 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 5
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Sonny Jackson 5
1 Maury Wills 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.57
2 Clay Carroll 0.59
3 Ken Sanders 0.61
4 Juan Marichal 0.67
5 Gaylord Perry 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 Roger Craig 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
1 Pete Richert 31
3 Jim Maloney 23
3 Juan Marichal 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .333
2 Tony Oliva .329
3 Willie Mays .319
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Hank Aaron .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 55
2 Willie McCovey 38
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 121
3 Frank Robinson 115
3 Willie Stargell 115
5 Willie Horton 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 93
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Bert Campaneris 51
4 Jim Wynn 43
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.04
2 Vern Law 2.06
3 Sam McDowell 2.07
4 Juan Marichal 2.13
5 Eddie Fisher 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Tony Cloninger 24
3 Juan Marichal 23
4 Mudcat Grant 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 385
2 Sam McDowell 336
3 Bob Veale 279
4 Jim Bunning 272
5 Bob Gibson 269

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 32
2 Stu Miller 28
3 Ron Kline 27
4 Bob Lee 25
5 2 tied 23