On This Day

Monday, April 25, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 0 1.000 --
Orioles 8 1 .889 0.5
White Sox 7 3 .700 2.0
Tigers 9 4 .692 1.5
Angels 6 4 .600 3.0
Twins 4 6 .400 5.0
Red Sox 3 7 .300 6.0
Athletics 2 7 .222 6.5
Senators 2 8 .200 7.0
Yankees 1 10 .091 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 4 .692 --
Giants 9 4 .692 0.0
Braves 8 5 .615 1.0
Cardinals 6 5 .545 2.0
Phillies 6 5 .545 2.0
Dodgers 7 6 .538 2.0
Astros 6 8 .429 3.5
Mets 3 6 .333 4.0
Cubs 3 8 .273 5.0
Reds 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 George Scott 3
2 Lee Thomas 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ray Barker 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 3
1 Lee Thomas 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Tim McCarver 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Maloney 999.00
2 Mike Cuellar 1.60
3 Jim Bunning 1.17
4 Sam McDowell 1.14
5 Larry Jaster 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Jaster 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cuellar 8
1 Sam McDowell 8
3 Jim Bunning 7
3 Larry Jaster 7
3 Bob Veale 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .467
2 Charley Smith .450
3 Max Alvis .441
4 Floyd Robinson .421
5 Jackie Warner .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Al Kaline 4
2 Jim Lefebvre 4
2 Ken McMullen 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 16
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Curt Flood 13
4 Dick Allen 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 0.46
2 Ken Sanders 0.47
3 Dick Ellsworth 0.57
4 Clay Carroll 0.59
5 Juan Marichal 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 39
2 Pete Richert 31
3 Claude Osteen 27
4 Jim Maloney 26
4 Bob Veale 26

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 .328
3 Willie Mays .314
4 Curt Flood .314
5 Hank Aaron .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 55
2 Willie McCovey 38
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Frank Robinson 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 124
2 Willie Mays 120
3 Willie Stargell 115
4 Frank Robinson 112
5 Willie Horton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 92
2 Lou Brock 63
3 Bert Campaneris 51
4 Jim Wynn 43
5 Jose Cardenal 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 1.96
2 Sam McDowell 2.01
3 Sandy Koufax 2.04
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 Don Drysdale 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 385
2 Sam McDowell 344
3 Bob Veale 286
4 Jim Bunning 279
5 Bob Gibson 269

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 31
2 Stu Miller 28
3 Ron Kline 27
4 Bob Lee 25
5 2 tied 23