On This Day

Tuesday, April 26, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 0 1.000 --
Orioles 9 1 .900 0.5
White Sox 8 3 .727 2.0
Tigers 9 4 .692 2.0
Angels 6 5 .545 4.0
Twins 4 6 .400 5.5
Red Sox 3 8 .273 7.0
Athletics 2 8 .200 7.5
Senators 2 9 .182 8.0
Yankees 2 10 .167 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 4 .692 --
Giants 9 5 .643 0.5
Braves 9 5 .643 0.5
Dodgers 8 6 .571 1.5
Phillies 6 5 .545 2.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 2.5
Astros 6 8 .429 3.5
Mets 4 6 .400 3.5
Cubs 3 9 .250 5.5
Reds 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 5
2 Byron Browne 3
2 Tony Conigliaro 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 4
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Tony Conigliaro 3
2 Randy Hundley 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Phil Gagliano 1
1 Jerry Grote 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.83
3 Chuck Dobson 0.75
3 Joe Horlen 0.75
5 Bob Gibson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 12
2 Sandy Koufax 8
3 Chuck Dobson 6
3 Bob Gibson 6
3 Joe Horlen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Dennis Ribant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .471
2 Charley Smith .444
3 Max Alvis .432
4 Curt Flood .429
4 Floyd Robinson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Felipe Alou 5
2 Joe Torre 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 18
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Curt Flood 14
4 Ken Boyer 11
5 5 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 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Mike Cuellar 0.46
3 Clay Carroll 0.47
4 Dick Ellsworth 0.57
5 Juan Marichal 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Sam McDowell 3
1 Denny McLain 3
1 Claude Osteen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 39
2 Pete Richert 31
3 Bob Gibson 27
3 Sandy Koufax 27
3 Claude Osteen 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .336
2 Tony Oliva .328
3 Curt Flood .317
4 Willie Mays .316
5 Felipe Alou .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 54
2 Willie McCovey 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Frank Robinson 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 124
2 Willie Mays 119
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 42
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 2.20
5 Eddie Fisher 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Tony Cloninger 25
3 Mudcat Grant 22
3 Juan Marichal 22
5 Don Drysdale 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 393
2 Sam McDowell 344
3 Bob Veale 286
4 Jim Bunning 279
5 Bob Gibson 275

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 31
2 Stu Miller 28
3 Ron Kline 27
4 Bob Lee 25
5 Eddie Fisher 24