On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 1 .923 --
Indians 11 1 .917 0.5
White Sox 10 4 .714 2.5
Tigers 10 7 .588 4.0
Angels 8 7 .533 5.0
Twins 5 7 .417 6.5
Senators 4 10 .286 8.5
Red Sox 4 11 .267 9.0
Yankees 4 12 .250 9.5
Athletics 3 11 .214 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 5 .688 --
Dodgers 12 7 .632 0.5
Giants 12 7 .632 0.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 2.0
Astros 10 9 .526 2.5
Braves 10 9 .526 2.5
Mets 5 7 .417 4.0
Cardinals 7 10 .412 4.5
Reds 4 11 .267 6.5
Cubs 4 12 .250 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Ossie Chavarria 4
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Don Lock 4
2 Fred Valentine 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Petrocelli 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 John Bateman 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Bateman 3
1 Lou Clinton 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Don Lock 3
1 Rico Petrocelli 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.75
2 Sam McDowell 1.67
3 Bob Gibson 1.50
3 Bob Veale 1.50
5 Pete Richert 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Jack Cullen 1
1 Bill Faul 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 10
2 Jerry Stephenson 9
2 Bob Veale 9
4 Mudcat Grant 7
4 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .447
2 Frank Robinson .422
3 Floyd Robinson .408
4 Ken Boyer .391
5 Brooks Robinson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Rick Reichardt 6
4 Felipe Alou 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 18
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Curt Flood 15
3 Willie Mays 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Sonny Jackson 7
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 Willie Davis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Juan Marichal 0.50
3 Mike Cuellar 0.63
4 Clay Carroll 0.87
5 Jim Maloney 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Sam McDowell 4
1 Claude Osteen 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Sandy Koufax 36
2 Pete Richert 36
4 Bob Veale 35
5 Claude Osteen 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 5
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .336
2 Tony Oliva .325
3 Vada Pinson .317
4 Curt Flood .317
5 Carl Yastrzemski .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 53
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie McCovey 37
4 Frank Robinson 34
5 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 122
2 Willie Mays 116
2 Willie Stargell 116
4 Frank Robinson 110
5 Willie Horton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 93
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Bert Campaneris 50
4 Jim Wynn 42
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.77
2 Sandy Koufax 2.00
3 Vern Law 2.03
4 Juan Marichal 2.12
5 Jim Bunning 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Tony Cloninger 24
3 Juan Marichal 23
4 Mudcat Grant 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 389
2 Sam McDowell 354
3 Bob Veale 289
4 Jim Bunning 286
5 Bob Gibson 275

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 31
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Ron Kline 27
4 Eddie Fisher 24
4 Bob Lee 24