On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 1 .929 --
Orioles 12 3 .800 1.5
White Sox 10 6 .625 4.0
Angels 10 7 .588 4.5
Tigers 11 8 .579 4.5
Twins 7 7 .500 6.0
Senators 6 10 .375 8.0
Red Sox 5 12 .294 9.5
Yankees 4 14 .222 11.0
Athletics 3 13 .188 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 5 .722 --
Giants 14 7 .667 0.5
Dodgers 12 9 .571 2.5
Astros 12 9 .571 2.5
Phillies 9 7 .563 3.0
Braves 11 10 .524 3.5
Mets 6 8 .429 5.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 5.5
Reds 4 13 .235 8.5
Cubs 4 14 .222 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buck Rodgers 4
2 Eddie Bressoud 3
2 Jim Gosger 3
2 Tony Oliva 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Curt Blefary 1
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Rodgers 5
1 George Scott 5
3 Dave Nicholson 3
3 Ron Swoboda 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Don Kessinger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Hamilton 3.00
2 Joe Gibbon 1.75
3 Chris Short 1.25
4 Robin Roberts 1.00
5 Earl Wilson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Robin Roberts 9
2 Joe Gibbon 7
3 Jack Hamilton 6
4 Steve Blass 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Max Alvis .415
2 Frank Robinson .404
3 Tony Oliva .400
4 Joe Morgan .387
5 Charley Smith .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Mays 7
2 George Scott 7
4 Jim Lefebvre 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 18
3 George Scott 17
4 Willie Mays 16
4 Willie McCovey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 9
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 Willie Davis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Juan Marichal 0.60
3 Mike Cuellar 0.63
4 Jim Maloney 0.96
5 2 tied 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 5
2 Sam McDowell 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Claude Osteen 37
3 Sandy Koufax 36
3 Pete Richert 36
5 Bob Veale 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 5
2 Bob Lee 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Casey Cox 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .336
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .319
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Vada Pinson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 53
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Frank Robinson 34
5 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 119
2 Willie Mays 116
3 Willie Stargell 113
4 Willie Horton 109
4 Frank Robinson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 91
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Jim Wynn 41
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.75
2 Sandy Koufax 2.00
3 Vern Law 2.03
4 Juan Marichal 2.08
5 Jim Bunning 2.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 389
2 Sam McDowell 345
3 Jim Bunning 281
4 Bob Veale 280
5 Bob Gibson 266

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 30
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Ron Kline 27
4 Bob Lee 24
5 Eddie Fisher 23