On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 4 .789 --
Orioles 15 4 .789 0.0
Tigers 13 9 .591 3.5
Angels 13 9 .591 3.5
White Sox 11 8 .579 4.0
Twins 9 10 .474 6.0
Senators 7 13 .350 8.5
Red Sox 7 15 .318 9.5
Yankees 7 16 .304 10.0
Athletics 6 15 .286 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 7 .720 --
Pirates 14 8 .636 2.5
Astros 15 10 .600 3.0
Phillies 11 9 .550 4.5
Dodgers 13 12 .520 5.0
Braves 13 13 .500 5.5
Mets 8 10 .444 6.5
Cardinals 8 14 .364 8.5
Reds 8 14 .364 8.5
Cubs 6 17 .261 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Fred Valentine 4
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 Carl Yastrzemski 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Roger Maris 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 3
1 Buck Rodgers 3
1 Fred Valentine 3
4 Pete Rose 2
4 Art Shamsky 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Ken Suarez 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Perry 0.83
2 Jim McGlothlin 0.38
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.33
4 Pete Magrini 0.29
5 Tom Cheney 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Jack Sanford 1
1 Rollie Sheldon 1
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Perry 5
2 Mel Stottlemyre 4
3 Wade Blasingame 3
3 Bob Lee 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Billy McCool 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .406
2 Tony Oliva .394
3 Joe Morgan .370
4 Charley Smith .358
5 Carl Yastrzemski .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Jim Lefebvre 8
3 Willie Mays 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 23
1 George Scott 23
3 Willie Mays 21
4 Carl Yastrzemski 20
5 Willie McCovey 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 11
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Tommie Agee 6
4 Willie Davis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.90
2 Bob Lee 1.21
3 Luis Tiant 1.21
4 Gary Peters 1.24
5 Mike Cuellar 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Sam McDowell 4
2 Denny McLain 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 59
2 Bob Gibson 47
3 Pete Richert 41
3 Bob Veale 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 6
2 Stu Miller 5
3 Frank Linzy 4
3 Billy McCool 4
3 Billy O'Dell 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .442
2 Joe Morgan .409
3 Tony Oliva .400
3 Rick Reichardt .400
5 Jim Pagliaroni .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
3 Boog Powell 5
4 Curt Blefary 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 19
2 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Willie McCovey 13
2 Buck Rodgers 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Sonny Jackson 6
3 Jim Wynn 4
4 Tony Oliva 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 0.30
2 Chris Short 0.50
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.69
3 Bob Lee 0.69
5 Phil Ortega 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
4 Mike Cuellar 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 28
2 Bob Gibson 26
3 Jim Bunning 25
4 Bob Veale 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 4
1 Billy McCool 4
3 Bob Allen 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .339
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Curt Flood .318
5 Vada Pinson .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Hank Aaron 37
2 Willie McCovey 37
4 Frank Robinson 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 115
2 Willie Mays 114
3 Frank Robinson 110
4 Willie Horton 109
5 Willie Stargell 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 85
2 Lou Brock 58
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Jim Wynn 44
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.71
2 Vern Law 2.00
3 Sandy Koufax 2.12
4 Juan Marichal 2.14
5 Steve Barber 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Tony Cloninger 23
4 Don Drysdale 21
4 Sam McDowell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 381
2 Sam McDowell 355
3 Jim Bunning 284
4 Bob Veale 283
5 Bob Gibson 272

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 29
1 Stu Miller 29
3 Ron Kline 24
4 Eddie Fisher 23
4 2 others tied 23