On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	20	9	.690	--
Tigers	19	12	.613	2.0
Orioles	19	13	.594	2.5
Twins	16	13	.552	4.0
Angels	17	16	.515	5.0
White Sox	15	15	.500	5.5
Senators	14	18	.438	7.5
Yankees	13	19	.406	8.5
Red Sox	12	21	.364	10.0
Athletics	11	20	.355	10.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

White Sox 7, Indians 2

Senators 5, Angels 3

Yankees 4, Twins 2

Tigers 7, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	12	.667	--
Astros	21	14	.600	2.5
Dodgers	20	16	.556	4.0
Pirates	17	15	.531	5.0
Phillies	16	15	.516	5.5
Reds	16	15	.516	5.5
Braves	17	20	.459	7.5
Mets	12	15	.444	7.5
Cardinals	13	19	.406	9.0
Cubs	8	23	.258	13.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 4

Giants 4, Mets 3

Cubs 7, Braves 6

Reds 4, Cardinals 1

Astros 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	3
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Don Demeter	3
1	Ron Fairly	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Yastrzemski	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	George Altman	1
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	3
1	Brooks Robinson	3
1	Fred Valentine	3
1	Billy Williams	3
1	Jim Wynn	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Bill Freehan	1
1	Cleon Jones	1
1	Jim Northrup	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.83
2	Jim Kaat	1.75
3	Don Drysdale	1.30
4	Mike Cuellar	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	13
2	Jim Maloney	11
3	Steve Hamilton	7
3	Jim Kaat	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Casey Cox	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Bob Locker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.383
2	Matty Alou	.354
3	Ron Hunt	.347
4	Frank Robinson	.342
5	Joe Morgan	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	15
2	George Scott	11
3	Willie Mays	10
3	Rick Reichardt	10
3	Frank Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	34
2	Hank Aaron	29
3	George Scott	27
4	Jim Wynn	26
5	Tony Oliva	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Sonny Jackson	12
3	Tommie Agee	11
4	Lou Brock	10
5	Jose Tartabull	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.78
2	Jim Maloney	1.03
3	Mike Cuellar	1.17
4	Bob Locker	1.47
5	Dick Ellsworth	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Denny McLain	7
3	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Camilo Pascual	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	74
2	Bob Gibson	68
3	Sandy Koufax	65
4	Pete Richert	59
5	Bob Veale	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
1	Frank Linzy	6
3	Casey Cox	5
3	Billy McCool	5
3	4 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Hunt	.479
2	Fred Valentine	.426
3	Matty Alou	.390
4	Don Pavletich	.375
5	Ron Fairly	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
2	Jim Ray Hart	6
3	Frank Robinson	5
3	Art Shamsky	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	16
2	Jim Wynn	14
3	Hank Aaron	13
3	Brooks Robinson	13
5	Tony Oliva	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Tommie Agee	6
2	Jose Tartabull	6
4	Cleon Jones	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.00
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
3	Dennis Ribant	0.60
4	Jim O'Toole	0.64
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Al Downing	27
3	Don Drysdale	26
4	Gary Bell	24
4	3 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	5
2	Claude Raymond	4
3	Jack Aker	3
3	Billy McCool	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.366
2	Ron Hunt	.357
3	Tony Oliva	.345
4	Joe Morgan	.344
5	Fred Valentine	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	George Scott	10
3	Felipe Alou	8
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	Rick Reichardt	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Scott	25
2	Hank Aaron	24
3	Brooks Robinson	22
4	Rico Petrocelli	21
4	Jim Wynn	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Sonny Jackson	9
3	Tommie Agee	7
4	Lou Brock	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Linzy	0.69
2	Juan Marichal	0.88
3	Jim Maloney	0.98
4	Mike Cuellar	1.26
5	Jim O'Toole	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Denny McLain	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	58
2	Sandy Koufax	57
3	Don Drysdale	45
4	Sam McDowell	43
5	Bob Veale	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
2	Casey Cox	5
2	Billy McCool	5
2	Pedro Ramos	5
2	Claude Raymond	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.339
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.312
4	Curt Flood	.308
5	Jim Ray Hart	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Willie McCovey	35
5	Billy Williams	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	112
2	Hank Aaron	110
3	Willie Stargell	108
4	Willie Mays	106
4	Brooks Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Jim Wynn	42
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	1.88
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Sandy Koufax	1.96
4	Vern Law	1.97
5	Pete Richert	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Tony Cloninger	22
3	Denny McLain	22
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	373
2	Sam McDowell	339
3	Bob Veale	284
4	Jim Bunning	269
4	Bob Gibson	269

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	27
2	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Ron Kline	25
4	Frank Linzy	23
5	2 tied	22