On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 25 10 .714 --
Tigers 21 15 .583 4.5
Orioles 21 15 .583 4.5
Angels 19 18 .514 7.0
Twins 17 17 .500 7.5
White Sox 16 19 .457 9.0
Yankees 16 20 .444 9.5
Senators 16 21 .432 10.0
Red Sox 15 22 .405 11.0
Athletics 13 22 .371 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 14 .659 --
Dodgers 23 17 .575 3.5
Astros 23 17 .575 3.5
Pirates 20 17 .541 5.0
Reds 18 17 .514 6.0
Phillies 18 18 .500 6.5
Braves 19 23 .452 8.5
Cardinals 16 20 .444 8.5
Mets 13 18 .419 9.0
Cubs 10 26 .278 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bowens 4
2 Tony Gonzalez 3
2 Jerry Lumpe 3
4 Bernie Allen 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Azcue 1
1 Byron Browne 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Bowens 4
2 Chuck Hinton 3
3 Byron Browne 2
3 Jim Northrup 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Sam Bowens 1
1 Jim Wynn 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.43
2 Jim Bunning 1.14
3 Bob Gibson 1.12
4 Earl Wilson 1.00
5 Dick Ellsworth 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 10
2 Bob Gibson 9
2 Earl Wilson 9
4 Jim Bunning 8
5 Dick Ellsworth 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .359
2 Matty Alou .341
3 Brooks Robinson .340
4 Willie McCovey .340
5 Joe Morgan .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Jim Ray Hart 11
2 Rick Reichardt 11
2 George Scott 11
2 Joe Torre 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 39
2 Hank Aaron 33
3 Carl Yastrzemski 30
4 Rico Petrocelli 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 19
2 Sonny Jackson 14
3 Tommie Agee 12
4 Lou Brock 10
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.59
2 Jim Maloney 1.03
3 Mike Cuellar 1.17
4 Chris Short 1.79
5 Frank Linzy 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 9
2 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Denny McLain 7
4 Camilo Pascual 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 87
2 Sam McDowell 76
3 Sandy Koufax 72
4 Pete Richert 66
5 Bob Veale 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 8
2 Bob Lee 7
2 Frank Linzy 7
4 Billy McCool 6
4 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .425
2 Hank Aaron .383
3 Tim McCarver .372
4 Frank Howard .365
5 Jerry Buchek .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Ron Fairly 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 16
2 Brooks Robinson 15
3 Jim Ray Hart 12
3 Tony Oliva 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Tommie Agee 6
3 Adolfo Phillips 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 Cleon Jones 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Linzy 0.00
2 Juan Marichal 0.21
3 Bill Hands 0.47
4 Jim Maloney 0.50
5 Dave Giusti 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Downing 3
1 Bill Hands 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 33
2 Don Drysdale 29
3 Sandy Koufax 26
3 Juan Marichal 26
3 Earl Wilson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 7
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .365
2 Fred Valentine .356
3 Matty Alou .355
4 Tony Oliva .355
5 2 tied .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 George Scott 9
3 Jim Ray Hart 8
3 Rico Petrocelli 8
3 Rick Reichardt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 26
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Brooks Robinson 23
4 Jim Ray Hart 22
5 Orlando Cepeda 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Sonny Jackson 9
3 Tommie Agee 7
3 Adolfo Phillips 7
5 Jose Tartabull 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.55
2 Al Jackson 0.62
3 Frank Linzy 0.67
4 Jim Maloney 1.08
5 Chris Short 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Joey Jay 5
2 Sandy Koufax 5
2 Pete Richert 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 66
2 Sandy Koufax 53
3 Don Drysdale 44
4 Don Sutton 42
5 Earl Wilson 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 8
2 Billy McCool 6
3 Bob Lee 5
3 Claude Raymond 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .354
2 Roberto Clemente .332
3 Carl Yastrzemski .318
4 Jim Ray Hart .313
5 Brooks Robinson .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Willie McCovey 37
4 Frank Robinson 36
5 Norm Cash 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 111
2 Hank Aaron 110
2 Deron Johnson 110
4 Willie Stargell 107
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 89
2 Lou Brock 55
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Jim Wynn 42
5 Jose Cardenal 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 1.86
2 Sam McDowell 1.88
3 Sandy Koufax 1.98
4 Vern Law 2.08
5 Pete Richert 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Tony Cloninger 22
3 Denny McLain 22
5 Jim Bunning 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 368
2 Sam McDowell 330
3 Bob Veale 286
4 Bob Gibson 281
5 Jim Bunning 276

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 26
2 Frank Linzy 24
2 Stu Miller 24
4 Ron Kline 23
4 Billy McCool 23