On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	10	.730	--
Orioles	23	15	.605	4.5
Tigers	22	16	.579	5.5
Angels	20	19	.513	8.0
Twins	17	19	.472	9.5
Yankees	17	20	.459	10.0
White Sox	16	20	.444	10.5
Senators	17	22	.436	11.0
Red Sox	16	23	.410	12.0
Athletics	13	24	.351	14.0

Games

Indians 2, Twins 1

Tigers 5, Angels 4

Orioles 9, Athletics 2

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 2, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	16	.628	--
Dodgers	25	17	.595	1.5
Astros	24	19	.558	3.0
Pirates	22	18	.550	3.5
Phillies	20	18	.526	4.5
Reds	19	18	.514	5.0
Braves	20	24	.455	7.5
Cardinals	17	21	.447	7.5
Mets	13	20	.394	9.0
Cubs	11	27	.289	13.5

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 5

Dodgers 7, Mets 1

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Astros 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Denis Menke	4
1	Manny Mota	4
1	Jim Pagliaroni	4
4	Gene Alley	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	John Bateman	1
1	Tony Conigliaro	1
1	Jim Gosger	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim King	4
1	Billy Williams	4
3	Jim Lefebvre	3
3	Dick McAuliffe	3
3	Ron Santo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Bowens	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Glenn Beckert	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	2.00
2	Dave Boswell	1.50
3	Ray Culp	1.00
3	Dave Wickersham	1.00
5	Dave Giusti	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Dave Boswell	9
3	Denny Lemaster	8
4	Dave Wickersham	7
5	Dave Giusti	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Mickey Lolich	1
1	Dan Osinski	1
1	Claude Raymond	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.358
2	Matty Alou	.340
3	Vada Pinson	.338
4	Joe Morgan	.335
5	Brooks Robinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	George Scott	12
2	Joe Torre	12
4	Jim Ray Hart	11
4	Rick Reichardt	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	40
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Yastrzemski	31
4	Curt Flood	30
5	George Scott	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Sonny Jackson	15
3	Tommie Agee	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	Willie Davis	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.59
2	Al Jackson	0.85
3	Mike Cuellar	1.17
4	Sandy Koufax	1.64
5	Chris Short	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Sandy Koufax	8
3	Denny McLain	7
4	Camilo Pascual	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	87
2	Sandy Koufax	82
3	Sam McDowell	76
4	Pete Richert	74
5	Bob Veale	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	8
1	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Frank Linzy	7
3	Billy McCool	7
3	Stu Miller	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.465
2	Tim McCarver	.452
3	Hank Aaron	.400
3	Ron Fairly	.400
5	Willie McCovey	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
4	John Bateman	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	15
2	Brooks Robinson	13
2	Bill White	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Adolfo Phillips	5
3	Tommie Agee	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Culp	0.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.27
3	Bob Priddy	0.61
4	Billy McCool	0.64
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Al Downing	3
2	Bill Hands	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Bob Gibson	33
3	Bob Veale	27
4	Don Drysdale	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	6
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Frank Linzy	3
2	Billy McCool	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.354
2	Matty Alou	.352
3	Rick Reichardt	.347
4	Fred Valentine	.343
5	Ron Fairly	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
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	23
3	Orlando Cepeda	22
3	Jim Ray Hart	22
3	Brooks Robinson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Sonny Jackson	10
3	Tommie Agee	7
4	Willie Davis	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.55
2	Al Jackson	0.71
3	Chris Short	1.37
4	Milt Pappas	1.67
5	Pete Richert	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Pete Richert	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	60
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Bob Veale	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Pete Richert	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Billy McCool	7
3	Bob Lee	6
3	Claude Raymond	6
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.354
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.313
4	Jim Ray Hart	.311
5	Curt Flood	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	112
2	Hank Aaron	110
2	Deron Johnson	110
2	Willie Stargell	110
5	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Lou Brock	52
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	41
5	Jose Cardenal	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.62
2	Sam McDowell	1.88
3	Sandy Koufax	1.92
4	Vern Law	2.08
5	Jim Bunning	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	22
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	372
2	Sam McDowell	330
3	Bob Veale	295
4	Bob Gibson	281
5	Jim Bunning	276

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
2	Stu Miller	25
3	Frank Linzy	24
3	Billy McCool	24
5	2 tied	22