On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	14	.659	--
Orioles	24	17	.585	3.0
Tigers	23	17	.575	3.5
Angels	23	19	.548	4.5
Twins	20	20	.500	6.5
White Sox	19	20	.487	7.0
Senators	19	23	.452	8.5
Yankees	18	22	.450	8.5
Red Sox	16	26	.381	11.5
Athletics	14	25	.359	12.0

Games

Angels 4, Indians 3

Angels 5, Indians 1

White Sox 1, Red Sox 0

White Sox 11, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Orioles 5, Twins 1

Twins 7, Orioles 4

Yankees 4, Senators 2

Senators 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	29	16	.644	--
Dodgers	26	18	.591	2.5
Pirates	24	19	.558	4.0
Astros	25	20	.556	4.0
Phillies	21	20	.512	6.0
Reds	19	20	.487	7.0
Cardinals	19	21	.475	7.5
Braves	20	26	.435	9.5
Mets	15	21	.417	9.5
Cubs	12	29	.293	15.0

Games

Dodgers 10, Braves 6

Phillies 7, Mets 2

Mets 3, Phillies 1

Cardinals 3, Astros 1

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Giants 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Davey Johnson	5
2	Bernie Allen	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Frank Howard	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	2
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
3	Bernie Allen	1
3	Dick Allen	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	4
2	Bernie Allen	3
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Bob Uecker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	3
2	Tommie Agee	2
3	Eddie Bressoud	1
3	Lou Brock	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Lamabe	2.00
2	Bob Gibson	1.40
3	Denny McLain	1.17
4	John Buzhardt	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Dobson	8
2	Jim Bunning	7
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Bob Gibson	7
2	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.351
2	Matty Alou	.333
3	Willie McCovey	.331
4	Orlando Cepeda	.330
5	Jim Ray Hart	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Joe Torre	13
3	Jim Ray Hart	12
3	Rick Reichardt	12
3	George Scott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	40
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Yastrzemski	31
4	Curt Flood	30
4	Willie Mays	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Sonny Jackson	15
3	Tommie Agee	14
4	Lou Brock	12
5	2 tied	9

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	Tommy John	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Denny McLain	8
4	Jim Bunning	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	94
2	Sandy Koufax	82
3	Sam McDowell	76
4	Pete Richert	74
5	Bob Veale	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	9
2	Stu Miller	8
2	Pedro Ramos	8
4	Ron Kline	7
4	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.417
2	Tim McCarver	.413
3	Hank Aaron	.400
3	Dave Nicholson	.400
5	Orlando Cepeda	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	John Bateman	5
2	Jim Ray Hart	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Adolfo Phillips	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Sam Bowens	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Bob Priddy	0.00
1	Ray Culp	0.00
4	Juan Marichal	0.27
5	Sandy Koufax	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Al Downing	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	33
2	Bob Gibson	31
3	Sandy Koufax	27
3	Bob Veale	27
3	Earl Wilson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	4
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.356
2	Orlando Cepeda	.348
3	Tony Oliva	.345
4	Matty Alou	.344
5	Rick Reichardt	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Jim Ray Hart	9
1	George Scott	9
4	Willie McCovey	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	27
2	Orlando Cepeda	24
3	Jim Ray Hart	23
4	Brooks Robinson	21
5	6 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Sonny Jackson	10
3	Tommie Agee	9
4	Adolfo Phillips	8
5	Lou Brock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.64
2	Al Jackson	0.71
3	Tommy John	1.44
4	Pete Richert	1.68
5	Mel Stottlemyre	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	67
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Bob Veale	45
3	Earl Wilson	45
5	Pete Richert	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Bob Lee	7
2	Billy McCool	7
4	Ron Kline	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.351
2	Roberto Clemente	.326
3	Jim Ray Hart	.313
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.307
5	Brooks Robinson	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Norm Cash	36
4	Frank Robinson	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	110
1	Brooks Robinson	110
3	Deron Johnson	109
4	Billy Williams	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	Jose Cardenal	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.62
2	Sam McDowell	1.88
3	Sandy Koufax	1.92
4	Jim Bunning	2.07
5	Vern Law	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	372
2	Sam McDowell	330
3	Bob Gibson	288
4	Bob Veale	286
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

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