On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	15	.651	--
Orioles	26	17	.605	2.0
Tigers	24	18	.571	3.5
Angels	23	21	.523	5.5
White Sox	20	21	.488	7.0
Twins	20	22	.476	7.5
Senators	21	24	.467	8.0
Yankees	18	24	.429	9.5
Red Sox	18	27	.400	11.0
Athletics	16	25	.390	11.0

Games

Senators 6, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 0

Orioles 9, Angels 7

Athletics 8, Indians 3

Tigers 9, Twins 4

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	16	.660	--
Dodgers	28	18	.609	2.5
Pirates	25	20	.556	5.0
Astros	26	21	.553	5.0
Phillies	24	20	.545	5.5
Cardinals	20	22	.476	8.5
Reds	19	22	.463	9.0
Braves	20	28	.417	11.5
Mets	15	23	.395	11.5
Cubs	13	31	.295	16.5

Games

Giants 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Astros 2, Reds 0

Pirates 3, Mets 1

Phillies 7, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
2	Jim King	4
2	Cookie Rojas	4
4	Dick Allen	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Byron Browne	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	4
1	Al Kaline	4
3	Ken Harrelson	3
3	Dick Nen	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	2
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	Vic Davalillo	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Jackson	1.33
2	Sandy Koufax	1.12
3	Bob Sadowski	1.00
3	Rollie Sheldon	1.00
5	Ron Herbel	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Bosman	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	9
2	Ray Culp	6
2	Bob Hendley	6
2	Jim Lonborg	6
2	Dennis Ribant	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	6 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.357
2	Matty Alou	.331
3	Willie McCovey	.328
4	Orlando Cepeda	.328
5	Frank Robinson	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Jim Ray Hart	13
2	Joe Torre	13
4	Willie Mays	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	42
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Curt Flood	32
3	Willie Mays	32
3	Carl Yastrzemski	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Tommie Agee	16
2	Sonny Jackson	16
4	Lou Brock	13
5	Adolfo Phillips	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.73
2	Juan Marichal	0.80
3	Mike Cuellar	1.17
4	Sandy Koufax	1.48
5	Tommy John	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	10
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Denny McLain	8
4	Jim Bunning	6
4	8 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	94
2	Sandy Koufax	91
3	Pete Richert	82
4	Bob Veale	81
5	Sam McDowell	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	9
2	Ron Kline	8
2	Stu Miller	8
2	Pedro Ramos	8
5	4 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.404
2	Manny Mota	.392
3	Davey Johnson	.378
3	Joe Nossek	.378
5	Orlando Cepeda	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	7
2	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Knoop	14
2	Hank Aaron	13
2	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Brooks Robinson	13
2	Bill White	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Adolfo Phillips	7
3	Tommie Agee	5
3	Lou Brock	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Bob Priddy	0.00
3	Sandy Koufax	0.50
4	Pete Mikkelsen	0.63
5	Dave Giusti	0.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Al Downing	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Bob Gibson	31
3	Bob Veale	30
4	Pete Richert	29
5	Earl Wilson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
1	Ron Kline	4
1	Pedro Ramos	4
4	Darold Knowles	3
4	6 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.368
2	Manny Mota	.360
3	Orlando Cepeda	.352
4	Ron Fairly	.348
5	Matty Alou	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
4	Joe Torre	8
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	26
2	Jim Ray Hart	24
3	Orlando Cepeda	22
3	Tony Oliva	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Tommie Agee	11
3	Adolfo Phillips	10
4	Sonny Jackson	9
5	Lou Brock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.60
2	Jack Aker	0.71
3	Claude Raymond	0.72
4	Juan Marichal	0.97
5	Sandy Koufax	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
3	Al Downing	5
3	Denny McLain	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	61
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Pete Richert	46
3	Bob Veale	46
5	Juan Marichal	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Ron Kline	7
3	Jack Aker	6
3	Bob Lee	6
3	2 others tied	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.352
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.313
4	Jim Ray Hart	.312
5	Curt Flood	.305

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Norm Cash	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	110
2	Hank Aaron	109
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Deron Johnson	106
4	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	86
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	39
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.66
2	Sandy Koufax	1.87
3	Sam McDowell	1.88
4	Jim Bunning	2.07
5	Pete Richert	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	368
2	Sam McDowell	317
3	Bob Veale	296
4	Bob Gibson	282
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
1	Stu Miller	26
3	Ron Kline	25
4	Billy McCool	24
5	Frank Linzy	23