On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	16	.652	--
Orioles	30	17	.638	0.5
Tigers	26	19	.578	3.5
Angels	24	23	.511	6.5
White Sox	22	22	.500	7.0
Senators	22	26	.458	9.0
Yankees	20	25	.444	9.5
Twins	20	25	.444	9.5
Red Sox	19	29	.396	12.0
Athletics	17	28	.378	12.5

Games

Orioles 6, Athletics 5

Angels 4, Tigers 1

White Sox 6, Senators 0

Indians 7, Twins 4

Red Sox 6, Yankees 3

Orioles 9, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	32	18	.640	--
Dodgers	30	19	.612	1.5
Pirates	28	20	.583	3.0
Phillies	27	20	.574	3.5
Astros	27	23	.540	5.0
Cardinals	21	25	.457	9.0
Reds	20	24	.455	9.0
Braves	22	30	.423	11.0
Mets	16	25	.390	11.5
Cubs	14	33	.298	16.5

Games

Phillies 6, Giants 1

Pirates 9, Astros 6

Braves 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 5, Reds 3

Dodgers 6, Mets 3

Braves 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Robinson	4
1	Russ Snyder	4
1	Willie Stargell	4
4	Roberto Clemente	3
4	15 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	2
1	Ron Santo	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Pagliaroni	4
1	Bill White	4
3	Tommy Davis	3
3	Jim Gosger	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	2
1	Bill White	2
3	Matty Alou	1
3	Byron Browne	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Barber	2.67
2	Dave McNally	1.00
3	Pete Richert	0.88
4	Sammy Ellis	0.86
5	George Brunet	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	8
2	Pete Richert	7
3	Sammy Ellis	6
3	Hal Reniff	6
3	Jose Santiago	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.351
2	Frank Robinson	.335
3	Joe Morgan	.326
4	Matty Alou	.323
5	Curt Flood	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
3	Willie Mays	13
3	Tony Oliva	13
3	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	45
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Willie Mays	34
4	Curt Flood	33
5	5 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	23
2	Sonny Jackson	17
3	Tommie Agee	16
4	Lou Brock	14
4	Adolfo Phillips	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.73
2	Mike Cuellar	1.18
3	Juan Marichal	1.29
4	Sandy Koufax	1.48
5	Jim Bunning	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	10
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Denny McLain	8
4	Jim Bunning	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	101
2	Sandy Koufax	91
3	Pete Richert	89
4	Bob Veale	81
5	Jim Bunning	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	9
1	Bob Lee	9
3	Stu Miller	8
3	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Larry Sherry	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.429
2	Norm Siebern	.414
3	Tommy Helms	.393
4	Manny Mota	.383
5	Orlando Cepeda	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	Ron Santo	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	15
2	Brooks Robinson	14
2	Fred Whitfield	14
4	Andy Etchebarren	13
4	Boog Powell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	9
2	Maury Wills	7
3	Jose Cardenal	6
4	Tommie Agee	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Hamilton	0.00
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Arnold Umbach	0.00
1	Hal Reniff	0.00
1	2 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
2	George Brunet	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Al Downing	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	33
2	Jim Bunning	32
3	Pete Richert	30
3	Bob Veale	30
5	Don Drysdale	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	5
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Darold Knowles	3
2	Bob Lee	3
2	5 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Fairly	.387
2	Manny Mota	.373
3	Ron Hunt	.344
4	Dave Nicholson	.339
5	Norm Siebern	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
3	Willie McCovey	8
3	Tony Oliva	8
3	Ron Santo	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	26
2	Hank Aaron	24
2	Jim Ray Hart	24
2	Brooks Robinson	24
5	Bobby Knoop	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Adolfo Phillips	13
3	Tommie Agee	11
4	Lou Brock	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Raymond	0.64
2	Al Jackson	0.66
2	Jack Aker	0.66
4	John Buzhardt	0.98
5	Sandy Koufax	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	68
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Pete Richert	53
4	Jim Bunning	48
5	Bob Veale	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Ron Kline	7
3	Jack Aker	6
3	Billy McCool	6
3	Claude Raymond	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.354
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Curt Flood	.313
4	Jim Ray Hart	.311
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	37
3	Frank Robinson	37
5	Norm Cash	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	113
2	Hank Aaron	111
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Billy Williams	108
5	Willie Stargell	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Sandy Koufax	1.83
3	Sam McDowell	1.88
4	Jim Bunning	2.04
5	Vern Law	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
4	Tony Cloninger	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	367
2	Sam McDowell	317
3	Bob Gibson	289
4	Jim Bunning	286
5	Bob Veale	280

Saves

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