On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	33	19	.635	--
Indians	31	18	.633	0.5
Tigers	30	19	.612	1.5
White Sox	25	24	.510	6.5
Angels	26	26	.500	7.0
Yankees	22	26	.458	9.0
Twins	22	26	.458	9.0
Senators	23	31	.426	11.0
Athletics	19	29	.396	12.0
Red Sox	19	32	.373	13.5

Games

Angels 1, White Sox 0

Tigers 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 5, Twins 4

Orioles 8, Senators 7

Orioles 6, Senators 5

Indians 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	21	.611	--
Dodgers	32	21	.604	0.5
Pirates	30	21	.588	1.5
Phillies	30	21	.588	1.5
Astros	29	24	.547	3.5
Braves	25	30	.455	8.5
Cardinals	22	27	.449	8.5
Reds	21	27	.438	9.0
Mets	17	28	.378	11.5
Cubs	16	35	.314	15.5

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 1

Astros 6, Giants 1

Braves 7, Mets 6

Cardinals 11, Pirates 5

Phillies 10, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brooks Robinson	5
1	Fred Valentine	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Curt Flood	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Jim Gosger	2
1	Al Kaline	2
1	Don Lock	2
5	18 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Randy Hundley	4
2	Don Lock	4
4	Tito Francona	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Valentine	2
2	Curt Flood	1
2	Sonny Jackson	1
2	Jim King	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.12
2	George Brunet	1.00
3	Don Drysdale	0.78
3	Dick Ellsworth	0.78
5	Earl Wilson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	9
2	Gene Brabender	8
2	George Brunet	8
2	Jim Palmer	8
5	4 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	Eddie Watt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.344
2	Willie Stargell	.339
3	Tony Oliva	.339
4	Curt Flood	.338
5	Roberto Clemente	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	20
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
2	Frank Robinson	14
2	Joe Torre	14
5	3 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	48
2	Brooks Robinson	46
3	Willie Mays	36
4	Curt Flood	35
4	Bill White	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	25
2	Sonny Jackson	18
3	Tommie Agee	17
4	Adolfo Phillips	16
5	Lou Brock	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cuellar	1.01
2	Sandy Koufax	1.44
3	Jim Bunning	1.61
4	Al Jackson	1.69
5	Juan Marichal	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	10
1	Juan Marichal	10
3	Jim Bunning	8
3	Denny McLain	8
5	4 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	113
2	Sandy Koufax	100
3	Jim Bunning	93
4	Pete Richert	92
4	Bob Veale	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	9
1	Bob Lee	9
1	Pedro Ramos	9
4	Jack Aker	8
4	4 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Johnson	.469
2	Willie Stargell	.467
3	Norm Siebern	.448
4	Roberto Clemente	.429
5	Dave Nicholson	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Cardenas	8
2	Willie Stargell	7
3	Dick Allen	6
3	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Ron Santo	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	17
2	Hank Aaron	16
2	Dick Allen	16
2	Leo Cardenas	16
5	Andy Etchebarren	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	9
2	Maury Wills	8
3	Tommie Agee	6
3	Don Buford	6
3	Jose Cardenal	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Buzhardt	0.00
1	Jack Aker	0.00
1	Steve Hamilton	0.00
1	Dick Stigman	0.00
5	Sandy Koufax	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	George Brunet	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Al Downing	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	40
2	Bob Gibson	35
3	Bob Veale	30
4	Sandy Koufax	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Ron Kline	4
2	Darold Knowles	4
4	Pete Mikkelsen	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Nicholson	.371
2	Manny Mota	.352
3	Willie Stargell	.340
4	Hank Aaron	.339
5	Curt Flood	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
3	Leo Cardenas	8
3	Tony Conigliaro	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Leo Cardenas	23
2	Brooks Robinson	23
2	Bill White	23
5	Bobby Knoop	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Adolfo Phillips	14
3	Tommie Agee	11
4	Bert Campaneris	8
4	Jose Cardenal	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.61
2	Mike Cuellar	0.68
2	Bob Priddy	0.68
4	Sandy Koufax	0.71
5	John Buzhardt	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Al Downing	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	66
2	Sandy Koufax	64
3	Jim Bunning	54
4	Pete Richert	51
4	Bob Veale	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
1	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Ron Kline	7
4	Claude Raymond	6
5	4 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.350
2	Roberto Clemente	.333
3	Curt Flood	.321
4	Jim Ray Hart	.315
5	Frank Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Hank Aaron	45
3	Frank Robinson	39
4	Norm Cash	36
4	Willie McCovey	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Willie Mays	112
3	Brooks Robinson	110
4	Frank Robinson	108
4	Willie Stargell	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.77
2	Sam McDowell	1.94
3	Juan Marichal	2.01
4	Jim Bunning	2.07
5	Pete Richert	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	363
2	Sam McDowell	302
3	Bob Gibson	295
4	Jim Bunning	293
5	Bob Veale	285

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Stu Miller	26
3	Ron Kline	25
4	Billy McCool	24
5	Frank Linzy	23