On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 19 .642 --
Indians 31 18 .633 1.0
Tigers 31 19 .620 1.5
White Sox 25 24 .510 7.0
Angels 26 26 .500 7.5
Twins 23 26 .469 9.0
Yankees 22 26 .458 9.5
Senators 23 32 .418 12.0
Athletics 19 30 .388 13.0
Red Sox 19 33 .365 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 21 .618 --
Dodgers 32 21 .604 1.0
Pirates 30 22 .577 2.5
Phillies 30 22 .577 2.5
Astros 29 25 .537 4.5
Braves 26 30 .464 8.5
Cardinals 23 27 .460 8.5
Reds 22 27 .449 9.0
Mets 17 29 .370 12.5
Cubs 16 35 .314 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Tommy Helms 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Jerry Buchek 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 4
1 Mack Jones 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 Jim Ray Hart 1
1 Felix Millan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 1.38
2 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Dave Wickersham 0.75
4 Joey Jay 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Cimino 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 11
2 Tony Cloninger 7
2 Larry Dierker 7
4 Dave Wickersham 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .344
2 Tony Oliva .342
3 Roberto Clemente .337
4 Willie Stargell .333
5 Curt Flood .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 20
2 Jim Ray Hart 14
2 Tony Oliva 14
2 Frank Robinson 14
2 Joe Torre 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 48
2 Brooks Robinson 46
3 Willie Mays 36
4 Curt Flood 35
4 2 others tied 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 Juan Marichal 1.70
5 Al Jackson 1.73

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 Stu Miller 9
1 Pedro Ramos 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Siebern .464
2 Roberto Clemente .453
3 Lou Johnson .452
4 Willie Stargell .450
5 Boog Powell .440

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 17
1 Willie Stargell 17
3 Dick Allen 16
3 Boog Powell 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adolfo Phillips 9
2 Don Buford 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Jose Cardenal 6
2 Maury Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 0.00
1 Steve Hamilton 0.00
1 Dick Stigman 0.00
4 Sandy Koufax 0.33
5 Mike Cuellar 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 5 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 4
1 Ron Kline 4
1 Darold Knowles 4
1 Stu Miller 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Nicholson .365
2 Hank Aaron .352
3 Roberto Clemente .349
4 Manny Mota .341
5 Willie Stargell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Jim Ray Hart 9
4 Leo Cardenas 8
4 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 9
5 Jose Cardenal 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Aker 0.66
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 Pedro Ramos 8
2 Jack Aker 7
2 Ron Kline 7
4 Claude Raymond 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .351
2 Roberto Clemente .335
3 Curt Flood .316
4 Jim Ray Hart .315
5 Frank Robinson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Frank Robinson 39
4 Norm Cash 37
5 Willie McCovey 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 116
2 Willie Mays 110
2 Brooks Robinson 110
4 Frank Robinson 107
4 Billy Williams 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 84
2 Lou Brock 55
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Jim Wynn 40
5 Willie Davis 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 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Denny McLain 23
4 Jim Bunning 22
4 Tony Cloninger 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 363
2 Sam McDowell 302
3 Bob Gibson 293
4 Bob Veale 285
5 Jim Bunning 283

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 28
2 Stu Miller 27
3 Ron Kline 24
3 Billy McCool 24
5 Frank Linzy 22