On This Day

Sunday, June 12, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 34 18 .654 --
Orioles 36 20 .643 0.0
Tigers 33 21 .611 2.0
Twins 26 26 .500 8.0
Angels 27 28 .491 8.5
White Sox 25 27 .481 9.0
Yankees 24 28 .462 10.0
Athletics 21 31 .404 13.0
Senators 23 35 .397 14.0
Red Sox 20 35 .364 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 22 .607 --
Giants 35 23 .603 0.0
Pirates 32 23 .582 1.5
Phillies 31 24 .564 2.5
Astros 31 26 .544 3.5
Cardinals 25 28 .472 7.5
Braves 27 32 .458 8.5
Reds 23 30 .434 9.5
Mets 20 30 .400 11.0
Cubs 17 37 .315 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jake Wood 6
2 Clete Boyer 4
2 Jim Northrup 4
2 Joe Pepitone 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
1 Joe Pepitone 2
3 Gene Alley 1
3 Ray Barker 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Gates Brown 4
3 Jim Northrup 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Fisher 1.11
2 Mudcat Grant 1.00
2 Juan Marichal 1.00
2 Denny McLain 1.00
2 Don Nottebart 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Dave Eilers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Fisher 10
2 Dave Giusti 8
3 Gary Bell 7
3 Denny McLain 7
5 7 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Hal Reniff 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .342
2 Frank Robinson .340
3 Willie Stargell .335
4 Curt Flood .332
5 Roberto Clemente .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 20
2 Jim Ray Hart 15
2 Frank Robinson 15
4 Tony Oliva 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 53
2 Brooks Robinson 48
3 Tony Oliva 37
3 Bill White 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 26
2 Sonny Jackson 19
3 Tommie Agee 17
3 Adolfo Phillips 17
5 Lou Brock 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cuellar 1.01
2 Sandy Koufax 1.40
3 Dennis Ribant 1.66
4 Jim Bunning 1.67
5 Juan Marichal 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 11
1 Juan Marichal 11
3 Denny McLain 9
4 Jim Bunning 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 120
2 Sandy Koufax 111
3 Jim Bunning 98
3 Pete Richert 98
3 Bob Veale 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 10
2 Ron Kline 9
2 Bob Lee 9
2 Stu Miller 9
2 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .451
2 Roberto Clemente .435
3 Lou Johnson .432
4 Boog Powell .415
5 Curt Flood .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Cardenas 8
2 Dick Allen 7
2 Harmon Killebrew 7
4 Willie Stargell 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 19
2 Dick Allen 17
2 Leo Cardenas 17
2 Roberto Clemente 17
5 Boog Powell 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adolfo Phillips 10
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Don Buford 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Reniff 0.00
1 Jack Aker 0.00
3 Jack Lamabe 0.36
4 Don Nottebart 0.55
5 Mike Cuellar 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 37
2 Bob Gibson 33
3 Sandy Koufax 29
4 Denny McLain 28
5 Bob Veale 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
2 Ron Kline 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Darold Knowles 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .372
2 Hank Aaron .364
3 Roberto Clemente .349
4 Tim McCarver .348
5 Frank Howard .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Jim Ray Hart 9
2 Ron Santo 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 31
2 Bill White 25
3 Brooks Robinson 23
3 Willie Stargell 23
5 Tony Oliva 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adolfo Phillips 15
2 Maury Wills 14
3 Tommie Agee 9
3 Lou Brock 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Aker 0.61
1 Bob Priddy 0.61
3 Mike Cuellar 0.68
4 Sandy Koufax 0.71
5 Jim Bunning 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Gary Bell 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 65
3 Jim Bunning 57
4 Bob Veale 54
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 9
2 Pedro Ramos 8
3 Ron Kline 6
3 Dick Radatz 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .355
2 Roberto Clemente .331
3 Curt Flood .318
4 Frank Robinson .314
5 Jim Ray Hart .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Norm Cash 39
3 Frank Robinson 39
5 Willie McCovey 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 118
2 Brooks Robinson 111
3 Frank Robinson 108
4 Billy Williams 107
5 Willie Stargell 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 84
2 Lou Brock 54
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Jim Wynn 40
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.75
2 Sam McDowell 1.96
3 Juan Marichal 2.07
4 Jim Bunning 2.09
5 Steve Barber 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Juan Marichal 24
2 Denny McLain 24
4 Jim Bunning 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 374
2 Bob Gibson 300
2 Sam McDowell 300
4 Jim Bunning 288
5 Bob Veale 280

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 28
2 Stu Miller 26
3 Ron Kline 24
4 Billy McCool 23
5 Frank Linzy 22