On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	39	20	.661	--
Indians	36	19	.655	1.0
Tigers	35	22	.614	3.0
Angels	31	29	.517	8.5
Twins	28	29	.491	10.0
White Sox	26	30	.464	11.5
Yankees	24	31	.436	13.0
Athletics	23	33	.411	14.5
Senators	24	37	.393	16.0
Red Sox	21	37	.362	17.5

Games

Tigers 11, Red Sox 7

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Angels 8, Twins 1

Angels 6, Twins 3

Orioles 6, Senators 4

Indians 8, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	38	23	.623	--
Dodgers	35	24	.593	2.0
Pirates	33	25	.569	3.5
Phillies	33	27	.550	4.5
Astros	33	27	.550	4.5
Cardinals	28	29	.491	8.0
Reds	26	31	.456	10.0
Braves	28	35	.444	11.0
Mets	22	32	.407	12.5
Cubs	17	40	.298	19.0

Games

Mets 5, Braves 4

Reds 9, Phillies 6

Dodgers 6, Cubs 5

Giants 4, Astros 0

Cardinals 1, Pirates 0

Reds 7, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Helms	4
1	Ed Kirkpatrick	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
1	Chico Salmon	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	George Smith	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Dick Allen	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	4
1	Clete Boyer	4
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	Eddie Bressoud	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Jim Fregosi	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Ed Kirkpatrick	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.60
2	John O'Donoghue	1.00
3	Clyde Wright	0.67
4	Joe Gibbon	0.57
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Billy McCool	7
3	John O'Donoghue	5
3	Claude Osteen	5
3	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Allen	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.350
2	Willie Stargell	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.329
4	Tony Oliva	.329
5	Curt Flood	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	21
2	Jim Ray Hart	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
2	George Scott	16
5	Willie Mays	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	56
2	Brooks Robinson	50
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Curt Flood	39
4	2 others tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Lou Brock	20
3	Sonny Jackson	19
4	Tommie Agee	17
4	Adolfo Phillips	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cuellar	1.34
2	Sandy Koufax	1.53
3	Juan Marichal	1.73
4	Jim Bunning	1.90
5	Dennis Ribant	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	11
1	Juan Marichal	11
3	Bob Gibson	9
3	Denny McLain	9
5	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	128
2	Sandy Koufax	117
3	Bob Veale	103
4	Jim Bunning	100
5	Pete Richert	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
1	Larry Sherry	10
3	Ron Kline	9
3	Bob Lee	9
3	2 others tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.479
2	Rico Carty	.458
3	Frank Robinson	.436
4	Clete Boyer	.415
5	Boog Powell	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	7
2	Leo Cardenas	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
2	Willie Stargell	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	22
2	Dick Allen	21
3	Al Kaline	15
3	Boog Powell	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
1	Adolfo Phillips	7
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Tommy McCraw	5
3	Maury Wills	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Nottebart	0.51
2	Lew Burdette	0.66
3	Bob Sadowski	0.69
4	Hal Reniff	0.71
5	Jack Lamabe	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stu Miller	4
2	Dave Boswell	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Dave Giusti	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Bob Gibson	34
3	Jim Bunning	32
4	Dave Boswell	31
5	Dave McNally	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Larry Sherry	4
3	Joe Hoerner	3
3	Dick Radatz	3
5	13 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.388
2	Hank Aaron	.369
3	Rico Carty	.358
4	Roberto Clemente	.356
5	Boog Powell	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
1	Willie McCovey	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Bill White	26
3	Harmon Killebrew	25
4	Fred Whitfield	24
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	13
1	Maury Wills	13
3	Lou Brock	12
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.02
2	Bob Priddy	1.07
3	Hank Aguirre	1.13
4	Jack Aker	1.35
5	Mike Cuellar	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Dave Giusti	5
3	Jim Maloney	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	65
2	Sandy Koufax	62
3	Bob Veale	59
4	Jim Bunning	58
5	Jim Maloney	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Larry Sherry	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Curt Flood	.320
4	Frank Robinson	.313
5	Jim Ray Hart	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Norm Cash	39
3	Frank Robinson	39
5	Willie McCovey	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	119
2	Brooks Robinson	113
3	Frank Robinson	108
4	Willie Mays	107
4	Billy Williams	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Bert Campaneris	42
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.84
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	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
4	Jim Maloney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	372
2	Sam McDowell	301
3	Bob Gibson	298
4	Jim Bunning	285
5	Bob Veale	280

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
2	Stu Miller	25
3	Ron Kline	24
4	Billy McCool	23
5	Frank Linzy	22