On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	39	21	.650	--
Indians	36	20	.643	1.0
Tigers	36	22	.621	2.0
Angels	32	29	.525	7.5
White Sox	28	30	.483	10.0
Twins	28	30	.483	10.0
Yankees	25	31	.446	12.0
Senators	25	37	.403	15.0
Athletics	23	35	.397	15.0
Red Sox	21	38	.356	17.5

Games

Tigers 16, Red Sox 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

White Sox 5, Athletics 2

Angels 7, Twins 2

Yankees 7, Indians 6

Senators 2, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	39	23	.629	--
Dodgers	35	25	.583	3.0
Pirates	34	25	.576	3.5
Phillies	34	27	.557	4.5
Astros	33	28	.541	5.5
Cardinals	28	30	.483	9.0
Braves	29	35	.453	11.0
Reds	26	32	.448	11.0
Mets	22	33	.400	13.5
Cubs	18	40	.310	19.0

Games

Braves 17, Mets 1

Cubs 5, Dodgers 3

Giants 2, Astros 1

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Phillies 12, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Danny Cater	5
1	Cookie Rojas	5
3	Al Kaline	4
3	Jim Northrup	4
5	17 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Cloninger	2
1	Tommy McCraw	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Mack Jones	5
2	Tommy McCraw	5
5	Dick Allen	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
1	Don Buford	2
3	Matty Alou	1
3	Glenn Beckert	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nelson Briles	2.33
2	Mudcat Grant	1.00
3	Pete Richert	0.80
4	Chris Short	0.70
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nelson Briles	7
1	Don Drysdale	7
1	Chris Short	7
4	Frank Bertaina	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Locker	2
2	Roy Face	1
2	Billy Hoeft	1
2	Ron Kline	1
2	Hal Reniff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.345
2	Willie Stargell	.333
3	Roberto Clemente	.328
4	Tony Oliva	.326
5	Joe Morgan	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	21
2	George Scott	17
3	Jim Ray Hart	16
3	Frank Robinson	16
5	Willie Mays	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	56
2	Brooks Robinson	50
3	Willie Mays	41
3	George Scott	41
5	3 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Lou Brock	22
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	1.60
4	Jim Bunning	1.90
5	Dennis Ribant	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	12
2	Sandy Koufax	11
3	Denny McLain	10
4	Bob Gibson	9
5	4 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	128
2	Sandy Koufax	117
3	Bob Veale	103
4	Pete Richert	102
5	Jim Bunning	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
1	Ron Kline	10
1	Larry Sherry	10
4	Roy Face	9
4	3 others tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rico Carty	.500
2	Willie Stargell	.490
3	Clete Boyer	.407
3	Johnny Callison	.407
5	Rich Rollins	.405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	21
2	Hank Aaron	20
3	Mack Jones	16
3	Willie Stargell	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Adolfo Phillips	6
3	Don Buford	5
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Maury Wills	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Nottebart	0.51
2	Stu Miller	0.67
2	Minnie Rojas	0.67
4	Jack Lamabe	0.72
5	Hal Reniff	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Chris Short	4
3	Dave Boswell	3
3	George Brunet	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	34
2	Jim Bunning	32
3	Dave Boswell	28
4	Sandy Koufax	26
4	Denny McLain	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Billy Hoeft	3
2	Joe Hoerner	3
2	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.382
2	Rico Carty	.373
3	Hank Aaron	.363
4	Roberto Clemente	.352
5	Boog Powell	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
1	Willie McCovey	10
4	Dick Allen	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Dick Allen	27
3	Bill White	26
4	Harmon Killebrew	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Adolfo Phillips	13
2	Maury Wills	13
4	Don Buford	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.02
2	Bob Priddy	1.07
3	Hank Aguirre	1.13
4	Claude Raymond	1.30
5	Jack Aker	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	George Brunet	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	65
2	Sandy Koufax	62
3	Bob Veale	59
4	Jim Bunning	58
5	Don Drysdale	52

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.330
3	Curt Flood	.318
4	Frank Robinson	.313
5	Jim Ray Hart	.310

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	106
4	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Bert Campaneris	40
3	Jim Wynn	40
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.84
2	Juan Marichal	2.04
3	Sam McDowell	2.07
4	Jim Bunning	2.09
5	Steve Barber	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Jim Bunning	22
4	Jim Maloney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	372
2	Bob Gibson	298
3	Sam McDowell	297
4	Jim Bunning	285
5	Bob Veale	280

Saves

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