On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	40	21	.656	--
Indians	36	21	.632	2.0
Tigers	36	23	.610	3.0
Angels	33	29	.532	7.5
White Sox	29	30	.492	10.0
Twins	28	31	.475	11.0
Yankees	26	31	.456	12.0
Senators	26	37	.413	15.0
Athletics	23	36	.390	16.0
Red Sox	21	39	.350	18.5

Games

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Angels 4, Athletics 2

White Sox 3, Twins 1

Senators 5, Indians 4

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	40	23	.635	--
Pirates	35	25	.583	3.5
Dodgers	35	26	.574	4.0
Phillies	35	27	.565	4.5
Astros	33	28	.541	6.0
Cardinals	28	31	.475	10.0
Braves	29	36	.446	12.0
Reds	26	34	.433	12.5
Mets	24	33	.421	13.0
Cubs	18	40	.310	19.5

Games

Mets 2, Reds 1

Giants 4, Dodgers 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Pirates 4, Braves 2

Mets 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Rose	5
2	Matty Alou	4
3	Gordy Coleman	3
3	Vic Davalillo	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Bressoud	5
2	Gordy Coleman	4
3	Willie McCovey	3
3	Brooks Robinson	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	2
2	Tito Fuentes	1
2	Dick Green	1
2	Ken Harrelson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Lonborg	1.25
2	Gaylord Perry	1.14
2	Don Sutton	1.14
4	Jim Perry	1.12
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Casey Cox	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Lonborg	10
2	Jim Perry	9
3	Steve Barber	8
3	Gary Bell	8
3	2 others tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.344
2	Willie Stargell	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.325
4	Joe Morgan	.324
5	Tony Oliva	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	21
2	Frank Robinson	17
2	George Scott	17
4	Jim Ray Hart	16
5	2 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	56
2	Brooks Robinson	53
3	Willie Mays	42
3	George Scott	42
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	Tommy John	1.87
5	Jim Bunning	1.90

Wins

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rico Carty	.481
2	Willie Stargell	.480
3	Johnny Callison	.400
3	Frank Robinson	.400
3	Rich Rollins	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Dick Allen	6
2	Leo Cardenas	6
2	Willie Stargell	6
5	8 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	20
2	Dick Allen	19
3	Mack Jones	17
4	Willie Stargell	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Adolfo Phillips	6
3	Don Buford	5
3	Maury Wills	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gaylord Perry	0.56
1	Minnie Rojas	0.56
3	Jack Lamabe	0.72
4	Stu Miller	0.73
4	Hal Reniff	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chris Short	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Dave Boswell	3
2	George Brunet	3
2	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	.383
2	Rico Carty	.373
3	Hank Aaron	.357
4	Boog Powell	.356
5	Roberto Clemente	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Dick Allen	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
2	Dick Allen	27
3	Harmon Killebrew	25
3	Willie Stargell	25
5	4 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Adolfo Phillips	13
2	Maury Wills	13
4	Don Buford	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.02
2	Bob Priddy	1.07
3	Hank Aguirre	1.13
4	Joe Horlen	1.24
5	Jack Aker	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	George Brunet	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	65
2	Sandy Koufax	62
3	Jim Bunning	58
4	Bob Veale	52
5	Pete Richert	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Larry Sherry	6
4	Roy Face	5
4	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.345
2	Roberto Clemente	.328
3	Curt Flood	.317
4	Frank Robinson	.316
5	Jim Ray Hart	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Frank Robinson	40
4	Norm Cash	39
4	Willie McCovey	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Brooks Robinson	116
3	Frank Robinson	110
4	Willie Mays	107
5	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Jim Wynn	40
4	Bert Campaneris	39
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.86
2	Juan Marichal	2.04
3	Sam McDowell	2.07
4	Jim Bunning	2.09
5	Steve Barber	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Juan Marichal	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Jim Maloney	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	364
2	Bob Gibson	298
3	Sam McDowell	297
4	Bob Veale	280
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

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