On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	41	21	.661	--
Indians	37	21	.638	2.0
Tigers	37	23	.617	3.0
Angels	34	29	.540	7.5
White Sox	29	31	.483	11.0
Twins	29	31	.483	11.0
Yankees	26	32	.448	13.0
Senators	26	38	.406	16.0
Athletics	23	37	.383	17.0
Red Sox	21	40	.344	19.5

Games

Orioles 16, Red Sox 6

Angels 7, Athletics 3

Twins 9, White Sox 8

Indians 7, Senators 2

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	40	24	.625	--
Pirates	36	25	.590	2.5
Dodgers	36	26	.581	3.0
Phillies	35	28	.556	4.5
Astros	34	28	.548	5.0
Cardinals	29	31	.483	9.0
Reds	27	34	.443	11.5
Braves	29	37	.439	12.0
Mets	24	34	.414	13.0
Cubs	18	41	.305	19.5

Games

Pirates 9, Braves 6

Astros 13, Cubs 5

Dodgers 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Reds 5, Mets 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Boog Powell	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	John Bateman	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	Jimmie Hall	2
1	Ron Santo	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Hall	5
2	Frank Robinson	4
2	Ron Santo	4
4	John Bateman	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Phil Ortega	0.86
3	Dave Boswell	0.85
4	Dean Chance	0.75
5	Jim Maloney	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	11
2	Sandy Koufax	10
3	Jim Maloney	9
4	Phil Ortega	6
5	Al Jackson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Don Nottebart	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.349
2	Willie Stargell	.330
3	Roberto Clemente	.328
4	Joe Morgan	.323
5	Matty Alou	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	22
2	Frank Robinson	18
3	Felipe Alou	17
3	George Scott	17
5	Jim Ray Hart	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	58
2	Brooks Robinson	56
3	Willie Mays	42
3	George Scott	42
5	3 tied	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Lou Brock	23
3	Sonny Jackson	19
4	Tommie Agee	18
5	Adolfo Phillips	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cuellar	1.34
2	Sandy Koufax	1.57
3	Juan Marichal	1.60
4	Tommy John	1.87
5	Jim Bunning	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	12
1	Juan Marichal	12
3	Denny McLain	10
4	Bob Gibson	9
4	Dave Giusti	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	128
2	Sandy Koufax	127
3	Bob Veale	103
4	Pete Richert	102
5	Jim Bunning	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Sherry	11
2	Jack Aker	10
2	Roy Face	10
2	Ron Kline	10
2	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rico Carty	.481
2	Willie Stargell	.458
3	Boog Powell	.444
4	Frank Robinson	.417
5	Rich Rollins	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Dick Allen	6
3	Leo Cardenas	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	20
1	Dick Allen	20
3	Mack Jones	17
3	Frank Robinson	17
5	Felipe Alou	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Dierker	0.53
2	Gaylord Perry	0.56
2	Minnie Rojas	0.56
4	Gene Brabender	0.71
5	2 tied	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	4
1	Chris Short	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	George Brunet	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	39
2	Sandy Koufax	36
3	Bob Gibson	27
4	Jim Maloney	26
4	Denny McLain	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
1	Roy Face	4
3	Billy Hoeft	3
3	Bob Locker	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.396
2	Rico Carty	.381
3	Willie Stargell	.373
4	Russ Snyder	.365
5	Roberto Clemente	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Dick Allen	10
2	Frank Robinson	10
2	Ron Santo	10
5	6 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	33
2	Dick Allen	29
3	Brooks Robinson	27
4	Frank Robinson	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Maury Wills	13
3	Adolfo Phillips	12
4	Don Buford	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Priddy	1.07
2	Sandy Koufax	1.14
3	Joe Horlen	1.24
4	Jack Aker	1.30
5	Arnold Umbach	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Bob Gibson	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	George Brunet	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Bob Gibson	60
3	Dave Boswell	54
4	Jim Bunning	53
5	Bob Veale	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	7
1	Larry Sherry	7
3	Roy Face	6
3	Ron Kline	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.330
3	Curt Flood	.319
4	Frank Robinson	.317
5	Jim Ray Hart	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	44
3	Frank Robinson	41
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	Norm Cash	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	120
2	Brooks Robinson	119
3	Frank Robinson	114
4	Willie Mays	107
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	60
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	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Jim Maloney	23
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	374
2	Sam McDowell	297
3	Bob Gibson	289
4	Bob Veale	280
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

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