On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 27 .675 --
Tigers 47 33 .588 7.5
Indians 45 34 .570 9.0
Angels 44 37 .543 11.0
White Sox 38 42 .475 16.5
Twins 38 44 .463 17.5
Athletics 36 45 .444 19.0
Yankees 35 44 .443 19.0
Senators 35 48 .422 21.0
Red Sox 32 52 .381 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 32 .619 --
Pirates 48 33 .593 2.5
Dodgers 46 34 .575 4.0
Phillies 44 38 .537 7.0
Astros 43 39 .524 8.0
Cardinals 38 41 .481 11.5
Braves 39 46 .459 13.5
Reds 36 44 .450 14.0
Mets 35 44 .443 14.5
Cubs 25 55 .313 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommie Agee 3
1 Don Buford 3
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 Jerry Grote 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Lee Elia 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Tresh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Wickersham 0.89
2 Bob Veale 0.80
3 Don Drysdale 0.67
4 Ray Sadecki 0.50
5 Al Downing 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 8
1 Dave Wickersham 8
3 Don Drysdale 6
3 Ray Sadecki 6
5 Al Downing 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bob Hendley 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .335
2 Roberto Clemente .324
3 Willie Stargell .322
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Joe Morgan .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 25
2 Joe Torre 21
3 Dick Allen 20
3 Jim Ray Hart 20
3 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 67
2 Hank Aaron 66
2 Boog Powell 66
4 Willie Mays 57
5 2 tied 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 30
2 Lou Brock 29
3 Tommie Agee 26
4 Sonny Jackson 24
5 Adolfo Phillips 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.51
2 Mike Cuellar 1.81
3 Al Jackson 1.82
4 Steve Barber 1.92
5 Bob Gibson 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 15
2 Juan Marichal 13
3 Denny McLain 12
3 Gaylord Perry 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 162
2 Bob Gibson 145
3 Bob Veale 134
4 Jim Bunning 124
5 Pete Richert 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 17
2 Larry Sherry 14
3 Roy Face 13
3 Stu Miller 13
5 Ron Kline 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Roseboro .457
2 Manny Mota .455
3 Russ Snyder .439
4 Donn Clendenon .400
5 Ed Charles .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Al Kaline 8
3 Donn Clendenon 6
3 Rocky Colavito 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 27
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Jose Pagan 16
4 Rocky Colavito 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Don Buford 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
1 Fritz Peterson 0.00
1 Larry Jaster 0.00
4 Gary Peters 0.51
5 Dan Osinski 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 George Brunet 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 34
2 Sam McDowell 31
3 Mike Cuellar 29
3 Sandy Koufax 29
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
2 Jack Hamilton 5
3 Phil Regan 4
3 Minnie Rojas 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .391
2 John Roseboro .375
3 Clay Dalrymple .371
4 Billy Williams .368
5 Russ Snyder .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
1 Al Kaline 12
1 Joe Pepitone 12
4 Rocky Colavito 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 40
2 Dick Allen 32
3 Rocky Colavito 29
3 Al Kaline 29
5 Roberto Clemente 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Don Buford 10
3 Tommie Agee 9
3 Bert Campaneris 9
5 Sonny Jackson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Washburn 0.89
2 Minnie Rojas 0.92
3 Billy McCool 1.08
4 Gaylord Perry 1.10
5 Joe Horlen 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 George Brunet 5
3 Tony Cloninger 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 62
2 Dave Boswell 55
3 Jim Bunning 45
3 Denny McLain 45
3 Dave Wickersham 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 10
2 Jack Hamilton 8
3 Roy Face 7
4 Minnie Rojas 6
4 Larry Sherry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .344
2 Roberto Clemente .324
3 Billy Williams .315
4 Jim Ray Hart .314
5 Ron Santo .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Norm Cash 37
3 Billy Williams 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 122
1 Brooks Robinson 122
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Boog Powell 110
4 Frank Robinson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 73
2 Lou Brock 57
3 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Jim Wynn 36
5 Tommy Harper 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.84
2 Steve Barber 2.10
3 Sam McDowell 2.16
4 Jim Bunning 2.21
5 Juan Marichal 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Tony Cloninger 23
3 Jim Kaat 22
3 Juan Marichal 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 365
2 Sam McDowell 288
3 Bob Veale 277
4 Jim Bunning 276
4 Bob Gibson 276

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 26
2 Billy McCool 24
3 Ron Kline 23
4 Ted Abernathy 22
5 2 tied 21