On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	67	34	.663	--
Tigers	53	44	.546	12.0
Indians	53	46	.535	13.0
Angels	52	48	.520	14.5
Twins	50	50	.500	16.5
White Sox	47	52	.475	19.0
Yankees	46	52	.469	19.5
Athletics	43	55	.439	22.5
Senators	45	59	.433	23.5
Red Sox	43	59	.422	24.5

Games

Orioles 7, Indians 1

Athletics 14, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Angels 5

Yankees 6, Twins 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	40	.596	--
Giants	60	41	.594	0.0
Dodgers	58	40	.592	0.5
Cardinals	51	47	.520	7.5
Phillies	52	48	.520	7.5
Astros	48	51	.485	11.0
Reds	46	52	.469	12.5
Mets	45	54	.455	14.0
Braves	45	54	.455	14.0
Cubs	31	68	.313	28.0

Games

Cardinals 9, Braves 7

Mets 3, Astros 2

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Reds 11, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Brinkman	4
1	Tommy Helms	4
3	Frank Bolling	3
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Gene Alley	1
1	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Valentine	5
2	Tommie Agee	4
3	Leo Cardenas	3
3	Dick Green	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Ed Brinkman	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	2.29
2	Jim Bunning	1.50
3	Bobby Bolin	1.33
4	Larry Dierker	1.00
5	Dave McNally	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Dave McNally	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Jim Bunning	12
3	Bobby Bolin	8
3	Dave McNally	8
5	Jim Nash	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Wes Stock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Orlando Cepeda	.336
3	Tony Oliva	.330
4	Roberto Clemente	.327
5	Willie Stargell	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	30
1	Frank Robinson	30
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Joe Pepitone	24
4	Willie Stargell	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	81
2	Hank Aaron	77
3	Boog Powell	74
3	Frank Robinson	74
5	Willie Stargell	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	40
2	Sonny Jackson	31
2	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Bob Gibson	2.09
4	Mike Cuellar	2.24
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Juan Marichal	16
3	Gaylord Perry	15
4	Jim Kaat	14
5	Denny McLain	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	201
2	Jim Bunning	153
3	Bob Gibson	150
4	Bob Veale	145
5	Juan Marichal	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	18
2	Roy Face	15
2	Ron Kline	15
2	Stu Miller	15
5	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.481
2	Mike Shannon	.435
3	Tony Oliva	.417
4	Frank Robinson	.407
5	Don Demeter	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
2	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Chuck Hinton	6
2	Fred Whitfield	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	18
2	Joe Torre	15
3	Chuck Hinton	14
3	Mike Shannon	14
5	Ron Santo	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Don Buford	8
3	Sonny Jackson	7
3	Adolfo Phillips	7
5	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.00
2	Al McBean	0.73
3	Pete Mikkelsen	0.75
4	Jim Palmer	1.15
5	Frank Linzy	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Dave McNally	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Juan Marichal	29
3	Gaylord Perry	28
4	Gary Bell	27
4	Jim Maloney	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Pedro Ramos	3
4	Nelson Briles	2
4	13 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.400
2	Mike Shannon	.398
3	Matty Alou	.388
4	Mickey Mantle	.386
5	Donn Clendenon	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Joe Pepitone	12
2	Frank Robinson	12
4	Donn Clendenon	10
4	Joe Torre	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	30
2	Boog Powell	29
2	Willie Stargell	29
4	Joe Torre	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Don Buford	14
3	Adolfo Phillips	9
4	Bert Campaneris	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bruce Howard	1.17
2	Clay Carroll	1.44
3	Bill Short	1.55
4	Gary Peters	1.82
5	Sandy Koufax	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	6
2	George Brunet	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Don McMahon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Gaylord Perry	52
3	Juan Marichal	48
4	Gary Bell	47
5	Don Sutton	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	7
2	Phil Regan	6
2	Minnie Rojas	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.343
2	Billy Williams	.322
3	Roberto Clemente	.321
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Frank Robinson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Frank Robinson	45
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Billy Williams	38
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	129
2	Frank Robinson	120
3	Willie Mays	116
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Billy Williams	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	61
2	Maury Wills	56
3	Bert Campaneris	40
4	Don Buford	33
4	Tommy Harper	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.82
2	Steve Barber	2.07
3	Juan Marichal	2.30
4	Jim Bunning	2.35
5	Jim Maloney	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Tony Cloninger	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	361
2	Jim Bunning	280
3	Bob Veale	267
4	Sam McDowell	259
5	Bob Gibson	253

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	26
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Jack Aker	21
4	Billy McCool	20
4	Dick Radatz	20