On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	69	35	.663	--
Tigers	55	47	.539	13.0
Indians	54	48	.529	14.0
Angels	54	49	.524	14.5
Twins	51	52	.495	17.5
White Sox	51	53	.490	18.0
Yankees	47	55	.461	21.0
Athletics	45	57	.441	23.0
Senators	47	61	.435	24.0
Red Sox	45	61	.425	25.0

Games

Indians 3, Angels 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 7, Athletics 1

Orioles 4, Twins 0

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	59	42	.584	--
Pirates	60	43	.583	0.0
Giants	61	44	.581	0.0
Cardinals	54	48	.529	5.5
Phillies	55	49	.529	5.5
Reds	50	53	.485	10.0
Astros	49	54	.476	11.0
Braves	48	56	.462	12.5
Mets	47	55	.461	12.5
Cubs	32	71	.311	28.0

Games

Giants 4, Braves 3

Reds 10, Astros 6

Mets 2, Cubs 1

Phillies 8, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Astros 7, Reds 0

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill White	7
2	John Briggs	5
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Tony Gonzalez	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Tony Conigliaro	1
1	Chuck Harrison	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rusty Staub	5
1	Bill White	5
3	Chuck Harrison	4
3	Tommy Helms	4
3	Willie Horton	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	2
1	Cleon Jones	2
1	Jim Wynn	2
4	Felipe Alou	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Nash	2.25
2	Dave Giusti	2.00
3	Joe Horlen	1.00
4	Eddie Watt	0.83
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Ted Davidson	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Nash	9
2	Bobby Bolin	6
2	Turk Farrell	6
2	Dave Giusti	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Don Nottebart	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Luis Tiant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.339
2	Matty Alou	.338
3	Rico Carty	.329
4	Tony Oliva	.328
5	Roberto Clemente	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Dick Allen	24
4	3 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	82
2	Hank Aaron	80
3	Boog Powell	75
3	Frank Robinson	75
5	Willie Stargell	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	41
2	Sonny Jackson	34
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	Adolfo Phillips	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Bob Gibson	2.16
4	Joe Horlen	2.17
5	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	201
2	Jim Bunning	158
3	Bob Gibson	155
4	Dave Boswell	148
4	Jim Maloney	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	19
2	Roy Face	16
3	Ron Kline	15
3	Stu Miller	15
3	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.455
2	Dick Green	.420
3	John Briggs	.410
4	Orlando Cepeda	.403
5	3 tied	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
2	Rocky Colavito	7
3	Chuck Hinton	6
3	Leon Wagner	6
3	Fred Whitfield	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Willie Horton	16
3	Chuck Hinton	15
4	Deron Johnson	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	10
2	Adolfo Phillips	7
3	Don Buford	6
4	Lou Brock	5
4	Tommy Harper	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.00
2	Ted Abernathy	0.47
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.71
4	Jim Palmer	0.78
5	2 tied	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Al Jackson	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	33
1	Gaylord Perry	33
3	Gary Bell	29
4	Dave Boswell	28
5	Jim Nash	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	Jack Hamilton	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Shannon	.395
2	Felipe Alou	.390
3	Orlando Cepeda	.388
4	Rico Carty	.379
5	Al Kaline	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Donn Clendenon	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Joe Pepitone	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	29
1	Willie Stargell	29
3	Donn Clendenon	26
3	Jose Pagan	26
3	Boog Powell	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Don Buford	14
3	Sonny Jackson	10
3	Adolfo Phillips	10
5	Tommy Harper	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Palmer	0.92
2	Gary Peters	1.44
3	Bruce Howard	1.67
4	Eddie Fisher	1.73
5	Frank Linzy	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	6
2	Dave Boswell	5
2	George Brunet	5
2	Al Jackson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Jim Maloney	53
3	Dave Boswell	50
4	Don Sutton	48
5	Gaylord Perry	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	7
2	Minnie Rojas	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.322
3	Billy Williams	.318
4	Felipe Alou	.313
5	Frank Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	52
2	Frank Robinson	46
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Billy Williams	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	128
2	Frank Robinson	121
3	Willie Mays	118
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	62
2	Maury Wills	54
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Sonny Jackson	35
5	3 tied	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.78
2	Steve Barber	2.10
3	Juan Marichal	2.30
4	Gary Peters	2.32
5	Jim Bunning	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Bob Gibson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	353
2	Jim Bunning	279
3	Bob Gibson	258
4	Sam McDowell	255
5	Bob Veale	253

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Ron Kline	22
3	Jack Aker	21
4	Billy McCool	20
5	2 tied	19