On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	70	36	.660	--
Tigers	57	48	.543	12.5
Indians	55	49	.529	14.0
Angels	56	50	.528	14.0
Twins	54	52	.509	16.0
White Sox	52	55	.486	18.5
Yankees	48	57	.457	21.5
Senators	49	62	.441	23.5
Athletics	46	59	.438	23.5
Red Sox	45	64	.413	26.5

Games

Indians 9, Orioles 6

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Tigers 3

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Twins 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 9, Angels 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	64	44	.593	--
Pirates	62	44	.585	1.0
Dodgers	60	44	.577	2.0
Phillies	58	49	.542	5.5
Cardinals	54	51	.514	8.5
Reds	53	53	.500	10.0
Astros	49	57	.462	14.0
Braves	49	57	.462	14.0
Mets	47	58	.448	15.5
Cubs	33	72	.314	29.5

Games

Braves 2, Cubs 0

Giants 11, Mets 1

Phillies 7, Astros 6

Pirates 3, Dodgers 1

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ollie Brown	4
1	Johnny Callison	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Ken Berry	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Haller	2
1	Boog Powell	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
4	Bob Aspromonte	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	4
1	Bill White	4
3	Max Alvis	3
3	Chuck Harrison	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Chico Salmon	1
1	Ted Uhlaender	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Boswell	2.00
2	Mel Stottlemyre	1.75
3	Ken Johnson	1.67
4	Bob Veale	1.38
5	Don Sutton	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	11
2	Dave Boswell	10
2	Ken Johnson	10
4	Jim Maloney	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Don Nottebart	1
1	Luis Tiant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.331
3	Willie Stargell	.325
4	Tony Oliva	.325
5	Orlando Cepeda	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Dick Allen	25
4	Joe Pepitone	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	85
2	Brooks Robinson	82
3	Boog Powell	81
4	Frank Robinson	77
5	Willie Stargell	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	42
2	Sonny Jackson	35
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	Adolfo Phillips	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.63
2	Juan Marichal	1.94
3	Joe Horlen	2.17
4	Bob Gibson	2.23
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	210
2	Dave Boswell	158
2	Jim Bunning	158
2	Bob Gibson	158
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	20
2	Ron Kline	17
3	Roy Face	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.421
2	Dick Green	.418
3	Lou Brock	.403
4	Johnny Callison	.396
5	Tony Oliva	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	8
2	Fred Whitfield	6
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Tony Conigliaro	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	15
1	Deron Johnson	15
3	Chuck Harrison	14
3	Willie Horton	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Adolfo Phillips	6
3	Lou Brock	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Tommy Harper	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.00
2	Jim Bunning	0.62
3	Ron Perranoski	0.73
4	Sandy Koufax	1.00
5	Al McBean	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	4
1	Phil Regan	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Al Jackson	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	38
2	Gaylord Perry	33
3	Sandy Koufax	32
4	Jim Maloney	29
5	Ken Holtzman	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Nottebart	5
2	Roy Face	3
2	Eddie Fisher	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.387
2	Tony Oliva	.376
3	Lee Maye	.368
4	Matty Alou	.366
5	Mike Shannon	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Joe Pepitone	10
3	Donn Clendenon	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	27
1	Frank Robinson	27
3	Donn Clendenon	25
4	Ron Santo	23
4	Willie Stargell	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Don Buford	11
2	Sonny Jackson	11
4	Adolfo Phillips	10
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.44
2	Dave Boswell	1.71
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Bruce Howard	1.76
5	Jim Nash	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	Don McMahon	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	56
2	Dave Boswell	55
3	Jim Maloney	54
3	Gaylord Perry	54
3	Don Sutton	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	7
2	Don Nottebart	6
3	Jack Hamilton	5
3	Joe Hoerner	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.336
2	Roberto Clemente	.323
3	Billy Williams	.321
4	Felipe Alou	.311
5	Willie Stargell	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	42
4	Billy Williams	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	127
2	Frank Robinson	121
3	Hank Aaron	119
3	Willie Mays	119
5	Boog Powell	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	63
2	Maury Wills	53
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Sonny Jackson	36
5	Don Buford	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.76
2	Steve Barber	2.13
3	Jim Maloney	2.26
4	Mike Cuellar	2.29
5	Juan Marichal	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	351
2	Jim Bunning	271
3	Bob Veale	264
4	Bob Gibson	252
5	Sam McDowell	245

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Ron Kline	24
3	Jack Aker	22
4	Eddie Fisher	19
4	2 others tied	19