On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	70	38	.648	--
Tigers	58	48	.547	11.0
Indians	57	50	.533	12.5
Angels	57	51	.528	13.0
Twins	55	53	.509	15.0
White Sox	53	55	.491	17.0
Yankees	49	59	.454	21.0
Athletics	48	59	.449	21.5
Senators	50	63	.442	22.5
Red Sox	45	66	.405	26.5

Games

Senators 4, Orioles 2

White Sox 3, Angels 1

Tigers 2, Red Sox 0

Athletics 4, Twins 2

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 3, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	45	.583	--
Giants	64	46	.582	0.0
Dodgers	61	45	.575	1.0
Phillies	59	50	.541	4.5
Cardinals	55	52	.514	7.5
Reds	55	53	.509	8.0
Braves	50	58	.463	13.0
Astros	49	59	.454	14.0
Mets	48	59	.449	14.5
Cubs	35	72	.327	27.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Dodgers 12, Astros 1

Cardinals 7, Mets 1

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Braves 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clete Boyer	5
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Jim Barbieri	3
2	John Briggs	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Santo	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Gordy Coleman	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	4
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	Tito Fuentes	3
2	Tim McCarver	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Tim McCarver	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Earl Wilson	1.50
3	Milt Pappas	1.00
4	Bob Buhl	0.70
5	Gary Peters	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gil Blanco	1
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Arnold Earley	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Earl Wilson	9
3	Bob Humphreys	8
4	Bob Buhl	7
4	Milt Pappas	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Roberto Clemente	.326
3	Rico Carty	.323
4	Willie Stargell	.323
5	Tony Oliva	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	27
4	Dick Allen	25
4	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	43
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	2.00
3	Joe Horlen	2.17
4	Gary Peters	2.22
5	Bob Gibson	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Gaylord Perry	16
4	Jim Kaat	15
5	Denny McLain	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	220
2	Jim Bunning	168
3	Dave Boswell	158
3	Bob Gibson	158
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	22
2	Ron Kline	18
3	Roy Face	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Briggs	.411
2	Fred Valentine	.400
2	Bill White	.400
4	Willie Mays	.396
5	Tommy Helms	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Ron Santo	5
2	Leon Wagner	5
2	Fred Whitfield	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	16
2	Jim Ray Hart	15
3	Ken McMullen	14
4	Bill White	13
5	6 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Tommy Harper	5
3	Lou Brock	4
4	Bert Campaneris	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Luis Tiant	0.71
2	Jim Bunning	0.95
3	Gary Peters	1.04
4	Sandy Koufax	1.09
5	Ted Abernathy	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	42
2	Jim Bunning	33
2	Gaylord Perry	33
4	Dave Boswell	30
5	Jim Maloney	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Nottebart	5
2	Jack Aker	4
2	Ron Kline	4
2	Luis Tiant	4
5	2 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.375
1	Matty Alou	.375
3	Tommy Helms	.356
4	Tony Oliva	.355
5	Bert Campaneris	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Joe Pepitone	10
3	Ron Santo	9
4	Rocky Colavito	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	27
1	Frank Robinson	27
3	Donn Clendenon	24
3	Ron Santo	24
5	Roberto Clemente	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Don Buford	11
2	Sonny Jackson	11
4	Bert Campaneris	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.42
2	Gary Peters	1.44
3	Dave Boswell	1.71
4	Bruce Howard	1.76
5	Sandy Koufax	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Don McMahon	5
2	Phil Regan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	58
2	Dave Boswell	55
3	Jim Maloney	50
4	Gary Bell	47
5	Jim Bunning	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	7
2	Don Nottebart	6
3	Jack Aker	5
4	Eddie Fisher	4
4	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.336
2	Matty Alou	.319
3	Roberto Clemente	.319
4	Billy Williams	.317
5	Felipe Alou	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Jim Ray Hart	37
4	Billy Williams	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	124
2	Frank Robinson	121
3	Willie Mays	120
4	Hank Aaron	117
5	Boog Powell	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	63
2	Maury Wills	51
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	Gary Peters	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	24
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	361
2	Jim Bunning	281
3	Bob Gibson	252
3	Bob Veale	252
5	Sam McDowell	245

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Jack Aker	24
3	Stu Miller	23
4	Billy McCool	20
5	2 tied	18