On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	71	38	.651	--
Tigers	58	49	.542	12.0
Indians	57	51	.528	13.5
Angels	57	52	.523	14.0
Twins	56	53	.514	15.0
White Sox	54	55	.495	17.0
Yankees	50	59	.459	21.0
Athletics	48	60	.444	22.5
Senators	50	64	.439	23.5
Red Sox	46	66	.411	26.5

Games

Orioles 4, Senators 0

White Sox 7, Angels 1

Red Sox 8, Tigers 2

Twins 5, Athletics 0

Yankees 5, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	45	.587	--
Dodgers	62	45	.579	1.0
Giants	64	47	.577	1.0
Phillies	60	50	.545	4.5
Cardinals	56	52	.519	7.5
Reds	55	54	.505	9.0
Braves	50	59	.459	14.0
Astros	49	60	.450	15.0
Mets	48	60	.444	15.5
Cubs	36	72	.333	27.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Dodgers 4, Astros 3

Cardinals 10, Mets 8

Pirates 9, Reds 3

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donn Clendenon	4
1	Jose Tartabull	4
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	Ron Davis	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Romano	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Ken Berry	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Hinton	4
1	John Romano	4
1	Mike Shannon	4
4	Ken Boyer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Brinkman	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Ron Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy John	1.50
2	Dave McNally	1.00
3	Mike Cuellar	0.91
4	Mudcat Grant	0.75
5	Jim Bouton	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Dennis	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	10
2	Dave McNally	7
3	Tommy John	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Phil Regan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Rico Carty	.326
3	Felipe Alou	.324
4	Roberto Clemente	.323
5	Tony Oliva	.323

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	78
5	Willie Stargell	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	44
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	Bill White	.426
2	John Briggs	.424
3	Fred Valentine	.415
4	Lou Brock	.403
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Ron Santo	5
2	Fred Whitfield	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Tommy Harper	5
4	Bert Campaneris	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.00
2	Ron Perranoski	0.75
3	Jim Bunning	0.95
4	Mudcat Grant	1.00
5	Sandy Koufax	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	42
2	Jim Bunning	33
3	Dave Boswell	30
4	Jim Maloney	29
5	2 tied	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.393
2	Matty Alou	.379
3	Bert Campaneris	.355
4	Lou Brock	.354
5	Rusty Staub	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Joe Foy	8
2	Joe Pepitone	8
2	Ron Santo	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	25
2	Donn Clendenon	24
2	Chuck Hinton	24
4	Ron Santo	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Don Buford	11
2	Sonny Jackson	11
4	Tommy Harper	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.42
2	Gary Peters	1.47
3	Dave Boswell	1.58
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	Phil Regan	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	58
2	Jim Maloney	50
3	Dave Boswell	49
4	Gary Bell	47
5	Gaylord Perry	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Darold Knowles	5
3	Phil Regan	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.336
2	Matty Alou	.319
3	Billy Williams	.318
4	Felipe Alou	.316
5	Roberto Clemente	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Billy Williams	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	124
2	Frank Robinson	122
3	Hank Aaron	117
4	Willie Mays	116
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	1.72
2	Steve Barber	2.13
3	Jim Maloney	2.26
4	Gary Peters	2.30
5	Jim Bunning	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Denny McLain	21
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	349
2	Jim Bunning	281
3	Bob Veale	252
4	Jim Maloney	244
5	Bob Gibson	242

Saves

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