On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	71	40	.640	--
Tigers	61	50	.550	10.0
Indians	60	52	.536	11.5
Angels	58	53	.523	13.0
White Sox	56	55	.505	15.0
Twins	57	56	.504	15.0
Yankees	51	61	.455	20.5
Athletics	50	62	.446	21.5
Senators	51	66	.436	23.0
Red Sox	48	68	.414	25.5

Games

Indians 5, Red Sox 0

Angels 2, Twins 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Tigers 8, Senators 3

Yankees 4, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	46	.586	--
Giants	66	49	.574	1.0
Dodgers	63	47	.573	1.5
Phillies	60	52	.536	5.5
Cardinals	58	53	.523	7.0
Reds	58	55	.513	8.0
Braves	53	59	.473	12.5
Astros	50	61	.450	15.0
Mets	49	62	.441	16.0
Cubs	36	74	.327	28.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Astros 8, Cubs 5

Reds 3, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Mets 1

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Fuentes	3
1	Randy Hundley	3
1	Adolfo Phillips	3
1	Bobby Richardson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Bateman	2
1	Randy Hundley	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Max Alvis	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Bateman	3
1	Randy Hundley	3
1	Don Wert	3
1	Fred Whitfield	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Shannon	2
2	Glenn Beckert	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	Adolfo Phillips	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Lemaster	2.00
2	Sandy Koufax	1.80
3	Marcelino Lopez	1.60
4	Steve Hargan	1.50
5	Jim Merritt	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Lemaster	10
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Marcelino Lopez	8
4	Jim Merritt	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.339
2	Felipe Alou	.329
3	Roberto Clemente	.328
4	Rico Carty	.324
5	Willie Stargell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	27
4	Willie Mays	26
4	2 others tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	85
2	Boog Powell	83
2	Brooks Robinson	83
4	Frank Robinson	78
5	Roberto Clemente	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	46
2	Sonny Jackson	35
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Bert Campaneris	29
4	Adolfo Phillips	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Juan Marichal	2.00
3	Bob Gibson	2.18
4	Gary Peters	2.22
5	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
2	Gaylord Perry	17
4	Jim Kaat	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	229
2	Jim Bunning	173
3	Dave Boswell	165
4	Bob Gibson	162
5	2 tied	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	23
2	Ron Kline	18
3	Roy Face	16
3	Larry Sherry	16
5	Stu Miller	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.429
2	Deron Johnson	.421
3	Lou Brock	.413
4	John Briggs	.411
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Randy Hundley	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
1	John Romano	5
1	Ron Santo	5
1	Fred Whitfield	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	23
2	Willie Horton	22
3	Jim Ray Hart	19
4	Frank Howard	14
4	Pete Rose	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.00
1	Gary Peters	0.00
3	Pete Mikkelsen	0.63
4	Paul Lindblad	0.69
5	Mudcat Grant	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Steve Hargan	3
2	Jim Nash	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Dave Boswell	37
3	Jim Bunning	32
4	Jim Nash	26
4	Earl Wilson	26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.427
2	John Briggs	.391
3	Mike Shannon	.375
4	Lou Brock	.371
5	2 tied	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Fred Whitfield	10
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Joe Foy	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Chuck Hinton	27
3	Deron Johnson	26
4	Donn Clendenon	25
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Don Buford	12
3	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Sonny Jackson	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.03
2	Tommy John	1.41
3	Dave Boswell	1.60
4	Juan Marichal	1.78
5	Bruce Howard	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	7
2	Jim Nash	5
2	Gaylord Perry	5
2	Phil Regan	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Dave Boswell	56
3	Jim Bunning	49
3	Jim Maloney	49
5	Gaylord Perry	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
3	Ron Kline	5
4	Nelson Briles	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.330
2	Felipe Alou	.320
3	Roberto Clemente	.319
4	Matty Alou	.313
5	Willie Stargell	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Jim Ray Hart	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	122
2	Brooks Robinson	120
3	Hank Aaron	115
3	Boog Powell	115
5	Willie Mays	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	64
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	42
4	Sonny Jackson	36
5	Don Buford	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Steve Barber	2.03
3	Gary Peters	2.23
4	Mike Cuellar	2.37
5	Juan Marichal	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	358
2	Jim Bunning	274
3	Bob Veale	248
4	Bob Gibson	246
5	Jim Maloney	241

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	25
2	Ron Kline	24
3	Stu Miller	23
4	Billy McCool	21
5	3 tied	18