Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 11, 1966

On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	73	40	.646	--
Tigers	61	51	.545	11.5
Indians	60	54	.526	13.5
White Sox	58	55	.513	15.0
Angels	58	55	.513	15.0
Twins	59	56	.513	15.0
Yankees	51	63	.447	22.5
Senators	52	66	.441	23.5
Athletics	50	64	.439	23.5
Red Sox	50	68	.424	25.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Indians 3

Twins 4, Angels 3

White Sox 10, Athletics 9

Orioles 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	67	46	.593	--
Giants	66	49	.574	2.0
Dodgers	63	48	.568	3.0
Phillies	61	53	.535	6.5
Cardinals	59	54	.522	8.0
Reds	58	55	.513	9.0
Braves	54	59	.478	13.0
Astros	51	62	.451	16.0
Mets	49	64	.434	18.0
Cubs	37	75	.330	29.5

Games

Cubs 9, Astros 8

Astros 9, Cubs 8

Pirates 7, Mets 5

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Maye	6
2	Randy Hundley	5
3	Bob Aspromonte	4
3	Glenn Beckert	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Aspromonte	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Aspromonte	8
2	Tony Conigliaro	5
3	Ron Santo	4
4	Max Alvis	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Kessinger	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Lonborg	1.00
2	Jim Kaat	0.91
3	Al Jackson	0.88
4	Bob Bruce	0.71
5	Robin Roberts	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Brabender	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	10
1	Jim Lonborg	10
3	Al Jackson	7
4	Bob Bruce	5
4	George Brunet	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.333
3	Felipe Alou	.331
4	Rico Carty	.327
5	Willie Stargell	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	27
4	Dick Allen	26
4	5 others tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	87
2	Hank Aaron	86
3	Brooks Robinson	84
4	Roberto Clemente	80
4	Frank Robinson	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	48
2	Sonny Jackson	36
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	30
4	2 others tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Juan Marichal	2.00
3	Bob Gibson	2.18
4	Gary Peters	2.21
5	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
2	Gaylord Perry	17
4	Jim Kaat	16
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	Rico Carty	.436
2	Lou Brock	.435
3	Felipe Alou	.414
3	Manny Mota	.414
5	2 tied	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Romano	6
2	Bob Aspromonte	5
2	Randy Hundley	5
2	George Scott	5
5	13 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	19
2	Deron Johnson	17
3	Bob Aspromonte	15
4	Jim Ray Hart	14
5	8 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Sonny Jackson	5
4	Tommy Harper	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.00
1	Jack Aker	0.00
3	Mudcat Grant	0.67
4	Gary Peters	0.67
5	Paul Lindblad	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Sammy Ellis	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	28
1	Sandy Koufax	28
3	Jim Maloney	22
4	Chris Short	21
5	4 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Don Nottebart	4
3	Ron Kline	3
3	Luis Tiant	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.445
2	John Briggs	.385
3	Lou Brock	.381
4	Mike Shannon	.374
5	Donn Clendenon	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Fred Whitfield	10
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	Ron Santo	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Deron Johnson	26
2	Ron Santo	26
4	Chuck Hinton	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Sonny Jackson	12
3	Don Buford	10
3	Bert Campaneris	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.24
2	Tommy John	1.41
3	Dave Boswell	1.50
4	Juan Marichal	1.78
5	Bruce Howard	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Gaylord Perry	5
2	Phil Regan	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Dave Boswell	51
3	Jim Maloney	49
4	Gaylord Perry	47
5	Jim Bunning	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
3	Nelson Briles	4
3	Joe Hoerner	4
3	4 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.330
2	Felipe Alou	.321
3	Roberto Clemente	.321
4	Matty Alou	.315
5	Willie Stargell	.313

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	Boog Powell	119
3	Hank Aaron	116
4	Brooks Robinson	115
5	Willie Mays	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	65
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	42
4	Sonny Jackson	37
5	Don Buford	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.70
2	Steve Barber	2.03
3	Gary Peters	2.22
4	Mike Cuellar	2.32
5	Juan Marichal	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Jim Kaat	23
3	Juan Marichal	21
3	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	344
2	Jim Bunning	265
3	Bob Veale	248
4	Sam McDowell	244
5	Bob Gibson	242

Saves

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