On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	74	41	.643	--
Tigers	61	52	.540	12.0
Indians	61	54	.530	13.0
White Sox	59	55	.518	14.5
Twins	60	56	.517	14.5
Angels	58	56	.509	15.5
Yankees	51	64	.443	23.0
Senators	53	67	.442	23.5
Athletics	50	65	.435	24.0
Red Sox	51	68	.429	25.0

Games

Red Sox 13, Tigers 9

White Sox 1, Angels 0

Twins 6, Athletics 2

Orioles 2, Senators 1

Senators 4, Orioles 1

Indians 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	46	.596	--
Giants	67	49	.578	2.0
Dodgers	63	49	.563	4.0
Phillies	61	53	.535	7.0
Cardinals	59	55	.518	9.0
Reds	58	56	.509	10.0
Braves	54	59	.478	13.5
Astros	51	63	.447	17.0
Mets	50	64	.439	18.0
Cubs	38	75	.336	29.5

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 1, Astros 0

Mets 6, Cardinals 2

Pirates 14, Reds 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Wert	4
1	Carl Yastrzemski	4
3	Matty Alou	3
3	Bob Bailey	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Art Shamsky	3
2	Bob Bailey	2
3	Roberto Clemente	1
3	Jesse Gonder	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bailey	5
1	Art Shamsky	5
3	George Scott	3
4	Don Demeter	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Tovar	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Ed Brinkman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy John	1.75
2	Gaylord Perry	1.67
3	Ken Holtzman	1.50
4	Don Sutton	1.12
5	4 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Holtzman	9
1	Don Sutton	9
3	Al Downing	7
3	Moe Drabowsky	7
3	3 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Luis Tiant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Roberto Clemente	.331
3	Felipe Alou	.331
4	Rico Carty	.327
5	Willie Stargell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	34
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Willie Mays	27
3	Willie Stargell	27
3	Joe Torre	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	87
2	Hank Aaron	86
3	Brooks Robinson	84
4	Frank Robinson	82
5	Roberto Clemente	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	49
2	Sonny Jackson	36
3	Tommie Agee	31
3	Maury Wills	31
5	2 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	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
1	Gaylord Perry	18
3	Juan Marichal	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	Bob Veale	161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Brock	.443
2	Rico Carty	.434
3	Manny Mota	.419
4	Felipe Alou	.415
5	Bill White	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Romano	6
2	Bob Aspromonte	5
2	Randy Hundley	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	George Scott	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	19
2	Deron Johnson	17
3	Bob Aspromonte	15
4	Roberto Clemente	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Sonny Jackson	5
4	Ted Uhlaender	4
5	4 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	Pete Mikkelsen	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Sammy Ellis	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	28
1	Sandy Koufax	28
3	Ken Holtzman	27
4	Gaylord Perry	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.445
2	Lou Brock	.391
3	John Briggs	.385
4	Mike Shannon	.362
5	Rusty Staub	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Fred Whitfield	10
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Deron Johnson	28
3	Ron Santo	27
4	Chuck Hinton	26
4	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	18
2	Sonny Jackson	12
3	Don Buford	10
3	Bert Campaneris	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Mikkelsen	0.72
2	Tommy John	1.10
3	Gary Peters	1.24
4	Dave Boswell	1.50
5	Juan Marichal	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
1	Gaylord Perry	6
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	Phil Regan	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Gaylord Perry	52
3	Dave Boswell	51
4	Jim Maloney	49
5	3 tied	45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.333
2	Roberto Clemente	.320
3	Felipe Alou	.320
4	Matty Alou	.318
5	Willie Stargell	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Frank Robinson	46
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Jim Ray Hart	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	122
2	Boog Powell	119
3	Willie Mays	115
3	Brooks Robinson	115
5	Jim Ray Hart	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	66
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	41
4	Sonny Jackson	37
5	Don Buford	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.70
2	Steve Barber	1.92
3	Gary Peters	2.22
4	Mike Cuellar	2.27
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	252
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	Eddie Fisher	19