On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	78	41	.655	--
Tigers	64	54	.542	13.5
Indians	63	57	.525	15.5
Twins	62	58	.517	16.5
White Sox	61	58	.513	17.0
Angels	60	59	.504	18.0
Athletics	53	66	.445	25.0
Yankees	53	67	.442	25.5
Senators	54	70	.435	26.5
Red Sox	53	71	.427	27.5

Games

Orioles 6, Red Sox 4

Athletics 4, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Indians 5

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Twins 8, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	47	.598	--
Giants	70	50	.583	1.5
Dodgers	67	50	.573	3.0
Phillies	65	54	.546	6.0
Cardinals	61	57	.517	9.5
Reds	59	59	.500	11.5
Braves	57	61	.483	13.5
Astros	52	67	.437	19.0
Mets	51	67	.432	19.5
Cubs	39	79	.331	31.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Pirates 3, Mets 0

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Braves 4, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	Jim Perry	3
2	Bobby Richardson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	3
1	Boog Powell	3
1	Leon Wagner	3
4	Don Buford	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Danny Cater	1
2	Willie Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Sutton	2.67
2	Jim Perry	1.43
3	Tommy John	0.83
4	Dick Kelley	0.75
5	Dean Chance	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Dick Kelley	1
1	Dick Lines	1
1	John Miller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Perry	10
2	Luis Tiant	9
3	Don Sutton	8
4	Larry Jackson	7
5	Dick Kelley	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Jack Aker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.328
3	Felipe Alou	.327
4	Rico Carty	.326
5	Willie Stargell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	37
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Boog Powell	31
4	Willie Mays	29
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	95
2	Hank Aaron	92
3	Frank Robinson	86
4	Brooks Robinson	84
5	Roberto Clemente	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	52
2	Sonny Jackson	38
3	Bert Campaneris	35
4	Tommie Agee	32
5	Maury Wills	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Juan Marichal	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.09
4	Tommy John	2.21
5	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
1	Gaylord Perry	19
3	Jim Kaat	17
3	Juan Marichal	17
5	Bob Gibson	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	240
2	Jim Bunning	180
3	Bob Gibson	169
4	Dave Boswell	165
4	Don Sutton	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	26
2	Ron Kline	18
3	Larry Sherry	17
4	Roy Face	16
4	Eddie Fisher	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.477
2	Bill Skowron	.412
3	Jim Northrup	.405
4	Lou Brock	.371
5	Felipe Alou	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	9
2	Frank Robinson	6
2	John Romano	6
4	Tommie Agee	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	20
2	Bob Aspromonte	15
2	Tony Conigliaro	15
2	Deron Johnson	15
2	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Lou Brock	11
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Tommie Agee	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.00
1	Dooley Womack	0.00
3	Tommy John	0.36
4	Gary Peters	0.67
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	4
2	Steve Hargan	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	Dick Kelley	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	30
2	Jim Perry	26
3	Denny Lemaster	25
3	Don Sutton	25
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	7
2	Luis Tiant	4
3	Terry Fox	3
3	Darold Knowles	3
3	Frank Linzy	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.417
2	Matty Alou	.379
3	Lou Brock	.372
4	John Briggs	.365
5	Dick Green	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	15
2	Boog Powell	11
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	Fred Whitfield	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Chuck Hinton	29
3	Tony Conigliaro	28
3	Deron Johnson	28
3	Frank Robinson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Sonny Jackson	14
4	Adolfo Phillips	9
5	Don Buford	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.03
2	Tommy John	1.15
3	Ted Abernathy	1.55
4	Dave Boswell	1.62
5	Sandy Koufax	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	7
2	Dave Boswell	5
2	Steve Hargan	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Gaylord Perry	54
3	Denny Lemaster	49
3	Jim Maloney	49
5	Jim Bunning	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Luis Tiant	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Don Nottebart	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.329
2	Rico Carty	.328
3	Roberto Clemente	.322
4	Matty Alou	.319
5	Willie Stargell	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
1	Frank Robinson	49
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Boog Powell	39
5	Ron Santo	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	127
2	Frank Robinson	126
3	Hank Aaron	116
3	Willie Mays	116
5	Brooks Robinson	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Sonny Jackson	39
5	Don Buford	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Steve Barber	1.93
3	Gary Peters	2.08
4	Mike Cuellar	2.18
5	Juan Marichal	2.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	343
2	Jim Bunning	267
3	Bob Veale	245
4	Jim Maloney	241
5	Bob Gibson	240

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	22
2	Stu Miller	22
4	Billy McCool	20
5	2 tied	19