On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	79	41	.658	--
Tigers	65	54	.546	13.5
Indians	64	57	.529	15.5
White Sox	63	58	.521	16.5
Twins	63	58	.521	16.5
Angels	60	60	.500	19.0
Yankees	53	68	.438	26.5
Athletics	53	68	.438	26.5
Senators	54	71	.432	27.5
Red Sox	53	72	.424	28.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 1

Indians 5, Senators 3

Tigers 4, Yankees 2

Twins 5, Angels 3

Orioles 8, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	70	48	.593	--
Giants	71	50	.587	0.5
Dodgers	67	51	.568	3.0
Phillies	65	55	.542	6.0
Cardinals	61	58	.513	9.5
Reds	60	59	.504	10.5
Braves	58	61	.487	12.5
Mets	52	67	.437	18.5
Astros	52	68	.433	19.0
Cubs	40	79	.336	30.5

Games

Reds 5, Dodgers 1

Mets 8, Pirates 7

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 6, Astros 1

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Don Buford	4
2	Pete Rose	4
2	Larry Stahl	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hawk Taylor	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Leo Cardenas	3
2	Donn Clendenon	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	2
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Wilson	1.50
2	Jim Bunning	1.00
2	Steve Hargan	1.00
2	Ken Holtzman	1.00
2	Ray Washburn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Bill Hepler	1
1	Pat Jarvis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Holtzman	8
1	Pete Richert	8
3	Jim Bunning	7
3	Steve Hargan	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Roberto Clemente	.326
3	Felipe Alou	.325
4	Rico Carty	.325
5	Willie Stargell	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	37
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Boog Powell	31
4	Willie Mays	30
5	Dick Allen	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	96
2	Hank Aaron	93
3	Frank Robinson	88
4	Brooks Robinson	84
5	2 tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	52
2	Sonny Jackson	38
3	Bert Campaneris	36
4	Tommie Agee	32
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.71
2	Gary Peters	2.09
3	Juan Marichal	2.14
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	244
2	Jim Bunning	187
3	Bob Gibson	169
4	Pete Richert	168
5	Bob Veale	166

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.452
2	Pete Rose	.417
3	Tommy Davis	.409
4	Jim Northrup	.400
5	Bill Skowron	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	9
2	John Romano	7
3	Tommie Agee	6
3	Randy Hundley	6
3	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	18
2	Tony Conigliaro	15
2	Ron Santo	15
4	Tommie Agee	14
4	4 others tied	14

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	Dooley Womack	0.00
2	Tommy John	0.36
3	Gary Peters	0.67
4	Lee Stange	1.00
4	Tony Cloninger	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Hargan	4
1	Bob Locker	4
1	Gaylord Perry	4
1	Earl Wilson	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Jim Bunning	29
2	Ken Holtzman	29
4	Denny Lemaster	25
4	Don Sutton	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
2	Luis Tiant	4
3	Darold Knowles	3
3	Frank Linzy	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.400
2	Lou Brock	.376
3	Matty Alou	.369
4	Dick Green	.358
5	Willie Mays	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	15
2	Boog Powell	11
3	Tom Tresh	10
3	Fred Whitfield	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	30
2	Willie Horton	29
3	Tony Conigliaro	28
3	Deron Johnson	28
5	Boog Powell	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Bert Campaneris	14
3	Sonny Jackson	12
4	Don Buford	9
5	Adolfo Phillips	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.03
2	Clay Carroll	1.08
3	Tommy John	1.15
4	Ted Abernathy	1.55
5	Dave Boswell	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	7
2	Steve Hargan	6
3	Dave Boswell	5
3	Sammy Ellis	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	68
2	Jim Bunning	55
3	Gaylord Perry	54
4	Jim Maloney	49
5	Ken Holtzman	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.330
2	Rico Carty	.327
3	Roberto Clemente	.323
4	Matty Alou	.320
5	Willie Stargell	.319

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	128
1	Frank Robinson	128
3	Hank Aaron	116
3	Willie Mays	116
5	Brooks Robinson	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Maury Wills	48
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Sonny Jackson	39
5	Don Buford	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.79
2	Steve Barber	1.93
3	Gary Peters	2.08
4	Mike Cuellar	2.18
5	Bruce Howard	2.37

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	347
2	Jim Bunning	274
3	Bob Veale	250
4	Jim Maloney	241
5	Bob Gibson	240

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Stu Miller	23
3	Ron Kline	22
4	Billy McCool	21
5	2 tied	19