On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 41 .658 --
Tigers 65 54 .546 13.5
Indians 65 57 .533 15.0
Twins 64 58 .525 16.0
White Sox 63 59 .516 17.0
Angels 60 61 .496 19.5
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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 49 .588 --
Giants 71 50 .587 --
Dodgers 68 51 .571 2.0
Phillies 65 55 .542 5.5
Cardinals 61 59 .508 9.5
Reds 60 60 .500 10.5
Braves 58 61 .487 12.0
Mets 53 67 .442 17.5
Astros 53 68 .438 18.0
Cubs 40 79 .336 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Pete Rose 3
3 Leo Cardenas 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Mazeroski 2
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Johnny Edwards 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Tovar 3
2 Eddie Bressoud 2
2 Johnny Edwards 2
2 Chuck Hinton 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 Sonny Jackson 1
2 Pete Rose 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 1.60
2 Don Drysdale 1.33
3 Bob Gibson 0.86
4 Mudcat Grant 0.60
5 Woodie Fryman 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Rob Gardner 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Sam McDowell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 8
1 Sam McDowell 8
3 Bob Gibson 6
4 Marcelino Lopez 5
4 Jim Maloney 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Terry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .343
2 Felipe Alou .325
3 Rico Carty .325
4 Willie Stargell .324
5 Roberto Clemente .323

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 39
3 Bert Campaneris 36
4 Tommie Agee 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.71
2 Gary Peters 2.11
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 175
4 Jim Maloney 169
5 Pete Richert 168

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 Pete Rose .448
2 Tommy Davis .425
3 Gene Alley .410
4 Joe Torre .400
5 Jim Northrup .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 7
2 Tommie Agee 6
2 Randy Hundley 6
2 Willie Mays 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Conigliaro 15
1 Jim Lefebvre 15
1 Boog Powell 15
1 Ron Santo 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Cesar Tovar 6
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dooley Womack 0.00
2 Tommy John 0.36
3 Lee Stange 1.00
3 Tony Cloninger 1.00
5 Gary Peters 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Hargan 4
1 Earl Wilson 4
3 Sammy Ellis 3
3 Mudcat Grant 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 34
2 Jim Bunning 29
3 Sam McDowell 28
4 Denny Lemaster 25
5 Earl Wilson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Billy McCool 3
2 Luis Tiant 3
2 Al Worthington 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .405
2 Lou Brock .371
3 Matty Alou .363
4 Willie Mays .360
5 Dick Green .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 14
2 Boog Powell 10
2 Tom Tresh 10
2 Fred Whitfield 10
5 Willie Mays 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 29
1 Deron Johnson 29
1 Frank Robinson 29
4 Tony Conigliaro 28
5 Chuck Hinton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Sonny Jackson 12
4 Don Buford 8
4 Adolfo Phillips 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.15
2 Gary Peters 1.24
3 Dave Boswell 1.62
4 Sandy Koufax 1.65
5 Jim Perry 1.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 66
2 Jim Bunning 55
3 Jim Maloney 54
4 Ken Holtzman 47
4 Gaylord Perry 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 .332
2 Rico Carty .327
3 Roberto Clemente .321
4 Willie Stargell .320
5 Matty Alou .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Frank Robinson 48
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Ron Santo 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 127
2 Boog Powell 126
3 Willie Mays 116
4 Hank Aaron 114
5 Brooks Robinson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 68
2 Maury Wills 48
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Sonny Jackson 40
5 Don Buford 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.79
2 Steve Barber 1.97
3 Gary Peters 2.10
4 Mike Cuellar 2.22
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 Sam McDowell 247
5 2 tied 246

Saves

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