On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	82	46	.641	--
Tigers	69	58	.543	12.5
Twins	69	61	.531	14.0
Indians	68	62	.523	15.0
Angels	66	63	.512	16.5
White Sox	66	64	.508	17.0
Senators	60	73	.451	24.5
Yankees	58	72	.446	25.0
Athletics	56	75	.427	27.5
Red Sox	57	77	.425	28.0

Games

Angels 6, Athletics 5

Twins 1, White Sox 0

Senators 3, Indians 1

Yankees 11, Tigers 1

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	76	53	.589	--
Pirates	75	53	.586	0.5
Dodgers	73	54	.575	2.0
Phillies	69	62	.527	8.0
Cardinals	66	62	.516	9.5
Reds	64	65	.496	12.0
Braves	61	66	.480	14.0
Astros	59	70	.457	17.0
Mets	56	74	.431	20.5
Cubs	44	84	.344	31.5

Games

Braves 3, Mets 0

Reds 14, Phillies 7

Reds 8, Phillies 7

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Astros 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Deron Johnson	6
1	Vada Pinson	6
1	Pete Rose	6
4	Tommy Harper	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
1	Vada Pinson	2
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	John Briggs	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Vada Pinson	5
1	Pete Rose	5
4	Buck Rodgers	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	John Donaldson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Ortega	2.00
2	Dick Kelley	1.50
3	Jim Kaat	1.40
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.88
4	Juan Marichal	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Ted Davidson	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Phil Ortega	10
2	Bob Gibson	8
3	Dick Ellsworth	7
3	Jim Kaat	7
3	Juan Marichal	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.326
3	Willie Stargell	.324
4	Felipe Alou	.320
5	Rico Carty	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	40
2	Hank Aaron	35
3	Willie Mays	33
3	Boog Powell	33
5	Dick Allen	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	98
1	Boog Powell	98
3	Frank Robinson	96
4	Roberto Clemente	92
5	Dick Allen	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	58
2	Sonny Jackson	43
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Tommie Agee	33
4	Don Buford	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Gary Peters	1.98
3	Bob Gibson	2.17
4	Juan Marichal	2.17
5	Steve Barber	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Jim Kaat	20
2	Gaylord Perry	20
4	Juan Marichal	19
5	Bob Gibson	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	261
2	Jim Bunning	199
3	Bob Gibson	188
4	Don Sutton	181
4	Bob Veale	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Larry Sherry	17
5	2 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.446
2	Gene Alley	.407
3	Tommy Davis	.405
4	Cookie Rojas	.365
5	2 tied	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	7
2	Dick Allen	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	17
2	Vada Pinson	15
2	Bill White	15
4	Frank Robinson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Sonny Jackson	7
4	Cesar Tovar	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Phil Regan	0.69
3	Gary Peters	1.00
4	Jim Kaat	1.05
5	Dick Kelley	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Bob Humphreys	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Jim Bunning	26
3	Bob Gibson	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Pete Mikkelsen	3
3	Eddie Fisher	2
3	Terry Fox	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.396
2	Lou Brock	.377
3	Manny Mota	.368
4	Deron Johnson	.356
5	Gene Alley	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
1	Boog Powell	11
3	Dick Allen	10
3	Frank Robinson	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	30
2	Deron Johnson	29
3	Bob Aspromonte	28
4	Ron Santo	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	18
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Sonny Jackson	12
4	Cesar Tovar	8
5	Tommy Harper	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.86
2	Tommy John	1.22
3	Sandy Koufax	1.54
4	Jim Bouton	1.62
5	Steve Hargan	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	6
1	Earl Wilson	6
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Ken Holtzman	49
3	Jim Bunning	46
4	Sam McDowell	45
5	2 tied	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
2	Luis Tiant	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Ron Kline	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.334
2	Tony Oliva	.324
3	Willie Stargell	.319
4	Rico Carty	.319
5	Roberto Clemente	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	50
2	Willie Mays	46
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Boog Powell	39
5	Jim Ray Hart	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	132
2	Boog Powell	122
3	Hank Aaron	117
4	Willie Mays	112
5	Jim Ray Hart	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Sonny Jackson	44
4	Bert Campaneris	43
5	Don Buford	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.59
2	Steve Barber	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.05
4	Mike Cuellar	2.16
5	Jim Bunning	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	25
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Juan Marichal	22
5	Gaylord Perry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	342
2	Jim Bunning	267
3	Sam McDowell	249
4	Bob Veale	243
5	Bob Gibson	241

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Frank Linzy	20
5	2 tied	19