On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	83	49	.629	--
Tigers	71	61	.538	12.0
Twins	72	63	.533	12.5
White Sox	71	65	.522	14.0
Indians	69	65	.515	15.0
Angels	67	66	.504	16.5
Senators	62	76	.449	24.0
Yankees	60	74	.448	24.0
Red Sox	60	78	.435	26.0
Athletics	59	77	.434	26.0

Games

Angels 5, Yankees 2

White Sox 7, Tigers 6

White Sox 3, Tigers 1

Orioles 5, Indians 1

Senators 3, Athletics 0

Athletics 4, Senators 0

Twins 11, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	55	.586	--
Giants	78	55	.586	0.0
Dodgers	74	57	.565	3.0
Phillies	71	64	.526	8.0
Reds	68	65	.511	10.0
Cardinals	67	66	.504	11.0
Braves	63	68	.481	14.0
Astros	61	72	.459	17.0
Mets	58	76	.433	20.5
Cubs	46	86	.348	31.5

Games

Giants 2, Mets 1

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 8, Cardinals 5

Reds 7, Cubs 5

Phillies 10, Astros 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommie Agee	7
2	Dick Allen	4
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wayne Causey	3
1	Gordy Coleman	3
1	Willie Davis	3
1	Art Shamsky	3
1	Billy Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gary Peters	2.33
2	Sam McDowell	1.60
3	Juan Marichal	1.50
4	Jack Fisher	1.33
5	Mike McCormick	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Blass	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Ted Davidson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Fisher	8
1	Sam McDowell	8
3	John Miller	7
3	Gary Peters	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Jim Nash	1
1	Don Nottebart	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.340
2	Willie Stargell	.330
3	Felipe Alou	.328
4	Roberto Clemente	.327
5	Frank Robinson	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Dick Allen	33
3	Willie Mays	33
3	Boog Powell	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	103
2	Frank Robinson	101
3	Boog Powell	99
4	Roberto Clemente	97
5	Dick Allen	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	60
2	Sonny Jackson	44
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Don Buford	37
5	Tommie Agee	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.79
2	Gary Peters	1.89
3	Juan Marichal	2.13
4	Tommy John	2.22
5	Mike Cuellar	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	262
2	Jim Bunning	201
3	Bob Gibson	193
4	Don Sutton	188
5	Bob Veale	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Stu Miller	17
3	Larry Sherry	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.446
2	Willie Davis	.410
3	Bob Bailey	.392
4	Willie Stargell	.391
5	Don Mincher	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
3	Dick Allen	5
3	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	15
1	Frank Robinson	15
3	Dick Allen	13
3	Rico Carty	13
3	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
1	Don Buford	8
3	Sonny Jackson	6
3	Cesar Tovar	6
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.57
3	Jim Kaat	0.79
4	Gary Peters	1.00
5	Mike McCormick	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Mike Cuellar	3
2	Bob Humphreys	3
2	Juan Marichal	3
2	Earl Wilson	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	32
2	Ken Holtzman	28
3	Mike Cuellar	27
4	Gary Peters	25
4	Bob Veale	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Mikkelsen	5
2	Billy McCool	3
3	Jack Aker	2
3	Steve Hamilton	2
3	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.403
2	Bob Bailey	.377
3	Joe Torre	.366
4	Deron Johnson	.361
5	Gene Alley	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Boog Powell	11
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Dick Allen	9
4	Willie Mays	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	30
2	Bob Aspromonte	28
2	Deron Johnson	28
4	Ron Santo	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	19
2	Bert Campaneris	16
3	Don Buford	10
3	Sonny Jackson	10
3	Cesar Tovar	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.86
2	Tommy John	1.22
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.33
4	Dick Kelley	1.51
5	Bob Humphreys	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	7
2	Earl Wilson	6
3	Jim Nash	5
3	Gaylord Perry	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	61
2	Sam McDowell	53
3	Ken Holtzman	49
4	Don Sutton	48
5	Mike Cuellar	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Pete Mikkelsen	6
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Frank Linzy	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.333
2	Willie Stargell	.324
3	Felipe Alou	.323
4	Frank Robinson	.321
5	Roberto Clemente	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	53
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Boog Powell	39
5	Jim Ray Hart	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	135
2	Boog Powell	122
3	Hank Aaron	121
4	Jim Ray Hart	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Sonny Jackson	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Bert Campaneris	43
5	Don Buford	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Gary Peters	1.95
3	Mike Cuellar	2.03
4	Steve Barber	2.07
5	Jim Bunning	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Bob Gibson	22
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	341
2	Jim Bunning	269
3	Sam McDowell	248
3	Bob Veale	248
5	Bob Gibson	246

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	23
2	Stu Miller	23
4	Frank Linzy	20
4	Billy McCool	20