On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	89	53	.627	--
Tigers	79	64	.552	10.5
Twins	79	65	.549	11.0
White Sox	75	70	.517	15.5
Indians	73	72	.503	17.5
Angels	71	71	.500	18.0
Athletics	65	80	.448	25.5
Yankees	64	81	.441	26.5
Senators	64	83	.435	27.5
Red Sox	64	84	.432	28.0

Games

White Sox 1, Senators 0

Angels 9, Indians 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Twins 7, Orioles 2

Yankees 5, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	60	.580	--
Dodgers	81	59	.579	0.5
Giants	81	61	.570	1.5
Phillies	77	67	.535	6.5
Cardinals	73	70	.510	10.0
Braves	73	70	.510	10.0
Reds	71	71	.500	11.5
Astros	63	82	.434	21.0
Mets	60	83	.420	23.0
Cubs	51	90	.362	31.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Astros 0

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Cubs 12, Giants 3

Braves 3, Mets 2

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Alley	4
2	Tommie Agee	3
2	Glenn Beckert	3
2	Elston Howard	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Jimmie Hall	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Beckert	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
3	Jose Cardenal	2
3	Rocky Colavito	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	Jim Gosger	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bruce Howard	1.40
2	Jim Bunning	1.17
3	Sammy Ellis	1.00
3	Jose Santiago	1.00
5	2 tied	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	7
1	Al Downing	7
1	Sammy Ellis	7
1	Bruce Howard	7
1	Denny McLain	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Jay Ritchie	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.348
2	Felipe Alou	.330
3	Roberto Clemente	.327
4	Rico Carty	.323
5	Willie Stargell	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	37
2	Dick Allen	37
4	Harmon Killebrew	34
4	3 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	108
2	Roberto Clemente	107
3	Boog Powell	104
4	Dick Allen	103
5	Frank Robinson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	64
2	Don Buford	45
2	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Sonny Jackson	44
5	Tommie Agee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.87
2	Gary Peters	1.98
3	Juan Marichal	2.06
4	Mike Cuellar	2.20
5	Jim Bunning	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	23
2	Sandy Koufax	22
3	Juan Marichal	21
4	Gaylord Perry	20
5	Bob Gibson	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	272
2	Jim Bunning	219
3	Bob Gibson	205
4	Don Sutton	198
5	Bob Veale	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	31
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Billy McCool	18
4	2 others tied	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.438
2	Felipe Alou	.413
3	Adolfo Phillips	.406
4	Willie Davis	.403
5	Vada Pinson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	7
1	Deron Johnson	7
3	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Dick Allen	18
3	Tommie Agee	17
4	Rico Carty	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	12
2	Lou Brock	7
2	Bert Campaneris	7
4	Tommie Agee	5
5	Tommy Harper	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orlando Pena	0.00
1	Jay Ritchie	0.00
3	Jim Nash	0.67
4	Billy O'Dell	0.71
5	Sonny Siebert	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clay Carroll	4
1	Jim Kaat	4
3	Ted Davidson	3
3	Bob Gibson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	35
2	Jim Kaat	30
3	Juan Marichal	29
4	Denny McLain	27
5	Bob Gibson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jay Ritchie	4
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Billy McCool	3
2	Phil Regan	3
2	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.431
2	Matty Alou	.385
3	Gene Alley	.382
4	Joe Torre	.379
5	Bob Bailey	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
3	Norm Cash	10
3	Frank Robinson	10
3	Tom Tresh	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	36
2	Dick Allen	31
3	Roberto Clemente	28
4	Tony Conigliaro	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
1	Don Buford	17
3	Bert Campaneris	16
4	Cesar Tovar	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	1.01
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.11
3	Gary Peters	1.33
4	Jim Kaat	1.56
5	Bruce Howard	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	8
2	Earl Wilson	6
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	Jim Nash	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	59
2	Jim Kaat	53
3	Ken Holtzman	50
3	Don Sutton	50
5	2 tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Eddie Fisher	5
2	Billy McCool	5
2	Pete Mikkelsen	5
2	Al Worthington	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.342
2	Felipe Alou	.328
3	Tony Oliva	.321
4	Roberto Clemente	.319
5	Rico Carty	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	50
2	Willie Mays	41
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Boog Powell	39
5	Dick Allen	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	124
1	Frank Robinson	124
3	Hank Aaron	116
4	Roberto Clemente	112
5	Dick Allen	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Don Buford	48
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Sonny Jackson	45
5	Maury Wills	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.80
2	Gary Peters	2.01
3	Mike Cuellar	2.11
4	Bruce Howard	2.14
5	Jim Bunning	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Juan Marichal	22
3	Denny McLain	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	322
2	Jim Bunning	268
3	Bob Gibson	244
4	Bob Veale	240
5	Sam McDowell	236

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	32
2	Ron Kline	22
2	Billy McCool	22
4	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Stu Miller	20