On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1966

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1966 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1966

Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 63 .606 --
Twins 89 73 .549 9.0
Tigers 88 74 .543 10.0
White Sox 83 79 .512 15.0
Indians 81 81 .500 17.0
Angels 80 82 .494 18.0
Athletics 74 86 .463 23.0
Senators 71 88 .447 25.5
Red Sox 72 90 .444 26.0
Yankees 70 89 .440 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Giants 93 68 .578 1.5
Pirates 92 70 .568 3.0
Phillies 87 75 .537 8.0
Braves 85 77 .525 10.0
Cardinals 83 79 .512 12.0
Reds 76 84 .475 18.0
Astros 72 90 .444 23.0
Mets 66 95 .410 28.5
Cubs 59 103 .364 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
1 Bob Aspromonte 4
1 Ron Fairly 4
1 Chuck Harrison 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 4
2 John Bateman 3
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Chuck Harrison 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Lou Johnson 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Don Buford 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jorge Rubio 2.14
2 Jim Perry 1.75
2 Luis Tiant 1.75
4 Jim Cosman 1.25
4 Sandy Koufax 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Bertaina 1
1 Jim Cosman 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jorge Rubio 15
2 Sandy Koufax 10
3 Chris Zachary 9
4 Catfish Hunter 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 2
2 Moe Drabowsky 1
2 Joey Jay 1
2 Paul Lindblad 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .342
2 Felipe Alou .327
3 Rico Carty .326
4 Dick Allen .317
5 Roberto Clemente .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Dick Allen 40
4 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 Willie Mays 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Frank Robinson 122
3 Roberto Clemente 119
4 Dick Allen 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Bert Campaneris 52
3 Don Buford 51
4 Sonny Jackson 49
5 Tommie Agee 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.73
2 Gary Peters 1.98
3 Mike Cuellar 2.22
4 Juan Marichal 2.23
5 Jim Bunning 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Jim Kaat 25
2 Juan Marichal 25
4 Bob Gibson 21
4 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 317
2 Jim Bunning 252
3 Bob Veale 229
4 Bob Gibson 225
4 Sam McDowell 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 32
2 Ron Kline 23
3 Phil Regan 21
4 Eddie Fisher 20
4 Larry Sherry 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Fregosi .412
1 Jim Ray Hart .412
1 Frank Robinson .412
4 Ron Fairly .406
5 Lee May .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Norm Cash 5
1 Donn Clendenon 5
1 Mack Jones 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 16
2 Hank Aaron 13
2 Norm Cash 13
4 Donn Clendenon 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Sonny Jackson 5
4 Tommie Agee 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 0.50
2 Sam McDowell 0.60
3 Bob Miller 0.67
4 Dick Hughes 0.75
5 Bobby Bolin 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Sandy Koufax 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 35
2 Sandy Koufax 34
3 Jim Bunning 25
3 Jorge Rubio 25
3 Bob Veale 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Raymond 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
3 Ted Davidson 2
3 Moe Drabowsky 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .411
2 Danny Cater .408
3 Joe Torre .380
4 Rico Carty .355
5 Matty Alou .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
1 Willie McCovey 9
3 Hank Aaron 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 25
2 Hank Aaron 24
3 Jim Fregosi 22
4 Roberto Clemente 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Don Buford 13
2 Bert Campaneris 13
4 Tommie Agee 10
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 0.92
2 Jim Nash 1.18
3 Luis Tiant 1.25
4 Bucky Brandon 1.35
5 Blue Moon Odom 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 6
2 Pat Jarvis 5
2 Juan Marichal 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 55
1 Sandy Koufax 55
3 Juan Marichal 53
4 Sam McDowell 52
5 Jim Bunning 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Regan 7
2 Clay Carroll 5
2 Bob Lee 5
2 Claude Raymond 5
2 Al Worthington 5