On This Day

Wednesday, April 20, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 0 1.000 --
Orioles 6 1 .857 0.5
White Sox 4 2 .667 2.0
Angels 4 2 .667 2.0
Tigers 6 3 .667 1.5
Twins 3 3 .500 3.0
Red Sox 2 6 .250 5.0
Athletics 1 5 .167 5.0
Senators 1 5 .167 5.0
Yankees 1 7 .125 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 1 .875 --
Giants 6 1 .857 0.5
Dodgers 6 3 .667 1.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 2.5
Mets 2 2 .500 3.0
Braves 3 4 .429 3.5
Cardinals 2 4 .333 4.0
Astros 3 6 .333 4.5
Reds 1 5 .167 5.0
Cubs 1 6 .143 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Knoop 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Don Demeter 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 Andy Etchebarren 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Tony Conigliaro 3
1 Ken McMullen 3
4 Luis Aparicio 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 2
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Maloney 1.43
2 Wally Bunker 0.67
3 Claude Osteen 0.58
4 Pete Richert 0.57
5 Jerry Stephenson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 10
2 Claude Osteen 7
3 Wally Bunker 6
4 Dean Chance 5
4 Jerry Stephenson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Dick Radatz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .550
2 Charley Smith .480
3 Floyd Robinson .478
4 Jim Ray Hart .462
5 Willie Mays .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lefebvre 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
4 Al Kaline 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Jim Lefebvre 9
4 Tom Haller 8
4 Tony Oliva 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 5
2 Tommie Agee 4
2 Lou Brock 4
2 Pedro Gonzalez 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Bolin 0.00
1 John Buzhardt 0.00
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Claude Osteen 3
2 Bobby Bolin 2
2 Roger Craig 2
2 Juan Marichal 2
2 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 31
2 Jim Maloney 23
3 Claude Osteen 21
4 Mickey Lolich 19
4 Pete Richert 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 3
2 Roy Face 2
2 Frank Linzy 2
2 Larry Sherry 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .335
2 Roberto Clemente .330
3 Willie Mays .321
4 Billy Williams .314
5 Hank Aaron .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 53
2 Willie McCovey 39
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Hank Aaron 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 124
2 Willie Mays 119
3 Frank Robinson 116
4 Willie Stargell 113
5 3 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 94
2 Lou Brock 64
3 Bert Campaneris 51
4 Jim Wynn 43
5 Jose Cardenal 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.01
2 Vern Law 2.06
3 Juan Marichal 2.13
4 Sam McDowell 2.16
5 Eddie Fisher 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 26
2 Tony Cloninger 23
2 Juan Marichal 23
4 Don Drysdale 22
4 Mudcat Grant 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 383
2 Sam McDowell 346
3 Jim Bunning 275
4 Bob Veale 272
5 Bob Gibson 266

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 30
2 Ron Kline 27
2 Stu Miller 27
4 Eddie Fisher 24
5 2 tied 23