On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 1 .923 --
Orioles 12 2 .857 0.5
White Sox 10 5 .667 3.0
Tigers 11 7 .611 3.5
Angels 9 7 .563 4.5
Twins 6 7 .462 6.0
Senators 5 10 .333 8.0
Red Sox 4 12 .250 9.5
Yankees 4 13 .235 10.0
Athletics 3 12 .200 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 5 .706 --
Giants 13 7 .650 0.5
Dodgers 12 8 .600 1.5
Astros 11 9 .550 2.5
Braves 11 9 .550 2.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 3.0
Cardinals 8 10 .444 4.5
Mets 5 8 .385 5.0
Reds 4 12 .250 7.5
Cubs 4 13 .235 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Brown 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Doug Clemens 3
1 Pat Corrales 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Donn Clendenon 2
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Gary Geiger 1
2 Dick Groat 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Donn Clendenon 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
3 Norm Cash 3
3 Doug Clemens 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Sonny Jackson 1
1 Jim Lefebvre 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sammy Ellis 1.22
2 Mickey Lolich 1.00
2 Phil Ortega 1.00
4 Juan Marichal 0.83
5 Luis Tiant 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sammy Ellis 11
2 Mickey Lolich 9
3 Dave Giusti 6
4 Joe Horlen 5
4 Juan Marichal 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Casey Cox 1
1 Bob Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .438
2 Max Alvis .412
3 Joe Morgan .384
4 Charley Smith .379
5 Floyd Robinson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Jim Lefebvre 6
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Rick Reichardt 6
2 Joe Torre 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 18
3 Willie McCovey 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 8
1 Maury Wills 8
3 Lou Brock 6
4 Tommie Agee 5
4 Willie Davis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Juan Marichal 0.60
3 Mike Cuellar 0.63
4 Jim Maloney 0.96
5 Ray Sadecki 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 5
2 Sam McDowell 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Sandy Koufax 36
2 Pete Richert 36
4 Bob Veale 35
5 Claude Osteen 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 5
2 Bob Lee 4
3 Ted Abernathy 3
3 Casey Cox 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .336
2 Tony Oliva .332
3 Carl Yastrzemski .316
4 Curt Flood .314
5 Vada Pinson .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 53
2 Hank Aaron 38
3 Willie McCovey 36
4 Frank Robinson 34
5 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 119
2 Willie Mays 116
3 Willie Stargell 113
4 Willie Horton 109
4 Frank Robinson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 91
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Jim Wynn 41
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.75
2 Sandy Koufax 2.00
3 Vern Law 2.03
4 Juan Marichal 2.08
5 Jim Bunning 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Tony Cloninger 24
2 Juan Marichal 24
4 Mudcat Grant 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 389
2 Sam McDowell 345
3 Jim Bunning 281
4 Bob Veale 280
5 Bob Gibson 266

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 30
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Ron Kline 26
4 Bob Lee 24
5 Eddie Fisher 23