On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 1 .933 --
Orioles 12 3 .800 2.0
White Sox 10 6 .625 4.5
Angels 11 7 .611 4.5
Tigers 11 8 .579 5.0
Twins 7 7 .500 6.5
Senators 6 10 .375 8.5
Red Sox 5 12 .294 10.0
Yankees 4 15 .211 12.0
Athletics 3 14 .176 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 6 .684 --
Giants 15 7 .682 -0.5
Astros 13 9 .591 1.5
Dodgers 12 10 .545 2.5
Braves 12 10 .545 2.5
Phillies 9 8 .529 3.0
Mets 6 8 .429 4.5
Cardinals 8 11 .421 5.0
Reds 5 13 .278 7.5
Cubs 4 15 .211 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
1 Tommy Helms 3
1 Duke Sims 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Boccabella 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Boccabella 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Jesse Gonder 3
1 Pete Rose 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 2
2 Glenn Beckert 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Turk Farrell 1.20
2 Bobby Bolin 0.75
3 John O'Donoghue 0.50
3 Rollie Sheldon 0.50
5 Joey Jay 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Carpin 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Fred Newman 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Turk Farrell 6
3 Joey Jay 5
3 Rollie Sheldon 5
5 Phil Regan 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Allen 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .404
2 Max Alvis .404
3 Tony Oliva .400
4 Joe Morgan .375
5 Charley Smith .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
2 Willie Mays 7
2 George Scott 7
2 Joe Torre 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 18
3 Willie Mays 17
3 George Scott 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sonny Jackson 9
2 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 Bob Lee 0.95
5 Jim Maloney 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 5
2 Sam McDowell 4
2 Claude Osteen 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 49
2 Claude Osteen 37
3 Sandy Koufax 36
3 Pete Richert 36
3 Bob Veale 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 5
1 Stu Miller 5
3 Billy O'Dell 4
4 Ted Abernathy 3
4 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .336
2 Roberto Clemente .335
3 Carl Yastrzemski .320
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Willie Mays .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 52
2 Hank Aaron 36
2 Willie McCovey 36
4 Frank Robinson 34
5 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 119
2 Willie Mays 115
3 Willie Horton 109
3 Frank Robinson 109
3 Willie Stargell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 90
2 Lou Brock 59
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Jim Wynn 41
5 Jose Cardenal 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.75
2 Vern Law 2.03
3 Sandy Koufax 2.09
4 Juan Marichal 2.12
5 Sonny Siebert 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Tony Cloninger 23
2 Juan Marichal 23
4 Don Drysdale 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 30
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Ron Kline 26
4 Bob Lee 25
5 Eddie Fisher 23