On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 6 .750 --
Orioles 17 9 .654 2.0
Tigers 16 10 .615 3.0
Angels 17 12 .586 3.5
White Sox 14 11 .560 4.5
Twins 13 11 .542 5.0
Senators 10 17 .370 9.5
Yankees 10 18 .357 10.0
Athletics 9 18 .333 10.5
Red Sox 8 20 .286 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Astros 18 12 .600 3.5
Dodgers 17 14 .548 5.0
Pirates 15 13 .536 5.5
Phillies 13 13 .500 6.5
Mets 11 12 .478 7.0
Braves 15 18 .455 8.0
Cardinals 12 15 .444 8.0
Reds 12 15 .444 8.0
Cubs 6 20 .231 13.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Allen 3
2 Frank Howard 2
2 Tony Oliva 2
4 Ed Brinkman 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim King 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Tovar 2
2 Jim King 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 0.43
2 Phil Ortega 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Camilo Pascual 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 3
2 Phil Ortega 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .391
2 Frank Robinson .375
3 Joe Morgan .360
4 Brooks Robinson .348
5 Vada Pinson .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 George Scott 11
3 Willie Mays 10
4 Jim Lefebvre 9
4 Rick Reichardt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 28
2 George Scott 27
3 Willie Mays 24
4 Hank Aaron 22
4 Rick Reichardt 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Sonny Jackson 12
3 Tommie Agee 11
4 Lou Brock 8
5 Willie Davis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.76
2 Jim O'Toole 1.29
3 Mike Cuellar 1.30
4 Clay Carroll 1.35
5 2 tied 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 7
2 Camilo Pascual 6
3 Sandy Koufax 5
3 Denny McLain 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 67
2 Bob Gibson 63
3 Sandy Koufax 55
4 Pete Richert 53
5 Don Sutton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 6
2 Stu Miller 5
3 Eddie Fisher 4
3 Ron Kline 4
3 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .455
2 Ron Hunt .444
3 Fred Valentine .377
4 Cesar Tovar .371
5 Rick Reichardt .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 6
1 Art Shamsky 6
3 Jim Ray Hart 4
3 Jim Lefebvre 4
3 Willie Mays 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Scott 15
2 Buck Rodgers 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 13
3 Jim Ray Hart 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 6
1 Maury Wills 6
3 Sonny Jackson 5
4 Jose Tartabull 4
4 Fred Valentine 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Jackson 0.00
1 Frank Linzy 0.00
3 Chi-Chi Olivo 0.73
4 Ralph Terry 0.75
5 Jim O'Toole 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Camilo Pascual 4
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 Milt Pappas 3
2 Jack Sanford 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 30
2 Jose Santiago 22
3 Al Downing 20
3 Mickey Lolich 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 4
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Bob Lee 3
2 Billy McCool 3
2 Claude Raymond 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .345
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .318
4 Curt Flood .312
5 Vada Pinson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 50
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie McCovey 35
4 Frank Robinson 34
5 Billy Williams 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 112
2 Deron Johnson 110
3 Willie Stargell 106
4 Hank Aaron 105
5 Frank Robinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 89
2 Lou Brock 57
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Jim Wynn 43
5 Jose Cardenal 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.67
2 Vern Law 1.90
3 Sandy Koufax 2.03
4 Juan Marichal 2.07
5 Denny McLain 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Tony Cloninger 23
4 Denny McLain 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 376
2 Sam McDowell 343
3 Bob Veale 283
4 Bob Gibson 279
5 Jim Bunning 275

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 28
2 Ted Abernathy 26
3 Ron Kline 25
4 Bob Lee 22
5 4 tied 21