On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	20	8	.714	--
Orioles	19	12	.613	2.5
Tigers	18	12	.600	3.0
Twins	16	12	.571	4.0
Angels	17	15	.531	5.0
White Sox	14	15	.483	6.5
Senators	13	18	.419	8.5
Yankees	12	19	.387	9.5
Athletics	11	19	.367	10.0
Red Sox	11	21	.344	11.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Athletics 0

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Angels 5

Orioles 8, Tigers 4

Yankees 2, Twins 1

Tigers 9, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	12	.657	--
Astros	20	14	.588	2.5
Pirates	17	14	.548	4.0
Dodgers	19	16	.543	4.0
Phillies	16	14	.533	4.5
Reds	15	15	.500	5.5
Braves	17	19	.472	6.5
Mets	12	14	.462	6.5
Cardinals	13	18	.419	8.0
Cubs	7	23	.233	13.5

Games

Pirates 7, Dodgers 3

Mets 7, Giants 5

Braves 12, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 3

Phillies 6, Astros 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Russ Snyder	5
1	Don Wert	5
3	Curt Blefary	4
3	Norm Cash	4
3	Bill Freehan	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Jim Ray Hart	2
1	Mack Jones	2
1	Dick McAuliffe	2
1	Frank Robinson	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Hunt	5
2	Bill Freehan	4
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cleon Jones	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	1.50
2	Jose Santiago	1.25
3	Al Downing	1.10
4	Tommy John	1.00
5	Camilo Pascual	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joey Jay	12
2	Al Downing	11
3	Tommy John	8
4	Larry Dierker	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1
1	Dennis Ribant	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Eddie Watt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.379
2	Frank Robinson	.348
3	Joe Morgan	.344
4	Matty Alou	.343
5	Brooks Robinson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	14
2	George Scott	11
3	Willie Mays	10
3	Rick Reichardt	10
3	Frank Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	31
2	Hank Aaron	28
3	George Scott	27
4	Tony Oliva	25
5	Willie Mays	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Sonny Jackson	12
3	Tommie Agee	11
4	Lou Brock	10
5	Jose Tartabull	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.78
2	Jim Maloney	1.04
3	Mike Cuellar	1.30
4	Sam McDowell	1.52
5	Dick Ellsworth	1.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	74
2	Bob Gibson	68
3	Sandy Koufax	65
4	Pete Richert	59
5	Bob Veale	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
2	Frank Linzy	5
2	Billy McCool	5
2	Stu Miller	5
2	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Hunt	.444
2	Fred Valentine	.377
3	Matty Alou	.366
4	Tony Oliva	.358
5	Ron Fairly	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
3	Rico Petrocelli	5
3	Frank Robinson	5
3	Art Shamsky	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	18
2	Tony Oliva	15
3	Jim Ray Hart	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Tommie Agee	6
2	Jose Tartabull	6
4	Lou Brock	4
4	Cleon Jones	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.00
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
3	Dennis Ribant	0.60
4	Jim O'Toole	0.64
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Denny Lemaster	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	35
2	Sandy Koufax	29
3	Al Downing	27
4	Sam McDowell	25
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	5
2	Claude Raymond	4
3	Jack Aker	3
3	Billy McCool	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.346
2	Joe Morgan	.344
3	Tony Oliva	.337
4	Ron Hunt	.333
5	Rick Reichardt	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	14
2	George Scott	10
3	Felipe Alou	8
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	Rick Reichardt	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	26
2	George Scott	25
3	Rico Petrocelli	22
4	Rick Reichardt	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Tommie Agee	9
2	Sonny Jackson	9
4	Lou Brock	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	0.84
2	Juan Marichal	0.88
3	Jim O'Toole	1.29
4	Jim Maloney	1.40
5	Mike Cuellar	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	7 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	58
2	Sandy Koufax	57
3	Pete Richert	44
4	Sam McDowell	43
5	Bob Veale	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
2	Billy McCool	5
2	Pedro Ramos	5
2	Claude Raymond	5
5	Casey Cox	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.353
2	Roberto Clemente	.339
3	Curt Flood	.310
4	Vada Pinson	.309
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Willie McCovey	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	112
2	Hank Aaron	109
3	Willie Stargell	108
4	Willie Mays	107
5	Frank Robinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Lou Brock	57
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Jim Wynn	42
5	Jose Cardenal	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	1.73
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Sandy Koufax	1.96
4	Vern Law	1.97
5	Pete Richert	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Juan Marichal	23
3	Tony Cloninger	22
4	Denny McLain	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	373
2	Sam McDowell	339
3	Bob Veale	284
4	Bob Gibson	277
5	Jim Bunning	269

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	27
2	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Ron Kline	25
4	Bob Lee	22
4	2 others tied	22