On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 22 9 .710 --
Tigers 20 12 .625 2.5
Orioles 19 14 .576 4.0
Twins 16 15 .516 6.0
Angels 18 17 .514 6.0
White Sox 15 17 .469 7.5
Yankees 15 19 .441 8.5
Senators 15 20 .429 9.0
Red Sox 13 21 .382 10.5
Athletics 12 21 .364 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 13 .658 --
Astros 21 16 .568 3.5
Dodgers 21 17 .553 4.0
Phillies 18 15 .545 4.5
Pirates 18 16 .529 5.0
Reds 16 17 .485 6.5
Braves 19 21 .475 7.0
Mets 13 16 .448 7.5
Cardinals 14 19 .424 8.5
Cubs 9 24 .273 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mack Jones 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Johnny Callison 2
2 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Clemens 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Tommy Helms 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Clemens 3
1 Tommy Helms 3
1 Joe Torre 3
4 Gene Alley 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Clemens 1
1 Dick Groat 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Fischer 1.00
2 Sammy Ellis 0.83
3 Sandy Koufax 0.78
4 Don Cardwell 0.71
4 2 others tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Aker 1
1 Hank Fischer 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Don Cardwell 5
2 Sammy Ellis 5
2 Hank Fischer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy O'Dell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .374
2 Matty Alou .354
3 Joe Morgan .346
4 Willie McCovey .344
5 Frank Robinson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Jim Ray Hart 11
2 Rick Reichardt 11
2 George Scott 11
2 Joe Torre 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 34
2 Hank Aaron 32
3 George Scott 27
3 Jim Wynn 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Sonny Jackson 13
3 Tommie Agee 11
4 Lou Brock 10
5 Jose Tartabull 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.69
2 Jim Maloney 1.03
3 Mike Cuellar 1.17
4 Jim O'Toole 1.57
5 Sandy Koufax 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 8
2 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Denny McLain 7
4 Camilo Pascual 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 78
2 Sam McDowell 74
3 Sandy Koufax 72
4 Pete Richert 66
5 Bob Veale 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 7
1 Pedro Ramos 7
3 Frank Linzy 6
4 Casey Cox 5
4 6 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .476
2 Fred Valentine .424
3 Bill Freehan .400
3 Tim McCarver .400
5 Pete Rose .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
3 Rick Reichardt 5
4 Felipe Alou 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 15
2 Jim Wynn 13
3 Rick Reichardt 12
4 Jim Ray Hart 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Tommie Agee 5
3 Cleon Jones 4
3 Adolfo Phillips 4
3 Jose Tartabull 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Jackson 0.00
1 Frank Linzy 0.00
3 Juan Marichal 0.32
4 Bob Priddy 0.71
5 Pete Richert 0.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Pete Richert 4
3 Jim Maloney 3
3 Denny McLain 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 36
2 Bob Gibson 31
3 Pete Richert 25
4 Jim Maloney 24
5 Don Drysdale 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 6
2 Jack Aker 3
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Claude Raymond 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hunt .358
2 Matty Alou .342
3 Tony Oliva .341
4 Joe Morgan .333
4 Rick Reichardt .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 13
2 George Scott 10
3 Jim Ray Hart 9
3 Rick Reichardt 9
3 Joe Torre 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 26
2 George Scott 25
3 Jim Ray Hart 22
3 Brooks Robinson 22
3 Jim Wynn 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Sonny Jackson 10
3 Tommie Agee 6
3 Willie Davis 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Linzy 0.69
2 Juan Marichal 0.71
3 Jim Maloney 0.98
4 Mike Cuellar 1.26
5 Jim O'Toole 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Denny McLain 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 57
2 Sandy Koufax 53
3 Pete Richert 47
4 Don Drysdale 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 7
2 Bob Lee 6
3 Casey Cox 5
3 Billy McCool 5
3 Claude Raymond 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .356
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Jim Ray Hart .312
4 Carl Yastrzemski .312
5 Curt Flood .307

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Hank Aaron 42
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Willie McCovey 34
4 Billy Williams 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 113
2 Deron Johnson 110
3 Brooks Robinson 106
3 Willie Stargell 106
5 Frank Robinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 90
2 Lou Brock 56
3 Bert Campaneris 43
4 Jim Wynn 42
5 Jose Cardenal 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam McDowell 1.88
2 Juan Marichal 1.95
3 Vern Law 1.98
4 Sandy Koufax 1.98
5 Pete Richert 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Juan Marichal 23
3 Tony Cloninger 22
3 Denny McLain 22
5 Jim Bunning 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 368
2 Sam McDowell 339
3 Bob Veale 295
4 Bob Gibson 279
5 Jim Bunning 275

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 26
2 Ted Abernathy 25
2 Ron Kline 25
4 Frank Linzy 23
5 Billy McCool 22