On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	23	10	.697	--
Tigers	21	13	.618	2.5
Orioles	20	14	.588	3.5
Angels	19	17	.528	5.5
Twins	16	16	.500	6.5
White Sox	15	18	.455	8.0
Senators	16	20	.444	8.5
Yankees	15	20	.429	9.0
Red Sox	14	21	.400	10.0
Athletics	12	22	.353	11.5

Games

Red Sox 11, Twins 2

Orioles 6, White Sox 4

Tigers 7, Indians 6

Indians 2, Tigers 0

Senators 2, Athletics 1

Angels 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	13	.667	--
Astros	22	16	.579	3.5
Dodgers	22	17	.564	4.0
Phillies	18	16	.529	5.5
Pirates	18	17	.514	6.0
Reds	17	17	.500	6.5
Braves	19	22	.463	8.0
Mets	13	17	.433	8.5
Cardinals	14	20	.412	9.5
Cubs	10	24	.294	13.5

Games

Astros 5, Mets 3

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Giants 5, Pirates 2

Cubs 2, Cardinals 0

Reds 8, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pedro Gonzalez	4
1	Tommy Helms	4
3	Gene Alley	3
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommie Agee	3
1	Norm Cash	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Jim Gentile	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Sutton	1.29
2	Phil Ortega	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.00
4	Gaylord Perry	0.88
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	Bill Hands	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	9
2	Gaylord Perry	7
2	Luis Tiant	7
4	Phil Ortega	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.370
2	Matty Alou	.350
3	Joe Morgan	.350
4	Willie McCovey	.344
5	Frank Robinson	.339

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	37
2	Hank Aaron	32
3	George Scott	27
3	Jim Wynn	27
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.69
2	Al Jackson	0.81
3	Jim Maloney	1.03
4	Mike Cuellar	1.17
5	Jim O'Toole	1.57

Wins

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

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	Frank Linzy	7
1	Pedro Ramos	7
4	Billy McCool	6
4	Larry Sherry	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Hunt	.457
2	Fred Valentine	.375
3	Ron Fairly	.364
4	Tim McCarver	.359
5	Hank Aaron	.352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
2	Brooks Robinson	14
3	Rico Petrocelli	13
3	Jim Wynn	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.32
3	Bill Hands	0.47
4	Bob Priddy	0.71
5	Al Jackson	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
1	Pete Richert	4
3	Bill Hands	3
3	Jim Maloney	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	6
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Frank Linzy	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Hunt	.358
2	Tony Oliva	.352
3	Joe Morgan	.351
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.350
5	Rick Reichardt	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	Felipe Alou	9
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
2	Rick Reichardt	9
2	George Scott	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	26
2	Jim Ray Hart	23
2	Rico Petrocelli	23
2	Brooks Robinson	23
2	George Scott	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Sonny Jackson	9
3	Adolfo Phillips	7
4	Tommie Agee	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.62
2	Frank Linzy	0.64
3	Juan Marichal	0.71
4	Jim Maloney	0.98
5	Mike Cuellar	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	4 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	Billy McCool	6
3	Bob Lee	5
3	Frank Linzy	5
3	Claude Raymond	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.356
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.315
4	Jim Ray Hart	.311
5	Curt Flood	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Frank Robinson	36
4	Willie McCovey	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	112
2	Deron Johnson	110
3	Brooks Robinson	109
4	Willie Stargell	106
5	Frank Robinson	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	42
5	Jose Cardenal	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	1.86
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Sandy Koufax	1.98
4	Vern Law	2.08
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	333
3	Bob Veale	286
4	Bob Gibson	279
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
2	Ron Kline	24
2	Frank Linzy	24
2	Stu Miller	24
5	Billy McCool	23