On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	24	10	.706	--
Tigers	21	14	.600	3.5
Orioles	20	15	.571	4.5
Twins	17	16	.515	6.5
Angels	19	18	.514	6.5
White Sox	16	18	.471	8.0
Yankees	16	20	.444	9.0
Senators	16	21	.432	9.5
Red Sox	14	22	.389	11.0
Athletics	13	22	.371	11.5

Games

Twins 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 3, Orioles 2

Indians 13, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Senators 1

Yankees 11, Angels 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	14	.650	--
Astros	23	16	.590	2.5
Dodgers	23	17	.575	3.0
Pirates	19	17	.528	5.0
Phillies	18	17	.514	5.5
Reds	18	17	.514	5.5
Braves	19	23	.452	8.0
Cardinals	15	20	.429	8.5
Mets	13	18	.419	8.5
Cubs	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Astros 7, Mets 1

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 9, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Nicholson	4
1	Chico Salmon	4
3	John Bateman	3
3	Del Crandall	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Willie McCovey	2
3	Matty Alou	1
3	John Bateman	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Curt Flood	4
3	Tom Kelley	3
3	Bobby Knoop	3
3	Chico Salmon	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	Maury Wills	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Bill Freehan	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Nelson Briles	1.29
2	Larry Dierker	1.14
3	Milt Pappas	1.00
4	Diego Segui	0.75
5	3 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Nelson Briles	9
2	Larry Dierker	8
3	Milt Pappas	7
4	Don Drysdale	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Don Dennis	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.371
2	Matty Alou	.352
3	Willie McCovey	.351
4	Joe Morgan	.340
5	Brooks Robinson	.340

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	38
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Carl Yastrzemski	28
4	George Scott	27
4	Jim Wynn	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Sonny Jackson	14
3	Tommie Agee	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	2 tied	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	Chris Short	1.79

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	76
3	Sandy Koufax	72
4	Pete Richert	66
5	Bob Veale	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Bob Lee	7
2	Frank Linzy	7
4	Billy McCool	6
4	Larry Sherry	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Hunt	.432
2	Hank Aaron	.392
3	John Romano	.375
4	Jerry Buchek	.366
5	2 tied	.359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Brooks Robinson	15
3	Rico Petrocelli	14
4	Jim Ray Hart	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Tommie Agee	6
3	Adolfo Phillips	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Cleon Jones	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.32
3	Bill Hands	0.47
4	Jim Maloney	0.50
5	Dave Giusti	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	29
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Bob Gibson	24
4	Don Sutton	23
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	7
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Frank Linzy	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.368
2	Tony Oliva	.366
3	Ron Hunt	.365
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.356
5	Joe Morgan	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	George Scott	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	Rick Reichardt	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	27
2	Rico Petrocelli	24
3	George Scott	23
4	Jim Ray Hart	22
4	Brooks Robinson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Sonny Jackson	9
3	Tommie Agee	7
3	Adolfo Phillips	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.62
2	Frank Linzy	0.67
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	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	57
2	Sandy Koufax	53
3	Sam McDowell	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Bob Veale	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Billy McCool	6
3	Bob Lee	5
3	Claude Raymond	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.356
2	Roberto Clemente	.331
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.316
4	Jim Ray Hart	.312
5	Brooks Robinson	.307

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Willie McCovey	37
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	42
5	Jose Cardenal	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam McDowell	1.85
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	335
3	Bob Veale	286
4	Bob Gibson	279
5	Jim Bunning	268

Saves

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