On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	26	10	.722	--
Orioles	22	15	.595	4.5
Tigers	21	16	.568	5.5
Angels	20	18	.526	7.0
Twins	17	18	.486	8.5
Yankees	17	20	.459	9.5
Senators	17	21	.447	10.0
White Sox	16	20	.444	10.0
Red Sox	15	23	.395	12.0
Athletics	13	23	.361	13.0

Games

Indians 5, Twins 4

Angels 3, Tigers 2

Orioles 4, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	15	.643	--
Dodgers	24	17	.585	2.5
Astros	23	18	.561	3.5
Pirates	21	17	.553	4.0
Reds	19	17	.528	5.0
Phillies	19	18	.514	5.5
Braves	20	23	.465	7.5
Cardinals	16	21	.432	8.5
Mets	13	19	.406	9.0
Cubs	10	27	.270	14.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Mets 0

Phillies 9, Giants 2

Pirates 6, Astros 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Etchebarren	3
1	Rick Reichardt	3
1	Bobby Richardson	3
1	Cookie Rojas	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Tom Haller	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Flood	4
2	Bill White	3
3	Andy Etchebarren	2
3	Bill Mazeroski	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clete Boyer	2
2	Sam Bowens	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Stottlemyre	1.60
2	Claude Osteen	1.20
3	Pete Richert	1.14
4	Bob Veale	1.12
5	Bill Monbouquette	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Allen	1
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	9
2	Pete Richert	8
2	Mel Stottlemyre	8
4	Jim Maloney	6
4	Claude Osteen	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.364
2	Matty Alou	.344
3	Joe Morgan	.342
4	Willie McCovey	.336
5	Vada Pinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	George Scott	12
2	Joe Torre	12
4	Jim Ray Hart	11
4	Rick Reichardt	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	39
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Yastrzemski	31
4	Curt Flood	30
5	George Scott	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Sonny Jackson	14
3	Tommie Agee	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.59
2	Mike Cuellar	1.17
3	Chris Short	1.79
4	Jim Maloney	1.80
5	Jim Bunning	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Denny McLain	7
4	Camilo Pascual	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	87
2	Sam McDowell	76
3	Pete Richert	74
4	Sandy Koufax	72
5	Bob Veale	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	8
1	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Frank Linzy	7
3	Billy McCool	7
3	Stu Miller	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tim McCarver	.429
2	Manny Mota	.421
3	Willie McCovey	.412
4	Hank Aaron	.388
5	Ron Hunt	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
1	Willie McCovey	5
4	Ron Fairly	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	16
2	Brooks Robinson	14
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Tony Oliva	12
3	Bill White	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Adolfo Phillips	5
3	Tommie Agee	4
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Cleon Jones	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.27
3	Bill Hands	0.47
4	Bob Priddy	0.51
5	2 tied	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	33
2	Bob Veale	27
3	Don Drysdale	26
3	Sandy Koufax	26
3	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	7
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Frank Linzy	3
2	Billy McCool	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.361
2	Matty Alou	.358
3	Rick Reichardt	.354
4	Fred Valentine	.352
5	Ron Hunt	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	12
2	George Scott	9
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	Willie McCovey	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	26
2	Hank Aaron	24
3	Jim Ray Hart	22
4	Orlando Cepeda	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Sonny Jackson	9
3	Tommie Agee	7
4	Adolfo Phillips	6
4	Jose Tartabull	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.55
2	Al Jackson	0.62
3	Frank Linzy	0.67
4	Chris Short	1.37
5	Jim O'Toole	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Pete Richert	5
2	Mel Stottlemyre	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	60
2	Sandy Koufax	45
2	Bob Veale	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Pete Richert	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Billy McCool	7
3	Bob Lee	6
4	Claude Raymond	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.356
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.316
4	Jim Ray Hart	.312
5	Curt Flood	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	Norm Cash	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	111
1	Brooks Robinson	111
3	Deron Johnson	110
4	Willie Stargell	108
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Lou Brock	52
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	41
5	Jose Cardenal	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.62
2	Sam McDowell	1.88
3	Sandy Koufax	1.98
4	Vern Law	2.08
5	Jim Bunning	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	22
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	362
2	Sam McDowell	330
3	Bob Veale	295
4	Bob Gibson	281
5	Jim Bunning	276

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
2	Stu Miller	25
3	Frank Linzy	24
3	Billy McCool	24
5	Ron Kline	23