On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	12	.692	--
Orioles	23	16	.590	4.0
Tigers	22	17	.564	5.0
Angels	21	19	.525	6.5
Twins	19	19	.500	7.5
White Sox	17	20	.459	9.0
Senators	18	22	.450	9.5
Yankees	17	21	.447	9.5
Red Sox	16	24	.400	11.5
Athletics	14	24	.368	12.5

Games

Twins 5, Indians 1

Twins 1, Indians 0

Angels 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 6, Orioles 3

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	16	.636	--
Dodgers	25	18	.581	2.5
Astros	25	19	.568	3.0
Pirates	22	19	.537	4.5
Phillies	20	19	.513	5.5
Reds	19	19	.500	6.0
Cardinals	18	21	.462	7.5
Braves	20	25	.444	8.5
Mets	14	20	.412	9.0
Cubs	12	27	.308	13.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Mets 7, Dodgers 6

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Astros 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Bailey	3
1	Earl Battey	3
1	Ollie Brown	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lefebvre	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	John Bateman	1
2	Clay Dalrymple	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Battey	3
1	Ollie Brown	3
1	Jim Lefebvre	3
1	Don Lock	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mack Jones	3
2	Sandy Valdespino	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Gene Alley	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy John	2.00
1	Phil Ortega	2.00
3	Jerry Stephenson	1.75
3	Luis Tiant	1.75
5	Mudcat Grant	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fergie Jenkins	10
2	George Brunet	8
2	Phil Ortega	8
4	Mudcat Grant	7
4	4 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Ron Kline	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.350
2	Matty Alou	.336
3	Jim Ray Hart	.333
3	Willie McCovey	.333
5	Vada Pinson	.329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	40
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Carl Yastrzemski	31
4	Curt Flood	30
5	George Scott	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Sonny Jackson	15
3	Tommie Agee	12
4	Lou Brock	11
5	Willie Davis	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.59
2	Al Jackson	0.85
3	Mike Cuellar	1.17
4	Sandy Koufax	1.64
5	Tommy John	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Sandy Koufax	8
3	Denny McLain	7
4	Camilo Pascual	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	87
2	Sandy Koufax	82
3	Sam McDowell	76
4	Pete Richert	74
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	Manny Mota	.432
2	Hank Aaron	.429
3	Tim McCarver	.422
4	Willie McCovey	.400
5	Ron Fairly	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	John Bateman	5
2	Willie McCovey	5
2	Ron Santo	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	16
2	Brooks Robinson	13
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Bill White	12
5	3 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Sam Bowens	4
2	Lou Brock	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Ray Culp	0.00
3	Juan Marichal	0.27
4	Bob Priddy	0.61
5	Sandy Koufax	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Al Downing	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	27
1	Bob Veale	27
3	Don Drysdale	26
4	Jim Maloney	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	6
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Frank Linzy	3
2	Billy McCool	3
2	Dick Radatz	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.348
2	Ron Fairly	.347
3	Tony Oliva	.343
4	Rick Reichardt	.340
5	Fred Valentine	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
2	George Scott	9
4	Rico Petrocelli	8
4	Rick Reichardt	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	27
2	Jim Ray Hart	23
3	Orlando Cepeda	22
3	Brooks Robinson	22
5	Hank Aaron	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Sonny Jackson	10
3	Tommie Agee	7
3	Adolfo Phillips	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.64
2	Al Jackson	0.71
3	Tommy John	1.44
4	Milt Pappas	1.67
5	Pete Richert	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	Pete Richert	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	60
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Bob Veale	45
4	Pete Richert	43
5	Earl Wilson	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Billy McCool	7
3	Bob Lee	6
4	Jack Aker	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.351
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Jim Ray Hart	.313
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.310
5	Curt Flood	.306

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	110
1	Brooks Robinson	110
3	Deron Johnson	109
4	Willie Stargell	107
5	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Lou Brock	53
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	Jose Cardenal	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.62
2	Sam McDowell	1.88
3	Sandy Koufax	1.92
4	Vern Law	2.09
5	Jim Bunning	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Denny McLain	22
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	372
2	Sam McDowell	330
3	Bob Veale	286
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