On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	14	.667	--
Orioles	25	17	.595	3.0
Tigers	23	18	.561	4.5
Angels	23	20	.535	5.5
Twins	20	21	.488	7.5
White Sox	19	21	.475	8.0
Senators	20	23	.465	8.5
Yankees	18	23	.439	9.5
Red Sox	17	26	.395	11.5
Athletics	15	25	.375	12.0

Games

Indians 7, Angels 5

Red Sox 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 7, Tigers 1

Orioles 14, Twins 5

Senators 5, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	16	.652	--
Dodgers	27	18	.600	2.5
Pirates	24	20	.545	5.0
Astros	25	21	.543	5.0
Phillies	22	20	.524	6.0
Cardinals	20	21	.488	7.5
Reds	19	21	.475	8.0
Braves	20	27	.426	10.5
Mets	15	22	.405	10.5
Cubs	13	29	.310	15.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Braves 2

Phillies 6, Mets 4

Cardinals 3, Astros 0

Cubs 2, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jose Cardenal	5
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Danny Cater	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Cardenas	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	Tony Conigliaro	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jose Cardenal	3
1	Leo Cardenas	3
1	Paul Casanova	3
1	Andy Etchebarren	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Byron Browne	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Horlen	2.33
2	Pete Richert	1.60
3	Bob Veale	1.25
4	Sammy Ellis	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sonny Siebert	10
1	Bob Veale	10
3	Steve Hargan	9
3	Juan Marichal	9
5	2 tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Luis Tiant	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.362
2	Orlando Cepeda	.331
3	Matty Alou	.329
4	Jim Ray Hart	.326
5	Willie McCovey	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Jim Ray Hart	13
2	Joe Torre	13
4	Rick Reichardt	12
4	George Scott	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	42
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Curt Flood	32
4	Carl Yastrzemski	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Sonny Jackson	15
3	Tommie Agee	14
4	Lou Brock	13
5	Adolfo Phillips	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.80
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	10
2	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Denny McLain	8
4	Jim Bunning	6
4	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	94
2	Sandy Koufax	82
2	Pete Richert	82
4	Bob Veale	81
5	Sam McDowell	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	9
2	Stu Miller	8
2	Pedro Ramos	8
4	Ron Kline	7
4	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.415
2	Manny Mota	.412
3	Orlando Cepeda	.392
4	Tim McCarver	.380
5	Woody Woodward	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
1	Willie McCovey	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	John Bateman	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill White	15
2	Brooks Robinson	14
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Bobby Knoop	12
3	Rico Petrocelli	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Adolfo Phillips	6
3	Lou Brock	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Bob Priddy	0.00
1	Ray Culp	0.00
4	Pete Mikkelsen	0.59
5	Sandy Koufax	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Al Downing	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Bill Hands	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	37
2	Don Drysdale	33
3	Bob Gibson	31
4	Juan Marichal	29
4	Pete Richert	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	4
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.359
2	Manny Mota	.355
3	Orlando Cepeda	.344
4	Tito Fuentes	.343
5	Ron Fairly	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Willie McCovey	8
3	Rico Petrocelli	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	27
2	Jim Ray Hart	24
3	Brooks Robinson	23
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
4	Tony Oliva	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Tommie Agee	9
2	Sonny Jackson	9
2	Adolfo Phillips	9
5	Lou Brock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.71
2	Juan Marichal	0.97
3	Tommy John	1.44
4	Sandy Koufax	1.55
5	Eddie Watt	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Pete Richert	6
3	Al Downing	5
3	Sandy Koufax	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	67
2	Bob Veale	55
3	Pete Richert	51
4	Sandy Koufax	46
5	Juan Marichal	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Bob Lee	6
2	Billy McCool	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.357
2	Roberto Clemente	.328
3	Jim Ray Hart	.313
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.308
5	Frank Robinson	.302

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Willie McCovey	38
4	Norm Cash	36
4	Frank Robinson	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	110
2	Deron Johnson	108
3	Hank Aaron	107
3	Billy Williams	107
5	Willie Mays	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jim Wynn	39
5	Tommy Harper	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.66
2	Sam McDowell	1.88
3	Sandy Koufax	1.92
4	Jim Bunning	2.07
5	Pete Richert	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	359
2	Sam McDowell	317
3	Bob Veale	296
4	Bob Gibson	282
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

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