On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	28	16	.636	--
Orioles	27	17	.614	1.0
Tigers	25	18	.581	2.5
Angels	23	22	.511	5.5
Senators	22	24	.478	7.0
White Sox	20	22	.476	7.0
Twins	20	23	.465	7.5
Yankees	19	24	.442	8.5
Athletics	17	25	.405	10.0
Red Sox	18	28	.391	11.0

Games

Senators 12, Red Sox 2

Orioles 9, Angels 6

Athletics 11, Indians 4

Tigers 7, Twins 6

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	32	16	.667	--
Dodgers	29	18	.617	2.5
Pirates	26	20	.565	5.0
Astros	27	21	.563	5.0
Phillies	25	20	.556	5.5
Cardinals	20	23	.465	9.5
Reds	19	23	.452	10.0
Braves	20	29	.408	12.5
Mets	15	24	.385	12.5
Cubs	13	32	.289	17.5

Games

Giants 5, Braves 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0

Astros 11, Reds 4

Pirates 5, Mets 0

Phillies 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Sonny Jackson	4
4	Ron Brand	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Nicholson	4
2	Mike Hershberger	3
2	Dick Nen	3
2	Boog Powell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	Mike Hershberger	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Sutton	1.14
2	Gary Bell	1.00
2	Bobby Bolin	1.00
2	Mike Cuellar	1.00
2	Rick Wise	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	8
2	Denny Lemaster	7
3	Gary Bell	6
3	Billy McCool	6
5	7 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Aurelio Monteagudo	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.348
2	Matty Alou	.331
3	Brooks Robinson	.323
4	Frank Robinson	.322
5	Joe Morgan	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Jim Ray Hart	13
2	Joe Torre	13
4	Willie Mays	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	45
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Willie Mays	33
4	Curt Flood	32
4	Carl Yastrzemski	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Tommie Agee	16
2	Sonny Jackson	16
4	Lou Brock	13
5	Adolfo Phillips	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.73
2	Juan Marichal	0.80
3	Mike Cuellar	1.18
4	Sandy Koufax	1.48
5	Luis Tiant	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	10
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Denny McLain	8
4	Don Sutton	7
5	8 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	94
2	Sandy Koufax	91
3	Pete Richert	82
4	Bob Veale	81
5	Sam McDowell	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	9
1	Bob Lee	9
3	Stu Miller	8
3	Pedro Ramos	8
5	4 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.404
2	Davey Johnson	.395
3	Hank Aaron	.373
4	Tommy Helms	.368
5	Russ Snyder	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	7
2	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
4	Tony Conigliaro	5
4	Joe Torre	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	16
2	Andy Etchebarren	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	Bobby Knoop	12
3	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Adolfo Phillips	6
3	Tommie Agee	5
3	Jose Cardenal	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Hamilton	0.00
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Bob Priddy	0.00
4	Dave Giusti	0.48
5	Sandy Koufax	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Al Downing	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Bob Veale	30
3	Don Drysdale	26
3	Bob Gibson	26
5	Juan Marichal	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	5
2	Pedro Ramos	4
3	Jack Aker	3
3	Darold Knowles	3
3	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.363
2	Dave Nicholson	.361
3	Tony Oliva	.356
4	Norm Siebern	.354
5	Ron Fairly	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
4	Art Shamsky	8
4	Joe Torre	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	26
2	Jim Ray Hart	24
2	Brooks Robinson	24
4	Orlando Cepeda	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Tommie Agee	11
3	Adolfo Phillips	10
4	Sonny Jackson	9
5	Lou Brock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Jackson	0.60
2	Claude Raymond	0.67
3	Jack Aker	0.71
4	Juan Marichal	0.97
5	Sandy Koufax	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
3	Al Downing	5
3	Denny McLain	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	61
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Pete Richert	46
3	Bob Veale	46
5	Juan Marichal	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	8
1	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Jack Aker	6
3	Bob Lee	6
3	2 others tied	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.349
2	Roberto Clemente	.327
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.314
4	Jim Ray Hart	.312
5	Curt Flood	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Hank Aaron	42
3	Willie McCovey	37
4	Norm Cash	36
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	113
2	Willie Mays	109
3	Hank Aaron	108
4	Deron Johnson	106
5	Billy Williams	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	86
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Jim Wynn	39
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.67
2	Sandy Koufax	1.87
3	Sam McDowell	1.88
4	Jim Bunning	2.07
5	Vern Law	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	Tony Cloninger	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	368
2	Sam McDowell	317
3	Bob Gibson	282
4	Bob Veale	280
5	Jim Bunning	275

Saves

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