On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	30	17	.638	--
Orioles	30	18	.625	0.5
Tigers	28	19	.596	2.0
White Sox	24	22	.522	5.5
Angels	24	25	.490	7.0
Yankees	21	25	.457	8.5
Twins	21	25	.457	8.5
Senators	22	28	.440	9.5
Athletics	18	28	.391	11.5
Red Sox	19	30	.388	12.0

Games

Athletics 9, Orioles 4

Tigers 8, Angels 4

Tigers 4, Angels 1

White Sox 4, Senators 1

White Sox 12, Senators 0

Twins 9, Indians 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	18	.647	--
Dodgers	31	20	.608	2.0
Pirates	29	20	.592	3.0
Phillies	27	21	.563	4.5
Astros	27	24	.529	6.0
Reds	21	25	.457	9.5
Cardinals	21	26	.447	10.0
Braves	23	30	.434	11.0
Mets	17	26	.395	12.0
Cubs	15	34	.306	17.0

Games

Dodgers 16, Mets 3

Mets 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Pirates 10, Astros 5

Reds 8, Cubs 3

Cubs 9, Reds 5

Braves 14, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Davis	7
2	Leo Cardenas	6
3	Al Ferrara	5
3	Denis Menke	5
3	Willie Stargell	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Cardenas	4
2	Wes Parker	3
3	Willie Stargell	2
3	Jim Wynn	2
5	24 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Cardenas	8
2	Don Wert	6
3	Tommie Agee	5
3	Denis Menke	5
3	Wes Parker	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Al Jackson	1
2	Cleon Jones	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Diego Segui	1.50
2	Sandy Koufax	1.29
3	Gary Peters	1.25
4	Bob Veale	0.92
5	Gerry Arrigo	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Bearnarth	1
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Jim Dickson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	11
2	Sandy Koufax	9
3	Dave Boswell	8
4	Jim Bouton	6
4	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.355
2	Frank Robinson	.333
3	Matty Alou	.329
4	Curt Flood	.328
5	Willie Stargell	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
3	Willie Mays	13
3	Tony Oliva	13
3	2 others tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	45
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Willie Mays	35
4	Tony Oliva	34
4	Jim Wynn	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	24
2	Sonny Jackson	17
3	Tommie Agee	16
3	Adolfo Phillips	16
5	Lou Brock	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cuellar	1.18
2	Juan Marichal	1.29
3	Sandy Koufax	1.44
4	Jim Bunning	1.66
5	Al Jackson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	10
1	Juan Marichal	10
3	Denny McLain	8
4	Jim Bunning	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	101
2	Sandy Koufax	100
3	Bob Veale	92
4	Pete Richert	89
5	Jim Bunning	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	9
1	Bob Lee	9
1	Pedro Ramos	9
4	Billy McCool	8
4	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.439
2	Willie Stargell	.397
3	Orlando Cepeda	.396
4	Tommy Davis	.395
5	Tommy Helms	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Cardenas	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Willie McCovey	6
2	Ron Santo	6
2	Willie Stargell	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Cardenas	16
2	Willie Stargell	15
3	Fred Whitfield	14
3	Billy Williams	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	10
2	Maury Wills	8
3	Tommie Agee	5
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.00
1	Claude Raymond	0.00
1	Arnold Umbach	0.00
1	Hal Reniff	0.00
1	2 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Sandy Koufax	4
3	George Brunet	3
3	Jim Bunning	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	41
2	Sandy Koufax	35
3	Bob Gibson	33
4	Jim Bunning	32
5	Pete Richert	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	5
2	Jack Aker	4
2	Pedro Ramos	4
4	Darold Knowles	3
4	6 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.356
2	Dave Nicholson	.355
3	Orlando Cepeda	.340
4	Tony Oliva	.336
5	Russ Snyder	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
3	Ron Santo	9
4	Harmon Killebrew	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rico Petrocelli	26
2	Hank Aaron	24
2	Bobby Knoop	24
2	Tony Oliva	24
2	Brooks Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Adolfo Phillips	14
3	Tommie Agee	11
4	Lou Brock	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.64
2	Claude Raymond	0.69
3	Sandy Koufax	0.71
4	John Buzhardt	0.98
5	Pete Mikkelsen	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Al Downing	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	68
2	Sandy Koufax	64
3	Bob Veale	56
4	Pete Richert	53
5	Jim Bunning	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	9
2	Jack Aker	7
2	Ron Kline	7
4	Billy McCool	6
4	Claude Raymond	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.333
3	Jim Ray Hart	.316
4	Curt Flood	.314
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.309

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Frank Robinson	37
4	Norm Cash	36
4	Willie McCovey	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	113
2	Hank Aaron	112
3	Willie Mays	111
3	Willie Stargell	111
5	Billy Williams	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	2 tied	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.81
2	Juan Marichal	1.82
3	Sam McDowell	1.88
4	Vern Law	2.09
5	Jim Bunning	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Juan Marichal	25
3	Denny McLain	23
4	Tony Cloninger	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	376
2	Sam McDowell	317
3	Bob Veale	291
4	Bob Gibson	283
5	Jim Bunning	279

Saves

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