On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 30 17 .638 --
Orioles 30 19 .612 1.0
Tigers 28 19 .596 2.0
White Sox 25 22 .532 5.0
Angels 24 26 .480 7.5
Yankees 21 25 .457 8.5
Twins 21 25 .457 8.5
Senators 23 28 .451 9.0
Athletics 18 28 .391 11.5
Red Sox 19 30 .388 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 19 .635 --
Dodgers 31 20 .608 1.5
Pirates 29 20 .592 2.5
Phillies 28 21 .571 3.5
Astros 27 24 .529 5.5
Reds 21 25 .457 9.0
Cardinals 21 26 .447 9.5
Braves 23 30 .434 10.5
Mets 17 26 .395 11.5
Cubs 15 34 .306 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
2 Johnny Callison 2
2 Lee Elia 2
2 Len Gabrielson 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Lee Elia 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Johnny Callison 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommie Agee 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 0.80
2 Phil Ortega 0.57
3 Bobby Bolin 0.50
3 John Miller 0.50
3 Jack Sanford 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Ortega 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Rick Wise 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Wise 8
2 John Miller 4
2 Phil Ortega 4
4 Bobby Bolin 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Higgins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .355
2 Frank Robinson .339
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
2 Frank Robinson 14
4 Willie Mays 13
4 3 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 Tommie Agee 17
2 Sonny Jackson 17
4 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 Willie Stargell .424
2 Boog Powell .419
3 Tommy Davis .410
4 Davey Johnson .388
5 Tommy Helms .383

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 15
1 Willie Stargell 15
3 Andy Etchebarren 13
3 Bobby Knoop 13
3 Billy Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adolfo Phillips 10
2 Maury Wills 7
3 Tommie Agee 6
4 Don Buford 5
4 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 Sandy Koufax 4
2 George Brunet 3
2 Al Downing 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 35
2 Bob Veale 30
3 Jim Bunning 26
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Pete Richert 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
1 Ron Kline 4
3 Darold Knowles 3
3 Billy McCool 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Mota .356
2 Orlando Cepeda .340
3 Dave Nicholson .339
4 Jose Cardenal .330
4 2 others tied .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 24
1 Bobby Knoop 24
1 Rico Petrocelli 24
1 Brooks Robinson 24
5 Jim Wynn 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Adolfo Phillips 14
3 Tommie Agee 12
4 Lou Brock 8
4 Bert Campaneris 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Aker 0.64
2 Claude Raymond 0.70
3 Sandy Koufax 0.71
4 John Buzhardt 0.98
5 Dick Stigman 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 64
2 Bob Veale 56
3 Bob Gibson 54
4 Jim Bunning 48
4 Pete Richert 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 .318
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Frank Robinson .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Frank Robinson 39
4 Norm Cash 36
4 Willie McCovey 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 111
1 Willie Mays 111
3 Brooks Robinson 109
3 Billy Williams 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 84
2 Lou Brock 56
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Jim Wynn 40
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.81
2 Juan Marichal 1.88
3 Sam McDowell 1.95
4 Jim Bunning 2.10
5 Vern Law 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Juan Marichal 24
3 Denny McLain 23
4 Jim Bunning 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 376
2 Sam McDowell 302
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