On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 23 .662 --
Tigers 41 23 .641 2.0
Indians 40 24 .625 3.0
Angels 37 31 .544 8.0
White Sox 31 34 .477 12.5
Twins 30 34 .469 13.0
Yankees 27 36 .429 15.5
Athletics 27 39 .409 17.0
Senators 28 41 .406 17.5
Red Sox 23 44 .343 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 25 .638 --
Dodgers 38 28 .576 4.5
Pirates 37 28 .569 5.0
Phillies 36 32 .529 7.5
Astros 36 32 .529 7.5
Cardinals 33 33 .500 9.5
Reds 32 34 .485 10.5
Braves 31 39 .443 13.5
Mets 26 37 .413 15.0
Cubs 20 45 .308 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chico Salmon 4
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Jim Davenport 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Ozzie Virgil 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Robinson 2
2 John Boccabella 1
2 Sam Bowens 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Chico Salmon 3
1 George Scott 3
4 John Boccabella 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Beckert 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Cap Peterson 1
1 Ozzie Virgil 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Wilson 1.80
2 Milt Pappas 0.90
3 Al Downing 0.80
4 Bob Gibson 0.67
4 Luis Tiant 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Pappas 9
1 Earl Wilson 9
3 Luis Tiant 6
4 Don Cardwell 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Don Nottebart 1
1 Dick Radatz 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .325
2 Roberto Clemente .322
3 Matty Alou .321
4 Frank Robinson .319
5 Joe Morgan .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 24
2 Jim Ray Hart 18
2 Frank Robinson 18
2 George Scott 18
5 Felipe Alou 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 61
2 Hank Aaron 60
3 Willie Mays 47
4 George Scott 46
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 28
2 Lou Brock 25
3 Sonny Jackson 21
4 Tommie Agee 20
5 Adolfo Phillips 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.60
2 Bob Gibson 1.80
3 Mike Cuellar 1.82
4 Jim Bunning 1.87
5 Juan Marichal 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 13
1 Juan Marichal 13
3 Bob Gibson 11
3 Denny McLain 11
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 139
2 Sandy Koufax 133
3 Bob Veale 112
4 Pete Richert 106
5 Jim Bunning 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 12
2 Jack Aker 11
2 Bob Lee 11
2 Stu Miller 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .451
2 Billy Williams .433
3 Chico Salmon .424
4 Rich Rollins .408
5 Gordy Coleman .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick McAuliffe 7
2 Dick Allen 6
2 Felipe Alou 6
2 Rocky Colavito 6
2 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 17
2 Rocky Colavito 16
3 Norm Cash 15
3 Brooks Robinson 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Don Buford 5
3 Mike Hershberger 4
4 Tommie Agee 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Minnie Rojas 0.00
1 Ray Washburn 0.00
3 Bob Gibson 0.25
4 Jack Fisher 0.67
5 Hal Reniff 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Steve Barber 3
2 Dave Boswell 3
2 Wally Bunker 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 36
2 Sandy Koufax 33
3 Jim Maloney 31
4 Bob Gibson 26
5 4 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Larry Sherry 4
3 Jack Aker 3
3 Jack Hamilton 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Boog Powell .388
2 Willie Stargell .380
3 Rico Carty .372
4 Jose Cardenal .360
5 John Bateman .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Willie Stargell 11
4 Willie McCovey 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 33
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Norm Cash 27
3 Brooks Robinson 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Don Buford 11
2 Adolfo Phillips 11
2 Maury Wills 11
5 Tommie Agee 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Reniff 0.34
2 Minnie Rojas 0.96
3 Jack Aker 1.01
4 Joe Horlen 1.23
5 Bob Gibson 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Steve Barber 5
3 Gary Bell 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 61
1 Sandy Koufax 61
3 Dave Boswell 56
4 Jim Bunning 52
5 Bob Veale 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 8
2 Larry Sherry 7
3 Roy Face 6
3 Stu Miller 6
3 Dick Radatz 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .341
2 Roberto Clemente .328
3 Jim Ray Hart .318
4 Curt Flood .315
5 Frank Robinson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Hank Aaron 44
3 Willie McCovey 38
3 Frank Robinson 38
5 Norm Cash 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 122
2 Hank Aaron 119
3 Frank Robinson 111
4 Willie Mays 108
4 Billy Williams 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 79
2 Lou Brock 62
3 Bert Campaneris 39
3 Jim Wynn 39
5 3 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.89
2 Jim Bunning 2.05
3 Sam McDowell 2.15
4 Juan Marichal 2.22
5 Steve Barber 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Juan Marichal 24
2 Denny McLain 24
4 Bob Gibson 23
4 Jim Maloney 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 368
2 Bob Gibson 295
3 Sam McDowell 289
4 Bob Veale 284
5 Jim Bunning 276

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 27
2 Ron Kline 24
2 Billy McCool 24
4 Ted Abernathy 23
5 2 tied 22