On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	45	24	.652	--
Tigers	42	24	.636	1.5
Indians	40	25	.615	3.0
Angels	38	31	.551	7.0
White Sox	31	35	.470	12.5
Twins	31	35	.470	12.5
Yankees	28	36	.438	14.5
Athletics	28	39	.418	16.0
Senators	28	42	.400	17.5
Red Sox	24	44	.353	20.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

Angels 5, Orioles 4

Athletics 7, Indians 5

Tigers 2, Twins 1

Twins 9, Tigers 2

Yankees 5, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	44	26	.629	--
Dodgers	39	28	.582	3.5
Pirates	38	28	.576	4.0
Astros	37	32	.536	6.5
Phillies	36	33	.522	7.5
Cardinals	33	34	.493	9.5
Reds	33	34	.493	9.5
Braves	31	40	.437	13.5
Mets	27	37	.422	14.0
Cubs	20	46	.303	22.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Braves 0

Mets 4, Cubs 2

Astros 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 12, Giants 1

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Hershberger	4
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Tommie Agee	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Paul Blair	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Johnny Edwards	4
2	Elston Howard	4
2	Zoilo Versalles	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	2
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Jerry Grote	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Kaat	2.00
2	Sammy Ellis	1.43
3	Jose Santiago	1.17
4	Hank Aguirre	1.00
5	Ken Holtzman	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sammy Ellis	10
2	Ken Holtzman	8
3	Pete Richert	7
3	Jose Santiago	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Pete Cimino	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Phil Regan	1
1	Hal Reniff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.329
2	Roberto Clemente	.324
3	Frank Robinson	.320
4	Joe Morgan	.319
5	Matty Alou	.318

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
3	George Scott	47
5	2 tied	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	29
2	Lou Brock	25
3	Sonny Jackson	23
4	Tommie Agee	21
5	Adolfo Phillips	17

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	13
1	Juan Marichal	13
3	Bob Gibson	11
3	Denny McLain	11
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	139
2	Sandy Koufax	133
3	Bob Veale	116
4	Pete Richert	113
5	Jim Bunning	111

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gordy Coleman	.412
2	Billy Williams	.406
3	Chico Salmon	.403
4	Jose Cardenal	.397
5	John Bateman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Dick McAuliffe	7
3	Dick Allen	6
3	Felipe Alou	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	21
2	Dick Allen	17
3	Brooks Robinson	15
3	Frank Robinson	15
3	George Scott	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Minnie Rojas	0.00
1	Ray Washburn	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.25
4	Hal Reniff	0.63
5	Jack Fisher	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Lew Krausse	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Dave Boswell	3
3	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	36
2	Sandy Koufax	33
3	Jim Maloney	31
4	Bob Gibson	26
5	Bob Veale	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
1	Roy Face	4
1	Jack Hamilton	4
1	Hal Reniff	4
1	Larry Sherry	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.390
2	Willie Stargell	.389
3	Jose Cardenal	.366
4	Roberto Clemente	.364
5	John Bateman	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	12
1	Willie Stargell	12
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	7 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	33
2	Hank Aaron	28
3	Willie Stargell	27
4	Roberto Clemente	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Don Buford	11
4	Tommie Agee	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Reniff	0.36
2	Minnie Rojas	0.87
3	Jack Aker	1.00
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	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	61
1	Sandy Koufax	61
3	Jim Bunning	58
4	Dave Boswell	56
5	Bob Veale	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Roy Face	6
2	Stu Miller	6
2	Larry Sherry	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.342
2	Roberto Clemente	.330
3	Jim Ray Hart	.320
4	Curt Flood	.313
5	Frank Robinson	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
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	118
3	Frank Robinson	112
4	Willie Mays	107
5	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	40
4	Jim Wynn	39
5	3 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.89
2	Jim Bunning	2.09
3	Sam McDowell	2.15
4	Juan Marichal	2.22
5	Steve Barber	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Marichal	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Bob Gibson	23
5	Jim Maloney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	368
2	Bob Gibson	295
3	Sam McDowell	289
4	Bob Veale	283
5	Jim Bunning	282

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	26
2	Ron Kline	24
2	Billy McCool	24
4	Ted Abernathy	23
5	2 tied	22