On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	68	34	.667	--
Tigers	53	46	.535	13.5
Indians	53	47	.530	14.0
Angels	53	48	.525	14.5
Twins	50	51	.495	17.5
White Sox	48	53	.475	19.5
Yankees	47	52	.475	19.5
Athletics	44	55	.444	22.5
Senators	47	59	.443	23.0
Red Sox	43	61	.413	26.0

Games

Angels 2, Indians 1

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

Orioles 3, Twins 0

Senators 13, Red Sox 4

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	40	.600	--
Giants	60	42	.588	1.0
Dodgers	58	41	.586	1.5
Cardinals	53	47	.530	7.0
Phillies	52	49	.515	8.5
Reds	48	52	.480	12.0
Astros	48	52	.480	12.0
Braves	46	55	.455	14.5
Mets	45	55	.450	15.0
Cubs	32	69	.317	28.5

Games

Braves 7, Giants 6

Cubs 7, Mets 4

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0

Reds 4, Astros 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Valentine	7
2	Bob Saverine	5
3	Paul Casanova	4
3	Joe Foy	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Ollie Brown	1
1	Rico Carty	1
1	Paul Casanova	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	4
1	Fred Valentine	4
3	Dick Allen	3
3	Rico Carty	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Horace Clarke	1
1	Adolfo Phillips	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	Don Wert	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.62
2	Jim Merritt	1.50
3	Larry Jaster	1.14
4	Pete Richert	1.00
5	Chris Short	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Ken Holtzman	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	13
2	Larry Jaster	8
2	Pete Richert	8
2	Chris Short	8
5	George Brunet	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Hal Reniff	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Orlando Cepeda	.337
3	Tony Oliva	.332
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Willie Stargell	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Joe Pepitone	24
4	Willie Stargell	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	82
2	Hank Aaron	78
3	Boog Powell	75
3	Frank Robinson	75
5	Willie Stargell	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	40
2	Sonny Jackson	31
2	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	Adolfo Phillips	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Juan Marichal	1.95
3	Bob Gibson	2.16
4	Mike Cuellar	2.24
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Juan Marichal	16
3	Gaylord Perry	15
4	Jim Kaat	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	201
2	Bob Gibson	155
3	Jim Bunning	153
4	Jim Maloney	148
5	2 tied	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	19
2	Roy Face	16
3	Ron Kline	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.482
2	Mike Shannon	.413
3	Tony Oliva	.410
4	Tommy Helms	.400
5	Frank Robinson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Chuck Hinton	6
2	Fred Whitfield	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	18
2	Chuck Hinton	15
3	Orlando Cepeda	13
3	Ron Santo	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	8
1	Adolfo Phillips	8
3	Sonny Jackson	7
4	Lou Brock	6
4	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.60
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.71
3	Al McBean	0.73
4	Pete Mikkelsen	0.75
5	Jim Palmer	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Dave McNally	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	33
2	Juan Marichal	29
3	Gaylord Perry	26
3	Sonny Siebert	26
5	4 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Jack Hamilton	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Bob Locker	3
1	Pedro Ramos	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.413
2	Felipe Alou	.400
2	Matty Alou	.400
4	Tommy Helms	.397
5	Bob Saverine	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Mickey Mantle	12
2	Joe Pepitone	12
4	Donn Clendenon	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	31
2	Boog Powell	30
3	Willie Stargell	28
4	Donn Clendenon	26
4	Jose Pagan	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	15
2	Don Buford	14
3	Adolfo Phillips	10
4	Bert Campaneris	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Palmer	0.92
2	Bruce Howard	1.39
3	Bill Short	1.55
4	Frank Linzy	1.78
5	Gary Peters	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	6
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Don McMahon	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Jim Maloney	53
3	Gaylord Perry	52
4	Juan Marichal	48
5	Gary Bell	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	7
1	Minnie Rojas	7
3	Joe Hoerner	6
3	Phil Regan	6
5	5 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.319
3	Billy Williams	.317
4	Frank Robinson	.315
5	Felipe Alou	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	52
2	Frank Robinson	46
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Billy Williams	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	128
2	Frank Robinson	121
3	Willie Mays	117
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Boog Powell	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	61
2	Maury Wills	54
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Don Buford	33
5	Sonny Jackson	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.78
2	Steve Barber	2.10
3	Juan Marichal	2.30
4	Jim Maloney	2.39
5	Mike Cuellar	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Bob Gibson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	353
2	Jim Bunning	274
3	Bob Veale	267
4	Bob Gibson	258
5	Sam McDowell	255

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Ron Kline	22
3	Jack Aker	21
4	Billy McCool	20
4	Dick Radatz	20