On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	68	35	.660	--
Tigers	53	47	.530	13.5
Angels	54	48	.529	13.5
Indians	53	48	.525	14.0
Twins	51	51	.500	16.5
White Sox	49	53	.480	18.5
Yankees	47	53	.470	19.5
Athletics	45	55	.450	21.5
Senators	47	60	.439	23.0
Red Sox	44	61	.419	25.0

Games

Angels 2, Indians 1

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Red Sox 8, Senators 2

Twins 7, Orioles 0

White Sox 6, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	41	.594	--
Dodgers	58	42	.580	1.5
Giants	60	44	.577	1.5
Cardinals	54	47	.535	6.0
Phillies	53	49	.520	7.5
Reds	49	52	.485	11.0
Astros	48	53	.475	12.0
Braves	48	55	.466	13.0
Mets	46	55	.455	14.0
Cubs	32	70	.314	28.5

Games

Braves 6, Giants 5

Braves 15, Giants 2

Mets 6, Cubs 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Reds 5, Astros 1

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rico Carty	6
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Gene Oliver	4
2	Woody Woodward	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Oliver	3
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Oliver	7
2	Woody Woodward	4
3	Earl Battey	3
3	Deron Johnson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Jim Davenport	1
1	Dick Green	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Boswell	5.50
2	Blue Moon Odom	1.20
3	Dean Chance	1.00
3	Denny Lemaster	1.00
3	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	11
2	Dean Chance	10
3	Denny Lemaster	9
4	Ken Johnson	8
4	Jose Santiago	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wes Stock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Orlando Cepeda	.333
3	Tony Oliva	.331
4	Al Kaline	.327
5	Felipe Alou	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Dick Allen	24
4	3 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	82
2	Hank Aaron	80
3	Boog Powell	75
3	Frank Robinson	75
5	Willie Stargell	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	41
2	Sonny Jackson	32
3	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	Joe Horlen	2.25
4	Steve Barber	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	Dave Boswell	148
4	Jim Maloney	148

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	.477
2	Dick Green	.404
3	Ernie Banks	.403
4	Lou Brock	.403
5	Matty Alou	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
2	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Chuck Hinton	6
2	Fred Whitfield	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	18
2	Chuck Hinton	15
3	Lou Brock	13
3	Willie Horton	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Abernathy	0.53
2	Pete Mikkelsen	0.66
3	Al McBean	0.69
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.71
5	Larry Sherry	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Bob Friend	3
2	Al Jackson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	34
2	Jim Maloney	33
2	Gaylord Perry	33
4	Gary Bell	29
5	Don Sutton	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Jack Hamilton	3
1	Joe Hoerner	3
1	Bob Locker	3
1	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.412
2	Al Kaline	.408
3	Matty Alou	.398
4	Mike Shannon	.396
5	Tommy Helms	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Joe Pepitone	11
3	Donn Clendenon	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	31
2	Boog Powell	28
3	Willie Stargell	27
4	Jose Pagan	26
5	Donn Clendenon	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Palmer	0.92
2	Gary Peters	1.44
3	Bruce Howard	1.67
4	Frank Linzy	1.75
5	Dave McNally	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	6
2	Dave Boswell	5
2	George Brunet	5
2	Al Jackson	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gaylord Perry	59
2	Sandy Koufax	57
3	Jim Maloney	53
4	Dave Boswell	50
5	Don Sutton	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	7
2	Minnie Rojas	6
3	Jack Aker	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.321
3	Billy Williams	.317
4	Felipe Alou	.315
5	Frank Robinson	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	53
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	118
4	Hank Aaron	116
5	Boog Powell	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	62
2	Maury Wills	54
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Sonny Jackson	33
5	Don Buford	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.78
2	Steve Barber	2.10
3	Juan Marichal	2.30
4	Gary Peters	2.32
5	Jim Maloney	2.39

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 Gibson	258
4	Sam McDowell	255
5	Bob Veale	253

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	25
2	Ron Kline	22
3	Jack Aker	21
4	Billy McCool	20
5	2 tied	19