On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	70	37	.654	--
Tigers	57	48	.543	12.0
Indians	56	49	.533	13.0
Angels	57	50	.533	13.0
Twins	55	52	.514	15.0
White Sox	52	55	.486	18.0
Yankees	48	58	.453	21.5
Athletics	47	59	.443	22.5
Senators	49	63	.438	23.5
Red Sox	45	65	.409	26.5

Games

Angels 11, Yankees 7

Indians 3, Orioles 1

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Twins 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	44	.589	--
Giants	64	45	.587	0.0
Dodgers	60	45	.571	2.0
Phillies	59	49	.546	4.5
Cardinals	54	52	.509	8.5
Reds	54	53	.505	9.0
Astros	49	58	.458	14.0
Braves	49	58	.458	14.0
Mets	48	58	.453	14.5
Cubs	34	72	.321	28.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 2

Mets 8, Giants 6

Pirates 8, Dodgers 1

Reds 7, Cardinals 1

Phillies 12, Astros 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Jim Fregosi	3
1	Jim Ray Hart	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Briggs	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Jose Cardenal	3
2	Cookie Rojas	3
2	Ron Swoboda	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Dick Groat	1
1	Tommy Harper	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.11
2	Jim Kaat	1.00
2	Vern Law	1.00
4	Gary Bell	0.83
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	10
2	Moe Drabowsky	7
3	Vern Law	6
4	Gary Bell	5
4	Jim Kaat	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Willie Stargell	.325
4	Tony Oliva	.324
5	Orlando Cepeda	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	26
4	Dick Allen	25
4	Joe Pepitone	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	85
2	Brooks Robinson	82
3	Boog Powell	81
4	Frank Robinson	77
5	Willie Stargell	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	43
2	Sonny Jackson	35
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	Adolfo Phillips	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.63
2	Juan Marichal	2.00
3	Joe Horlen	2.17
4	Bob Gibson	2.23
5	2 tied	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
1	Juan Marichal	17
3	Gaylord Perry	16
4	Jim Kaat	15
5	Denny McLain	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	210
2	Jim Bunning	168
3	Dave Boswell	158
3	Bob Gibson	158
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	21
2	Ron Kline	17
3	Roy Face	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.407
1	Sonny Jackson	.407
3	Willie Mays	.404
4	Ernie Banks	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	8
2	Fred Whitfield	6
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Tony Conigliaro	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	16
2	Jim Ray Hart	15
3	Hank Aaron	13
3	Tony Conigliaro	13
3	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Tommy Harper	5
4	Adolfo Phillips	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.71
2	Ron Perranoski	0.73
3	Jim Bunning	0.95
4	Sandy Koufax	1.00
5	Ted Abernathy	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Regan	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Dave Boswell	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	33
1	Gaylord Perry	33
3	Sandy Koufax	32
4	Dave Boswell	30
5	Jim Maloney	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Nottebart	5
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Eddie Fisher	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.384
2	Tony Oliva	.361
3	Mike Shannon	.360
4	Bert Campaneris	.359
5	Johnny Callison	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Joe Pepitone	10
3	Rocky Colavito	9
4	Joe Foy	8
4	Boog Powell	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	27
2	Boog Powell	26
3	Donn Clendenon	25
4	Roberto Clemente	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Don Buford	11
2	Sonny Jackson	11
4	Tommy Harper	9
4	Adolfo Phillips	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.42
2	Dave Boswell	1.71
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Bruce Howard	1.76
5	Gary Peters	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	Don McMahon	5
3	Phil Regan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	56
2	Dave Boswell	55
3	Jim Maloney	54
4	Gary Bell	47
5	Jim Bunning	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
3	Jack Aker	4
3	Eddie Fisher	4
3	4 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.321
3	Billy Williams	.319
4	Felipe Alou	.310
5	Frank Robinson	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	42
4	Jim Ray Hart	37
4	Billy Williams	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	127
2	Frank Robinson	121
3	Willie Mays	120
4	Hank Aaron	119
5	Boog Powell	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	64
2	Maury Wills	53
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Sonny Jackson	36
5	Don Buford	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.76
2	Steve Barber	2.13
3	Jim Maloney	2.26
4	Mike Cuellar	2.29
5	Jim Bunning	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	24
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	351
2	Jim Bunning	281
3	Bob Veale	264
4	Bob Gibson	252
5	Sam McDowell	245

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	24
1	Stu Miller	24
3	Jack Aker	23
4	Billy McCool	19
5	3 tied	18