On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	71	39	.645	--
Tigers	59	50	.541	11.5
Indians	59	51	.536	12.0
Angels	57	53	.518	14.0
Twins	57	54	.514	14.5
White Sox	55	55	.500	16.0
Yankees	50	61	.450	21.5
Athletics	49	61	.445	22.0
Senators	51	64	.443	22.5
Red Sox	47	67	.412	26.0

Games

White Sox 9, Angels 8

Tigers 9, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 7, Tigers 6

Twins 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Twins 2

Senators 6, Orioles 2

Indians 6, Yankees 4

Indians 5, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	45	.583	--
Pirates	64	46	.582	0.0
Giants	65	47	.580	0.0
Phillies	60	51	.541	4.5
Cardinals	57	53	.518	7.0
Reds	56	54	.509	8.0
Braves	51	59	.464	13.0
Mets	49	61	.445	15.0
Astros	49	61	.445	15.0
Cubs	36	73	.330	27.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 6

Dodgers 14, Astros 3

Cardinals 4, Mets 1

Mets 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 9, Pirates 7

Braves 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Horton	6
2	Chuck Hinton	5
2	Mike Shannon	5
4	Roberto Clemente	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	2
1	Willie Horton	2
1	Fred Whitfield	2
4	Paul Blair	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	6
2	Roberto Clemente	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	Randy Hundley	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	1.25
2	Dave Boswell	1.00
2	Bob Gibson	1.00
4	Tony Cloninger	0.88
5	Al Downing	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	7
1	Tony Cloninger	7
1	Al Downing	7
1	Pete Richert	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Bob Allen	1
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Dennis Higgins	1
1	6 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Rico Carty	.325
4	Felipe Alou	.325
5	Willie Stargell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Joe Torre	27
4	Dick Allen	25
4	3 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	85
2	Brooks Robinson	83
3	Boog Powell	82
4	Frank Robinson	78
5	Roberto Clemente	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	45
2	Sonny Jackson	35
3	Maury Wills	31
4	Tommie Agee	28
4	2 others tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.63
2	Juan Marichal	2.00
3	Bob Gibson	2.18
4	Gary Peters	2.22
5	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
2	Gaylord Perry	17
4	Jim Kaat	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	220
2	Jim Bunning	168
3	Dave Boswell	165
4	Bob Gibson	162
5	Bob Veale	157

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	23
2	Ron Kline	18
3	Roy Face	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Valentine	.431
2	Manny Mota	.424
3	Bill White	.423
4	Lou Brock	.414
5	John Briggs	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Whitfield	6
2	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Frank Robinson	5
2	Ron Santo	5
5	12 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	20
2	Willie Horton	17
3	Jim Ray Hart	16
4	Ken McMullen	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sonny Jackson	7
2	Lou Brock	6
3	Tommy Harper	5
4	Bert Campaneris	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.00
1	Gary Peters	0.00
3	Ron Perranoski	0.69
4	Mudcat Grant	1.00
5	Sandy Koufax	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	4
1	Pete Richert	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Steve Hargan	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Boswell	37
2	Sandy Koufax	35
3	Jim Maloney	29
4	Jim Bunning	27
5	Ken Holtzman	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Ron Kline	4
2	Don Nottebart	4
2	Luis Tiant	4
5	3 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.414
2	John Briggs	.394
3	Matty Alou	.368
4	Rusty Staub	.358
5	Tommy Harper	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Joe Foy	9
2	Fred Whitfield	9
4	Rocky Colavito	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Hinton	28
2	Willie Horton	26
3	Donn Clendenon	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	Ron Santo	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Don Buford	12
3	Sonny Jackson	11
4	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Tommy Harper	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.41
2	Juan Marichal	1.42
3	Gary Peters	1.47
4	Dave Boswell	1.60
5	Bruce Howard	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	7
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Gaylord Perry	5
2	Phil Regan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	58
2	Dave Boswell	56
3	Jim Maloney	50
3	Gaylord Perry	50
5	Gary Bell	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
1	Ron Kline	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
4	Darold Knowles	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.336
2	Roberto Clemente	.321
3	Matty Alou	.319
4	Felipe Alou	.318
5	Billy Williams	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	50
2	Frank Robinson	47
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Billy Williams	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	123
2	Frank Robinson	122
3	Willie Mays	119
4	Hank Aaron	116
5	Boog Powell	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	63
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	40
4	Sonny Jackson	36
5	Don Buford	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.72
2	Steve Barber	2.13
3	Jim Maloney	2.26
4	Gary Peters	2.30
5	Mike Cuellar	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Denny McLain	21
5	Bob Gibson	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	349
2	Jim Bunning	269
3	Bob Veale	253
4	Bob Gibson	246
5	Jim Maloney	244

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	25
1	Ron Kline	25
3	Stu Miller	23
4	Billy McCool	21
5	3 tied	18