On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1966

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 39 .645 --
Tigers 60 50 .545 11.0
Indians 59 52 .532 12.5
Angels 57 53 .518 14.0
Twins 57 55 .509 15.0
White Sox 55 55 .500 16.0
Yankees 50 61 .450 21.5
Athletics 50 61 .450 21.5
Senators 51 65 .440 23.0
Red Sox 48 67 .417 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 46 .582 --
Giants 66 48 .579 0.0
Dodgers 63 46 .578 0.5
Phillies 60 51 .541 4.5
Cardinals 57 53 .518 7.0
Reds 57 55 .509 8.0
Braves 52 59 .468 12.5
Mets 49 61 .445 15.0
Astros 49 61 .445 15.0
Cubs 36 73 .330 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Deron Johnson 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
3 Felipe Alou 4
3 Tom Haller 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Fairly 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Joe Azcue 1
3 Leo Cardenas 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Jim Ray Hart 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 Willie McCovey 1
2 Ted Uhlaender 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike McCormick 1.29
2 Jim Nash 0.67
3 Jose Santiago 0.57
4 Joe Gibbon 0.44
5 Gary Bell 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jim Nash 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 9
2 Jim Nash 6
3 Jack Baldschun 4
3 Joe Gibbon 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Davidson 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .343
2 Felipe Alou .330
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Rico Carty .327
5 Willie Stargell .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 33
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Joe Torre 27
4 Willie Mays 26
5 4 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 Bert Campaneris 29
5 3 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 2 tied 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 Manny Mota .448
2 Deron Johnson .426
3 Fred Valentine .423
4 John Briggs .421
5 3 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Whitfield 6
2 Frank Robinson 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 13 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 23
2 Willie Horton 20
3 Jim Ray Hart 19
4 Frank Howard 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Boswell 4
2 Jim Nash 3
2 Don Nottebart 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Boswell 37
2 Sandy Koufax 35
3 Jim Bunning 27
4 Jim Nash 26
5 Gary Bell 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 5
2 Ron Kline 4
2 Don Nottebart 4
2 Luis Tiant 4
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .441
2 John Briggs .394
3 Willie Mays .371
4 Mike Shannon .367
5 2 tied .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Hinton 28
1 Willie Horton 28
3 Deron Johnson 26
4 Frank Robinson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Don Buford 12
3 Bert Campaneris 11
3 Sonny Jackson 11
5 Tommy Harper 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.41
2 Gary Peters 1.47
3 Dave Boswell 1.60
4 Juan Marichal 1.78
5 Ted Abernathy 1.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 58
2 Dave Boswell 56
3 Jim Maloney 51
4 Gary Bell 50
4 Gaylord Perry 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 6
1 Don Nottebart 6
3 Ron Kline 5
4 Eddie Fisher 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .337
2 Felipe Alou .324
3 Roberto Clemente .320
4 Matty Alou .318
5 Billy Williams .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Frank Robinson 47
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Jim Ray Hart 37
4 Willie McCovey 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 122
1 Frank Robinson 122
3 Hank Aaron 116
4 Willie Mays 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 63
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Sonny Jackson 36
5 Don Buford 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.72
2 Steve Barber 2.03
3 Gary Peters 2.30
4 Mike Cuellar 2.37
5 Juan Marichal 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 349
2 Jim Bunning 269
3 Bob Veale 253
4 Bob Gibson 246
5 Jim Maloney 245

Saves

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