On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	75	41	.647	--
Tigers	62	52	.544	12.0
Indians	62	54	.534	13.0
Twins	60	56	.517	15.0
White Sox	59	56	.513	15.5
Angels	59	56	.513	15.5
Yankees	51	65	.440	24.0
Senators	53	68	.438	24.5
Athletics	50	65	.435	24.5
Red Sox	51	69	.425	26.0

Games

Orioles 5, Senators 2

Tigers 13, Red Sox 1

Angels 7, White Sox 3

Indians 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	47	.591	--
Giants	67	50	.573	2.0
Dodgers	64	49	.566	3.0
Phillies	63	53	.543	5.5
Cardinals	60	55	.522	8.0
Reds	59	56	.513	9.0
Braves	54	61	.470	14.0
Astros	52	63	.452	16.0
Mets	50	65	.435	18.0
Cubs	38	76	.333	29.5

Games

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Phillies 7, Braves 4

Reds 11, Pirates 0

Dodgers 6, Cubs 1

Astros 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Mets 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	5
1	Cookie Rojas	5
3	Tommy Davis	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Rico Carty	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Earl Wilson	5
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	Tommy Davis	3
5	19 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Lou Brock	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Bob Gibson	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Giusti	4.00
2	Jim Maloney	2.33
3	Sandy Koufax	1.38
4	Jim Palmer	0.88
5	Jim Bunning	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	11
2	Jim Bunning	7
2	Ray Culp	7
2	Bob Gibson	7
2	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Darold Knowles	1
1	Minnie Rojas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.330
3	Rico Carty	.328
4	Felipe Alou	.325
5	Willie Stargell	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	34
2	Hank Aaron	32
3	Dick Allen	27
3	Willie Mays	27
3	2 others tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	88
2	Boog Powell	87
3	Brooks Robinson	84
4	Frank Robinson	82
5	Roberto Clemente	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	51
2	Sonny Jackson	37
3	Tommie Agee	31
3	Maury Wills	31
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Juan Marichal	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.21
4	Tommy John	2.25
4	Steve Barber	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Gaylord Perry	18
3	Juan Marichal	17
4	Jim Kaat	16
5	Bob Gibson	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	240
2	Jim Bunning	180
3	Bob Gibson	169
4	Dave Boswell	165
5	Jim Maloney	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	23
2	Ron Kline	18
3	Roy Face	16
3	Eddie Fisher	16
3	Larry Sherry	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.441
2	Manny Mota	.414
3	Rico Carty	.411
4	Lou Brock	.410
5	Deron Johnson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Romano	6
2	Bob Aspromonte	5
2	Randy Hundley	5
4	Dick Allen	4
4	11 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	19
2	Willie Horton	18
3	Bob Aspromonte	16
4	Dick Allen	15
4	Pete Rose	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Sonny Jackson	6
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	Ted Uhlaender	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.00
2	Johnny Podres	0.60
3	Mudcat Grant	0.67
4	Gary Peters	0.67
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Hargan	4
1	Earl Wilson	4
3	Dave Boswell	3
3	Jim Bunning	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Dave Boswell	28
3	Jim Bunning	27
4	Gaylord Perry	24
4	Earl Wilson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	4
1	Luis Tiant	4
3	Eddie Fisher	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.415
2	Lou Brock	.387
3	John Briggs	.381
4	Mike Shannon	.359
5	Matty Alou	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Fred Whitfield	10
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
1	Deron Johnson	30
3	Chuck Hinton	27
3	Ron Santo	27
5	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	20
2	Sonny Jackson	13
3	Don Buford	10
3	Bert Campaneris	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Mikkelsen	0.72
2	Tommy John	1.10
3	Gary Peters	1.24
4	Dave Boswell	1.50
5	Ted Abernathy	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dave Boswell	6
1	Gaylord Perry	6
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	75
2	Jim Maloney	56
3	Jim Bunning	52
3	Gaylord Perry	52
5	Dave Boswell	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
1	Don Nottebart	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Luis Tiant	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.332
2	Rico Carty	.329
3	Matty Alou	.317
4	Roberto Clemente	.316
5	Felipe Alou	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Frank Robinson	46
3	Hank Aaron	39
4	Jim Ray Hart	37
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	122
2	Boog Powell	119
3	Brooks Robinson	115
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	2 tied	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	41
4	Sonny Jackson	38
5	Don Buford	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.68
2	Steve Barber	1.92
3	Mike Cuellar	2.12
4	Gary Peters	2.22
5	Juan Marichal	2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	355
2	Jim Bunning	272
3	Bob Veale	252
4	Bob Gibson	249
5	Jim Maloney	248

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	25
2	Ron Kline	24
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Billy McCool	21
5	Eddie Fisher	20