On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	76	41	.650	--
Tigers	62	54	.534	13.5
Indians	62	56	.525	14.5
White Sox	60	57	.513	16.0
Angels	60	57	.513	16.0
Twins	60	58	.508	16.5
Yankees	53	65	.449	23.5
Athletics	52	65	.444	24.0
Red Sox	53	69	.434	25.5
Senators	53	69	.434	25.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 5

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3

White Sox 4, Angels 0

Angels 4, White Sox 0

Athletics 5, Twins 0

Athletics 4, Twins 3

Orioles 6, Senators 0

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	47	.595	--
Giants	69	50	.580	1.5
Dodgers	65	50	.565	3.5
Phillies	63	54	.538	6.5
Cardinals	61	56	.521	8.5
Reds	59	57	.509	10.0
Braves	55	61	.474	14.0
Astros	52	65	.444	17.5
Mets	51	66	.436	18.5
Cubs	39	77	.336	30.0

Games

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Dodgers 4, Cubs 3

Cubs 12, Dodgers 10

Giants 5, Astros 2

Giants 5, Astros 3

Mets 5, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 4, Mets 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Davis	6
2	Glenn Beckert	5
2	Jim Lefebvre	5
4	Byron Browne	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Dick Allen	1
2	25 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Kessinger	5
2	Jim Lefebvre	4
2	Mike Shannon	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	3
2	Tommie Agee	1
2	Ed Brinkman	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Lemaster	1.75
2	Gary Peters	1.25
3	Bob Shaw	1.00
4	Dennis Bennett	0.86
5	3 tied	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Lemaster	14
2	Don Drysdale	8
2	Milt Pappas	8
4	Bob Shaw	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	2
2	Gene Brabender	1
2	Frank Linzy	1
2	Jose Santiago	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.328
3	Rico Carty	.328
4	Felipe Alou	.325
5	Willie Stargell	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	36
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Dick Allen	28
3	Willie Mays	28
3	Joe Torre	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	91
2	Boog Powell	88
3	Frank Robinson	85
4	Brooks Robinson	84
5	Roberto Clemente	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	51
2	Sonny Jackson	37
3	Bert Campaneris	33
4	Tommie Agee	32
5	Maury Wills	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Juan Marichal	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.09
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	25
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	.475
2	Manny Mota	.469
3	Jim Lefebvre	.386
4	Deron Johnson	.383
5	John Roseboro	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Aspromonte	6
1	John Romano	6
3	Jimmie Hall	5
3	Randy Hundley	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Aspromonte	18
2	Willie Horton	17
3	Tony Conigliaro	16
3	Deron Johnson	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
1	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Sonny Jackson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.00
1	Dooley Womack	0.00
1	Moe Drabowsky	0.00
4	Johnny Podres	0.60
5	Gary Peters	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Hargan	4
1	Earl Wilson	4
3	Jim Bunning	3
3	Mudcat Grant	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Jim Bunning	27
3	Denny Lemaster	25
4	Earl Wilson	24
5	Milt Pappas	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
2	Luis Tiant	4
3	Eddie Fisher	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felipe Alou	.416
2	John Briggs	.364
2	Lou Brock	.364
2	Mike Shannon	.364
5	Matty Alou	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	14
2	Fred Whitfield	10
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	6 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Deron Johnson	29
3	Frank Robinson	28
4	Chuck Hinton	27
4	Ron Santo	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
2	Bert Campaneris	13
2	Sonny Jackson	13
4	Don Buford	10
4	Adolfo Phillips	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Mikkelsen	0.67
2	Gary Peters	1.03
3	Tommy John	1.13
4	Dave Boswell	1.50
5	Sandy Koufax	1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Jim Bunning	52
3	Dave Boswell	51
4	Gaylord Perry	50
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Eddie Fisher	5
2	Don Nottebart	5
2	Luis Tiant	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rico Carty	.329
2	Tony Oliva	.328
3	Matty Alou	.320
4	Roberto Clemente	.318
5	Felipe Alou	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
1	Frank Robinson	48
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Jim Ray Hart	36
4	2 others tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	125
2	Boog Powell	120
3	Hank Aaron	117
4	Willie Mays	115
5	Brooks Robinson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	67
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Bert Campaneris	44
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	2.12
5	Jim Maloney	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	23
3	Bob Gibson	21
3	Juan Marichal	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	355
2	Jim Bunning	272
3	Sam McDowell	250
4	Bob Gibson	249
5	Bob Veale	245

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	27
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Billy McCool	21
5	Eddie Fisher	20