On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	80	43	.650	--
Tigers	67	55	.549	12.5
Indians	66	59	.528	15.0
Twins	66	59	.528	15.0
White Sox	65	60	.520	16.0
Angels	61	63	.492	19.5
Yankees	56	69	.448	25.0
Senators	56	72	.438	26.5
Athletics	54	71	.432	27.0
Red Sox	54	74	.422	28.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Twins 4

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 9, Orioles 4

Senators 7, Angels 4

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	50	.590	--
Giants	73	51	.589	0.0
Dodgers	69	53	.566	3.0
Phillies	67	57	.540	6.0
Cardinals	63	60	.512	9.5
Reds	60	63	.488	12.5
Braves	59	63	.484	13.0
Astros	56	68	.452	17.0
Mets	55	69	.444	18.0
Cubs	41	81	.336	31.0

Games

Pirates 8, Cubs 1

Astros 11, Reds 0

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1

Giants 9, Braves 4

Mets 6, Phillies 5

Mets 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Paul Casanova	4
1	Danny Cater	4
1	Jesse Gonder	4
1	Manny Mota	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Paul Casanova	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Giusti	6
2	Jim Ray Hart	4
3	Johnny Callison	3
3	Jesse Gonder	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Tim McCarver	1
1	Cesar Tovar	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Veale	1.75
2	Sandy Koufax	1.25
3	Earl Wilson	1.22
4	Jim Bunning	1.00
4	Tug McGraw	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Downing	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Bill Hepler	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	11
2	Sandy Koufax	10
3	Al Downing	9
4	Bob Veale	7
5	Cal Koonce	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.344
2	Willie Stargell	.328
3	Felipe Alou	.325
4	Rico Carty	.323
5	Tony Oliva	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	38
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Willie Mays	32
3	Boog Powell	32
5	Dick Allen	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	97
2	Hank Aaron	94
3	Frank Robinson	91
4	Roberto Clemente	86
5	Dick Allen	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	53
2	Sonny Jackson	40
3	Bert Campaneris	36
4	Don Buford	33
5	Tommie Agee	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.68
2	Gary Peters	2.11
3	Juan Marichal	2.14
4	Tommy John	2.15
5	Al Jackson	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
1	Gaylord Perry	20
3	Jim Kaat	18
4	Juan Marichal	17
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	254
2	Jim Bunning	192
3	Bob Gibson	175
4	Bob Veale	173
5	Don Sutton	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	27
2	Ron Kline	19
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Larry Sherry	17
5	2 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.466
2	Gene Alley	.405
3	Harmon Killebrew	.400
3	Lee Maye	.400
5	Cleon Jones	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Boog Powell	8
3	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Tom Tresh	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	17
1	Willie Horton	17
3	Jim Lefebvre	16
3	Don Wert	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	10
2	Lou Brock	9
3	Cesar Tovar	8
4	Don Buford	6
5	Sonny Jackson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	0.72
2	Lee Stange	1.04
3	Dick Kelley	1.23
4	Steve Hargan	1.42
5	2 tied	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	4
1	Earl Wilson	4
3	Steve Hargan	3
3	Jim Kaat	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Al Downing	26
2	Don Sutton	26
2	Earl Wilson	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Al Worthington	4
4	Eddie Fisher	3
5	10 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.400
2	Pete Rose	.388
3	Felipe Alou	.378
4	Willie Mays	.371
5	Lou Brock	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
1	Frank Robinson	11
3	Boog Powell	10
3	Tom Tresh	10
5	4 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	30
2	Willie Horton	29
3	Dick Allen	27
4	Tony Conigliaro	26
5	Jim Ray Hart	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Bert Campaneris	13
3	Sonny Jackson	12
4	Cesar Tovar	9
5	Don Buford	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy John	1.13
2	Gary Peters	1.24
3	Bruce Howard	1.47
4	Sandy Koufax	1.55
5	Steve Hargan	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	7
2	Steve Hargan	6
2	Earl Wilson	6
4	Jim Kaat	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	76
2	Jim Bunning	57
3	Gaylord Perry	53
4	Earl Wilson	47
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Luis Tiant	6
2	Al Worthington	6
4	Eddie Fisher	5
4	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.332
2	Willie Stargell	.328
3	Rico Carty	.325
4	Roberto Clemente	.319
5	Tommy Helms	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	49
2	Willie Mays	48
3	Boog Powell	39
4	Hank Aaron	38
5	Ron Santo	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	129
2	Boog Powell	124
3	Willie Mays	116
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	66
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Sonny Jackson	41
5	Don Buford	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Steve Barber	2.01
3	Gary Peters	2.13
4	Mike Cuellar	2.21
5	Bruce Howard	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Jim Kaat	24
3	Bob Gibson	20
3	Juan Marichal	20
3	Gaylord Perry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	348
2	Jim Bunning	275
3	Bob Veale	249
4	Sam McDowell	240
5	Bob Gibson	235

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	29
2	Ron Kline	23
2	Stu Miller	23
4	Billy McCool	21
5	2 tied	20