On This Day

Monday, August 22, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 50 .593 --
Giants 74 51 .592 0.0
Dodgers 70 53 .569 3.0
Phillies 67 58 .536 7.0
Cardinals 64 60 .516 9.5
Reds 60 64 .484 13.5
Braves 59 64 .480 14.0
Astros 56 69 .448 18.0
Mets 55 70 .440 19.0
Cubs 42 81 .341 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Alley 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Jesse Gonder 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jim Ray Hart 1
1 Jim Hickman 1
1 Randy Hundley 1
1 Wes Parker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 John Boccabella 2
1 Jackie Brandt 2
1 Curt Flood 2
1 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Alley 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Mike Shannon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holtzman 0.89
2 Steve Carlton 0.88
3 Don Drysdale 0.60
4 Joe Gibbon 0.40
4 Dick Kelley 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Holtzman 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Don Cardwell 6
4 Bob Buhl 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .342
2 Willie Stargell .330
3 Roberto Clemente .323
4 Felipe Alou .322
5 Tony Oliva .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 38
2 Hank Aaron 34
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 96
3 Frank Robinson 91
4 Roberto Clemente 87
5 Dick Allen 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 54
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 .441
2 Cleon Jones .415
3 Willie Stargell .405
4 Lee Maye .400
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 8
2 Willie Mays 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Tom Tresh 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 17
2 Bob Aspromonte 15
2 Tony Conigliaro 15
2 Boog Powell 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.67
3 Tommy John 0.72
4 Jim Perry 1.03
5 Lee Stange 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Wilson 4
2 Steve Hargan 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 Tommie Sisk 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 34
2 Don Sutton 26
2 Earl Wilson 26
4 Ken Holtzman 25
4 Denny Lemaster 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 4
2 Eddie Fisher 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Pete Mikkelsen 3
2 Al Worthington 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .403
2 Lou Brock .377
3 Pete Rose .375
4 Felipe Alou .357
5 Leon Wagner .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
1 Frank Robinson 11
3 Boog Powell 10
3 Tom Tresh 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 30
2 Willie Horton 29
3 Dick Allen 27
4 Jim Ray Hart 26
4 Ron Santo 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Sonny Jackson 12
4 Cesar Tovar 9
5 Don Buford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 0.84
2 Tommy John 1.13
3 Mudcat Grant 1.32
4 Bob Humphreys 1.47
5 Bruce Howard 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Hargan 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
1 Earl Wilson 6
4 Jim Kaat 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 76
2 Jim Bunning 57
3 Ken Holtzman 51
4 Earl Wilson 47
5 Jim Maloney 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .332
2 Willie Stargell .329
3 Matty Alou .326
4 Rico Carty .324
5 Roberto Clemente .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 49
2 Willie Mays 47
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Boog Powell 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 129
2 Boog Powell 124
3 Hank Aaron 117
4 Willie Mays 115
5 Jim Ray Hart 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Maury Wills 45
3 Bert Campaneris 42
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 Tommy John 2.36

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 Eddie Fisher 20
4 2 others tied 20