On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	80	45	.640	--
Tigers	68	56	.548	11.5
Indians	68	59	.535	13.0
Twins	67	61	.523	14.5
White Sox	66	61	.520	15.0
Angels	63	63	.500	17.5
Senators	58	73	.443	25.0
Yankees	56	71	.441	25.0
Athletics	56	71	.441	25.0
Red Sox	54	76	.415	28.5

Games

Indians 10, Orioles 4

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

Athletics 8, Red Sox 3

Tigers 6, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Twins 5

Angels 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	51	.592	--
Giants	75	52	.591	0.0
Dodgers	72	53	.576	2.0
Phillies	68	59	.535	7.0
Cardinals	65	61	.516	9.5
Reds	61	65	.484	13.5
Braves	59	66	.472	15.0
Astros	57	70	.449	18.0
Mets	56	71	.441	19.0
Cubs	43	82	.344	31.0

Games

Cubs 6, Mets 5

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Reds 9, Giants 4

Astros 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Hershberger	4
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Bert Campaneris	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Jimmie Coker	1
2	Bill Freehan	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Hershberger	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
3	Bob Aspromonte	3
3	Joe Azcue	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
1	Sonny Jackson	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Earl Battey	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Sutton	1.50
2	Mike Cuellar	1.25
3	Bob Shaw	0.89
4	Jim Nash	0.71
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cuellar	10
2	Don Sutton	9
3	Bob Shaw	8
4	Tony Cloninger	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	Jack Sanford	1
1	Luis Tiant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.343
2	Willie Stargell	.332
3	Roberto Clemente	.321
4	Felipe Alou	.320
5	Frank Robinson	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	40
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	95
4	Roberto Clemente	91
5	Dick Allen	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	56
2	Sonny Jackson	43
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Tommie Agee	33
4	Don Buford	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.68
2	Gary Peters	2.01
3	Juan Marichal	2.18
4	Al Jackson	2.21
5	Bob Gibson	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
1	Gaylord Perry	20
3	Jim Kaat	19
4	Juan Marichal	18
5	Bob Gibson	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	254
2	Jim Bunning	192
3	Don Sutton	181
4	Bob Gibson	180
5	Bob Veale	173

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Larry Sherry	17
5	2 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.436
2	Willie Stargell	.436
3	Gene Alley	.417
4	Matty Alou	.382
5	Russ Snyder	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Tom Tresh	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	17
1	Bob Aspromonte	17
1	Frank Robinson	17
4	Tony Conigliaro	16
4	Harmon Killebrew	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	10
2	Bert Campaneris	9
3	Sonny Jackson	8
3	Cesar Tovar	8
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Phil Regan	0.66
2	Lee Stange	1.04
3	Gary Peters	1.23
4	Al Jackson	1.44
5	Hal Woodeshick	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Bob Humphreys	3
2	Cal Koonce	3
2	Mickey Lolich	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	33
1	Don Sutton	33
3	Ken Holtzman	25
3	Sandy Koufax	25
5	Mickey Lolich	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.397
2	Pete Rose	.394
3	Lou Brock	.371
4	Gene Alley	.355
5	Ron Santo	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Willie Mays	10
2	Boog Powell	10
4	Dick Allen	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	33
2	Willie Horton	29
3	Dick Allen	27
3	Ron Santo	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	16
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Sonny Jackson	13
4	Cesar Tovar	9
5	Don Buford	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.82
2	Tommy John	1.22
3	Cal Koonce	1.61
4	Sandy Koufax	1.65
5	Bob Humphreys	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gaylord Perry	6
1	Earl Wilson	6
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	69
2	Jim Bunning	51
3	Don Sutton	49
4	Earl Wilson	47
5	2 tied	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
2	Luis Tiant	7
3	Ron Kline	6
4	Eddie Fisher	5
4	Al Worthington	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.328
2	Tony Oliva	.327
3	Willie Stargell	.327
4	Rico Carty	.319
5	Frank Robinson	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	51
2	Willie Mays	46
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Boog Powell	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	133
2	Boog Powell	124
3	Hank Aaron	115
4	Willie Mays	112
5	Jim Ray Hart	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Bert Campaneris	44
3	Sonny Jackson	44
5	Don Buford	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.66
2	Steve Barber	2.04
3	Gary Peters	2.05
4	Mike Cuellar	2.20
5	Jim Bunning	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	25
1	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Bob Gibson	21
3	Juan Marichal	21
5	Gaylord Perry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	340
2	Jim Bunning	266
3	Bob Veale	247
4	Sam McDowell	243
5	Bob Gibson	240

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	24
3	Stu Miller	23
4	Frank Linzy	20
4	Billy McCool	20