On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	82	47	.636	--
Tigers	69	59	.539	12.5
Twins	69	63	.523	14.5
Indians	68	63	.519	15.0
White Sox	68	64	.515	15.5
Angels	66	64	.508	16.5
Senators	61	73	.455	23.5
Yankees	59	72	.450	24.0
Athletics	57	75	.432	26.5
Red Sox	58	77	.430	27.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

Athletics 2, Angels 1

White Sox 4, Twins 3

White Sox 7, Twins 6

Senators 3, Indians 2

Yankees 8, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	54	.585	--
Giants	76	54	.585	0.0
Dodgers	74	54	.578	1.0
Phillies	69	63	.523	8.0
Cardinals	67	63	.515	9.0
Reds	65	65	.500	11.0
Braves	62	66	.484	13.0
Astros	60	70	.462	16.0
Mets	56	75	.427	20.5
Cubs	44	85	.341	31.5

Games

Braves 8, Mets 4

Reds 5, Phillies 2

Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Astros 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	5
2	Jerry Adair	4
2	Willie Davis	4
2	Bill Mazeroski	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Byron Browne	1
2	Rico Carty	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Whitaker	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Tony Oliva	3
4	Rico Carty	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	3
2	Lou Brock	2
3	Tommie Agee	1
3	Matty Alou	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.17
2	Don Sutton	1.00
3	Vern Law	0.80
3	Sonny Siebert	0.80
5	Jim Nash	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bucky Brandon	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sonny Siebert	8
2	Bucky Brandon	7
2	Jim Maloney	7
2	Jim Nash	7
2	Don Sutton	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.327
3	Felipe Alou	.323
4	Willie Stargell	.322
5	Rico Carty	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	40
2	Hank Aaron	35
3	Willie Mays	33
3	Boog Powell	33
5	Dick Allen	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	99
2	Boog Powell	98
3	Frank Robinson	96
4	Roberto Clemente	94
5	Dick Allen	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	60
2	Sonny Jackson	44
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Don Buford	36
5	Tommie Agee	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Gary Peters	1.98
3	Bob Gibson	2.17
4	Juan Marichal	2.17
5	Tommy John	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Jim Kaat	20
2	Gaylord Perry	20
4	Juan Marichal	19
5	Bob Gibson	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	261
2	Jim Bunning	199
3	Bob Gibson	188
3	Don Sutton	188
5	Bob Veale	181

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	.453
2	Joe Torre	.417
3	Don Mincher	.400
4	Gene Alley	.373
5	Tony Gonzalez	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	7
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	14
1	Vada Pinson	14
1	Frank Robinson	14
1	Ron Santo	14
1	Bill White	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Don Buford	7
3	Sonny Jackson	7
5	Cesar Tovar	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.54
3	Phil Regan	0.69
4	Gary Peters	1.00
5	Jim Kaat	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Bob Humphreys	3
2	Mickey Lolich	3
2	Jim Nash	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	31
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Mickey Lolich	26
3	Sonny Siebert	26
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	5
2	Pete Mikkelsen	4
3	Ron Kline	2
3	Frank Linzy	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.406
2	Lou Brock	.384
3	Manny Mota	.356
4	Deron Johnson	.353
5	Joe Torre	.343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	30
2	Bob Aspromonte	28
2	Deron Johnson	28
4	Roberto Clemente	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	20
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Sonny Jackson	13
4	Don Buford	9
5	Cesar Tovar	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.86
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.08
3	Tommy John	1.22
4	Sandy Koufax	1.54
5	Jim Bouton	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	6
1	Earl Wilson	6
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	Jim Nash	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Don Sutton	51
3	Ken Holtzman	49
4	Jim Bunning	46
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
2	Luis Tiant	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Pete Mikkelsen	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.333
2	Tony Oliva	.321
3	Roberto Clemente	.319
4	Rico Carty	.319
5	Willie Stargell	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	50
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Boog Powell	39
5	3 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	130
2	Boog Powell	122
3	Hank Aaron	118
4	Willie Mays	110
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	70
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Sonny Jackson	45
4	Bert Campaneris	42
5	Don Buford	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.59
2	Gary Peters	2.05
3	Steve Barber	2.07
4	Mike Cuellar	2.13
5	Jim Bunning	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Jim Kaat	25
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Juan Marichal	22
5	Gaylord Perry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	342
2	Jim Bunning	267
3	Bob Veale	243
4	Bob Gibson	241
4	Sam McDowell	241

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Eddie Fisher	19
4	2 others tied	19