On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	82	49	.626	--
Tigers	71	59	.546	10.5
Twins	71	63	.530	12.5
Indians	69	64	.519	14.0
White Sox	69	65	.515	14.5
Angels	66	66	.500	16.5
Yankees	60	73	.451	23.0
Senators	61	75	.449	23.5
Red Sox	60	77	.438	25.0
Athletics	58	76	.433	25.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Angels 6

Indians 6, White Sox 2

Athletics 4, Yankees 1

Twins 3, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	55	.583	--
Giants	77	55	.583	0.0
Dodgers	74	56	.569	2.0
Phillies	70	64	.522	8.0
Cardinals	67	65	.508	10.0
Reds	67	65	.508	10.0
Braves	62	68	.477	14.0
Astros	61	71	.462	16.0
Mets	58	75	.436	19.5
Cubs	46	85	.351	30.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Reds 6, Cardinals 4

Mets 10, Dodgers 4

Pirates 8, Astros 2

Giants 7, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	3
1	Eddie Bressoud	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Tony Conigliaro	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pete Rose	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Jim Ray Hart	3
1	Pete Rose	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cesar Tovar	2
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Don Kessinger	1
2	Vada Pinson	1
2	Ted Savage	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Bolin	0.71
1	Sammy Ellis	0.71
3	Steve Hargan	0.67
4	Mel Stottlemyre	0.64
5	Jim Merritt	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Woodie Fryman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Stottlemyre	7
2	Ken Holtzman	6
3	Bobby Bolin	5
3	Moe Drabowsky	5
3	Sammy Ellis	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.327
3	Willie Stargell	.326
4	Felipe Alou	.324
5	Rico Carty	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	42
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Willie Mays	33
3	Boog Powell	33
5	Dick Allen	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	102
2	Boog Powell	99
2	Frank Robinson	99
4	Roberto Clemente	96
5	Dick Allen	91

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	1.79
2	Gary Peters	1.98
3	Bob Gibson	2.17
4	Juan Marichal	2.17
5	Tommy John	2.22

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	262
2	Jim Bunning	201
3	Bob Gibson	188
3	Don Sutton	188
5	Bob Veale	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Larry Sherry	17
5	4 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.438
2	Jesus Alou	.421
3	Tony Gonzalez	.410
4	Willie Davis	.407
5	Don Mincher	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Jim Ray Hart	5
2	Deron Johnson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	15
2	Frank Robinson	14
3	Deron Johnson	13
3	Bill Mazeroski	13
3	Vada Pinson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	9
2	Don Buford	7
3	Sonny Jackson	6
3	Cesar Tovar	6
5	Bert Campaneris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
3	Jim Kaat	0.36
4	Bob Gibson	1.08
5	Don Sutton	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Cuellar	3
1	Bob Humphreys	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Earl Wilson	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	31
2	Mike Cuellar	29
3	Ken Holtzman	28
4	Bob Veale	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Mikkelsen	5
2	Jack Aker	3
2	Billy McCool	3
4	Steve Hamilton	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.410
2	Manny Mota	.368
3	Deron Johnson	.361
4	Joe Torre	.360
5	Gene Alley	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	11
1	Frank Robinson	11
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Willie Mays	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	30
2	Roberto Clemente	29
2	Deron Johnson	29
4	Bob Aspromonte	28
5	Bill White	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	19
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Sonny Jackson	12
4	Cesar Tovar	10
5	Don Buford	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.01
2	Tommy John	1.01
3	Bob Humphreys	1.59
4	Bruce Howard	1.71
5	Jim Bouton	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Wilson	7
2	Jim Kaat	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Steve Hargan	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	61
2	Ken Holtzman	49
3	Jim Bunning	48
3	Don Sutton	48
3	Earl Wilson	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Pete Mikkelsen	6
2	Luis Tiant	6
4	Ron Kline	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.333
2	Willie Stargell	.320
3	Roberto Clemente	.319
4	Felipe Alou	.319
5	Frank Robinson	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	52
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Boog Powell	39
5	Jim Ray Hart	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	133
2	Boog Powell	122
3	Hank Aaron	120
4	Jim Ray Hart	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Sonny Jackson	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Bert Campaneris	42
5	Don Buford	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Mike Cuellar	2.03
3	Gary Peters	2.03
4	Steve Barber	2.07
5	Jim Bunning	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	341
2	Jim Bunning	269
3	Bob Veale	248
4	Bob Gibson	241
5	Sam McDowell	240

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Frank Linzy	20
4	Billy McCool	20