On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	83	50	.624	--
Tigers	72	61	.541	11.0
Twins	72	63	.533	12.0
Indians	70	65	.519	14.0
White Sox	71	66	.518	14.0
Angels	67	67	.500	16.5
Yankees	61	74	.452	23.0
Senators	62	76	.449	23.5
Red Sox	60	78	.435	25.5
Athletics	59	77	.434	25.5

Games

Yankees 5, Angels 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 5

Indians 4, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	56	.582	--
Giants	78	56	.582	0.0
Dodgers	75	57	.568	2.0
Phillies	72	64	.529	7.0
Cardinals	68	66	.507	10.0
Reds	68	66	.507	10.0
Braves	63	69	.477	14.0
Astros	61	73	.455	17.0
Mets	59	76	.437	19.5
Cubs	47	86	.353	30.5

Games

Mets 2, Giants 1

Dodgers 4, Pirates 3

Cardinals 7, Braves 4

Cubs 11, Reds 3

Phillies 3, Astros 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Berry	4
1	Don Kessinger	4
1	Jim Lefebvre	4
1	Pete Rose	4
5	3 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	4
2	Jim Northrup	3
3	Bob Bailey	2
3	Ernie Banks	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Don Kessinger	1
1	Billy Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dennis Ribant	1.17
2	Don Sutton	1.00
3	Turk Farrell	0.67
3	Bruce Howard	0.67
3	Gaylord Perry	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Carlton	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Fritz Peterson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dennis Ribant	7
2	Turk Farrell	6
3	Vern Law	5
3	Sonny Siebert	5
3	Don Sutton	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	Joe Hoerner	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Dooley Womack	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.340
2	Felipe Alou	.330
3	Willie Stargell	.327
4	Roberto Clemente	.326
5	Frank Robinson	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Dick Allen	33
3	Willie Mays	33
3	Boog Powell	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	103
2	Frank Robinson	102
3	Boog Powell	99
4	Roberto Clemente	98
5	Dick Allen	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	60
2	Sonny Jackson	44
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Don Buford	38
5	Tommie Agee	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.79
2	Gary Peters	1.89
3	Juan Marichal	2.13
4	Tommy John	2.22
5	Mike Cuellar	2.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	262
2	Jim Bunning	201
3	Bob Gibson	193
3	Don Sutton	193
5	Bob Veale	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	17
3	Stu Miller	17
3	Larry Sherry	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.446
2	Deron Johnson	.411
3	Ed Charles	.392
4	Bob Bailey	.382
5	Willie Davis	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	7
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	Willie Horton	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	16
2	Vada Pinson	15
2	Billy Williams	15
4	Willie Horton	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Don Buford	7
3	Sonny Jackson	6
3	Cesar Tovar	6
5	Tommy Harper	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.48
2	Jim Kaat	0.79
3	Phil Niekro	0.93
4	Gary Peters	1.00
5	Mike McCormick	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Mike Cuellar	3
2	Bob Humphreys	3
2	Juan Marichal	3
5	33 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	32
2	Don Sutton	28
3	Mike Cuellar	27
4	Gary Peters	25
5	Bob Gibson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Mikkelsen	5
2	Dooley Womack	3
3	Jack Aker	2
3	Steve Hamilton	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.423
2	Bob Bailey	.372
3	Deron Johnson	.364
4	Felipe Alou	.363
5	Gene Alley	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Norm Cash	11
2	Boog Powell	11
4	Willie Mays	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	30
2	Ron Santo	29
3	Willie Horton	28
3	Deron Johnson	28
5	Frank Robinson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	19
2	Bert Campaneris	16
3	Don Buford	11
4	Sonny Jackson	10
4	Cesar Tovar	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.86
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20
3	Tommy John	1.22
4	Bruce Howard	1.48
5	Bob Humphreys	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	7
2	Earl Wilson	6
3	Jim Nash	5
3	Gaylord Perry	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	53
1	Don Sutton	53
3	Sandy Koufax	52
4	Ken Holtzman	49
5	Mike Cuellar	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Pete Mikkelsen	6
3	Frank Linzy	5
3	Billy McCool	5
3	Luis Tiant	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.335
2	Felipe Alou	.326
3	Frank Robinson	.323
4	Willie Stargell	.321
5	Rico Carty	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	53
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Boog Powell	39
5	Jim Ray Hart	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	136
2	Boog Powell	122
3	Hank Aaron	120
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Jim Ray Hart	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	68
2	Sonny Jackson	45
3	Maury Wills	44
4	Don Buford	43
4	Bert Campaneris	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.73
2	Gary Peters	1.95
3	Mike Cuellar	2.03
4	Steve Barber	2.08
5	Tommy John	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Bob Gibson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	341
2	Jim Bunning	259
3	Bob Veale	248
4	Bob Gibson	240
5	Sam McDowell	237

Saves

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