On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	83	51	.619	--
Tigers	74	61	.548	9.5
Twins	73	63	.537	11.0
White Sox	72	66	.522	13.0
Indians	70	67	.511	14.5
Angels	68	67	.504	15.5
Yankees	61	75	.449	23.0
Senators	62	77	.446	23.5
Athletics	60	77	.438	24.5
Red Sox	60	79	.432	25.5

Games

Angels 6, Senators 5

White Sox 9, Orioles 8

Tigers 4, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Athletics 5, Red Sox 1

Twins 8, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	56	.585	--
Giants	78	57	.578	1.0
Dodgers	76	57	.571	2.0
Phillies	73	64	.533	7.0
Cardinals	69	66	.511	10.0
Reds	68	67	.504	11.0
Braves	65	69	.485	13.5
Astros	61	75	.449	18.5
Mets	59	77	.434	20.5
Cubs	47	87	.351	31.5

Games

Braves 6, Astros 5

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Cardinals 6, Giants 5

Dodgers 6, Reds 1

Phillies 6, Mets 0

Braves 2, Astros 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Harrison	4
1	Willie Horton	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Duke Sims	4
1	Don Wert	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommie Agee	5
2	Earl Battey	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Andy Etchebarren	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Chuck Harrison	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Jarvis	1.75
2	Gary Bell	1.29
3	Jim Bunning	1.00
3	Jim Maloney	1.00
5	2 tied	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Clay Carroll	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Bell	9
2	Pat Jarvis	7
3	Jim Bunning	6
3	Tony Cloninger	6
3	4 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.342
2	Felipe Alou	.330
3	Roberto Clemente	.326
4	Willie Stargell	.324
5	Frank Robinson	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Dick Allen	35
4	Boog Powell	34
5	Willie Mays	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	104
2	Boog Powell	102
2	Frank Robinson	102
4	Roberto Clemente	101
5	Dick Allen	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	60
2	Sonny Jackson	44
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Don Buford	38
5	Tommie Agee	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.79
2	Gary Peters	1.89
3	Juan Marichal	2.13
4	Jim Bunning	2.24
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	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	262
2	Jim Bunning	207
3	Bob Gibson	193
3	Don Sutton	193
5	Bob Veale	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	28
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Larry Sherry	18
4	Eddie Fisher	17
4	Stu Miller	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.415
2	Deron Johnson	.393
3	Bob Bailey	.389
4	Willie Davis	.371
5	Ed Charles	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	7
2	Dick Allen	6
2	Willie Horton	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	19
2	Willie Horton	17
3	Vada Pinson	15
3	Billy Williams	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.48
2	Gary Peters	0.62
3	Jim Kaat	0.79
4	Jim Bunning	1.03
5	Mike McCormick	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Mike Cuellar	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	28
2	Mike Cuellar	27
3	Denny McLain	26
3	Bob Veale	26
5	Sam McDowell	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Mikkelsen	5
2	Dooley Womack	3
3	Jack Aker	2
3	Steve Hamilton	2
3	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.426
2	Matty Alou	.375
3	Gene Alley	.369
4	Felipe Alou	.367
5	Bob Bailey	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	12
1	Frank Robinson	12
3	Norm Cash	11
4	Dick Allen	10
5	Willie Mays	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	33
2	Willie Horton	30
3	Ron Santo	29
4	Dick Allen	28
5	Frank Robinson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	19
2	Bert Campaneris	15
3	Don Buford	11
3	Cesar Tovar	11
5	Sonny Jackson	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.86
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.20
3	Bruce Howard	1.48
4	Jim Bunning	1.76
5	Steve Hargan	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	7
2	Earl Wilson	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Jim Nash	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Sutton	53
2	Sandy Koufax	52
2	Sam McDowell	52
4	Jim Bunning	49
4	Ken Holtzman	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	8
2	Pete Mikkelsen	6
3	Frank Linzy	5
3	Billy McCool	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.336
2	Felipe Alou	.330
3	Frank Robinson	.323
4	Willie Stargell	.319
5	Roberto Clemente	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	53
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Hank Aaron	40
3	Boog Powell	40
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	136
2	Boog Powell	125
3	Hank Aaron	119
4	Willie Mays	111
5	2 tied	108

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	1.70
2	Gary Peters	1.95
3	Steve Barber	2.08
4	Mike Cuellar	2.09
5	Jim Bunning	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Bob Gibson	21
4	Denny McLain	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	331
2	Jim Bunning	265
3	Bob Veale	254
4	Bob Gibson	240
5	Sam McDowell	237

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	29
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Frank Linzy	20
4	Billy McCool	20