On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	89	51	.636	--
Tigers	79	62	.560	10.5
Twins	77	65	.542	13.0
White Sox	73	70	.510	17.5
Indians	72	71	.503	18.5
Angels	70	70	.500	19.0
Senators	64	81	.441	27.5
Athletics	63	80	.441	27.5
Red Sox	64	82	.438	28.0
Yankees	62	81	.434	28.5

Games

Orioles 3, Yankees 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Tigers 4, Senators 0

Athletics 6, Angels 3

Twins 6, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	82	59	.582	--
Giants	81	59	.579	0.5
Dodgers	79	59	.572	1.5
Phillies	76	66	.535	6.5
Cardinals	72	69	.511	10.0
Braves	71	70	.504	11.0
Reds	70	70	.500	11.5
Astros	63	80	.441	20.0
Mets	60	81	.426	22.0
Cubs	49	90	.353	32.0

Games

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Braves 8, Pirates 3

Cardinals 6, Astros 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Chico Salmon	4
1	Leon Wagner	4
4	Bert Campaneris	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Tommie Agee	1
1	John Bateman	1
1	Jim Gentile	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Cater	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Tommie Agee	2
2	Bernie Allen	2
2	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mack Jones	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Jesus Alou	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	Joe Morgan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Wilson	1.17
2	Mel Stottlemyre	1.14
3	Sandy Koufax	0.75
4	Ken Johnson	0.70
5	Lew Krausse	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	Lew Krausse	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Stottlemyre	8
2	Ken Johnson	7
2	Earl Wilson	7
4	Sandy Koufax	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.347
2	Felipe Alou	.329
3	Roberto Clemente	.324
4	Dick Allen	.319
5	Rico Carty	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	37
2	Dick Allen	37
4	Willie Mays	34
4	Boog Powell	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	108
2	Roberto Clemente	107
3	Boog Powell	104
4	Dick Allen	103
5	Frank Robinson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	62
2	Don Buford	45
3	Sonny Jackson	44
4	Bert Campaneris	43
5	Tommie Agee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.87
2	Gary Peters	2.01
3	Juan Marichal	2.09
4	Bob Gibson	2.24
5	Mike Cuellar	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	22
1	Sandy Koufax	22
3	Juan Marichal	21
4	Gaylord Perry	20
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	272
2	Jim Bunning	212
3	Bob Gibson	200
4	Don Sutton	198
5	Bob Veale	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	30
2	Ron Kline	20
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Stu Miller	18
4	Larry Sherry	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.462
2	Willie Davis	.426
3	Bob Bailey	.407
4	John Bateman	.400
5	2 tied	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	7
1	Deron Johnson	7
3	Norm Cash	6
3	Willie Horton	6
3	Eddie Mathews	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	18
2	Tommie Agee	17
2	Roberto Clemente	17
2	Vada Pinson	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Buford	12
2	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Tommie Agee	6
3	Lou Brock	6
3	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Orlando Pena	0.00
2	Billy O'Dell	0.71
3	Wes Stock	0.75
4	Jim Lonborg	1.01
5	Phil Regan	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Denny McLain	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Clay Carroll	3
2	Ted Davidson	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	29
2	Mike Cuellar	27
2	Sonny Siebert	27
4	Sam McDowell	26
4	Don Sutton	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	3
1	Billy McCool	3
1	Pete Mikkelsen	3
1	Phil Regan	3
1	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.438
2	Joe Torre	.385
3	Gene Alley	.370
4	Matty Alou	.366
5	Bob Bailey	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	12
2	Norm Cash	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
2	Tom Tresh	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Allen	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Roberto Clemente	30
4	Don Wert	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	17
1	Don Buford	17
3	Bert Campaneris	16
4	Cesar Tovar	11
5	Tommie Agee	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.07
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.15
3	Gary Peters	1.51
4	Mike Cuellar	1.80
5	Jim Perry	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	7
1	Earl Wilson	7
3	Jim Nash	5
3	Chris Short	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	59
2	Sandy Koufax	52
2	Don Sutton	52
4	Jim Kaat	46
4	2 others tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	7
2	Pete Mikkelsen	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Al Worthington	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Matty Alou	.341
2	Felipe Alou	.325
3	Frank Robinson	.320
4	Tony Oliva	.316
5	Willie Stargell	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	51
2	Willie Mays	43
3	Hank Aaron	41
4	Boog Powell	40
5	Dick Allen	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	130
2	Boog Powell	126
3	Hank Aaron	119
4	Roberto Clemente	112
5	Willie Mays	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	69
2	Don Buford	48
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Sonny Jackson	45
5	Maury Wills	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.75
2	Gary Peters	2.04
3	Mike Cuellar	2.17
4	Steve Barber	2.18
5	Jim Bunning	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Jim Kaat	26
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Denny McLain	22
5	Bob Gibson	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	336
2	Jim Bunning	261
3	Bob Veale	240
4	Bob Gibson	239
5	Sam McDowell	233

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	31
2	Ron Kline	22
3	Billy McCool	21
3	Stu Miller	21
5	Eddie Fisher	20