On This Day

Sunday, June 12, 1966

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	34	18	.654	--
Orioles	36	20	.643	0.0
Tigers	33	21	.611	2.0
Twins	26	26	.500	8.0
Angels	27	28	.491	8.5
White Sox	25	27	.481	9.0
Yankees	24	28	.462	10.0
Athletics	21	31	.404	13.0
Senators	23	35	.397	14.0
Red Sox	20	35	.364	15.5

Games

Orioles 8, Red Sox 1

Athletics 4, Angels 1

Twins 2, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Senators 3

Tigers 7, Yankees 5

Yankees 12, Tigers 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	34	22	.607	--
Giants	35	23	.603	0.0
Pirates	32	23	.582	1.5
Phillies	31	24	.564	2.5
Astros	31	26	.544	3.5
Cardinals	25	28	.472	7.5
Braves	27	32	.458	8.5
Reds	23	30	.434	9.5
Mets	20	30	.400	11.0
Cubs	17	37	.315	16.0

Games

Pirates 11, Braves 8

Giants 3, Dodgers 2

Astros 8, Cubs 4

Phillies 5, Cardinals 3

Mets 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Clete Boyer	4
2	Jim Northrup	4
2	Joe Pepitone	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Joe Pepitone	2
3	Gene Alley	1
3	Ray Barker	1
3	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	5
1	Joe Pepitone	5
3	Gates Brown	4
3	Jim Northrup	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ken Harrelson	1
1	Sonny Jackson	1
1	Dick McAuliffe	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Fisher	1.11
2	Mudcat Grant	1.00
2	Juan Marichal	1.00
2	Denny McLain	1.00
2	Don Nottebart	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dave Eilers	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Fisher	10
2	Dave Giusti	8
3	Gary Bell	7
3	Denny McLain	7
5	7 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Hal Reniff	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.342
2	Frank Robinson	.340
3	Willie Stargell	.335
4	Curt Flood	.332
5	Roberto Clemente	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	20
2	Jim Ray Hart	15
2	Frank Robinson	15
4	Tony Oliva	14
4	2 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	53
2	Brooks Robinson	48
3	Tony Oliva	37
3	Bill White	37
5	2 tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	26
2	Sonny Jackson	19
3	Tommie Agee	17
3	Adolfo Phillips	17
5	Lou Brock	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cuellar	1.01
2	Sandy Koufax	1.40
3	Dennis Ribant	1.66
4	Jim Bunning	1.67
5	Juan Marichal	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	11
1	Juan Marichal	11
3	Denny McLain	9
4	Jim Bunning	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	120
2	Sandy Koufax	111
3	Jim Bunning	98
3	Pete Richert	98
3	Bob Veale	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	10
2	Ron Kline	9
2	Bob Lee	9
2	Stu Miller	9
2	2 others tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.451
2	Roberto Clemente	.435
3	Lou Johnson	.432
4	Boog Powell	.415
5	Curt Flood	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leo Cardenas	8
2	Dick Allen	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	7
4	Willie Stargell	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	19
2	Dick Allen	17
2	Leo Cardenas	17
2	Roberto Clemente	17
5	Boog Powell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	10
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Don Buford	6
2	Bert Campaneris	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Reniff	0.00
1	Jack Aker	0.00
3	Jack Lamabe	0.36
4	Don Nottebart	0.55
5	Mike Cuellar	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	George Brunet	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	37
2	Bob Gibson	33
3	Sandy Koufax	29
4	Denny McLain	28
5	Bob Veale	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	6
2	Ron Kline	4
3	Roy Face	3
3	Darold Knowles	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.372
2	Hank Aaron	.364
3	Roberto Clemente	.349
4	Tim McCarver	.348
5	Frank Howard	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Jim Ray Hart	9
2	Ron Santo	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Bill White	25
3	Brooks Robinson	23
3	Willie Stargell	23
5	Tony Oliva	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adolfo Phillips	15
2	Maury Wills	14
3	Tommie Agee	9
3	Lou Brock	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.61
1	Bob Priddy	0.61
3	Mike Cuellar	0.68
4	Sandy Koufax	0.71
5	Jim Bunning	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Al Downing	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	66
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Jim Bunning	57
4	Bob Veale	54
5	2 tied	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Aker	9
2	Pedro Ramos	8
3	Ron Kline	6
3	Dick Radatz	6
3	2 others tied	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.331
3	Curt Flood	.318
4	Frank Robinson	.314
5	Jim Ray Hart	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Norm Cash	39
3	Frank Robinson	39
5	Willie McCovey	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	118
2	Brooks Robinson	111
3	Frank Robinson	108
4	Billy Williams	107
5	Willie Stargell	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	54
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.75
2	Sam McDowell	1.96
3	Juan Marichal	2.07
4	Jim Bunning	2.09
5	Steve Barber	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Juan Marichal	24
2	Denny McLain	24
4	Jim Bunning	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	374
2	Bob Gibson	300
2	Sam McDowell	300
4	Jim Bunning	288
5	Bob Veale	280

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Stu Miller	26
3	Ron Kline	24
4	Billy McCool	23
5	Frank Linzy	22