1966 NL Game: Chicago at St. Louis

July 17, 1966

Chicago Cub outfielder Byron Browne had a big day at the plate today. Browne blasted 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI, leading the Cubs to an 8-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Browne totaled 4 hits in the game.

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 1966 Chicago Cubs At 1966 St. Louis Cardinals             7/17/1966
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Beckert 2B        3  0  2  0 .306     L.Brock LF          5  1  0  0 .327  
  L.Thomas LF         5  0  0  0 .192     J.Javier 2B         4  1  1  0 .255  
  B.Williams RF       3  2  1  0 .309     C.Flood CF          4  2  2  2 .290  
  R.Santo 3B          5  2  1  0 .347     O.Cepeda 1B         4  0  1  0 .269  
  B.Browne CF         4  3  4  7 .281     M.Shannon RF        4  1  2  2 .243  
  J.Boccabella 1B     5  0  2  0 .277     T.McCarver C        4  1  1  0 .282  
  D.Bryant C          3  1  0  0 .000     C.Smith 3B          4  1  1  0 .267  
  B.Hoeft P           0  0  0  0 ----     D.Maxvill SS        4  0  2  2 .250  
  D.Kessinger SS      4  0  1  0 .266     A.Mahaffey P        2  0  0  0 .167  
  K.Holtzman P        4  0  0  1 .162     H.Woodeshick P      1  0  0  0 .100  
  F.Jenkins P         0  0  0  0 .000   B-P.Gagliano PH       1  0  0  0 .253  
A-R.Hundley C         0  0  0  0 .235                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  8 11  8                 Totals      37  7 10  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Jenkins In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Woodeshick In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 3 1 2  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  8 11  2
Cardinals....... 2 1 0  0 0 1  0 2 1  -  7 10  1
 
Cubs (38-50)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Holtzman WIN(6-3)       7 1/3   8   6   2   0   8   1   2.98
F.Jenkins HOLD(1st)       1       2   1   1   0   1   0   3.50
B.Hoeft SAVE(3rd)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.06
Totals                    9      10   7   3   0  10   1
 
Cardinals (49-39)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Mahaffey LOSS(0-4)      6 1/3   9   8   6   6   3   3   7.76
H.Woodeshick              2 2/3   2   0   0   1   3   0   3.22
Totals                    9      11   8   6   7   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,466 DATE- Sunday, July 17th 1966 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8  Cardinals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- G.Beckert, B.Williams, D.Maxvill
DOUBLES- D.Kessinger(7th), C.Flood(13th), M.Shannon(10th), T.McCarver(18th),
         C.Smith(8th), D.Maxvill(8th)
TRIPLES- C.Flood(3rd), D.Maxvill(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Browne-3(8th), M.Shannon(5th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Bryant(1st), L.Brock(40th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Beckert
WALKS- G.Beckert-2, B.Williams-2, B.Browne, D.Bryant-2
STRIKE OUTS- L.Thomas, R.Santo, D.Bryant-2, K.Holtzman-2, L.Brock-3, O.Cepeda,
             M.Shannon, T.McCarver-2, C.Smith, A.Mahaffey, H.Woodeshick
GIDP- J.Boccabella, D.Bryant, L.Brock
WILD PITCHES- A.Mahaffey
2-out RBI- B.Browne-5, M.Shannon-2
RLISP 2-out- T.McCarver, G.Beckert-2, L.Thomas-2, D.Bryant, L.Brock
 
Byron Browne smashed 3 homeruns and had 7 RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the
St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 8 to 7 at Busch Stadium.
 
Browne enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He lost the ball over the fence for
three runs in the 1st inning, popped a two-run clout over the fence in the
3rd inning, delivered a one-base hit in the 5th inning and cleared the fences
for a two-run home run in the 7th inning.  St. Louis made it exciting in the
9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Ken Holtzman(6-3) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 6 runs. Billy Hoeft recorded the save, his 3rd.  The loss was
charged to Art Mahaffey(0-4).  He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 6 and 1/3
innings of work.  
 
With the win Chicago now has a record of 38-50.  With the loss, St. Louis has a
record of 5-5 lately, 49-39 overall.

1966 AL Game: Al Kaline hits for cycle

July 15, 1966

Detroit Tiger Al Kaline hit for the cycle tonight, leading his team to a dramatic 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles had taken the lead in the 8th inning before Kaline's heroics in the bottom of the 9th. Having already singled, doubled and tripled in the game, Kaline came up to bat with 2 outs and a runner on 1st in the bottom of the 9th. The Tigers trailed 5-4. Kaline proceeded to blast a mammoth homerun into the upperdeck in rightfield, completing the cycle and giving his team a 6-5 win.

BOXSCORE: 1966 Baltimore Orioles At 1966 Detroit Tigers             7/15/1966
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       5  2  3  0 .281     D.McAuliffe SS      5  1  0  0 .315  
  R.Snyder CF         4  0  0  0 .386     J.Lumpe 2B          5  1  1  0 .257  
  F.Robinson RF       5  1  2  1 .331     A.Kaline CF,RF      5  2  4  2 .272  
  B.Robinson 3B       4  1  2  2 .271     N.Cash 1B           3  1  2  2 .322  
  B.Powell 1B         4  0  0  0 .314     W.Horton LF         4  1  1  2 .259  
  C.Blefary LF        4  0  2  1 .213     F.Gladding P        0  0  0  0 .500  
C-S.Bowens LF         0  0  0  0 .255     J.Podres P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .241     J.Northrup RF,LF    4  0  1  0 .311  
  A.Etchebarren C     4  0  0  0 .153     D.Wert 3B           4  0  1  0 .274  
  W.Bunker P          2  0  0  0 .111     B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .156  
A-P.Blair PH          1  1  1  0 .232     D.Wickersham P      2  0  0  0 .077  
  S.Miller P          1  0  1  0 .333   B-M.Stanley CF        1  0  1  0 .287  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  5 11  4                 Totals      37  6 11  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bunker In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wickersham In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Blefary In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 4 0  -  5 11  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  3 1 0  0 0 2  -  6 11  1
 
Orioles (48-41)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Bunker                  7       9   4   4   2   3   1   4.39
S.Miller L(3-3) BS(4th)   1 2/3   2   2   2   0   0   1   2.14
Totals                    8 2/3  11   6   6   2   3   2
 
Tigers (49-36)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Wickersham              7 1/3   6   3   2   1   8   0   3.15
F.Gladding BS(3rd)        0       2   2   2   0   0   0   3.40
J.Podres WIN(1-2)         1 2/3   3   0   0   0   2   0   2.61
Totals                    9      11   5   4   1  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 18,377 DATE- Friday, July 15th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Napp, John Rice, Al Salerno, Jim Odom
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- N.Cash
DOUBLES- B.Robinson-2(24th), C.Blefary(8th), A.Kaline(26th), N.Cash(14th)
TRIPLES- A.Kaline(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(20th), W.Horton(15th)
WALKS- R.Snyder, N.Cash, D.Wickersham
STRIKE OUTS- F.Robinson-2, B.Powell-2, C.Blefary, D.Johnson, A.Etchebarren-3,
             W.Bunker, W.Horton-2, J.Northrup
2-out RBI- C.Blefary, A.Kaline-2
RLISP 2-out- N.Cash, D.Johnson-2, F.Robinson-2, B.Robinson-2, D.Wickersham,
             D.McAuliffe-2, W.Horton
 
Center fielder Al Kaline hit for the cycle and had 2 RBI at Tiger Stadium as
the Detroit Tigers came back dramatically to top the Baltimore Orioles by the
score of 6 to 5.
 
Detroit had the winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning plating 2 runs
using 2 hits.  Mickey Stanley kicked off the action when he stroked a
one-base hit.  Two outs later Kaline stepped in and he lifted one out of the
park for a two run home run making Detroit victorious to the delight of the
the home town crowd.  Detroit and Baltimore each finished the night with 11
hits.  
 
The win went to Johnny Podres(1-2) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings.
Stu Miller(3-3) was given the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 2 hits
in 1 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'Wow, that was fun!', Podres said following the game.  'Once in a while you
play a game that reminds you just why you got into this business to begin
with!'
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Aparicio  6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     R.Snyder    6- 9     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     F.Robinson  4- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 6- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Lumpe     2- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    6- 8  5  0 Double                         b-2 
2  2  N.Cash      1- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     B.Robinson  3- 9     0 Double                         b-2 
0  2  B.Powell    4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1  2  C.Blefary   5- 8     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 D.Johnson   6- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     W.Horton    6- 4     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Northrup  4- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.Wert      1- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     A.Etchebarr 4- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     W.Bunker    5- 2     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     L.Aparicio  5- 5  3  0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   R.Snyder    2- 7     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  F.Robinson  4- 3     0 Single & Error - 1B            2-H 1-3 b-2 
2  23 B.Robinson  5- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     B.Freehan   3-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     D.Wickersha 4-10  7  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     D.McAuliffe 3- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     B.Powell    5- 4 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     C.Blefary   4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     D.Johnson   5- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     J.Lumpe     3- 8     0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   A.Kaline    1-11     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  N.Cash      5- 4     0 Double                         2-H b-2 
1  2  W.Horton    2-10 13  0 Home Run                       2-H b-H 
1     J.Northrup  2- 7  3  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   D.Wert      3- 8     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
1 1 3 B.Freehan   4-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1 3 D.Wickersha 4- 5     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 123 D.McAuliffe 1- 5     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Etchebarr 5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     W.Bunker    1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Aparicio  4- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     J.Lumpe     1- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Kaline    2- 7     0 Triple                         b-3 
1   3 N.Cash      6- 8 18  0 Single                         3-H b-1 
1 1   W.Horton    1- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   J.Northrup  5- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     R.Snyder    3- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     F.Robinson  4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     B.Robinson  3- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.Wert      2- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Freehan   1-10  6  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     D.Wickersha 4-10 20  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     B.Powell    1- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Blefary   5- 6 15  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   D.Johnson   3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   A.Etchebarr 2- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 2- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     J.Lumpe     6- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     A.Kaline    2-12     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   N.Cash      5- 6     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
2 12  W.Horton    6-10     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Paul Blair
0     P.Blair     5- 6 17  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   L.Aparicio  2- 9 19  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
0 12  R.Snyder    5- 5 12  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Al Kaline
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Fred Gladding
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Jim Northrup
                             SUBSTITUTE CF- Mickey Stanley
1 12  F.Robinson  3- 5     0 Single                         2-H 1-2 b-1 
1 12  B.Robinson  3- 6  7  0 Double                         2-H 1-H b-2 
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Johnny Podres
1  2  B.Powell    6- 7     0 Ground Out                     2-3 b-0 
2   3 C.Blefary   5- 8  5  0 Double                         3-H b-2 
2  2  D.Johnson   6- 5     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Stu Miller
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Sam Bowens
0     J.Northrup  1- 3 17  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     D.Wert      4- 7 12  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     B.Freehan   4- 7 17  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     A.Etchebarr 3- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     S.Miller    5- 8  5  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   L.Aparicio  4- 9     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
1 12  R.Snyder    6- 8 17  0 Line Out                       b-0 
2 12  F.Robinson  4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     M.Stanley   3-11 14  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   D.McAuliffe 5-10     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
1 1   J.Lumpe     1- 7     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   A.Kaline    2- 4     0 Home Run                       1-H b-H 

1966 AL: Perfect Game!

July 15, 1966

Chicago's Bruce Howard pitched a perfect game against the woeful Cleveland Indians today, winning the contest by a score of 4-0. Howard struck out 7, picking up his 4th win and lowering his ERA to 2.25.

Event Codes:  N
BOXSCORE: 1966 Cleveland Indians At 1966 Chicago White Sox          7/15/1966
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Hinton CF         3  0  0  0 .182     W.Causey 2B         4  1  1  0 .243  
  C.Salmon SS         3  0  0  0 .240     D.Buford 3B         3  1  0  0 .255  
  L.Wagner LF         3  0  0  0 .274     T.Agee CF           4  1  2  0 .242  
  F.Whitfield 1B      3  0  0  0 .266     J.Romano C          3  1  1  0 .260  
  R.Colavito RF       3  0  0  0 .221     F.Robinson RF       4  0  2  4 .223  
  M.Alvis 3B          3  0  0  0 .251     J.Adair SS          3  0  0  0 .335  
  P.Gonzalez 2B       2  0  0  0 .311     T.McCraw 1B         3  0  1  0 .257  
B-D.Howser PH         1  0  0  0 .219     K.Berry LF          3  0  0  0 .240  
  J.Azcue C           3  0  0  0 .237     B.Howard P          3  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Siebert P         1  0  0  0 .179                                          
A-J.Landis PH         1  0  0  0 .237                                          
  D.Radatz P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
C-L.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .179                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  0  0                 Totals      30  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Siebert In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Radatz In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  3
White Sox....... 2 0 2  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  7  0
 
Indians (29-56)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Siebert LOSS(5-11)      5       7   4   2   1   2   0   3.62
D.Radatz                  3       0   0   0   0   2   0   5.02
Totals                    8       7   4   2   1   4   0
 
White Sox (46-41)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Howard WIN(4-2)         9       0   0   0   0   7   0   2.25
Totals                    9       0   0   0   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,145 DATE- Friday, July 15th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Valentine, Marty Springstead, Red Flaherty, Ed Runge
T- 1:52
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 0  White Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- C.Hinton, J.Azcue, S.Siebert
DOUBLES- F.Robinson-2(12th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Agee(29th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Buford
WALKS- J.Romano
STRIKE OUTS- C.Hinton, R.Colavito-2, M.Alvis, P.Gonzalez, J.Azcue-2, J.Romano,
             J.Adair-3
GIDP- B.Howard
2-out RBI- F.Robinson-4
RLISP 2-out- J.Adair-2, J.Romano, F.Robinson
 
Perfection was achieved in Chicago as Bruce Howard(4-2) mesmerized the crowd
while retiring every awful Cleveland Indians batter, resulting in a 4 to
nothing victory.
 
Howard had an evening to remember.  Heck, it's one we'll all remember! What a
game at Comiskey Park! The tension built to a fever pitch.  After the 8th
inning everybody in the ballpark was anticipating what would happen in the
9th.  Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning.  
 
The loss was charged to Sonny Siebert(5-11).  Howard was in a jubilant mood
after the game.  'If I'd known I was going to throw a no hitter I would have
gotten a haircut!' he said, much to the delight of the clubhouse gathering.

1966 AL Detroit Tiger News

July 13, 1966

The Detroit Tigers announced today that manager Bob Swift(left) was hospitalized during the All Star break for an undertermined illness and coach Frank Skaff(right) will take over as interim manager when the regular season resumes play on Thursday. As many know, Swift took over the manager reins from Chuck Dressen in May after Dressen suffered a heart attack. Food poisoning is suspected to be the cause of Swift's ailment but more tests are being done to confirm the illness. So Detroit will have to deal with their 3rd skipper of the season while fighting for the AL Pennant during the 2nd half of the 1966 season.

1966 MLB All-Star Game

July 12, 1966

The AL scored 2 runs in the 6th inning and held on to defeat the NL 3-2 in the 1966 All-Star Game played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The AL got a clutch RBI double from Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew and a clutch RBI single from Baltimore's Boog Powell in the 6th. The NL threatened in the 9th when Lou Brock stole 2nd while pinch running and another hometown favorite, Tim McCarver, stepped in to pinch hit with 2 out. The AL manager then brought in Cleveland's Sam McDowell to relieve Denny McLain and McDowell got McCarver on a flyout to center and preserve the win for the AL.

BOXSCORE: 1966 American 1966 AL All-Stars At 1966 National 1966 NL  7/12/1966
 
  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe SS      1  0  0  1 .000     W.Mays CF           4  0  0  0 .000  
L-D.Johnson 2B        1  0  0  0 .000   S-C.Flood CF          0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Oliva CF          1  0  0  0 .000     R.Clemente RF       4  0  0  0 .000  
G-A.Kaline PH,CF      2  0  0  0 .000   T-V.Pinson RF         0  0  0  0 ----  
  F.Robinson RF       4  1  1  0 .250     H.Aaron LF          3  1  1  0 .333  
  M.Mantle LF         3  0  0  0 .000     W.McCovey 1B        3  0  1  1 .333  
M-B.Robinson 3B       1  0  0  0 .000   O-F.Alou PR,1B        1  0  1  01.000  
  H.Killebrew 3B      3  0  2  1 .667   W-L.Brock PR          0  0  0  0 ----  
H-L.Aparicio PR,SS    1  1  0  0 .000     R.Santo 3B          3  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Cash 1B           2  0  0  0 .000   V-J.Lefebvre PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
I-T.Tresh PH,LF       1  0  1  01.000     J.Torre C           2  0  1  0 .500  
  B.Knoop 2B          2  0  0  0 .000   D-S.Jackson PR        0  0  0  0 ----  
J-B.Powell PH,1B      2  0  1  1 .500   F-T.Haller C          1  0  0  0 .000  
  E.Howard C          2  0  1  0 .500   X-T.McCarver PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
K-G.Scott PH          1  0  0  0 .000     B.Mazeroski 2B      2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Aker P            0  0  0  0 ----   P-P.Rose PH,2B        1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Kaat P            0  0  0  0 ----     L.Cardenas SS       2  1  1  1 .500  
  D.Boswell P         0  0  0  0 ----   Q-J.Hart PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
U-J.Fregosi PH        1  0  0  0 .000     T.Cloninger P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.McLain P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Osteen P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.McDowell P        0  0  0  0 ----     S.Koufax P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Chance P          0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Allen PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
A-T.Agee PH           0  1  0  0 ----     B.Gibson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Richert P         0  0  0  0 ----   E-W.Stargell PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
C-R.Colavito PH       1  0  0  0 .000     B.Veale P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Stottlemyre P     0  0  0  0 ----     F.Jenkins P         0  0  0  0 ----  
N-A.Etchebarren C     2  0  0  0 .000   R-M.Wills SS          1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  6  3                 Totals      32  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Chance In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Koufax In 3rd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Richert In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Torre In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gibson In 5th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Jackson In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Oliva In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Killebrew In 6th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Cash In 6th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Knoop In 6th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Howard In 6th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (2B) For McAuliffe In 6th Inning
M-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Mantle In 6th Inning
N-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Stottlemyre In 6th Inning
O-Pinch Ran For McCovey In 6th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Mazeroski In 7th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Cardenas In 7th Inning
R-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Jenkins In 8th Inning
S-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Mays In 9th Inning
T-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Clemente In 9th Inning
U-Pinch Hit For Boswell In 9th Inning
V-Pinch Hit For Santo In 9th Inning
W-Pinch Ran For Alou In 9th Inning
X-Pinch Hit For Haller In 9th Inning
 
AL All-Stars.... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
NL All-Stars.... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2  6  2
 
AL All-Stars (1-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Chance                  2       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
P.Richert                 2       1   1   1   0   2   1   4.50
M.Stottlemyr WIN(1-0)     1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Aker HOLD(1st)          1       2   1   1   0   0   0   9.00
J.Kaat HOLD(1st)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.Boswell HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.McLain HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.McDowell SAVE(1st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   2   2   1   4   1
 
NL All-Stars (0-1)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Koufax                  3       1   1   0   2   2   0   0.00
B.Gibson                  2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
B.Veale LOSS(0-1)         0 2/3   2   2   2   1   2   0  27.00
F.Jenkins                 1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
T.Cloninger               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
C.Osteen                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   3   2   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,800 DATE- Tuesday, July 12th 1966 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Umont, Al Barlick, Jim Honochick, Ed Vargo
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars: 6  NL All-Stars: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 1  NL All-Stars: 1
ERRORS- R.Santo, J.Torre
DOUBLES- F.Robinson(1st), H.Killebrew(1st), H.Aaron(1st), W.McCovey(1st)
HOME RUNS- L.Cardenas(1st)
STOLEN BASES- T.Agee(1st), L.Brock(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Oliva
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.McAuliffe
WALKS- D.McAuliffe, T.Tresh, T.Agee, H.Aaron
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kaline, F.Robinson, M.Mantle, N.Cash, E.Howard, R.Colavito,
             R.Clemente, H.Aaron, W.McCovey, T.Haller
GIDP- M.Mantle, W.Mays
2-out RBI- H.Killebrew, B.Powell, W.McCovey
RLISP 2-out- W.Stargell, T.Tresh, G.Scott, R.Santo, T.McCarver
 
40,800 fans watched an exciting game at Busch Stadium.  The American 1966
ballclub topped the National 1966 team by the slimmest of margins, 3 to
2.
 
American 1966 scored 2 runs in the decisive 6th inning when they had 3 base
hits.  After an out was recorded, Frank Robinson got things rolling when he
doubled.  Mickey Mantle dug into the batters box next, but he struck out.
Harmon Killebrew then doubled.  Tom Tresh followed and he drew a walk.  Boog
Powell came to the plate and smacked a single.  National 1966 had a chance in
the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The winning pitcher was Mel Stottlemyre(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Sam McDowell earned his 1st save.  Bob Veale(0-1) took the loss in relief.
 

1966 AL Standings at the All-Star Break

July 11, 1966

The New York Yankees are still in 1st place as the AL season breaks for the All-Star Game. They have been a very over-performing team so far in my replay. My Detroit Tigers have had a good first half of July and are tied with the Minnesota Twins for 2nd place, 2.5 GB the Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles have been underperforming but are still very much in the hunt. The Chicago White Sox pitching has kept them in contention, while the Kansas City Athletics and California Angels continue to try to keep pace. Only 7.5 games separate the top 7 teams in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 New York NYA            50  34  .595 ----    77    36  48 .429   70  89 .440
1966 Detroit DEA             47  36  .566  2.5          48  35 .578   88  74 .543
1966 Minnesota MNA           48  37  .565  2.5          40  45 .471   89  73 .549
1966 Baltimore BAA           48  39  .552  3.5          58  29 .667   97  63 .606
1966 Chicago CHA             45  40  .529  5.5          38  47 .447   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         43  42  .506  7.5          39  46 .459   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          43  42  .506  7.5          46  39 .541   80  82 .494
1966 Washington WAA          41  47  .466 11.0          39  49 .443   71  88 .447
1966 Boston BOA              34  55  .382 18.5          37  52 .416   72  90 .444
1966 Cleveland CLA           28  55  .337 21.5          46  37 .554   81  81 .500
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     48   39  .552 24-21 24-18 19-10 29-29  7- 8 14-13     5-5     Lost 1
BOA     34   55  .382 20-26 14-29  7-14 27-41  4- 6 12-18     7-3     Lost 1
CAA     43   42  .506 23-21 20-21 19-10 24-32  6- 3 16- 9     6-4     Won 1
CHA     45   40  .529 23-17 22-23 10-20 35-20  6- 4 20-19     4-6     Won 1
CLA     28   55  .337 16-24 12-31  9-25 19-30  4- 5  8-17     3-7     Lost 1
DEA     47   36  .566 28-16 19-20 12-18 35-18  5- 4 14-12     6-4     Won 1
KCA     43   42  .506 23-17 20-25 20-11 23-31  4- 6 17-13     4-6     Won 1
MNA     48   37  .565 26-17 22-20 13-19 35-18  4- 8 14-18     6-4     Lost 1
NYA     50   34  .595 26-20 24-14 18-17 32-17  6- 5 20-12     5-5     Won 2
WAA     41   47  .466 18-21 23-26 13-13 28-34  7- 4 11-15     4-6     Lost 2
TOTAL  427  427  .500
HOME   227  200  .532
ROAD   200  227  .468
LEFT   140  157  .471
RIGHT  287  270  .515
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      7- 5 20-10 14-19  7- 5  0- 0  0- 0    409- 361
BOA      4- 9  9-21 12-19  9- 6  0- 0  0- 0    375- 451
CAA      5- 8 14-16 17-14  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0    345- 345
CHA      8- 5 13-14 17-14  7- 7  0- 0  0- 0    296- 305
CLA      4- 7 14-17  7-23  3- 8  0- 0  0- 0    297- 390
DEA     11- 5 12-13 16-14  8- 4  0- 0  0- 0    404- 365
KCA      6- 6 16-12 17-16  4- 8  0- 0  0- 0    338- 334
MNA      6- 4 18-13 18-14  6- 6  0- 0  0- 0    360- 294
NYA      7- 7 14-13 22- 7  7- 7  0- 0  0- 0    363- 322
WAA      5- 7 15-16 16-16  5- 8  0- 0  0- 0    328- 348
 
 

1966 AL Standings and League Leaders at the All-Star Break

July, 11, 1966

The Baltimore Oriole's Frank Robinson is making a push for the Triple Crown with an amazing season, but it is the play of New York's Mickey Mantle, Tom Tresh, and Joe Pepitone that have surprised many and propelled the Yankees to the top spot in the AL. After a slow start this year, the ailing Mantle has been red hot the last 2 months and leads the league in BA with a .363 mark and is 5th with 22 HR. Boog Powell has teamed with Robinson to help lead the Orioles to their winning record in the league.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 7/11/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 NYA  50  34    M.Mantle  NYA .363  F.Robinso BAA   30  F.Robinso BAA   75
1966 DEA  47  36    F.Robinso BAA .329  H.Killebr MNA   26  J.Pepiton NYA   68
1966 MNA  48  37    B.Powell  BAA .319  B.Powell  BAA   23  B.Powell  BAA   64
1966 BAA  48  39    N.Cash    DEA .317  T.Tresh   NYA   23  N.Cash    DEA   63
1966 CHA  45  40    T.Conigli BOA .317  M.Mantle  NYA   22  T.Conigli BOA   62
1966 KCA  43  42
1966 CAA  43  42    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  41  47    D.Chance  CAA   11  S.Miller  BAA   13  P.Richert WAA 2.44
1966 BOA  34  55    J.Kaat    MNA   11  P.Ramos   NYA   13  G.Brunet  CAA 2.57
1966 CLA  28  55    M.Stottle NYA   11  J.Aker    KCA   12  D.Chance  CAA 2.62
                    G.Peters  CHA   10  B.Lee     CAA   11  T.John    CHA 2.73
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  R.Kline   WAA   11  M.Grant   MNA 2.76
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Wagner  CLA   12  B.Campane KCA   58  S.McDowel CLA  128
                    J.Cardena CAA   10  D.Buford  CHA   45  P.Richert WAA  122
                    B.Richard NYA    9  T.Agee    CHA   28  J.Kaat    MNA  120
                    W.Horton  DEA    8  T.McCraw  CHA   24  D.Chance  CAA  117
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  J.Cardena CAA   18  OTHERS TIED W  109
 

1966 NL Standings at the All-Star break

July 11, 1966

As the NL season pauses for the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Dodgers find themselves in 1st place. The Dodgers swept a 4 game series from the Atlanta Braves right before the break, allowing them to overtake the Braves for the top spot in the league. LA (the top pitching club in the NL) only allowed 8 runs to Atlanta (the top hitting club in the league) in the series. The Pittsburgh Pirates have returned to their winning ways after falling off the pace in June and are 5 games back of the league leader. The San Francisco Giants continued their steady play in July while the St. Louis Cardinals have fallen back a bit. Both teams are still very much in the pennant race.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 Los Angeles LAN         54  29  .651 ----    75    47  36 .566   95  67 .586
1966 Atlanta ATN             54  34  .614  2.5          41  47 .466   85  77 .525
1966 Pittsburgh PIN          50  35  .588  5.0          52  33 .612   92  70 .568
1966 San Francisco SFN       49  38  .563  7.0          54  33 .621   93  68 .578
1966 St. Louis SLN           46  36  .561  7.5          39  43 .476   83  79 .512
1966 Philadelphia PHN        40  45  .471 15.0          46  39 .541   87  75 .537
1966 Houston HON             39  46  .459 16.0          45  40 .529   72  90 .444
1966 Chicago CHN             36  47  .434 18.0          26  57 .313   59 103 .364
1966 New York NYN            28  55  .337 26.0          35  48 .422   66  95 .410
1966 Cincinnati CIN          26  57  .313 28.0          37  46 .446   76  84 .475
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     54   34  .614 28-15 26-19 12-14 42-20  8- 2 17- 9     4-6     Lost 4
CHN     36   47  .434 22-18 14-29  6-13 30-34  6- 3 15-12     4-6     Won 2
CIN     26   57  .313 13-26 13-31 10-20 16-37  3- 4  5-18     5-5     Lost 1
HON     39   46  .459 18-29 21-17 18-13 21-33  2- 8 12-20     3-7     Won 1
LAN     54   29  .651 27-15 27-14 19-15 35-14  9- 4 19-10     8-2     Won 4
NYN     28   55  .337 14-28 14-27  7-21 21-34  1-10  8-16     2-8     Lost 1
PHN     40   45  .471 25-20 15-25 15-18 25-27  2- 4 12- 9     7-3     Lost 2
PIN     50   35  .588 22-18 28-17 15- 6 35-29  8- 6 18-15     7-3     Won 1
SFN     49   38  .563 24-21 25-17 11-10 38-28  5- 8 18-17     7-3     Won 1
SLN     46   36  .561 23-16 23-20 10-11 36-25  8- 3 13-11     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  422  422  .500
HOME   216  206  .512
ROAD   206  216  .488
LEFT   123  141  .466
RIGHT  299  281  .516
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
ATN     11- 7 16-13 23- 8  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0    464- 399
CHN      6- 9 13-14 12-18  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0    361- 403
CIN      5- 9  6-20 10-22  5- 6  0- 0  0- 0    318- 402
HON      7-11 12-16 17-12  3- 7  0- 0  0- 0    358- 377
LAN     11- 7 18- 9 17-11  8- 2  0- 0  0- 0    343- 253
NYN      2- 9  9-17 13-20  4- 9  0- 0  0- 0    313- 435
PHN      7- 6 10-19 16-16  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0    339- 375
PIN     10- 5 20- 9 12-16  8- 5  0- 0  0- 0    447- 369
SFN     11- 7 15-13 16-14  7- 4  0- 0  0- 0    347- 324
SLN      8- 8 18- 7 16-15  4- 6  0- 0  0- 0    319- 272
 

1966 NL Standings and League Leaders at All Star Break

July 11, 1966

At the All-Star break the Atlanta Brave, San Francisco Giant, and Pittsburgh Pirate players populate the leader lists in most of the NL batting categories. The Los Angeles Dodgers have provided most of the pitching league leaders.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 7/11/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 LAN  54  29    W.Stargel PIN .371  H.Aaron   ATN   28  J.Torre   ATN   83
1966 ATN  54  34    F.Alou    ATN .368  W.McCovey SFN   28  W.Stargel PIN   78
1966 PIN  50  35    R.Santo   CHN .359  J.Torre   ATN   25  H.Aaron   ATN   72
1966 SFN  49  38    M.Alou    PIN .341  R.Clement PIN   22  W.McCovey SFN   63
1966 SLN  46  36    L.Brock   SLN .332  J.Hart    SFN   20  R.Clement PIN   62
1966 PHN  40  45
1966 HON  39  46    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CHN  36  47    B.Veale   PIN   14  P.Regan   LAN   10  M.Cuellar HON 1.17
1966 NYN  28  55    T.Cloning ATN   13  F.Linzy   SFN    9  S.Koufax  LAN 1.85
1966 CIN  26  57    B.Gibson  SLN   13  F.Jenkins CHN    8  J.Maricha SFN 1.90
                    S.Koufax  LAN   12  C.Raymond HON    8  B.Gibson  SLN 1.93
                    D.Sutton  LAN   11  P.Mikkels PIN    7  C.Osteen  LAN 2.53
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Haller  SFN   15  L.Brock   SLN   34  S.Koufax  LAN  179
                    B.William CHN    9  S.Jackson HON   26  B.Gibson  SLN  138
                    A.Phillip CHN    9  M.Wills   LAN   19  B.Veale   PIN  135
                    C.Rojas   PHN    9  J.Wynn    HON   17  J.Bunning PHN  133
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  A.Phillip CHN   16  D.Sutton  LAN  121
 

1966 AL Standings

July 1, 1966

As the 1966 AL season turns to July, the New York Yankees are showing no signs of letting up on their quest for the pennant. The Yankees went 22-7 in June, tops in the AL.  The Baltimore Orioles floundered in June, going 14-19 and are currently in 3rd place, 4.5 GB New York. The Minnesota Twins have been steady all season and look to be a team to be reckoned with. My Detroit Tigers are tied with the Orioles in 3rd place but have trouble on the road and against left handed pitchers. While the Tigers have one of the top offenses in the league, they continue to have one of the worst pitching staffs. The Cleveland Indians are 18 games below their actual record. They went 7-23 in June and look to be completely out of the picture for a run at the pennant. The Chicago White Sox have the best pitching in the AL but their hitting is the worst. If they can start scoring a few more runs, Chicago could become serious contenders. The Kansas City Athletics fell off a bit in June but are still in the hunt.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 New York NYA            43  27  .614 ----    89    31  39 .443   70  89 .440
1966 Minnesota MNA           42  31  .575  2.5          35  38 .479   89  73 .549
1966 Detroit DEA             39  32  .549  4.5          44  27 .620   88  74 .543
1966 Baltimore BAA           41  34  .547  4.5          50  25 .667   97  63 .606
1966 Chicago CHA             38  33  .535  5.5          33  38 .465   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         39  34  .534  5.5          31  42 .425   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          36  38  .486  9.0          39  35 .527   80  82 .494
1966 Washington WAA          36  39  .480  9.5          31  44 .413   71  88 .447
1966 Cleveland CLA           25  47  .347 19.0          43  29 .597   81  81 .500
1966 Boston BOA              25  49  .338 20.0          27  47 .365   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     41   34  .547 17-16 24-18 14- 9 27-25  5- 5 12-10     4-6     Won 1
BOA     25   49  .338 15-24 10-25  4-13 21-36  2- 6  9-17     4-6     Lost 4
CAA     36   38  .486 23-21 13-17 17- 7 19-31  4- 1 14- 7     6-4     Won 1
CHA     38   33  .535 20-16 18-17  8-18 30-15  6- 4 18-18     4-6     Lost 1
CLA     25   47  .347 15-18 10-29  8-21 17-26  3- 4  8-16     2-8     Lost 5
DEA     39   32  .549 22-14 17-18 10-16 29-16  3- 3 11-12     7-3     Lost 1
KCA     39   34  .534 21-15 18-19 18- 9 21-25  3- 4 16-12     5-5     Lost 1
MNA     42   31  .575 24-15 18-16 11-16 31-15  2- 7 13-16     7-3     Won 4
NYA     43   27  .614 21-14 22-13 15-15 28-12  4- 3 18- 9     8-2     Won 7
WAA     36   39  .480 14-19 22-20 12-10 24-29  7- 2 11-13     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  364  364  .500
HOME   192  172  .527
ROAD   172  192  .473
LEFT   117  134  .466
RIGHT  247  230  .518
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      7- 5 20-10 14-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    352- 319
BOA      4- 9  9-21 12-19  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    301- 384
CAA      5- 8 14-16 17-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    281- 309
CHA      8- 5 13-14 17-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    240- 246
CLA      4- 7 14-17  7-23  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    259- 325
DEA     11- 5 12-13 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    362- 331
KCA      6- 6 16-12 17-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    300- 269
MNA      6- 4 18-13 18-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    321- 258
NYA      7- 7 14-13 22- 7  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    319- 277
WAA      5- 7 15-16 16-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    282- 299
 
 

 

1966 AL Standings and League leaders

July 1, 1966

Mickey Mantle, Tom Tresh, and Joe Pepitone have lead the New York Yankees surprising rise to the to the top of the AL as the 1966 season turns to July. Pitcher Mel Stottlemyre is tied with Minnesota's Jim Kaat for most wins (10) in the AL and Pedro Ramos along with Hal Reniff have been brilliant at closing out games for the Yankees. The Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson continues to lead the league in homers and rbi's while batting .331, 3rd in the AL. He has a shot at the triple crown.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 7/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 NYA  43  27    M.Mantle  NYA .358  F.Robinso BAA   29  F.Robinso BAA   66
1966 MNA  42  31    B.Campane KCA .337  H.Killebr MNA   23  J.Pepiton NYA   59
1966 DEA  39  32    F.Robinso BAA .331  T.Tresh   NYA   22  N.Cash    DEA   56
1966 BAA  41  34    N.Cash    DEA .327  M.Mantle  NYA   18  T.Conigli BOA   54
1966 CHA  38  33    B.Powell  BAA .325  OTHERS TIED W   17  T.Tresh   NYA   51
1966 KCA  39  34
1966 CAA  36  38    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  36  39    J.Kaat    MNA   10  S.Miller  BAA   11  P.Richert WAA 2.44
1966 CLA  25  47    M.Stottle NYA   10  P.Ramos   NYA   11  M.Grant   MNA 2.55
1966 BOA  25  49    G.Peters  CHA    9  J.Aker    KCA   10  T.John    CHA 2.55
                    J.Horlen  CHA    9  R.Kline   WAA   10  J.Buzhard CHA 2.62
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  B.Locker  CHA    8  G.Brunet  CAA 2.62
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Tresh   NYA   10  B.Campane KCA   53  P.Richert WAA  109
                    D.Mincher MNA    9  D.Buford  CHA   37  S.McDowel CLA  104
                    B.Robinso BAA    7  T.Agee    CHA   26  J.Kaat    MNA  104
                    J.Fregosi CAA    6  T.McCraw  CHA   19  D.Chance  CAA   99
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  R.White   NYA   16  G.Bell    CLA   94
 

1966 NL Standings

July 1, 1966

The powerful Atlanta Braves are in 1st place in the NL as the season enters July. The Braves went 23-8 in June and are the top run producers in the league by a large margin. The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled in June and dropped from 1st to 4th place. The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to get the top pitching in the league and their steady play in June has allowed them to keep close on the heels of Atlanta.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 Atlanta ATN             50  28  .641 ----    86    34  44 .436   85  77 .525
1966 Los Angeles LAN         46  27  .630  1.5          41  32 .562   95  67 .586
1966 St. Louis SLN           42  30  .583  5.0          34  38 .472   83  79 .512
1966 Pittsburgh PIN          42  30  .583  5.0          43  29 .597   92  70 .568
1966 San Francisco SFN       42  34  .553  7.0          48  28 .632   93  68 .578
1966 Houston HON             36  39  .480 12.5          39  36 .520   72  90 .444
1966 Philadelphia PHN        33  41  .446 15.0          40  34 .541   87  75 .537
1966 Chicago CHN             31  41  .431 16.0          23  49 .319   59 103 .364
1966 New York NYN            24  46  .343 22.0          29  41 .414   66  95 .410
1966 Cincinnati CIN          21  51  .292 26.0          36  36 .500   76  84 .475
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     50   28  .641 28-15 22-13 12-10 38-18  7- 1 16- 7     7-3     Won 2
CHN     31   41  .431 19-13 12-28  6-10 25-31  5- 3 14-10     3-7     Lost 1
CIN     21   51  .292 13-26  8-25  9-17 12-34  3- 2  4-16     2-8     Lost 3
HON     36   39  .480 16-24 20-15 16-13 20-26  1- 8 10-18     5-5     Won 2
LAN     46   27  .630 19-13 27-14 16-14 30-13  7- 4 17- 9     7-3     Won 3
NYN     24   46  .343 12-26 12-20  5-19 19-27  1- 7  8-13     4-6     Lost 1
PHN     33   41  .446 19-18 14-23 12-16 21-25  2- 4 10- 9     4-6     Won 1
PIN     42   30  .583 20-16 22-14 10- 5 32-25  5- 5 15-14     4-6     Lost 2
SFN     42   34  .553 17-17 25-17 10- 9 32-25  4- 7 15-16     7-3     Lost 2
SLN     42   30  .583 21-15 21-15 10- 9 32-21  8- 2 11- 8     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  367  367  .500
HOME   184  183  .501
ROAD   183  184  .499
LEFT   106  122  .465
RIGHT  261  245  .516
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
ATN     11- 7 16-13 23- 8  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    420- 358
CHN      6- 9 13-14 12-18  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    311- 354
CIN      5- 9  6-20 10-22  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    277- 367
HON      7-11 12-16 17-12  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    337- 331
LAN     11- 7 18- 9 17-11  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    303- 232
NYN      2- 9  9-17 13-20  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    272- 368
PHN      7- 6 10-19 16-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    290- 337
PIN     10- 5 20- 9 12-16  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    380- 316
SFN     11- 7 15-13 16-14  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    302- 278
SLN      8- 8 18- 7 16-15  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0    291- 242
 
 

1966 NL Standings and League Leaders

July 1, 1966

The big bats of the Atlanta Braves have continued their assault on NL pitching and Tony Cloninger has won 13 games, tops in the NL. The performance's of Felipe Alou (.381-1st in BA), Hank Aaron (1st in HR with 27 and 3rd in RBI with 66), and Joe Torre (1st in RBI with 75 and 3rd in HR with 24) along with Cloninger, has led the Braves to the top of the NL.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 7/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 ATN  50  28    F.Alou    ATN .381  H.Aaron   ATN   27  J.Torre   ATN   75
1966 LAN  46  27    R.Santo   CHN .376  W.McCovey SFN   26  W.Stargel PIN   69
1966 SLN  42  30    W.Stargel PIN .357  J.Torre   ATN   24  H.Aaron   ATN   66
1966 PIN  42  30    M.Alou    PIN .350  F.Alou    ATN   19  W.McCovey SFN   60
1966 SFN  42  34    L.Brock   SLN .344  OTHERS TIED W   17  F.Alou    ATN   58
1966 HON  36  39
1966 PHN  33  41    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CHN  31  41    T.Cloning ATN   13  P.Regan   LAN   10  M.Cuellar HON 1.43
1966 NYN  24  46    B.Veale   PIN   12  F.Jenkins CHN    8  B.Gibson  SLN 1.90
1966 CIN  21  51    B.Gibson  SLN   12  F.Linzy   SFN    8  J.Maricha SFN 2.01
                    D.Sutton  LAN   10  C.Raymond HON    7  S.Koufax  LAN 2.13
                    OTHERS TIED W    9  P.Mikkels PIN    7  A.Jackson SLN 2.51
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    M.Alou    PIN   10  L.Brock   SLN   34  S.Koufax  LAN  146
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  S.Jackson HON   23  B.Gibson  SLN  124
                                        M.Wills   LAN   18  J.Bunning PHN  121
                                        J.Wynn    HON   16  B.Veale   PIN  121
                                        OTHERS TIED W   14  T.Cloning ATN  108
 

1966 NL Game: Pit. vs Phil. 15 K's

June 24, 1966

Philadelphia ace Jim Bunning reeled off 15 strikeouts while shutting out the Pittsburg Pirates tonight at Connie Mack Stadium.  The Phillie batters were able to get to Pirates ace Bob Veale for 5 runs and won the game 7-0. The 15 K's are the most by any pitcher in MLB this season.

Event Codes:  L
BOXSCORE: 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1966 Philadelphia Phillies     6/24/1966
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Alou CF           3  0  2  0 .352     T.Taylor 2B         5  0  0  0 .189  
  G.Alley SS          4  0  0  0 .275     J.Callison RF       4  1  2  0 .245  
  R.Clemente RF       4  0  1  0 .309     D.Groat 3B          4  0  1  0 .200  
  W.Stargell LF       4  0  0  0 .361     D.Allen LF          4  1  0  0 .291  
  M.Mota 3B           1  0  0  0 .341     C.Rojas CF          4  2  2  0 .254  
  D.Clendenon 1B      3  0  0  0 .301     B.White 1B          4  1  2  1 .274  
  J.Gonder C          4  0  0  0 .125     B.Uecker C          3  2  1  2 .245  
  B.Mazeroski 2B      4  0  2  0 .290     B.Wine SS           4  0  1  2 .236  
  B.Veale P           1  0  0  0 .188     J.Bunning P         4  0  1  1 .255  
A-B.Bailey PH         1  0  0  0 .256                                          
  A.McBean P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  5  0                 Totals      36  7 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Veale In 8th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  3
Phillies........ 0 1 1  0 0 3  0 2    -  7 10  0
 
Pirates (40-26)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Veale LOSS(12-4)        7       8   5   4   1   5   0   2.50
A.McBean                  1       2   2   2   0   0   1   3.57
Totals                    8      10   7   6   1   5   1
 
Phillies (30-39)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning WIN(8-8)        9       5   0   0   3  15   0   3.22
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3  15   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 18,152 DATE- Friday, June 24th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Phillies: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Phillies: 0
ERRORS- M.Mota-2, D.Clendenon
DOUBLES- B.Mazeroski(9th), C.Rojas(7th)
HOME RUNS- B.Uecker(5th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Callison(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Mota-2
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Veale
WALKS- M.Alou, M.Mota, D.Clendenon, B.Uecker
HIT BY PITCH- M.Mota-2
STRIKE OUTS- G.Alley-3, R.Clemente-3, W.Stargell-2, D.Clendenon-2, J.Gonder-4,
             B.Bailey, D.Allen, C.Rojas, B.White, B.Wine, J.Bunning
GIDP- J.Callison
WILD PITCHES- B.Veale-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Alley, D.Groat-2, B.Wine, M.Mota, J.Callison, B.Mazeroski
 
Jim Bunning whiffed 15 batters as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the
Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7 to 0.
 
Bunning(8-8) was virtually untouchable.  He gave up just 5 hits and 3 walks in
9 innings improving his ERA from 3.45 to 3.22.  Philadelphia finished with 10
hits in the victory.  
 
Bob Veale(12-4) was hit with the loss.  When asked about his strikeout total
for the game, Bunning offered, 'The fan's really got into it.  It is fun to
see them tally up the strikeout totals up there in the stands.  Fortunately,
I kept them busy tonight - of course, it would be all for naught without the
'W'.'