1966 AL Standings and Game Stories

October 3, 1966

The Detroit Tigers clinched the AL pennant on the last day of the season, defeating the Kansas City Royals in 10 innings 5-4.  Meanwhile, the New York Yankees lost in 12 innings to the Chicago White Sox 5-4.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1966 American League                Date: 10/3/1966
 
 
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4 10  2
White Sox....... 0 1 0  0 0 2  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  5  9  0
Win:Pizarro(3-6) Loss:Henry(0-1)
Homeruns- J.Romano(19th)
 
The Chicago White Sox edged the New York Yankees in 12 innings at Comiskey
Park by the score of 5 to 4.
 
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Chicago came out the victor in
the 12th inning.  Al Weis drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Floyd
Robinson came up and he stroked a single.  Robinson took second on the throw.
Don Buford then worked the squeeze play to perfection making Chicago the
victors to the delight of the home town faithful.  Chicago managed 9 hits in
their victory.  
 
Juan Pizarro(3-6) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Bill
Henry(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.  He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in
1/3 of an inning.  
 
 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Athletics....... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 1 0  0 -  4  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 4  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  5  7  0
Win:Sherry(11-6) Loss:Sanders(2-7)
Homeruns- J.Gosger(10th), D.Cater(5th), L.Stahl(5th), A.Kaline(34th)
 
The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics locked up in an exciting
one-run game at Tiger Stadium.  The final score was the Detroit Tigers 5, the
Kansas City Athletics 4 in 10 innings.
 
The score was tied at 4 after nine. Detroit ended up winning it in the 10th
inning.  Jerry Lumpe doubled.  Al Kaline next to the plate and he doubled
giving Detroit the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy as they  

celebrated winning the 1966 AL Pennant.

The victory went to Larry Sherry(11-6) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Ken Sanders(2-7) was the loser in relief. He pitched 2 innings allowing 3 hits and 4 walks.

 

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 Detroit DEA             95  67  .586 ----  *WON*   88  74 .543   88  74 .543
1966 New York NYA            93  69  .574  2.0          70  89 .440   70  89 .440
1966 Baltimore BAA           92  70  .568  3.0          97  63 .606   97  63 .606
1966 Minnesota MNA           89  73  .549  6.0          89  73 .549   89  73 .549
1966 Chicago CHA             84  78  .519 11.0          83  79 .512   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         77  85  .475 18.0          74  86 .463   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          76  86  .469 19.0          80  82 .494   80  82 .494
1966 Washington WAA          69  93  .426 26.0          71  88 .447   71  88 .447
1966 Cleveland CLA           69  93  .426 26.0          81  81 .500   81  81 .500
1966 Boston BOA              66  96  .407 29.0          72  90 .444   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     92   70  .568 47-34 45-36 37-23 55-47 15-11 26-21     7-3     Won 1
BOA     66   96  .407 39-42 27-54 17-25 49-71  9-13 23-31     5-5     Lost 2
CAA     76   86  .469 42-39 34-47 36-24 40-62 10- 8 25-24     5-5     Won 1
CHA     84   78  .519 51-30 33-48 25-35 59-43 12- 9 38-37     6-4     Won 2
CLA     69   93  .426 39-42 30-51 29-40 40-53 10-13 21-29     4-6     Lost 1
DEA     95   67  .586 52-29 43-38 31-28 64-39 12- 8 29-21     8-2     Won 5
KCA     77   85  .475 41-40 36-45 36-23 41-62  6- 9 31-26     3-7     Lost 3
MNA     89   73  .549 48-33 41-40 32-29 57-44  8-12 23-31     3-7     Lost 1
NYA     93   69  .574 44-37 49-32 36-33 57-36 14-12 37-23     5-5     Lost 2
WAA     69   93  .426 34-47 35-46 21-27 48-66 10-11 19-29     5-5     Won 1
TOTAL  810  810  .500
HOME   437  373  .540
ROAD   373  437  .460
LEFT   300  287  .511
RIGHT  510  523  .494
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
BAA      7- 5 20-10 14-19 13-16 23- 5 15-15    765- 659
BOA      4- 9  9-21 12-19 16-16 12-20 13-11    669- 798
CAA      5- 8 14-16 17-14 12-17 15-15 13-16    625- 652
CHA      8- 5 13-14 17-14 19-14 13-19 14-12    568- 553
CLA      4- 7 14-17  7-23 14-16 17-15 13-15    606- 702
DEA     11- 5 12-13 16-14 18-13 18-12 20-10    806- 706
KCA      6- 6 16-12 17-16 15-14 14-20  9-17    582- 622
MNA      6- 4 18-13 18-14 14-16 19-13 14-13    712- 602
NYA      7- 7 14-13 22- 7 20-12 13-19 17-11    660- 605
WAA      5- 7 15-16 16-16 13-20 12-18  8-16    587- 681
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MNA NYA WAA TOT
BAA    -  14  11   8  10  10  10   9   8  12  92
BOA    4   -   8   8  15   5   5   9   5   7  66
CAA    7  10   -   9  11  12   7   6   4  10  76
CHA   10  10   9   -   6  10  13   7  10   9  84
CLA    8   3   7  12   -  10   9   5   7   8  69
DEA    8  13   6   8   8   -  16  10  11  15  95
KCA    8  13  11   5   9   2   -  10   9  10  77
MNA    9   9  12  11  13   8   8   -   8  11  89
NYA   10  13  14   8  11   7   9  10   -  11  93
WAA    6  11   8   9  10   3   8   7   7   -  69
TOT   70  96  86  78  93  67  85  73  69  93
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM BAA BOA CAA CHA CLA DEA KCA MNA NYA WAA  TOT
BAA    - 126  76  59  80 100  91  79  65  89  765
BOA   75   -  67  80 107  68  73  65  62  72  669
CAA   71  72   -  49  90  95  55  57  60  76  625
CHA   69  87  52   -  38  73  68  64  62  55  568
CLA   81  62  66  56   -  96  58  67  63  57  606
DEA   82 119  76  71  87   -  87  66  96 122  806
KCA   69  93  79  48  63  43   -  64  56  67  582
MNA   73  76  93  79  94  75  63   -  78  81  712
NYA   67  96  80  51  82  80  62  80   -  62  660
WAA   72  67  63  60  61  76  65  60  63   -  587
TOT  659 798 652 553 702 706 622 602 605 681

 

 

1966 AL Game Stories and Standings

October 2, 1966

The Detroit Tigers came from behind to defeat the Kansas City Athletics 6-4 yesterday while the New York Yankees lost a close 2-1 decision to the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers now hold sole possession of 1st place in the AL by 1 game heading into the last scheduled game of the regular season. The Minnesota/Baltimore game was rained out last night. They will play a doubleheader today, but both teams have now been eliminated from the pennant race.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1966 American League                Date: 10/2/1966
 
CLEVELAND AT CALIFORNIA
Indians......... 0 0 0  2 1 2  0 0 1  -  6  9  0
Angels.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
Win:McDowell(14-12) Loss:Brunet(10-14)
Homeruns- L.Wagner(31st)
 
Leon Wagner slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI and Sam McDowell whiffed 10
batters at Anaheim Stadium where the Cleveland Indians beat the California
Angels 6 to 1.
 
McDowell(14-12) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He
surrendered only 4 hits and 6 walks in 9 innings.  Cleveland finished with 9
hits in the victory.  
 
The loss was charged to George Brunet(10-14). 'Everything felt great' McDowell
said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody tonight.'
 
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  5  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1    -  2  6  0
Win:Horlen(17-9) Loss:Reniff(5-4)
Homeruns- T.McCraw(11th)
 
Joe Horlen delivered 9 solid innings at Comiskey Park where the Chicago White
Sox beat the New York Yankees 2 to 1.
 
Horlen(17-9) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  The game was a
scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  
 
Hal Reniff(5-4) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He was a hard-luck loser
as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 inning of work.  
 
'He had his 'A' game today,' Eddie Stanky said of Horlen.  'Very impressive
performance.'
 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  4  8  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 2 1  2 1    -  6  9  1
Win:McLain(16-17) Loss:Handrahan(0-1) Save:Sherry(18th)
Homeruns- R.Repoz(10th), L.Stahl(4th), D.McAuliffe(21st), B.Freehan(6th)
 
In a tight game it was the Detroit Tigers 6, the Kansas City Athletics 4 at
Tiger Stadium.
 
Denny McLain(16-17) contributed a pedestrian performance to earn the win.  He
went 7 innings and surrended up 7 hits and 4 walks and surrendered 2
'long-bombs'.  Detroit had 9 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Larry Sherry preserved the game for McLain, recording his his 18th save.  Vern
Handrahan(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He was touched for 6 hits
and 3 walks in 3 innings.  
 
'I struggled a bit out there today,' McLain said, 'but I toughed it out and we
got the win.'

 

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 Detroit DEA             94  67  .584 ----     1    88  73 .547   88  74 .543
1966 New York NYA            93  68  .578  1.0          70  89 .440   70  89 .440
1966 Baltimore BAA           91  69  .569  2.5          97  63 .606   97  63 .606
1966 Minnesota MNA           88  72  .550  5.5          88  72 .550   89  73 .549
1966 Chicago CHA             83  78  .516 11.0          83  78 .516   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         77  84  .478 17.0          74  86 .463   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          75  86  .466 19.0          79  82 .491   80  82 .494
1966 Cleveland CLA           69  92  .429 25.0          81  80 .503   81  81 .500
1966 Washington WAA          69  93  .426 25.5          71  88 .447   71  88 .447
1966 Boston BOA              66  96  .407 28.5          72  90 .444   72  90 .444
 
 
 

 

 

1966 AL Game Stories and Standings

October 1, 1966
The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers both won their games last night, keeping them tied atop of the AL Standings. The Baltimore Orioles took both games of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, eliminating Minnesota from the pennant race.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1966 American League                Date: 10/1/1966
 
CLEVELAND AT CALIFORNIA
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  3
Angels.......... 0 0 1  2 0 1  2 6    - 12 17  0
Win:Chance(19-14) Loss:Hargan(8-9)
Homeruns- V.Davalillo(3rd), J.Adcock(22nd), B.Knoop(12th)
 
First baseman Joe Adcock had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the California Angels smashed
the overmatched Cleveland Indians, 12 to 1.
 
Adcock had a good evening at the plate.  He laced a one-base hit in the 4th
inning, banged out a single in the 5th inning, stroked a base-hit scoring a
run in the 7th inning and lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 8th inning.
California had 17 hits for the game and Cleveland had 8.  
 
Dean Chance(19-14) was the winner allowing 1 run in 7 and 2/3 innings. Steve
Hargan(8-9) was the loser.  He got hammered, allowing 12 hits and 2 walks in
6 and 1/3 innings.  
 
 
MINNESOTA AT BALTIMORE
Twins........... 1 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 13  0
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  5 13  1
Win:Miller(5-3) Loss:Cimino(4-6)
Homeruns- F.Robinson(56th)
 
24,876 fans watched an exciting game at Memorial Stadium.  The Baltimore
Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
 
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings.  Finally, Baltimore prevailed
in the 18th inning.  Luis Aparicio drew a walk.  Russ Snyder came next and he
laced a base-hit.  Frank Robinson was next to bat, but he was a strikeout
victim.  Snyder was safe on a stolen base.  Brooks Robinson came up to bat
and stroked a single making Baltimore the winners and sending the 24,876 fans
home happy.  Both teams ended up with 13 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Stu Miller(5-3) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 1 inning. Pete
Cimino(4-6) took the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 2 hits in 2/3 of
an inning.
 
MINNESOTA AT BALTIMORE
Twins........... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Orioles......... 0 4 0  5 0 0  0 0    -  9 10  0
Win:Palmer(14-6) Loss:Merritt(7-9)
Homeruns- F.Robinson(57th)
 
The Baltimore Orioles offense put up 5 runs on the scoreboard in the 4th
inning and easily topped the Minnesota Twins; the final score was 9 to
3.
 
Jim Palmer(14-6) gave a fine effort for Baltimore.  He went 7 and 2/3 innings
allowing 6 hits and 6 walks.  Neither team managed to score after the 4th
inning.  
 
Jim Merritt(7-9) ended up with the loss.  He was unable to control the
Baltimore offense and allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.  
 
 
NEW YORK AT CHICAGO
Yankees......... 0 0 2  1 4 0  1 2 0  - 10 11  2
White Sox....... 1 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  4  2
Win:Bahnsen(2-1) Loss:Klages(1-1)
Homeruns- H.Clarke(4th), T.Tresh(41st), K.Berry(10th), J.Adair(7th)
 
Second baseman Horace Clarke hit a homerun and had 2 RBI and Stan Bahnsen went
the distance as the New York Yankees bested the Chicago White Sox 10 to 3 at
Comiskey Park.
 
Bahnsen(2-1) contributed a very nicely pitched game.  He surrendered only 4
hits and no walks in 9 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs' lowering his
ERA to 3.33.  New York had a total of 11 hits for the game.  
 
The losing pitcher was Fred Klages(1-1).  He was knocked around pretty good,
giving up 6 runs in 4 innings.
 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0    -  2  4  1
Win:Wilson(18-10) Loss:Odom(4-9)
 
Earl Wilson had 2 base hits and he went 9 strong innings at Tiger Stadium
where the mighty Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Athletics 2 to
0.
 
Detroit brought 2 runs across the plate in the 5th inning.  The crucial at-bat
was provided by Jake Wood who electrified Tiger Stadium when he ripped a
one-base hit which was good for two runs.  The Kansas City bats were silent
in the 9th.  
 
It was the 4th shutout of the year for Wilson(18-10). Blue Moon Odom(4-9)
absorbed the loss.  He pitched 6 innings giving up 4 hits and 4 walks.
 

 

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            93  67  .581 ----     3    70  89 .440   70  89 .440
1966 Detroit DEA             93  67  .581 ----          88  72 .550   88  74 .543
1966 Baltimore BAA           91  69  .569  2.0          97  63 .606   97  63 .606
1966 Minnesota MNA           88  72  .550  5.0          88  72 .550   89  73 .549
1966 Chicago CHA             82  78  .513 11.0          83  77 .519   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         77  83  .481 16.0          74  86 .463   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          75  85  .469 18.0          79  81 .494   80  82 .494
1966 Washington WAA          69  93  .426 25.0          71  88 .447   71  88 .447
1966 Cleveland CLA           68  92  .425 25.0          80  80 .500   81  81 .500
1966 Boston BOA              66  96  .407 28.0          72  90 .444   72  90 .444
 
 
 

1966 AL Game: Det. at Min.

September 24, 1966

The Detroit Tigers have taken the 1st two games of a 3 game series against the Minnesota Twins, moving the Tigers into a 1st place tie with the NY Yankees in the AL. In today's game, Detroit got a fine complete game performance from starter Dave Wickersham, defeating Minnesota 4-1. Two-run homeruns from Willie Horton and Al Kaline provided all of the Tigers scoring. Twins starter Jim Merritt struck out 15 in a losing effort. The loss puts Minnesota 2 games behind the league leaders.

BOXSCORE: 1966 Detroit Tigers At 1966 Minnesota Twins               9/24/1966
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Wert 3B           4  0  1  0 .274     C.Tovar 2B          2  0  1  0 .268  
  J.Wood 2B           4  1  0  0 .258     S.Valdespino LF     4  0  1  0 .200  
A-D.Tracewski 2B      0  0  0  0 .284     T.Oliva RF          4  1  1  0 .307  
  A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  2 .278     H.Killebrew 3B      4  0  0  0 .296  
  N.Cash 1B           4  1  2  0 .315     D.Mincher 1B        4  0  3  1 .248  
  W.Horton LF         2  1  1  2 .266     R.Nixon C           3  0  0  0 .208  
  M.Stanley CF        4  0  0  0 .291     Z.Versalles SS      4  0  0  0 .266  
  B.Freehan C         4  0  0  0 .172     T.Uhlaender CF      3  0  1  0 .249  
  R.Oyler SS          3  0  1  0 .195   B-R.Clark PH          1  0  0  0 .667  
  D.Wickersham P      4  0  0  0 .094     J.Merritt P         3  0  0  0 .146  
                                        C-R.Reese PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  6  4                 Totals      33  1  7  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Wood In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Uhlaender In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Merritt In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 2 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  6  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  2
 
Tigers (89-66)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Wickersham WIN(12-5)    9       7   1   1   2   7   0   2.95
Totals                    9       7   1   1   2   7   0
 
Twins (87-68)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Merritt LOSS(7-8)       9       6   4   3   3  15   2   2.42
Totals                    9       6   4   3   3  15   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,919 DATE- Saturday, September 24th 1966 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Emmet Ashford, Johnny Stevens, Bob Stewart, Bill Haller
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Twins: 2
ERRORS- Z.Versalles, T.Uhlaender
DOUBLES- R.Oyler(14th), D.Mincher-2(33rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline(33rd), W.Horton(30th)
WALKS- W.Horton-2, R.Oyler, C.Tovar-2
HIT BY PITCH- R.Nixon
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wert-3, J.Wood-2, A.Kaline, N.Cash, W.Horton, M.Stanley,
             B.Freehan-2, R.Oyler, D.Wickersham-3, S.Valdespino-2, D.Mincher,
             Z.Versalles-2, J.Merritt-2
GIDP- J.Wood, M.Stanley, T.Oliva
RLISP 2-out- Z.Versalles-2, T.Oliva, D.Wert, M.Stanley
 
Dave Wickersham tossed a complete game at Metropolitan Stadium as the Detroit
Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins by the count of 4 to 1.
 
Detroit took the lead for keeps in the 2nd inning scoring 2 runners on 2 hits.
That was all the offense they were to need.  Detroit finished with just 6
hits in the victory.  
 
Wickersham(12-5) allowed 1 run on the game. Jim Merritt(7-8) was hit with the
loss.  He struck out 15 batters in 9 innings despite losing the game.  
 

AL Game: Bsn at NY

September 24, 1966

New York pitcher Mel Stottlemyre became the 1st 20 game winner in the AL by leading the Yankees over the Red Sox 10-8. The victory allowed New York to keep their 1 game lead in the AL Standings.

 
BOSTON AT NEW YORK
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 1 3  -  8  8  1
Yankees......... 1 1 0  5 3 0  0 0    - 10 10  1
Win:Stottlemyre(20-12) Loss:Stange(7-9) Save:Ramos(21st)
Homeruns- T.Conigliaro(33rd), T.Tresh(38th), B.Bryan(5th)
 
In a tight game it was the New York Yankees 10, the woeful Boston Red Sox 8 at
Yankee Stadium.
 
Mel Stottlemyre(20-12) pitched well for New York in their victory.  He
surrendered 6 hits and 6 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.  Boston threatened in
the 9th but New York was able to put down the rally.  
 
Pedro Ramos recorded his 21st save.  Lee Stange(7-9) was charged with the
loss.  He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 7 hits and 2 walks in
3 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Stottlemyre said.
 

1966 AL Game: Baltimore Streak Ends

August 26, 1966

The Baltimore Orioles 19 game winning streak finally came to an end tonight. It took extra innings but the Boston Red Sox were able to defeat the Orioles 8-3. During the streak, the Orioles were able to climb from 6th place and 10 games behind into 1st. They now hold the top spot by 2 games over the 2nd place Detroit Tigers.

BOXSCORE: 1966 Boston Red Sox At 1966 Baltimore Orioles             8/26/1966
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Tartabull CF      5  1  2  0 .281     L.Aparicio SS       5  0  0  0 .265  
  J.Foy 3B            5  1  1  3 .245     R.Snyder LF         4  1  1  0 .338  
  C.Yastrzemski LF    5  1  2  2 .272     D.Hall P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Conigliaro RF     5  0  0  0 .303     F.Robinson RF       4  2  2  2 .338  
  G.Scott 1B          4  1  1  1 .263     B.Robinson 3B       4  0  2  1 .273  
  D.Jones 2B          4  0  0  0 .192     C.Blefary 1B        4  0  0  0 .207  
  B.Tillman C         4  0  0  0 .201     B.Johnson 2B        3  0  0  0 .239  
  G.Smith SS          4  2  1  0 .182     P.Blair CF          4  0  1  0 .249  
  L.Stange P          1  0  0  0 .229     L.Haney C           3  0  0  0 .122  
A-D.Demeter PH        1  1  1  2 .304   D-B.Powell PH         1  0  0  0 .295  
  B.Short P           1  0  0  0 .000     J.Miller P          2  0  0  0 .063  
C-G.Thomas PH         0  1  0  0 .219   B-W.Held PH,LF        2  0  0  0 .255  
  J.Wyatt P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8  8  8                 Totals      36  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stange In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Short In 10th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Haney In 10th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 0  5 -  8  8  0
Orioles......... 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 -  3  6  1
 
Red Sox (52-81)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
L.Stange                  5       2   1   1   0   2   0   4.01
B.Short WIN(3-3) BS(1st)  4       3   2   2   1   0   1   4.37
J.Wyatt                   1       1   0   0   0   2   0   3.70
Totals                   10       6   3   3   1   4   1
 
Orioles (74-53)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Miller                  8       4   3   2   0   8   2   4.67
D.Hall LOSS(5-5)          2       4   5   5   1   0   1   3.43
Totals                   10       8   8   7   1   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,548 DATE- Friday, August 26th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Al Salerno, Jim Odom, Larry Napp, John Rice
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 2  Orioles: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Orioles: 0
ERRORS- B.Robinson
DOUBLES- J.Foy(17th), G.Smith(15th), F.Robinson(34th)
TRIPLES- J.Tartabull(8th)
HOME RUNS- C.Yastrzemski(11th), G.Scott(25th), D.Demeter(14th),
           F.Robinson(47th)
WALKS- G.Thomas, B.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- J.Tartabull, J.Foy, C.Yastrzemski, D.Jones-2, B.Tillman, L.Stange,
             B.Short, C.Blefary, B.Powell, J.Miller, W.Held
WILD PITCHES- J.Wyatt
2-out RBI- B.Robinson, F.Robinson-2, J.Foy-3, C.Yastrzemski-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Foy, G.Thomas, J.Tartabull, L.Aparicio
 
Carl Yastrzemski blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI and Lee Stange went 5 strong
innings at Memorial Stadium where the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore
Orioles in 10 innings by the score of 8 to 3. The loss is Baltimore's 1st in 20 games.
 
Both teams were tied at 3 runs apiece after nine innings.  Boston won the hard
fought contest in the 10th inning.  The biggest moment was provided by Joe
Foy who quieted the crowd when he doubled plating three runs.  Boston banged
out 8 hits on the night.  
 
Bill Short(3-3) went 4 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Dick Hall(5-5) was
tagged with the loss in relief.  He was knocked around pretty good, giving up
5 runs in 2 innings.  
 

1966 AL Game: Baltimore wins 19th straight

August 25, 1966

It took extra innings, but the red hot Baltimore Orioles won their 19th game in a row with a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Orioles are now in 1st place in the AL with a 2 game lead over New York and 2.5 games ahead of Detroit.

BOXSCORE: 1966 Cleveland Indians At 1966 Baltimore Orioles          8/25/1966
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Brown SS          5  0  0  0 .216     L.Aparicio SS       4  1  2  0 .268  
  L.Wagner LF         4  1  2  0 .293     R.Snyder LF         5  1  1  0 .339  
A-V.Davalillo CF      1  0  0  0 .286     F.Robinson RF       4  1  0  0 .337  
  C.Hinton CF,LF      5  1  3  3 .223     B.Robinson 3B       5  0  3  2 .271  
  R.Colavito RF       2  1  0  0 .221     C.Blefary 1B        4  0  0  0 .210  
B-J.Landis RF         2  0  0  0 .229     G.Brabender P       0  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Whitfield 1B      4  0  0  0 .265   F-S.Bowens PH         0  1  0  0 .230  
  J.Azcue C           2  0  1  0 .273     B.Johnson 2B        4  0  0  0 .245  
  M.Alvis 3B          4  0  0  0 .259     P.Blair CF          5  0  3  0 .249  
  C.Salmon 2B         4  0  2  1 .239     V.Roznovsky C       4  0  0  0 .240  
  G.Bell P            2  1  0  0 .159   D-D.Johnson PR        0  0  0  0 .244  
  D.Radatz P          0  0  0  0 .000   E-A.Etchebarren C     1  0  1  1 .175  
                                          D.McNally P         1  0  0  0 .254  
                                        C-B.Powell PH,1B      2  1  1  0 .295  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  8  4                 Totals      39  5 11  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wagner In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Colavito In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McNally In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Roznovsky In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Johnson In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Brabender In 10th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 1 2  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 -  4  8  3
Orioles......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  1 -  5 11  0
 
Indians (52-76)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
G.Bell LOSS(11-14)        9 1/3  10   5   1   3   2   0   3.62
D.Radatz                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5.20
Totals                    9 1/3  11   5   1   3   2   0
 
Orioles (74-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McNally                 7       7   4   4   3   5   1   3.20
G.Brabender WIN(8-3)      3       1   0   0   2   5   0   3.98
Totals                   10       8   4   4   5  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,274 DATE- Thursday, August 25th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7  Orioles:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- C.Hinton-2, J.Azcue
DOUBLES- L.Wagner(14th), C.Hinton(6th), B.Robinson(36th), P.Blair(13th)
HOME RUNS- C.Hinton(15th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Alvis
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Bell, D.McNally
WALKS- R.Colavito, F.Whitfield, J.Azcue-2, G.Bell, L.Aparicio, F.Robinson,
       S.Bowens
HIT BY PITCH- B.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- L.Brown, C.Hinton, R.Colavito, J.Landis-2, F.Whitfield-3, C.Salmon,
             G.Bell, B.Johnson, D.McNally
GIDP- R.Colavito, R.Snyder
WILD PITCHES- G.Brabender
PASSED BALLS- J.Azcue
2-out RBI- C.Salmon
RLISP 2-out- G.Bell, L.Aparicio, R.Snyder, B.Johnson, V.Roznovsky, L.Wagner,
             J.Azcue, M.Alvis, F.Whitfield
 
Brooks Robinson had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the smoking-hot Baltimore Orioles
defeated the Cleveland Indians in 10 innings 5 to 4 at Memorial Stadium.
 
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings.  Baltimore was victorious in
the 10th inning.  Sam Bowens drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Paul
Blair came up and he doubled.  Andy Etchebarren then slapped a one-base hit
making Baltimore the victors to the delight of the home town faithful.
Baltimore had 11 hits for the night while Cleveland had 8.  
 
The win was credited to Gene Brabender(8-3) who went 3 innings allowing no
runs. Gary Bell(11-14) suffered the loss.  Baltimore added another win to
their mounting winning streak.

AL Game: NY at Det

August 16, 1966

The Detroit Tigers are now tied for 1st place in the AL after defeating the NY Yankees 5-3 tonight in hard fought contest. Detroit took a 1-0 lead into the 7th inning before NY scored 3 times. The Tigers added a run in the bottom of the 7th making it 3-2 before their game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th. The big hit came from pinch hitter Gates Brown who doubled in 2 runs with 2 out. Bill Freehan followed Brown's 2 base hit with one of his own, scoring Brown and giving Detroit a 5-3 lead. Dave Wickersham shut down the Yankees in the 9th, giving the Tigers the win and a tie for 1st place.
In other AL news, the Baltimore Orioles won their 12th straight game tonight with a 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and moved within 1.5 games of the league leaders.

BOXSCORE: 1966 New York Yankees At 1966 Detroit Tigers              8/16/1966
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tresh LF          4  0  1  0 .267     J.Wood 2B           4  0  0  0 .265  
  B.Richardson 2B     4  1  1  0 .197     D.Wert 3B           4  0  0  0 .275  
  C.Boyer 3B          4  0  2  1 .230     A.Kaline RF,CF      4  0  1  0 .287  
  J.Pepitone CF,1B,CF 4  1  1  0 .249     N.Cash 1B           3  2  1  1 .321  
  E.Howard 1B         2  0  1  0 .248     W.Horton LF,RF      4  1  2  0 .279  
B-M.Mantle PH,CF      1  0  0  0 .352     M.Stanley CF        2  0  1  0 .277  
G-R.Barker 1B         1  0  1  0 .175   H-G.Brown PH,LF       1  1  1  2 .244  
  R.Maris RF          2  0  0  0 .253     B.Freehan C         4  1  2  2 .175  
C-L.Clinton PH,RF     1  1  0  0 .225     R.Oyler SS          2  0  0  0 .203  
  H.Clarke SS         4  0  0  0 .228   E-D.McAuliffe PH,SS   2  0  0  0 .308  
  J.Gibbs C           3  0  2  2 .302     J.Podres P          2  0  0  0 .368  
  A.Downing P         1  0  0  0 .089     F.Gladding P        0  0  0  0 .200  
A-H.Lopez PH          1  0  0  0 .230     H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 .190  
  W.Ford P            0  0  0  0 .083   F-J.Northrup PH       1  0  0  0 .296  
D-R.White PH          1  0  0  0 .182     D.Wickersham P      0  0  0  0 .107  
  D.Womack P          0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  S.Hamilton P        0  0  0  0 .100                                          
  P.Ramos P           0  0  0  0 .300                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  9  3                 Totals      33  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Downing In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Howard In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Maris In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ford In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Oyler In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Aguirre In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mantle In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Stanley In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  3  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 3    -  5  8  0
 
Yankees (69-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Downing                 5       2   1   1   1   3   1   3.26
W.Ford                    1       2   0   0   0   1   0   4.02
D.Womack                  0       1   1   1   0   0   1   1.01
S.Hamilton L(4-5) H(2nd)  1 2/3   1   2   2   1   4   0   2.01
P.Ramos BS(2nd)           0 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   3.09
Totals                    8       8   5   5   2   8   2
 
Tigers (68-50)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Podres                  6       6   3   3   0   2   0   2.88
F.Gladding                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.67
H.Aguirre                 0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   4.65
D.Wickersham WIN(8-4)     2       2   0   0   0   3   0   3.11
Totals                    9       9   3   3   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,921 DATE- Tuesday, August 16th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Haller, Emmet Ashford, Johnny Stevens, Bob Stewart
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 4  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Tigers: 3
ERRORS- H.Clarke
DOUBLES- B.Richardson(9th), G.Brown(5th), B.Freehan(11th)
HOME RUNS- N.Cash(27th), B.Freehan(3rd)
WALKS- L.Clinton, N.Cash, M.Stanley
STRIKE OUTS- B.Richardson, J.Pepitone, R.Maris, L.Clinton, A.Downing, J.Wood-2,
             D.Wert, N.Cash, W.Horton, R.Oyler, D.McAuliffe, J.Northrup
GIDP- B.Richardson, R.Maris, H.Clarke
2-out RBI- J.Gibbs-2, G.Brown-2, B.Freehan
RLISP 2-out- M.Stanley, R.White, D.McAuliffe
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Dick McAuliffe robbed Horace Clarke of a base hit.
 
Catcher Bill Freehan blasted a homerun and had 2 RBI at Tiger Stadium as the
Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees by the count of 5 to 3.
 
Detroit came through with the game-winning runs in the 8th inning scoring 3
runs using 3 hits.  After two outs Norm Cash began the rally when he drew a
walk.  Willie Horton followed next and he banged out a single.  Gates Brown
then doubled.  Freehan was up next and he doubled.  Detroit finished with 8
hits in the victory.  
 
Dave Wickersham(8-4) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory.
Steve Hamilton(4-5) was given the loss in relief.  While he was the losing
pitcher, he still struck out 4 batters in 1 and 2/3 innings.  

 

 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1966 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1966 Detroit DEA             68  50  .576 ----    44    64  54 .542   88  74 .543
1966 New York NYA            69  51  .575 ----          53  67 .442   70  89 .440
1966 Baltimore BAA           67  52  .563  1.5          78  41 .655   97  63 .606
1966 Minnesota MNA           67  53  .558  2.0          62  58 .517   89  73 .549
1966 Chicago CHA             64  55  .538  4.5          61  58 .513   83  79 .512
1966 Kansas City KCA         62  57  .521  6.5          53  66 .445   74  86 .463
1966 California CAA          55  64  .462 13.5          60  59 .504   80  82 .494
1966 Washington WAA          54  70  .435 17.0          54  70 .435   71  88 .447
1966 Cleveland CLA           48  72  .400 21.0          63  57 .525   81  81 .500
1966 Boston BOA              47  77  .379 24.0          53  71 .427   72  90 .444
 
 
 

 

Detroit Tiger News

August 15, 1966

The 2nd place Detroit Tigers are back home for a very important 9 game home-stand. Up first are the 1st place NY Yankees for a 3 game series. The red-hot Baltimore Orioles are next for 3 games before the home-stand ends with 3 games vs. the Chicago White Sox.
Tonight, the Tigers defeated the Yankees in game 1 of the series 9-5 and moved within 1 game of the league leaders . Detroit took control of the game in the 5th inning by scoring 3 runs off NY starter Mel Stottlemyre. Mickey Lolich pitched a fine game and got the win while striking out 12.

BOXSCORE: 1966 New York Yankees At 1966 Detroit Tigers              8/15/1966
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Tresh LF          5  2  1  1 .267     D.McAuliffe SS      2  0  1  0 .310  
  B.Richardson 2B     5  1  1  0 .197     J.Lumpe 2B          2  0  0  1 .240  
  M.Mantle CF         2  0  1  1 .353   C-J.Wood PH,2B        1  0  1  2 .272  
  J.Pepitone 1B       4  0  1  0 .249     A.Kaline CF,RF      4  0  1  0 .287  
  E.Howard C          4  0  1  0 .247     N.Cash 1B           5  2  3  0 .321  
  R.Maris RF          4  0  0  0 .255     W.Horton LF         5  2  3  1 .276  
  C.Boyer 3B          4  0  1  0 .227     J.Northrup RF       3  1  1  2 .297  
  H.Clarke SS         4  1  1  0 .232   A-M.Stanley CF        1  0  0  0 .274  
  M.Stottlemyre P     2  0  0  0 .155     D.Wert 3B           4  2  1  1 .278  
B-L.Clinton PH        1  0  1  0 .227     B.Freehan C         5  2  2  1 .172  
  W.Ford P            0  0  0  0 .083     M.Lolich P          3  0  1  1 .135  
D-H.Lopez PH          1  1  1  2 .232     O.Pena P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  9  4                 Totals      35  9 14  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Northrup In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stottlemyre In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lumpe In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ford In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 1 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  5  9  4
Tigers.......... 0 2 1  0 3 0  2 1    -  9 14  2
 
Yankees (69-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Stottlemyr LOSS(15-12)  6      10   6   5   6   2   0   3.04
W.Ford                    2       4   3   1   0   1   1   4.08
Totals                    8      14   9   6   6   3   1
 
Tigers (67-50)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich WIN(11-7)        8 1/3   8   4   3   2  12   1   3.73
O.Pena                    0 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   7.16
Totals                    9       9   5   4   2  13   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 18,965 DATE- Monday, August 15th 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Frank Umont, Bill Kinnamon, Jerry Neudecker, Jim Honochick
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Tigers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- H.Clarke-3, M.Stottlemyre, D.McAuliffe, B.Freehan
DOUBLES- B.Richardson(8th), N.Cash(22nd), B.Freehan(10th)
HOME RUNS- T.Tresh(31st), H.Lopez(6th), W.Horton(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- T.Tresh(6th), D.Wert(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Wert, M.Lolich
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Northrup
WALKS- M.Mantle-2, D.McAuliffe-3, J.Lumpe-2, A.Kaline
STRIKE OUTS- T.Tresh-2, B.Richardson-2, M.Mantle, J.Pepitone, E.Howard,
             R.Maris-2, H.Clarke-2, M.Stottlemyre-2, D.McAuliffe, D.Wert,
             M.Lolich
GIDP- E.Howard, A.Kaline, J.Northrup
WILD PITCHES- M.Lolich
PASSED BALLS- E.Howard
2-out RBI- J.Lumpe, B.Freehan, M.Lolich, J.Wood-2
RLISP 2-out- E.Howard, D.McAuliffe-3, A.Kaline-2, B.Freehan, J.Lumpe, T.Tresh,
             N.Cash, R.Maris
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Al Kaline robbed Clete Boyer of an extra base hit.
 
Willie Horton cracked a homer and Mickey Lolich mowed down 12 New York batters
as the Detroit Tigers bested the New York Yankees 9 to 5 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Lolich(11-7) delivered a fine performance for Detroit.  He went 8 and 1/3
innings allowing 8 hits and 2 walks.  Detroit out-hit New York for the game,
14 hits to 9.  
 
Mel Stottlemyre(15-12) took the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 10 hits and
6 walks in 6 innings.  Frank Skaff was asked about the performance of Lolich,
'He had his good stuff out there tonight.  The fans really get into it when
the strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more
adrenalin.'

1966 AL Game: McDowell strikes out 16

August 2, 1966

In a game between 2 teams that have been under-performing all season, Cleveland's Sam McDowell struck out 16 as the Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-3. McDowell has struggled as much as his team this year, but he gave the hometown fans something to cheer about tonight as the K's kept accumulating.  The 16 strikeouts are the most by any pitcher this season in MLB. Baltimore's Boog Powell was a picture of futility as he struck out 5 times in the game. Cleveland's Fred Whitfield was the offensive star, going 4 for 4 with 4 RBI.

Event Codes:  L
BOXSCORE: 1966 Baltimore Orioles At 1966 Cleveland Indians           8/2/1966
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  0  1 .262     L.Brown SS          5  1  1  0 .194  
  B.Powell 1B         5  0  0  0 .299     L.Wagner LF         4  2  2  2 .272  
  F.Robinson LF       3  1  0  0 .336     C.Hinton CF         4  1  2  1 .225  
  B.Robinson 3B       5  1  1  0 .268     R.Colavito RF       3  1  0  0 .221  
  S.Bowens RF         4  0  0  1 .253     M.Alvis 3B          4  2  2  1 .266  
  D.Johnson 2B        3  1  2  0 .243     C.Salmon 2B         4  0  0  0 .230  
  P.Blair CF          4  0  1  1 .223     F.Whitfield 1B      4  1  4  4 .272  
  L.Haney C           3  0  0  0 .000     D.Crandall C        4  1  1  1 .142  
  D.McNally P         1  0  0  0 .239     S.McDowell P        4  0  1  0 .231  
  M.Drabowsky P       2  0  1  0 .583                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  5  3                 Totals      36  9 13  9
 
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  -  3  5  0
Indians......... 4 0 3  0 0 2  0 0    -  9 13  2
 
Orioles (54-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.McNally LOSS(8-4)       2 2/3   8   7   7   1   3   2   3.52
M.Drabowsky               5 1/3   5   2   2   2   4   1   2.12
Totals                    8      13   9   9   3   7   3
 
Indians (40-63)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.McDowell WIN(7-8)       9       5   3   2   5  16   0   4.51
Totals                    9       5   3   2   5  16   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,825 DATE- Tuesday, August 2nd 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Valentine, Marty Springstead, Red Flaherty, Ed Runge
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:10  Indians: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Indians: 0
ERRORS- M.Alvis, C.Salmon
DOUBLES- B.Robinson(27th), D.Johnson(18th), L.Brown(4th), C.Hinton(3rd),
         M.Alvis-2(16th), F.Whitfield-2(9th)
HOME RUNS- L.Wagner(17th), F.Whitfield(15th), D.Crandall(1st)
WALKS- L.Aparicio, F.Robinson-2, D.Johnson, M.Drabowsky, L.Wagner, C.Hinton,
       R.Colavito
HIT BY PITCH- L.Haney
STRIKE OUTS- L.Aparicio, B.Powell-5, F.Robinson, B.Robinson-2, D.Johnson,
             P.Blair-2, L.Haney-3, M.Drabowsky, L.Brown, C.Salmon-2,
             D.Crandall-2, S.McDowell-2
GIDP- R.Colavito
WILD PITCHES- M.Drabowsky
2-out RBI- F.Whitfield-4, D.Crandall
RLISP 2-out- D.Crandall-3, C.Hinton, B.Powell, M.Drabowsky, S.Bowens,
             D.Johnson-2
 
Sam McDowell dominated striking out 16 Baltimore batters and Fred Whitfield
had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Municipal Stadium where the Cleveland Indians beat
the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 9 to 3.
 
Whitfield enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He doubled scoring two
baserunners in the 1st inning, cleared the fences for a two-run home run in
the 3rd inning, laced a base-hit in the 5th inning and doubled in the 7th
inning.  Cleveland totaled 13 hits on the night.  
 
McDowell(7-8) allowed 3 runs on the game. Dave McNally(8-4) took the loss.  He
gave up 7 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings of work.  'Everything felt great'
McDowell said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could throw it by everybody
tonight.'

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.