1966 Final AL Standings and League Leaders

October 3, 1966

The Detroit Tigers are the AL Champions! They came out on top of a tough 4 team battle with New York, Baltimore, and Minnesota. The New York Yankees led the league for much of the season but faltered in the end, finishing 2nd. I've never had a team perform so far above their actual record. The Baltimore Orioles were a streaky team all season. They won 19 in a row at the beginning of August moving back into 1st place, but then followed that with 10 losses in a row. The Minnesota Twins held 1st place most of the time from the middle of May to the middle of June, and were in the race until the end.
Baltimore's Frank Robinson was the big hitting story in MLB this season. He won the Triple Crown in the AL with a .355 BA, 59 HR, and 153 RBI. Detroit's Norm Cash finished 2nd in BA with a .309 mark. He was also 5th in HR with 36 and tied for 2nd in RBI with 117. The Kansas City A's Bert Campaneris led MLB with 85 swipes. There were only 2, 20 game winners in the AL. New York's Mel Stottlemyre won 21 and Minnesota's Jim Katt won 20. Cleveland Indian Steve Hargan posted the league's best ERA: 1.91, and his teammate Sam McDowell was the whiff leader with 235.

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

 

 

 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 10/3/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 DEA  95  67    F.Robinso BAA .335  F.Robinso BAA   59  F.Robinso BAA  153
1966 NYA  93  69    N.Cash    DEA .309  H.Killebr MNA   50  T.Conigli BOA  117
1966 BAA  92  70    T.Oliva   MNA .303  T.Tresh   NYA   41  N.Cash    DEA  117
1966 MNA  89  73    B.Campane KCA .295  B.Powell  BAA   39  H.Killebr MNA  111
1966 CHA  84  78    T.Conigli BOA .295  N.Cash    DEA   36  B.Robinso BAA  109
1966 KCA  77  85
1966 CAA  76  86    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  69  93    M.Stottle NYA   21  S.Miller  BAA   31  S.Hargan  CLA 1.91
1966 CLA  69  93    J.Kaat    MNA   20  J.Aker    KCA   27  J.Horlen  CHA 2.48
1966 BOA  66  96    D.Chance  CAA   19  P.Ramos   NYA   22  D.Chance  CAA 2.54
                    E.Wilson  DEA   18  R.Kline   WAA   20  G.Peters  CHA 2.76
                    J.Horlen  CHA   17  L.Sherry  DEA   18  L.Krausse KCA 2.78
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    G.Scott   BOA   21  B.Campane KCA   85  S.McDowel CLA  235
                    T.Tresh   NYA   10  D.Buford  CHA   69  J.Kaat    MNA  231
                    F.Robinso BAA    7  T.Agee    CHA   59  G.Bell    CLA  214
                    K.Berry   CHA    7  T.McCraw  CHA   42  E.Wilson  DEA  209
                    A.Etcheba BAA    6  J.Cardena CAA   37  D.McLain  DEA  204
 

1966 Final NL Standings and League Leaders

October 3, 1966

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the 1966 NL Champions. The Dodgers hitting attack was near the bottom of the league, but they rode the finest pitching staff in MLB to the NL title. The Pittsburgh Pirates were the best hitting team in the NL, and while the pitching staff was in the upper half of the league, it wasn't enough. They finished in 2nd place.
The Atlanta Braves also provided many of the top hitters in the league. Felipe Alou won the Batting title with a .344BA. Hank Aaron won the HomeRun Crown by hitting 50, Joe Torre was 4th with 39. Torre was the top RBI man with 130, Aaron 2nd with 125. Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals swiped 72 bases to lead the league. There were 5, 20 game winners led by Sandy Koufax's 24. Koufax also led the league in strikeouts with 318. Houston Astro Mike Cuellar's 1.60 ERA was tops in the NL.

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         99  63  .611 ----  *WON*   95  67 .586   95  67 .586
1966 Pittsburgh PIN          96  66  .593  3.0          92  70 .568   92  70 .568
1966 Atlanta ATN             89  73  .549 10.0          85  77 .525   85  77 .525
1966 San Francisco SFN       86  75  .534 12.5          93  68 .578   93  68 .578
1966 St. Louis SLN           85  77  .525 14.0          83  79 .512   83  79 .512
1966 Philadelphia PHN        82  80  .506 17.0          87  75 .537   87  75 .537
1966 Houston HON             75  87  .463 24.0          72  90 .444   72  90 .444
1966 Chicago CHN             72  90  .444 27.0          59 103 .364   59 103 .364
1966 Cincinnati CIN          70  90  .438 28.0          76  84 .475   76  84 .475
1966 New York NYN            54 107  .335 44.5          66  95 .410   66  95 .410
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
ATN     89   73  .549 48-33 41-40 23-25 66-48 11- 7 24-23     7-3     Lost 1
CHN     72   90  .444 46-35 26-55 15-25 57-65 11- 9 30-27     3-7     Lost 5
CIN     70   90  .438 39-40 31-50 23-36 47-54  6- 8 21-32     5-5     Won 1
HON     75   87  .463 37-44 38-43 29-29 46-58  4-14 26-36     5-5     Won 1
LAN     99   63  .611 50-31 49-32 38-30 61-33 14- 9 36-24     3-7     Lost 5
NYN     54  107  .335 24-57 30-50 17-42 37-65  6-15 19-27     5-5     Lost 1
PHN     82   80  .506 47-34 35-46 33-33 49-47  6- 6 27-21     6-4     Won 3
PIN     96   66  .593 46-35 50-31 26-14 70-52 15- 8 32-29     5-5     Lost 1
SFN     86   75  .534 41-40 45-35 22-21 64-54 10-14 29-29     3-7     Won 1
SLN     85   77  .525 40-41 45-36 26-29 59-48 15- 8 30-26     7-3     Won 5
TOTAL  808  808  .500
HOME   418  390  .517
ROAD   390  418  .483
LEFT   252  284  .470
RIGHT  556  524  .515
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+ RUNS-AGNST
ATN     11- 7 16-13 23- 8 12-14 12-15 15-16    813- 736
CHN      6- 9 13-14 12-18 14-17 13-16 14-16    686- 754
CIN      5- 9  6-20 10-22 19-12 16-14 14-13    706- 713
HON      7-11 12-16 17-12 11-17 13-17 15-14    652- 711
LAN     11- 7 18- 9 17-11 18-10 19-11 16-15    655- 519
NYN      2- 9  9-17 13-20 12-20  9-23  9-18    552- 850
PHN      7- 6 10-19 16-16 18-12 18-13 13-14    698- 667
PIN     10- 5 20- 9 12-16 18-13 20-10 16-13    838- 699
SFN     11- 7 15-13 16-14 16-13 16-12 12-16    610- 583
SLN      8- 8 18- 7 16-15 10-20 13-18 20- 9    578- 556
 
 
WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ATN CHN CIN HON LAN NYN PHN PIN SFN SLN TOT
ATN    -  10   9   7   3  14  14   9  13  10  89
CHN    8   -   8  11   9   9  10   3   6   8  72
CIN    9  10   -  12   3   9   9   5   6   7  70
HON   11   7   6   -   9  12   6  10   7   7  75
LAN   15   9  15   9   -  13   9   7  10  12  99
NYN    4   9   8   6   5   -   4   5   6   7  54
PHN    4   8   9  12   9  14   -   9   9   8  82
PIN    9  15  13   8  11  13   9   -   9   9  96
SFN    5  12  11  11   8  12   9   9   -   9  86
SLN    8  10  11  11   6  11  10   9   9   -  85
TOT   73  90  90  87  63 107  80  66  75  77
 
 
RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:
 
TEAM ATN CHN CIN HON LAN NYN PHN PIN SFN SLN  TOT
ATN    -  87 102  76  62 143 113  70  89  71  813
CHN  106   -  71  85  56  93  94  54  51  76  686
CIN  102 101   -  94  49  94  64  69  59  74  706
HON   80  94  57   -  67 105  60  85  67  37  652
LAN  105  55  91  79   -  64  59  88  66  48  655
NYN   79  83  59  65  41   -  63  68  40  54  552
PHN   64  75  65 102  57 102   - 105  68  60  698
PIN   79  97 121  69 102 113  91   -  87  79  838
SFN   61  84  76  72  48  71  69  72   -  57  610
SLN   60  78  71  69  37  65  54  88  56   -  578
TOT  736 754 713 711 519 850 667 699 583 556

 

 

 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 10/3/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 LAN  99  63    F.Alou    ATN .344  H.Aaron   ATN   50  J.Torre   ATN  130
1966 PIN  96  66    M.Alou    PIN .338  W.McCovey SFN   41  H.Aaron   ATN  125
1966 ATN  89  73    W.Stargel PIN .329  W.Mays    SFN   40  B.William CHN  122
1966 SFN  86  75    D.Allen   PHN .325  J.Torre   ATN   39  W.Stargel PIN  117
1966 SLN  85  77    R.Santo   CHN .323  R.Clement PIN   39  OTHERS TIED W  112
1966 PHN  82  80
1966 HON  75  87    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CHN  72  90    S.Koufax  LAN   24  P.Regan   LAN   14  M.Cuellar HON 1.60
1966 CIN  70  90    J.Bunning PHN   22  P.Mikkels PIN   14  S.Koufax  LAN 1.94
1966 NYN  54 107    B.Gibson  SLN   22  D.Notteba CIN   12  J.Maricha SFN 2.06
                    B.Veale   PIN   21  OTHERS TIED W   11  B.Gibson  SLN 2.15
                    D.Sutton  LAN   20                      L.Jaster  SLN 2.21
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    O.Virgil  SFN   14  L.Brock   SLN   72  S.Koufax  LAN  318
                    J.Rosebor LAN   11  S.Jackson HON   57  J.Bunning PHN  259
                    V.Pinson  CIN   10  M.Wills   LAN   33  D.Sutton  LAN  241
                    C.Jones   NYN    8  T.Harper  CIN   32  B.Veale   PIN  238
                    M.Mota    PIN    7  OTHERS TIED W   30  B.Gibson  SLN  236
 

1966 AL News Recap: Standings and League Leaders

Sept. 1, 1966

The Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson still has a good shot at claiming the Triple Crown this season. Only New York's Mickey Mantle and his .341 BA stand in his way, but Mantle's injury plagued season may leave him short of the qualified at bats needed by seasons end. Pitching has been a mixed bag this season with no pitcher really dominating the league.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 9/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 BAA  77  55    M.Mantle  NYA .341  F.Robinso BAA   48  F.Robinso BAA  115
1966 DEA  75  57    F.Robinso BAA .337  H.Killebr MNA   42  T.Conigli BOA  100
1966 NYA  76  58    N.Cash    DEA .317  B.Powell  BAA   34  N.Cash    DEA   95
1966 MNA  75  60    H.Killebr MNA .302  M.Mantle  NYA   33  B.Powell  BAA   93
1966 CHA  70  66    D.McAulif DEA .302  T.Tresh   NYA   32  OTHERS TIED W   90
1966 KCA  68  68
1966 CAA  63  70    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  61  77    M.Stottle NYA   18  S.Miller  BAA   26  S.Hargan  CLA 1.77
1966 CLA  56  78    J.Kaat    MNA   16  J.Aker    KCA   21  T.John    CHA 2.45
1966 BOA  53  85    D.Chance  CAA   15  R.Kline   WAA   20  D.Chance  CAA 2.47
                    J.Horlen  CHA   14  P.Ramos   NYA   18  J.Horlen  CHA 2.49
                    OTHERS TIED W   13  OTHERS TIED W   13  L.Krausse KCA 2.54
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Knoop   CAA    9  B.Campane KCA   75  J.Kaat    MNA  194
                    T.Oliva   MNA    9  D.Buford  CHA   59  S.McDowel CLA  190
                    F.Valenti WAA    8  T.Agee    CHA   47  G.Bell    CLA  182
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  T.McCraw  CHA   30  E.Wilson  DEA  172
                                        J.Cardena CAA   29  P.Richert WAA  170
 

1966 AL News Recap

August 1, 1966

Standings and League Leaders of the AL as the 1966 season begins the month of August. Baltimore's Frank Robinson continues his quest for the Triple Crown but NY's Mickey Mantle shows no sign of slowing down in his attempt for a batting title.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 8/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 NYA  63  39    M.Mantle  NYA .356  F.Robinso BAA   38  F.Robinso BAA   90
1966 DEA  57  45    F.Robinso BAA .338  H.Killebr MNA   33  B.Powell  BAA   77
1966 CHA  57  47    B.Campane KCA .323  B.Powell  BAA   29  T.Conigli BOA   75
1966 MNA  56  47    D.McAulif DEA .320  T.Tresh   NYA   26  N.Cash    DEA   75
1966 KCA  54  48    N.Cash    DEA .315  M.Mantle  NYA   25  J.Pepiton NYA   74
1966 BAA  54  50
1966 CAA  48  55    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  49  59    J.Kaat    MNA   14  J.Aker    KCA   16  P.Richert WAA 2.59
1966 BOA  41  65    M.Stottle NYA   14  S.Miller  BAA   15  D.Chance  CAA 2.65
1966 CLA  39  63    G.Peters  CHA   13  P.Ramos   NYA   15  M.Stottle NYA 2.74
                    D.Chance  CAA   12  R.Kline   WAA   14  G.Peters  CHA 2.75
                    J.Horlen  CHA   12  OTHERS TIED W   11  J.Horlen  CHA 2.79
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    F.Robinso BAA    7  B.Campane KCA   66  J.Kaat    MNA  154
                    F.Whitfie CLA    7  D.Buford  CHA   52  G.Bell    CLA  144
                    R.Maris   NYA    7  T.Agee    CHA   35  P.Richert WAA  136
                    S.Bowens  BAA    5  T.McCraw  CHA   29  D.Chance  CAA  135
                    M.Alvis   CLA    5  OTHERS TIED W   19  D.Boswell MNA  134
 

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 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 AL News Recap with League Leaders

June 1, 1966

The Baltimore Oriole's acquisition of Frank Robinson (pictured) before the start of this season continues to pay dividends as Robinson has helped, in a big way, to lead the Orioles to 1st place in the AL. He's hitting .339 with 20 HR and 35 RBI. His teammate Boog Powell continues his hot hitting and both players are among the top 5 in the major batting categories.  The Detroit Tigers Norm Cash, .342 12 36, is another player in the top 5. Chicago White Sox pitcher Joel Horlen leads the AL with 7 wins. The Minnesota Twins Jim Kaat has 6 wins to go along with a league best 2.25 ERA. Kansas City Athletic's Bert Campaneris leads the AL with a .359 BA.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 6/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 BAA  27  15    B.Campane KCA .359  F.Robinso BAA   20  T.Conigli BOA   39
1966 MNA  24  17    K.McMulle WAA .355  H.Killebr MNA   13  N.Cash    DEA   36
1966 DEA  23  18    N.Cash    DEA .342  B.Powell  BAA   12  B.Powell  BAA   35
1966 KCA  22  18    F.Robinso BAA .339  N.Cash    DEA   12  F.Robinso BAA   35
1966 CHA  21  19    B.Powell  BAA .336  OTHERS TIED W   11  OTHERS TIED W   32
1966 NYA  21  20
1966 WAA  20  23    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CAA  19  24    J.Horlen  CHA    7  J.Aker    KCA    6  J.Kaat    MNA 2.25
1966 CLA  18  24    OTHERS TIED W    6  S.Miller  BAA    5  S.Siebert CLA 2.63
1966 BOA  13  30                        P.Ramos   NYA    5  J.Buzhard CHA 2.68
                                        R.Kline   WAA    5  T.John    CHA 2.75
                                        OTHERS TIED W    4  D.McNally BAA 2.76
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Adcock  CAA   12  D.Buford  CHA   21  S.McDowel CLA   89
                    J.Adair   BAA    8  B.Campane KCA   19  J.Kaat    MNA   68
                    T.Oliva   MNA    8  T.Agee    CHA   15  E.Wilson  BOA   65
                    J.Hall    MNA    6  R.White   NYA   13  P.Richert WAA   64
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  R.Reichar CAA   10  J.Stephen BOA   58
 

1966 AL News Recap: Standings and League Leaders

May 16, 1966

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 5/16/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 NYA  17  11    B.Campane KCA .370  F.Robinso BAA   15  J.Pepiton NYA   26
1966 CHA  15  10    M.Mantle  NYA .354  N.Cash    DEA   10  F.Robinso BAA   25
1966 KCA  16  11    F.Robinso BAA .354  B.Powell  BAA    9  B.Powell  BAA   24
1966 DEA  15  11    Z.Versall MNA .345  OTHERS TIED W    7  N.Cash    DEA   24
1966 BAA  15  11    N.Cash    DEA .343                      T.Conigli BOA   22
1966 MNA  13  10
1966 CAA  13  16    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 WAA  10  16    D.McNally BAA    5  S.Miller  BAA    4  J.Buzhard CHA 1.33
1966 CLA   9  15    J.Horlen  CHA    5  OTHERS TIED W    3  D.McNally BAA 2.23
1966 BOA   8  20    OTHERS TIED W    4                      P.Ortega  WAA 2.25
                                                            J.Horlen  CHA 2.37
                                                            J.Kaat    MNA 2.42
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    M.Mantle  NYA    9  B.Campane KCA   16  S.McDowel CLA   62
                    N.Cash    DEA    8  D.Buford  CHA   14  E.Wilson  BOA   45
                    B.Skowron CHA    7  T.Agee    CHA   10  P.Richert WAA   44
                    E.Howard  NYA    7  R.Reichar CAA    9  D.Chance  CAA   43
                    B.Allison MNA    5  R.White   NYA    8  G.Bell    CLA   42
 

1966 AL News Recap; Standings and League Leaders

May 1, 1966

The month of April is in the record books for the 1966 AL season. Detroit Tigers Norm Cash and Al Kaline are both off to good starts and find themselves in the top 6 for HR and RBI. They same can be said for the Baltimore Orioles Frank Robinson and Boog Powell. Robinson, who was obtained from the NL Cincinnati Reds before the start of the season, is expected to push the Orioles to the top this year and he's been delivering so far. Kansas City's Bert Campaneris leads the AL in BA with a .436 mark. While there have been many good pitching performances so far this year, there isn't any 1 pitcher standing out above all others.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 American League                 Date: 5/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 DEA  11   5    B.Campane KCA .436  F.Robinso BAA    7  N.Cash    DEA   17
1966 CHA   8   5    K.McMulle WAA .396  B.Powell  BAA    6  B.Powell  BAA   15
1966 MNA   6   4    Z.Versall MNA .372  N.Cash    DEA    6  F.Robinso BAA   13
1966 BAA   7   5    F.Howard  WAA .349  A.Kaline  DEA    4  F.Robinso CHA   13
1966 KCA   6   6    V.Davalil CLA .341  J.Pepiton NYA    4  J.Pepiton NYA   13
1966 NYA   7   7
1966 WAA   5   7    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CAA   5   8    J.Horlen  CHA    3  S.Miller  BAA    2  P.Richert WAA 0.88
1966 CLA   4   7    F.Gladdin DEA    3  B.Lee     CAA    2  M.Grant   MNA 1.05
1966 BOA   4   9    M.Grant   MNA    3  B.Locker  CHA    2  L.Tiant   CLA 1.13
                    B.Friend  NYA    3  F.Gladdin DEA    2  J.Buzhard CHA 1.80
                    OTHERS TIED W    2  OTHERS TIED W    1  S.Siebert CLA 1.93
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    K.McMulle WAA   12  D.Buford  CHA   12  S.McDowel CLA   35
                    Z.Versall MNA   10  T.Agee    CHA    7  E.Wilson  BOA   23
                    B.Campane KCA    7  B.Campane KCA    7  D.Chance  CAA   22
                    J.Pepiton NYA    7  J.Cardena CAA    5  D.McLain  DEA   21
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W    4  P.Richert WAA   21