1966 NL News Recap: Standings and League Leaders

Sept. 1, 1966

As the final full month of the 1966 NL regular season begins, the 1st place Los Angeles Dodgers continue to dominate the leagues' pitching leaders led by the incredible work of Sandy Koufax and Don Sutton. The Houston Astro's Mike Cuellar has put up some impressive #'s himself: 15-5 with a 1.61 ERA but doesn't get a lot of recognition toiling for a 2nd division team. The Atlanta Brave's trio of Hank Aaron, Joe Torre and Felipe Alou lead the league in the major hitting categories while the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants have provided many of the league's other top batters.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 9/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 LAN  83  48    F.Alou    ATN .358  H.Aaron   ATN   40  J.Torre   ATN  118
1966 PIN  80  53    W.Stargel PIN .346  W.McCovey SFN   39  H.Aaron   ATN  106
1966 ATN  74  57    M.Alou    PIN .339  J.Torre   ATN   34  W.Stargel PIN  104
1966 SFN  74  59    R.Santo   CHN .329  J.Hart    SFN   34  B.William CHN   97
1966 PHN  69  66    D.Allen   PHN .322  R.Clement PIN   31  D.Allen   PHN   93
1966 SLN  65  68
1966 HON  60  73    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CHN  58  74    S.Koufax  LAN   21  P.Regan   LAN   13  M.Cuellar HON 1.61
1966 CIN  56  77    B.Veale   PIN   19  P.Mikkels PIN   13  S.Koufax  LAN 1.70
1966 NYN  45  89    D.Sutton  LAN   18  F.Jenkins CHN   11  J.Maricha SFN 1.88
                    J.Bunning PHN   18  C.Raymond HON   11  B.Gibson  SLN 2.09
                    B.Gibson  SLN   18  OTHERS TIED W    9  B.Veale   PIN 2.51
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    T.Davis   LAN   13  L.Brock   SLN   56  S.Koufax  LAN  266
                    D.Clenden PIN   13  S.Jackson HON   44  J.Bunning PHN  211
                    O.Virgil  SFN   13  M.Wills   LAN   27  D.Sutton  LAN  200
                    T.Perez   CIN   12  T.Harper  CIN   25  B.Gibson  SLN  198
                    E.Kranepo NYN   11  C.Flood   SLN   25  B.Veale   PIN  195
 

1966 NL News Recap

August 1, 1966

Here are the NL Standings and League Leaders at the end of July.  Atlanta's Joe Torre and Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell are both in the top 5 of the NL hitting categories.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 8/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 LAN  64  37    W.Stargel PIN .363  H.Aaron   ATN   33  J.Torre   ATN   98
1966 ATN  62  42    F.Alou    ATN .362  J.Torre   ATN   30  W.Stargel PIN   92
1966 PIN  60  43    R.Santo   CHN .342  W.McCovey SFN   30  H.Aaron   ATN   82
1966 SFN  58  47    M.Alou    PIN .333  J.Hart    SFN   28  B.William CHN   74
1966 SLN  52  50    J.Torre   ATN .315  W.Stargel PIN   27  OTHERS TIED W   69
1966 PHN  51  53
1966 HON  47  56    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 CHN  45  58    T.Cloning ATN   16  P.Regan   LAN   12  M.Cuellar HON 1.37
1966 CIN  40  63    S.Koufax  LAN   16  C.Raymond HON   10  S.Koufax  LAN 1.71
1966 NYN  36  66    B.Veale   PIN   15  P.Mikkels PIN   10  B.Gibson  SLN 1.79
                    B.Gibson  SLN   15  F.Jenkins CHN    9  J.Maricha SFN 1.95
                    OTHERS TIED W   12  F.Linzy   SFN    9  C.Short   PHN 2.41
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    C.Dalrymp PHN   12  L.Brock   SLN   44  S.Koufax  LAN  207
                    D.Allen   PHN    8  S.Jackson HON   34  J.Bunning PHN  164
                    K.Boyer   NYN    7  M.Wills   LAN   25  B.Gibson  SLN  150
                    D.Groat   PHN    7  T.Harper  CIN   21  D.Sutton  LAN  147
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  OTHERS TIED W   20  B.Veale   PIN  145
 

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 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
 

1969 NL News Recap and League Leaders

June 1, 1966

The 1966 NL season enters the month of June and many players are putting up excellent numbers. Atlanta, Pittsburg, and San Francisco have the most players in the top 5 of the major categories. Pittsburgh's Bob Veale (pictured) already has 10 wins on the season and is among the leaders in ERA and K's too. The Pirates hitting duo of Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell are among league leaders in several batting categories. Hank Aaron and Joe Torre of the Atlanta Braves are leaders in NL slugging while teammate Felipe Alou leads the league in BA with a .424 mark. St. Louis Cardinal pitcher Bob Gibson got off to a bit of a slow start but now has won his last 5 in a row while allowing only 6 runs in those games. San Francisco's Willie McCovey is tied at the top of the league in HR with 17 and is 4th with 41 RBI.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 6/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 PIN  30  14    F.Alou    ATN .424  H.Aaron   ATN   17  J.Torre   ATN   48
1966 LAN  29  16    W.Stargel PIN .404  J.Torre   ATN   17  W.Stargel PIN   44
1966 SLN  26  15    L.Brock   SLN .393  W.McCovey SFN   17  H.Aaron   ATN   42
1966 ATN  27  20    R.Santo   CHN .382  R.Clement PIN   12  W.McCovey SFN   41
1966 SFN  26  20    R.Clement PIN .347  F.Alou    ATN   11  R.Clement PIN   35
1966 CHN  19  23
1966 HON  19  27    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 PHN  17  25    B.Veale   PIN   10  C.Raymond HON    6  G.Perry   SFN 1.68
1966 NYN  11  26    B.Gibson  SLN    8  F.Jenkins CHN    5  B.Gibson  SLN 1.72
1966 CIN  11  29    T.Cloning ATN    7  P.Regan   LAN    5  B.Veale   PIN 1.77
                    D.Sutton  LAN    7  P.Mikkels PIN    5  B.Latman  HON 2.03
                    OTHERS TIED W    6  F.Linzy   SFN    5  J.Maricha SFN 2.23
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    W.Stargel PIN   13  L.Brock   SLN   20  S.Koufax  LAN   87
                    T.McCarve SLN   13  S.Jackson HON   11  B.Veale   PIN   85
                    F.Alou    ATN    9  C.Flood   SLN   10  B.Gibson  SLN   76
                    G.Beckert CHN    6  J.Wynn    HON    9  D.Sutton  LAN   67
                    T.Perez   CIN    6  M.Wills   LAN    9  T.Cloning ATN   63
 

1966 NL News: Standings and League Leaders

May 16, 1966

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 5/16/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 PIN  19   9    F.Alou    ATN .447  W.McCovey SFN   13  J.Torre   ATN   32
1966 LAN  20  11    R.Santo   CHN .414  J.Torre   ATN   12  W.McCovey SFN   29
1966 SFN  19  12    L.Brock   SLN .404  H.Aaron   ATN   11  H.Aaron   ATN   27
1966 CHN  15  11    R.Clement PIN .350  R.Clement PIN   10  R.Clement PIN   27
1966 ATN  19  14    M.Alou    PIN .350  J.Wynn    HON    8  OTHERS TIED W   23
1966 SLN  13  14
1966 HON  12  18    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 PHN  10  16    B.Veale   PIN    6  C.Raymond HON    6  R.Sadecki SFN 1.19
1966 NYN   7  16    T.Cloning ATN    5  F.Jenkins CHN    5  M.Cuellar HON 1.50
1966 CIN   7  20    D.Sutton  LAN    5  P.Regan   LAN    4  G.Perry   SFN 1.54
                    OTHERS TIED W    4  F.Linzy   SFN    4  K.Holtzma CHN 1.74
                                        OTHERS TIED W    3  B.Latman  HON 1.82
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    F.Bolling ATN   13  L.Brock   SLN   15  S.Koufax  LAN   63
                    B.White   PHN    9  OTHERS TIED W    6  B.Veale   PIN   57
                    OTHERS TIED W    8                      T.Cloning ATN   51
                                                            D.Sutton  LAN   49
                                                            B.Gibson  SLN   48
 

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1966 NL News Recap: Standings and League leaders

May 1, 1966

The month of April is in the books for the 1966 NL season. The San Francisco Giants' Willie McCovey ended the month with 10 HR and 22 RBI, tops in the NL so far this season. Atlanta's Felipe Alou is leading the league in hitting but has finally dipped below the .500 mark. Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers has been the best pitcher in the league to this point with his 4-1 record, 0.82 ERA and 44 K.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1966 National League                 Date: 5/1/1966
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1966 PIN  10   5    F.Alou    ATN .494  W.McCovey SFN   10  W.McCovey SFN   22
1966 SFN  11   7    L.Brock   SLN .411  H.Aaron   ATN    7  H.Aaron   ATN   18
1966 LAN  11   7    R.Santo   CHN .385  W.Mays    SFN    6  J.Torre   ATN   18
1966 ATN  11   7    W.Stargel PIN .373  R.Staub   HON    5  F.Alou    ATN   17
1966 PHN   7   6    M.Alou    PIN .357  R.Clement PIN    5  OTHERS TIED W   15
1966 SLN   8   8
1966 CHN   6   9    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1966 HON   7  11    S.Koufax  LAN    4  C.Raymond HON    5  K.Holtzma CHN 0.00
1966 CIN   5   9    P.Mikkels PIN    3  F.Jenkins CHN    2  S.Koufax  LAN 0.82
1966 NYN   2   9    B.Veale   PIN    3  F.Linzy   SFN    2  R.Sadecki SLN 1.14
                    OTHERS TIED W    2  OTHERS TIED W    1  J.Maricha SFN 1.50
                                                            B.Gibson  SLN 1.53
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    M.Alou    PIN   12  L.Brock   SLN   12  S.Koufax  LAN   44
                    F.Alou    ATN   11  C.Flood   SLN    5  B.Veale   PIN   30
                    C.Flood   SLN   10  J.Wynn    HON    4  B.Bolin   SFN   29
                    K.Boyer   NYN    8  M.Alou    PIN    4  J.Bunning PHN   27
                    F.Bolling ATN    7  OTHERS TIED W    3  B.Gibson  SLN   25