1966 World Series Game 1

October 5, 1966

Don Sutton pitched a complete game shut-out, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 1966 World Series. Sutton was virtually unhittable as he shut down the Tigers big bats on 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out 8. The Dodgers did all their scoring in the 5th inning getting 4 runs on 3 hits. Tigers starter Mickey Lolich lost command of his pitches, walked the first two batters and threw a costly wild pitch in the inning. Sandy Koufax and Earl Wilson square off in game 2 tomorrow.

BOXSCORE: 1966 Detroit Tigers At 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers           10/5/1966
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.McAuliffe SS      4  0  0  0 .000     M.Wills SS          3  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Lumpe 2B          4  0  1  0 .250     J.Gilliam 3B        3  1  2  0 .667  
  A.Kaline CF         4  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Kennedy 3B        0  0  0  0 ----  
  N.Cash 1B           3  0  0  0 .000     W.Davis CF          4  1  1  1 .250  
  W.Horton LF         2  0  0  0 .000     J.Lefebvre 2B       4  1  1  1 .250  
  J.Northrup RF       3  0  0  0 .000     L.Johnson RF,LF     3  0  1  1 .333  
  D.Wert 3B           3  0  0  0 .000     W.Parker 1B         4  0  1  0 .250  
  B.Freehan C         3  0  1  0 .333     T.Davis LF          2  0  1  0 .500  
  M.Lolich P          1  0  0  0 .000   B-R.Fairly RF         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-G.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .000     J.Roseboro C        3  0  1  0 .333  
  D.Wickersham P      0  0  0  0 ----     D.Sutton P          4  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Aguirre P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
D-J.Wood PH           1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      31  4  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lolich In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Davis In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Gilliam In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Aguirre In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0    -  4  8  0
 
Tigers (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Lolich LOSS(0-1)        5       7   4   4   4   5   0   7.20
D.Wickersham              2       1   0   0   0   4   0   0.00
H.Aguirre                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       8   4   4   4   9   0
 
Dodgers (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Sutton WIN(1-0)         9       2   0   0   1   8   0   0.00
Totals                    9       2   0   0   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,508 DATE- Wednesday, October 5th 1966 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:12
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 3  Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Dodgers: 0
DOUBLES- J.Lefebvre(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Johnson
WALKS- W.Horton, M.Wills, J.Gilliam, T.Davis, J.Roseboro
STRIKE OUTS- D.McAuliffe-2, J.Lumpe-2, A.Kaline, N.Cash, W.Horton, J.Northrup,
             J.Gilliam, J.Lefebvre-2, W.Parker-3, J.Roseboro, D.Sutton-2
WILD PITCHES- M.Lolich-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Roseboro, D.Sutton-2, J.Lefebvre, J.Lumpe
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Jerry Lumpe robbed Maury Wills of a base hit.
 
Don Sutton didn't allow a hit until the 6th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers
bested the Detroit Tigers 4 to 0 at Dodger Stadium.
 
Sutton(1-0) came through with a virtuoso performance against the Detroit
hitters.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 2 hits and 1 walk in 9
innings.  The right-handed Sutton lost a no-hitter when Bill Freehan singled
with nobody out in the 6th inning.  Los Angeles totaled 8 hits on the
afternoon.  
 
The loss was charged to Mickey Lolich(0-1).  He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 5
innings.
 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     J.Lumpe     1- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    1-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     M.Wills     2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Gilliam   4- 8  7  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   W.Davis     2-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   J.Lefebvre  4-12 16  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     N.Cash      5-11  8  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     W.Horton    1- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Northrup  2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     L.Johnson   3-11     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     W.Parker    2- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     T.Davis     6- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
2 1   J.Roseboro           0 Wild Pitch                     1-2 
2  2  J.Roseboro           0 Int Walk                       b-1 
2 12  D.Sutton    6-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     D.Wert      4- 9 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     B.Freehan   4-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     M.Lolich    2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     M.Wills     5- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Gilliam   1- 6     0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   W.Davis              0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  2  J.Lefebvre  4- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 3-10 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     J.Lumpe     2- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    2- 6 16  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     L.Johnson   5- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     W.Parker    6- 8  7  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   T.Davis     4-12 13  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   J.Roseboro  5- 9     0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
2 12  D.Sutton    1- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     N.Cash      1- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     W.Horton    6- 5     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   J.Northrup  4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   D.Wert      6- 7     0 Force Play                     1-o b-1 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     M.Wills     5- 2     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   J.Gilliam   6- 6     0 Walk                           1-2 b-1 
0 12  W.Davis     3- 7     0 Single                         2-H 1-2 b-1 
0 12  J.Lefebvre  5- 7  5  0 Double                         2-H 1-3 b-2 
0  23 L.Johnson            0 Wild Pitch                     3-H 2-3 
0   3 L.Johnson   5- 3     0 Sac Fly                        3-H b-0 
1     W.Parker    2- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     T.Davis     3- 5     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   J.Roseboro  5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     B.Freehan   6- 3     0 Single                         b-1 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Gates Brown
0 1   G.Brown     2- 3     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
1  2  D.McAuliffe 6- 9 17  0 Fly Out                        2-3 b-0 
2   3 J.Lumpe     6- 5     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Dave Wickersham
0     D.Sutton    4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     M.Wills     2- 3     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
2     J.Gilliam   5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE LF- Lou Johnson
                             SUBSTITUTE RF- Ron Fairly
0     A.Kaline    1- 4  7  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     N.Cash      4- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     W.Horton    3- 4 13  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     W.Davis     3- 3 12  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     J.Lefebvre  5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     L.Johnson   1- 5     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   W.Parker    5- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     J.Northrup  6-10     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Wert      4- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     B.Freehan   4- 3     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE P - Hank Aguirre
0     R.Fairly    4- 5     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     J.Roseboro  2-10     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
2     D.Sutton    6-11 16  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
                             SUBSTITUTE 3B- John Kennedy
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Jake Wood
0     J.Wood      3-11     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1     D.McAuliffe 2- 4     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     J.Lumpe     1- 5     0 Single                         b-1 
2 1   A.Kaline    5- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 

World Series Preview

October 4, 1966

The AL Champion Detroit Tigers (95-67) will play the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers (99-63)in the 1966 MLB World Series. The series will start in LA and the Dodgers are sending Don Sutton (20-8) to the mound in game 1. Detroit has named Mickey Lolich (13-10) as the starter for the 1st game. LA relies heavily on their pitching while Detroit's bats are what got them to the World Series. Both teams top pitchers, LA's Sandy Koufax (24-10) and Det.'s Earl Wilson (18-10 with Bsn. & Det.) pitched late in the regular season and are scheduled to face off in game 2.
The teams final regular season stats:

Primary Player Statistics For 1966 Detroit Tigers Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
N.Cash            .309 162 645 110 199 28  5 36 117  58 100  2  0 17   2  0 15
D.McAuliffe       .292 137 469  90 137 25 13 21  64  82  86  5  4  8   7  5 19
D.Demeter         .286  47 133  19  38 12  1  7  23   9  26  0  0  4   0  0  1
A.Kaline          .282 152 557 107 157 40  1 34 100  83  75  2  0  9   5  1  3
D.Tracewski       .281  51  89  14  25  4  0  0   6   4  22  0  1  1   0  0  4
J.Northrup        .276 125 409  56 113 17  8 22  81  23  57  3  0 14   2  1  5
D.Wert            .275 156 570  83 157 26  4 12  70  81  70  5 11 10   7  2 16
M.Stanley         .274 107 281  30  77 21  9  2  33  13  30  0  0  5   2  0  1
J.Wood            .269  89 242  37  65  8  4  2  24  29  48  1 10  5   5  2 17
W.Horton          .265 143 521  82 138 20  7 31 101  41 104  2  0 18   0  0 12
J.Lumpe           .242 111 401  48  97 16  9  2  37  19  40  0 11  9   0  0  4
G.Brown           .236  96 161  23  38  7  0  7  24  20  20  2  0  4   4  0  0
R.Oyler           .198  63 167  17  33 14  3  0  11  16  40  2  0  4   0  0  9
B.Freehan         .181 149 515  44  93 19  0  6  46  28  89  3 11 11   2  1  4
A.Brunsberg       .143   9   7   0   1  1  0  0   1   0   1  2  0  0   0  0  0
O.McFarlane       .134  37  97   4  13  3  0  0   3  14  34  0  0  0   0  0  3
D.Pepper          ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .176 162 376  42  66 15  2  2  28  29 126  0 32  1   0  0 25
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .257    5640    1447    66    769     968    80     36   138
                       162     806    276   184     549     29   120     12
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
J.Hiller          0.00  0  0  ----   9  0  0  0  2   7.0   2   0   0  0   5   5
B.Graham          0.00  0  0  ----   2  0  0  0  0   3.2   1   0   0  0   0   3
L.Sherry          2.46 11  6  .647  61  0  0  0 18  84.0  73  34  23  7  41  64
G.Korince         2.61  1  1  .500   6  0  0  0  0  10.1   3   3   3  0  13   6
D.Wickersham      2.86 13  5  .722  44 14  3  0  2 154.1 138  58  49 11  53 104
E.Wilson          2.87 12  4  .750  23 23  5  2  0 179.0 151  60  57 20  64 139
J.Podres          3.04  7  3  .700  39 13  1  0  2 124.1 125  48  42 13  37  75
D.McLain          3.77 16 17  .485  38 38  8  1  0 279.0 229 129 117 40 106 204
M.Lolich          3.85 13 10  .565  33 33  4  1  0 222.1 235 111  95 31  74 155
F.Gladding        4.16 10  5  .667  72  0  0  0  8  71.1  66  37  33 12  25  54
T.Fox             4.50  0  0  ----   5  0  0  0  0   6.0   7   3   3  2   1   3
B.Monbouquette    4.56  6  4  .600  23 14  0  0  0  92.2 115  50  47 10  19  58
H.Aguirre         4.70  2  4  .333  28 14  0  0  1 103.1 110  65  54 17  38  40
J.Sparma          6.20  2  8  .200  26 13  3  1  0  81.1 112  63  56 17  40  49
O.Pena            6.91  2  0 1.000  43  0  0  0  2  54.2  63  45  42 14  25  46
J.Navarro         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          1                   -4
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.77    67       162    24    35      1430     617    541
                       95     .586    162     6   1473.1     706    194    1005

Primary Player Statistics For 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Totals After 162 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
J.Barbieri        .372  31  78  11  29  6  0  0  10  12   4  0  0  0   2  1  2
T.Davis           .305  88 325  29  99 10  1  2  23   7  35  0  0 10   4  2  2
R.Fairly          .300 127 363  56 109 21  0 17  55  66  36  0  0 10   9  4  2
A.Ferrara         .274  56 113  10  31  3  0  4  15  13  31  4  0  1   0  0  0
W.Davis           .273 153 652  85 178 44  4  5  83  14  74  2  3  9  25 15  7
L.Johnson         .271 145 531  68 144 17  4 17  79  29  62 22  3 14  14 13  3
D.Stuart          .269  35 104  12  28  6  0  6  21   7  24  2  0  2   0  0  5
J.Roseboro        .269 133 469  42 126 29  0  5  46  41  57  7  1 10   4  1  9
W.Parker          .268 140 485  62 130 13  5 10  51  73  83  2  6  6  12  6 12
M.Wills           .266 152 595  90 158 23  0  1  32  47  50  1 15  5  33 23 24
J.Gilliam         .255  58 204  28  52 10  0  2  29  20  14  0  3  2   4  0 12
N.Oliver          .228  84 158  15  36  4  1  0   5  12  19  1  1  2   6  4  4
J.Kennedy         .226 105 310  26  70 16  0  3  32   7  65  7  1  8   1  4  7
J.Lefebvre        .225 153 573  63 129 21  1 20  68  45  96  0  4 20   0  0 15
D.Griffith        .222   6   9   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   2  0  0  0   0  0  0
W.Covington       .200   5  10   1   2  1  0  1   3   0   1  1  0  0   0  0  0
D.Schofield       .194  20  72   7  14  1  0  0   6   5   5  2  1  2   1  0  4
J.Torborg         .188  45 133  10  25  6  0  2  14   7  36  0  0  2   0  0  4
B.Shirley         ----   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
J.Campanis        ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
T.Hutton          ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      .179 162 468  39  84 11  5  3  32  15 152  3 44  2   2  2 25
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .256    5652    1446    21    604     846    82    117   137
                       162     655    242    98     421     54   105     75
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
B.Singer          0.00  1  0 1.000   1  0  0  0  0   3.1   2   0   0  0   1   3
N.Willhite        0.00  0  0  ----   3  0  0  0  0   3.2   0   0   0  0   2   2
B.Miller          1.51  9  3  .750  42  0  0  0  6  83.2  60  19  14  2  22  61
J.Moeller         1.69  4  2  .667  21  8  1  1  0  85.0  66  23  16  1  19  20
S.Koufax          1.94 24 12  .667  41 41 24  9  0 333.2 230  83  72 14  52 318
P.Regan           1.96  0  0  ----  19  0  0  0 14  18.1  10   4   4  2   3  16
C.Osteen          2.52 17 11  .607  38 38 13  6  0 289.0 266  99  81 10  77 157
D.Sutton          3.08 20  8  .714  35 35 11  0  0 275.0 221 104  94 19  58 241
D.Drysdale        3.28 18 16  .529  40 40 18  3  0 313.0 321 126 114 32  62 188
R.Perranoski      4.32  5  8  .385  45  0  0  0  1  75.0  90  43  36  6  30  46
J.Brewer          5.18  1  3  .250  16  0  0  0  1  24.1  28  18  14  0  12  12
J.Podres          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
H.Reed            ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          0                   -2
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       2.65    63       162    67    22      1294     443    338
                       99     .611    162    19   1504.0     519     86    1064

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 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