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| Breaking News |  | NL Batting Title Goes to Atlanta's Oliva
Monday, October 3rd, 1966: 1966 was a banner season for Tony Oliva of the Atlanta Braves. The 27-year-old right fielder had the highest batting average in the National League with a .355 average. Oliva notched 226 hits in 636 at-bats to take the crown. He also hit 32 home runs, drove in 105 runs and scored 111 times, while playing in 156 games. |
 | 1966 AL Batting Crown Goes to Shamsky
Monday, October 3rd, 1966: No one hit American League pitching at a better clip than Baltimore's Art Shamsky in 1966. Playing in 153 games this year's batting champ registered a .322 average with 148 hits, 30 home runs and 96 RBIs. |
 | MLB News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 3rd, 1966: Some clubs have coasted to make the playoffs -- others have scrapped tooth and nail to get here. After a long, sometimes seemingly endless regular season, it gets down to who can win a short series -- by hook or crook, talent or luck. That's what it takes to capture the Major League Baseball championship. The top teams will vie in the World Series starting today:
Chicago Cubs versus Baltimore Orioles. |
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| Yesterday's Games - National League | | Away Team | Home Team | Result | Time | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | | Atlanta | Cincinnati | 6-8 | 2:05 pm | T.Seaver (15-14, 3.79 ERA) | D.Boswell (5-7, 3.35 ERA) | | Houston | New York | 2-5 | 2:05 pm | G.Hobbie (4-4, 4.10 ERA) | D.McLain (10-20, 3.28 ERA) | | Los Angeles | Philadelphia | 0-4 | 2:05 pm | S.Carlton (5-10, 3.85 ERA) | J.Bonikowski (7-10, 3.77 ERA) | | San Francisco | Pittsburgh | 3-5 | 2:05 pm | E.Francis (8-15, 3.83 ERA) | B.O'Dell (14-12, 3.62 ERA) | | Chicago | St. Louis | 9-5 | 3:05 pm | D.Baldwin (3-2, 2.19 ERA) | R.Hernandez (1-1, 4.43 ERA) |
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