On This Day

Monday, April 12, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Twins 1 0 1.000 0.0
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Indians 0 0 .000 0.5
Orioles 0 0 .000 0.5
Angels 0 0 .000 0.5
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.0
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 0 0 .000 0.5
Cubs 0 0 .000 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Reds 0 1 .000 1.0
Mets 0 1 .000 1.0
Astros 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 4
2 George Altman 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Green 2
1 Joe Torre 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
2 Roberto Pena 3
2 John Sullivan 3
2 Lee Thomas 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Veale 2.50
2 Don Drysdale 1.80
3 Chris Short 1.57
4 Juan Marichal 1.50
5 Jim O'Toole 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Jerry Fosnow 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 11
2 Bob Veale 10
3 Don Drysdale 9
3 Juan Marichal 9
5 Jim O'Toole 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Davis 1.000
1 Don Demeter 1.000
3 George Altman .750
3 Tony Conigliaro .750
5 4 tied .667

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenny Green 2
1 Joe Torre 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
2 Roberto Pena 3
2 John Sullivan 3
2 Lee Thomas 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Tony Conigliaro 1
2 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.00
1 Chris Short 0.00
1 Larry Sherry 0.00
1 Jerry Fosnow 0.00
1 13 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Jerry Fosnow 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 11
2 Bob Veale 10
3 Don Drysdale 9
3 Juan Marichal 9
5 Jim O'Toole 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .338
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Joe Torre .322
5 Tony Oliva .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 47
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Mickey Mantle 35
5 Rocky Colavito 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 119
2 Brooks Robinson 118
3 Ron Santo 115
4 Dick Stuart 114
5 4 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Maury Wills 55
3 Lou Brock 44
4 Willie Davis 42
5 Tommy Harper 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.65
2 Sandy Koufax 1.74
3 Joe Horlen 1.88
4 Chris Short 2.12
5 Whitey Ford 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 24
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Dean Chance 20
3 Tony Cloninger 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 260
2 Bob Gibson 248
3 Don Drysdale 246
4 Sandy Koufax 223
5 Jim Bunning 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Hal Woodeshick 23
4 Stu Miller 22
5 2 tied 21