On This Day

Saturday, April 24, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 6 2 .750 --
White Sox 7 3 .700 0.0
Tigers 6 3 .667 0.5
Red Sox 5 3 .625 1.0
Indians 4 3 .571 1.5
Angels 4 4 .500 2.0
Orioles 4 5 .444 2.5
Yankees 3 6 .333 3.5
Senators 3 8 .273 4.5
Athletics 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 2 .778 --
Cubs 6 3 .667 1.0
Reds 6 4 .600 1.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 2.5
Mets 5 6 .455 3.0
Astros 5 6 .455 3.0
Phillies 4 5 .444 3.0
Giants 4 6 .400 3.5
Braves 3 5 .375 3.5
Cardinals 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 4
1 Lee Thomas 4
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 Bob Chance 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Ed Kranepool 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
4 Bob Allison 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gates Brown 3
1 Danny Napoleon 3
1 Floyd Robinson 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 Lee Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Cam Carreon 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Howard 2.00
2 Jack Sanford 1.14
3 Dean Chance 0.80
4 Phil Regan 0.70
5 Tony Cloninger 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Chance 8
1 Jack Sanford 8
3 Phil Regan 7
4 Jim Bouton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Billy McCool 1
1 Dennis Ribant 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Cater .464
2 Ed Kranepool .447
3 Tony Conigliaro .438
4 Matty Alou .400
4 Dick McAuliffe .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 4
1 Ron Santo 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 John Bateman 3
3 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 14
2 Ed Kranepool 12
2 Felix Mantilla 12
4 Lee Thomas 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Lou Brock 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 Dick Howser 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
1 Jim Maloney 0.00
1 Rudy May 0.00
1 Johnny Podres 0.00
5 Bruce Howard 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 3
2 Hank Aguirre 2
2 Bob Buhl 2
2 Don Drysdale 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 25
1 Chris Short 25
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Juan Marichal 22
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Eddie Fisher 3
1 Ron Kline 3
4 Al McBean 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .334
2 Roberto Clemente .332
3 Rico Carty .330
4 Lou Brock .318
5 Joe Torre .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Mickey Mantle 38
5 Rocky Colavito 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 121
1 Brooks Robinson 121
3 Ron Santo 119
4 Mickey Mantle 113
4 Dick Stuart 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Maury Wills 55
3 Lou Brock 48
4 Willie Davis 39
5 Tommy Harper 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.57
2 Dean Chance 1.63
3 Joe Horlen 1.75
4 Don Drysdale 1.98
5 Chris Short 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 23
2 Juan Marichal 22
3 Gary Peters 21
4 Wally Bunker 20
4 5 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 257
2 Bob Gibson 253
3 Don Drysdale 250
4 Sandy Koufax 227
5 Juan Marichal 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Al McBean 23
4 Hal Woodeshick 22
5 2 tied 21