On This Day

Monday, April 26, 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
Yankees 5 6 .455 2.5
Orioles 4 5 .444 2.5
Angels 4 6 .400 3.0
Senators 3 8 .273 4.5
Athletics 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 6 3 .667 --
Dodgers 7 4 .636 0.0
Reds 6 4 .600 0.5
Phillies 6 5 .545 1.0
Astros 7 6 .538 1.0
Mets 6 7 .462 2.0
Pirates 5 7 .417 2.5
Giants 5 7 .417 2.5
Braves 3 5 .375 2.5
Cardinals 3 6 .333 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Aspromonte 2
1 Tommy Davis 2
1 Ron Fairly 2
1 Cookie Rojas 2
1 Tony Taylor 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Clay Dalrymple 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Cookie Rojas 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Giusti 2.25
2 Sandy Koufax 0.75
3 Chris Short 0.50
4 Bob Friend 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Chris Short 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 9
2 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Chris Short 5
4 Bob Friend 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Danny Cater .464
2 Ed Kranepool .457
3 Tony Conigliaro .438
4 Jesus Alou .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Bateman 4
1 Jim Gentile 4
1 Mickey Mantle 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 2 others tied 4

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 8
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
2 Juan Marichal 0.50
3 Bruce Howard 0.60
3 Rudy May 0.60
5 Dave Giusti 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Chris Short 3
5 16 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 31
2 Don Drysdale 30
2 Chris Short 30
4 Bob Gibson 22
4 Sandy Koufax 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Eddie Fisher 3
1 Ron Kline 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .336
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Frank Robinson .318
5 Curt Flood .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Mickey Mantle 39
3 Boog Powell 39
5 Rocky Colavito 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 121
1 Brooks Robinson 121
3 Ron Santo 117
4 Dick Stuart 116
5 Mickey Mantle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Maury Wills 56
3 Lou Brock 47
4 Willie Davis 39
5 Tommy Harper 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.63
2 Sandy Koufax 1.65
3 Joe Horlen 1.75
4 Don Drysdale 2.11
5 Juan Marichal 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 22
1 Juan Marichal 22
3 Gary Peters 21
4 Wally Bunker 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 255
2 Bob Veale 251
3 Bob Gibson 246
4 Sandy Koufax 233
5 Juan Marichal 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Jack Baldschun 23
3 Al McBean 23
5 2 tied 21