On This Day

Saturday, May 1, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 4 .692 --
Tigers 9 4 .692 0.0
Twins 8 4 .667 0.5
Indians 7 4 .636 1.0
Yankees 7 7 .500 2.5
Orioles 7 7 .500 2.5
Angels 7 7 .500 2.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 3.0
Senators 4 12 .250 6.5
Athletics 2 10 .167 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 5 .688 --
Reds 10 5 .667 0.5
Astros 12 6 .667 0.0
Braves 7 6 .538 2.5
Cubs 7 8 .467 3.5
Cardinals 6 8 .429 4.0
Giants 7 10 .412 4.5
Phillies 6 9 .400 4.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 5.0
Mets 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 4
2 George Altman 3
2 Max Alvis 3
2 Bob Aspromonte 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Tony Kubek 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Ron Brand 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.82
2 Jim Bunning 0.67
3 Orlando Pena 0.57
4 Jim Lonborg 0.56
5 Tracy Stallard 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 9
2 Jim Bunning 6
2 Tracy Stallard 6
4 Jim Lonborg 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Claude Raymond 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .417
2 Ed Kranepool .407
3 Felix Mantilla .390
4 Tony Conigliaro .386
5 Jesus Alou .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Covington 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Ron Swoboda 5
5 16 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Rocky Colavito 14
2 Boog Powell 14
2 Frank Robinson 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Al McBean 0.54
3 Bruce Howard 0.60
4 Dave Giusti 0.77
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
3 Hank Aguirre 3
3 Don Drysdale 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 35
1 Juan Marichal 35
3 Chris Short 30
4 Sandy Koufax 29
5 Bob Gibson 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .335
2 Rico Carty .331
3 Roberto Clemente .330
4 Frank Robinson .322
5 Lou Brock .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Boog Powell 40
4 Mickey Mantle 39
5 Rocky Colavito 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 122
2 Ken Boyer 118
3 Mickey Mantle 117
3 Ron Santo 117
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 57
2 Luis Aparicio 56
3 Lou Brock 50
4 Willie Davis 39
5 Tommy Harper 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.69
2 Dean Chance 1.73
3 Joe Horlen 1.73
4 Don Drysdale 2.14
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 22
2 Juan Marichal 21
2 Gary Peters 21
4 Wally Bunker 20
4 7 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 255
2 Bob Veale 249
3 Bob Gibson 247
4 Sandy Koufax 240
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 26
3 Jack Baldschun 23
3 Al McBean 23
5 Bob Lee 22