On This Day

Sunday, May 2, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 5 .667 --
Twins 9 5 .643 0.5
Tigers 9 6 .600 1.0
Orioles 9 7 .563 1.5
Red Sox 7 6 .538 2.0
Indians 7 6 .538 2.0
Angels 8 8 .500 2.5
Yankees 7 9 .438 3.5
Senators 6 12 .333 5.5
Athletics 3 11 .214 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 5 .706 --
Dodgers 11 6 .647 1.0
Astros 12 7 .632 1.0
Cardinals 8 8 .500 3.5
Cubs 8 8 .500 3.5
Phillies 8 9 .471 4.0
Braves 7 8 .467 4.0
Giants 8 10 .444 4.5
Pirates 6 12 .333 6.5
Mets 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 5
1 Jose Cardenal 5
1 Wayne Causey 5
1 Gordy Coleman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Mike Ryan 2
1 Paul Schaal 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Bryan 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Gordy Coleman 4
2 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Veale 1.29
2 Sam McDowell 1.00
3 Denny Lemaster 0.90
3 Jim Maloney 0.90
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Bruce Howard 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 9
1 Denny Lemaster 9
1 Jim Maloney 9
1 Sam McDowell 9
1 Bob Veale 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .394
2 Wayne Causey .390
3 Ed Kranepool .388
4 Felix Mantilla .375
5 Jesus Alou .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Covington 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Curt Blefary 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 22
2 Ed Kranepool 15
2 Boog Powell 15
4 Dick Allen 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Abernathy 0.00
2 Dave Giusti 0.77
3 Juan Marichal 0.86
3 Rudy May 0.86
5 John Buzhardt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Chris Short 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 37
2 Don Drysdale 35
2 Juan Marichal 35
2 Chris Short 35
5 Bob Veale 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Eddie Fisher 4
1 Ron Kline 4
4 Jack Baldschun 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .333
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Joe Torre .319
5 Frank Robinson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Boog Powell 40
4 Mickey Mantle 39
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 122
2 Ken Boyer 119
3 Ron Santo 118
4 Mickey Mantle 117
5 Harmon Killebrew 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
1 Maury Wills 56
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Willie Davis 37
5 Tommy Harper 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.69
2 Dean Chance 1.73
3 Joe Horlen 1.73
4 Chris Short 2.17
5 Don Drysdale 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 22
2 Bob Gibson 21
2 Juan Marichal 21
2 Gary Peters 21
2 Chris Short 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 258
2 Bob Gibson 256
3 Don Drysdale 246
4 Sandy Koufax 240
5 Al Downing 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 26
3 Jack Baldschun 23
3 Al McBean 23
5 Bob Lee 22