On This Day

Tuesday, May 4, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 5 .688 --
Twins 10 5 .667 0.5
Tigers 9 7 .563 2.0
Angels 10 8 .556 2.0
Orioles 9 8 .529 2.5
Indians 7 7 .500 3.0
Yankees 8 9 .471 3.5
Red Sox 7 8 .467 3.5
Senators 7 13 .350 6.0
Athletics 4 12 .250 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Reds 12 6 .667 0.0
Astros 12 8 .600 1.0
Braves 8 8 .500 3.0
Cardinals 9 9 .500 3.0
Cubs 8 9 .471 3.5
Giants 9 11 .450 4.0
Phillies 8 10 .444 4.0
Pirates 7 12 .368 5.5
Mets 7 13 .350 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Robinson 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Jerry Lynch 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
4 Jesus Alou 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Costen Shockley 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 Willie Davis 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Doc Edwards 1
2 Alex Johnson 1
2 Buck Rodgers 1
2 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Jackson 1.10
2 Jim Bouton 0.88
3 Juan Marichal 0.86
4 Gary Peters 0.80
5 Marcelino Lopez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Jackson 11
2 Jim Bouton 7
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Joey Jay 7
2 Marcelino Lopez 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .394
2 Dick Allen .391
3 Gordy Coleman .389
4 Jesus Alou .381
5 Danny Cater .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Curt Blefary 6
2 Wes Covington 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 23
2 Gordy Coleman 16
2 Vada Pinson 16
4 Ed Kranepool 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Giusti 0.77
2 Rudy May 0.86
3 Juan Marichal 0.88
4 Al McBean 0.93
5 Ted Abernathy 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Chris Short 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 41
2 Don Drysdale 39
3 Bob Gibson 37
4 Chris Short 35
5 Bob Veale 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 5
2 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Eddie Fisher 4
4 Jack Baldschun 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .332
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Dick Allen .319
5 Frank Robinson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Boog Powell 40
4 Mickey Mantle 39
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 122
2 Ron Santo 120
3 Ken Boyer 119
4 Mickey Mantle 116
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 57
2 Luis Aparicio 55
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Willie Davis 37
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.69
2 Dean Chance 1.71
3 Joe Horlen 1.73
4 Chris Short 2.18
5 Juan Marichal 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 22
2 Tony Cloninger 21
2 Bob Gibson 21
2 Juan Marichal 21
2 Chris Short 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 257
2 Bob Gibson 256
3 Don Drysdale 250
4 Sandy Koufax 240
5 Dean Chance 219

Saves

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