On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 5 .722 --
Twins 11 5 .688 1.0
Angels 11 8 .579 2.5
Indians 8 7 .533 3.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 4.0
Orioles 9 9 .500 4.0
Yankees 8 10 .444 5.0
Red Sox 7 9 .438 5.0
Senators 7 13 .350 7.0
Athletics 4 12 .250 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 6 .684 --
Reds 12 7 .632 1.0
Astros 12 9 .571 2.0
Braves 9 8 .529 3.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 3.5
Giants 10 11 .476 4.0
Cardinals 9 10 .474 4.0
Phillies 9 10 .474 4.0
Pirates 7 13 .350 6.5
Mets 7 14 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Davenport 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill White 2
2 Jim Bunning 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Ron Hansen 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
1 Bill White 4
3 Smoky Burgess 3
3 Willie Mays 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 Wes Parker 1
2 Willie Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Buzhardt 1.57
2 Bob Buhl 1.40
3 Camilo Pascual 1.14
4 Wade Blasingame 1.09
5 4 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wade Blasingame 12
2 John Buzhardt 11
3 Sandy Koufax 8
3 Camilo Pascual 8
5 Bob Buhl 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Bob Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .389
1 Gordy Coleman .389
3 Ed Kranepool .378
4 Jesus Alou .378
5 Wayne Causey .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Curt Blefary 6
2 Wes Covington 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 24
2 Willie Mays 17
2 Willie McCovey 17
4 Gordy Coleman 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 0.75
2 Dave Giusti 0.77
3 Rudy May 0.86
4 Juan Marichal 0.88
5 Al McBean 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 41
2 Don Drysdale 39
3 Bob Gibson 37
3 Sandy Koufax 37
5 Chris Short 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 5
2 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Eddie Fisher 4
2 Bob Lee 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .331
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .330
4 Dick Allen .320
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 Mickey Mantle 116
4 Ken Boyer 115
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 59
2 Luis Aparicio 55
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Willie Davis 37
5 Dick Howser 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.70
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 235
5 Camilo Pascual 220

Saves

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