On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 8 .733 --
Twins 18 11 .621 3.5
Orioles 17 13 .567 5.0
Tigers 16 13 .552 5.5
Angels 17 15 .531 6.0
Indians 13 13 .500 7.0
Red Sox 13 15 .464 8.0
Yankees 12 18 .400 10.0
Senators 12 19 .387 10.5
Athletics 7 22 .241 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 10 .688 --
Reds 17 13 .567 4.0
Giants 17 14 .548 4.5
Phillies 16 14 .533 5.0
Braves 13 13 .500 6.0
Cardinals 15 15 .500 6.0
Astros 16 18 .471 7.0
Cubs 14 16 .467 7.0
Mets 13 17 .433 8.0
Pirates 9 22 .290 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Jackie Brandt 3
2 Alex Johnson 3
2 John Orsino 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Don Mincher 1
1 John Orsino 1
1 Floyd Robinson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Orsino 3
1 Floyd Robinson 3
3 Earl Battey 2
3 Ken Berry 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Buford 1
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 Jerry Kindall 1
1 Dick Tracewski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.62
2 Bo Belinsky 1.00
3 Milt Pappas 0.50
3 Rollie Sheldon 0.50
5 Bob Bruce 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Gary Peters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 13
2 Bo Belinsky 7
3 Bob Bruce 4
3 Milt Pappas 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .408
2 Joe Torre .368
3 Dick Allen .368
4 Ed Kranepool .361
5 Vic Davalillo .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Willie Horton 9
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 Curt Blefary 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 34
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Deron Johnson 25
3 Al Kaline 25
3 Frank Robinson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Jose Cardenal 7
4 Tommy Harper 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 1.54
2 Johnny Podres 1.57
3 Juan Marichal 1.58
4 Bob Lee 1.72
5 Turk Farrell 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Don Drysdale 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 74
2 Bob Gibson 61
3 Don Drysdale 53
4 Sam McDowell 50
4 Chris Short 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 9
2 Ted Abernathy 8
2 Ron Kline 8
4 Bob Lee 7
5 Dick Radatz 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .532
2 Joe Torre .477
3 Vic Davalillo .400
3 Willie Horton .400
5 Bill Skowron .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Willie Horton 7
3 Joe Torre 6
3 Carl Yastrzemski 6
5 Rusty Staub 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Whitfield 19
2 Willie Horton 18
2 Bill Skowron 18
4 Willie Mays 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Jose Cardenal 4
4 Willie Smith 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.59
2 Bobby Bolin 0.75
3 Larry Sherry 1.08
4 Art Mahaffey 1.56
5 2 tied 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Jack Fisher 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 45
2 Bob Gibson 24
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Dean Chance 22
5 Sam McDowell 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .407
2 Willie Horton .403
3 Dick Allen .376
4 Billy Williams .355
5 Ed Kranepool .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Willie Horton 9
3 Curt Blefary 8
3 Jim Gentile 8
3 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 28
2 Willie McCovey 24
3 Frank Robinson 23
4 Willie Mays 22
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Jose Cardenal 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 0.71
2 Turk Farrell 1.20
3 Bob Lee 1.52
4 Johnny Podres 1.57
5 Joe Horlen 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
4 Don Drysdale 5
4 Sandy Koufax 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 74
2 Bob Gibson 58
3 Don Drysdale 44
4 Juan Marichal 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 9
2 Ted Abernathy 8
3 Bob Lee 7
4 Ron Kline 6
5 Dick Radatz 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .336
2 Rico Carty .332
3 Dick Allen .327
4 Joe Torre .323
5 Roberto Clemente .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 46
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Mickey Mantle 37
5 Dick Stuart 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 117
2 Dick Stuart 115
3 Ken Boyer 113
3 Harmon Killebrew 113
5 3 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 62
2 Lou Brock 56
3 Luis Aparicio 49
4 Willie Davis 38
5 Tommy Harper 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.62
2 Joe Horlen 1.72
3 Dean Chance 1.91
4 Don Drysdale 2.33
5 Chris Short 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 23
2 Larry Jackson 22
2 Sandy Koufax 22
4 Dean Chance 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 273
2 Sandy Koufax 264
3 Bob Veale 259
4 Don Drysdale 246
5 Sam McDowell 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
2 Bob Lee 25
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
4 Jack Baldschun 23
5 Al McBean 22