On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 23 9 .719 --
Twins 20 12 .625 3.0
Tigers 18 14 .563 5.0
Indians 16 13 .552 5.5
Orioles 17 16 .515 6.5
Angels 18 17 .514 6.5
Red Sox 14 17 .452 8.5
Yankees 14 19 .424 9.5
Senators 13 21 .382 11.0
Athletics 8 23 .258 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 11 .676 --
Reds 19 13 .594 3.0
Braves 16 13 .552 4.5
Cardinals 18 15 .545 4.5
Giants 18 16 .529 5.0
Cubs 16 17 .485 6.5
Phillies 16 17 .485 6.5
Astros 17 19 .472 7.0
Mets 13 20 .394 9.5
Pirates 9 24 .273 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gordy Coleman 4
2 Glenn Beckert 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Curt Flood 1
1 Phil Gagliano 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Flood 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Jim Northrup 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Joe Azcue 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wade Blasingame 2.67
2 Bob Gibson 1.00
3 Sonny Siebert 0.73
4 Mickey Lolich 0.62
4 Bob Shaw 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wade Blasingame 8
1 Bob Gibson 8
1 Sonny Siebert 8
4 Buster Narum 7
5 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Masanori Murakami 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .395
2 Joe Torre .367
3 Ed Kranepool .356
4 Vic Davalillo .353
5 Dick Allen .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 15
2 Willie Horton 9
2 Ron Swoboda 9
2 Joe Torre 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 36
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Deron Johnson 27
3 Frank Robinson 27
5 Al Kaline 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 21
2 Lou Brock 17
3 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Luis Aparicio 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 1.54
2 Johnny Podres 1.57
3 Juan Marichal 1.58
4 Bob Lee 1.62
5 Turk Farrell 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 8
2 Don Drysdale 6
2 Sammy Ellis 6
2 Dave Giusti 6
2 Juan Marichal 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 74
2 Bob Gibson 69
3 Sam McDowell 60
4 Don Drysdale 54
4 Gaylord Perry 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 10
1 Eddie Fisher 10
3 Ron Kline 8
4 Bob Lee 7
5 Dick Radatz 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .500
2 Joe Torre .467
3 Frank Bolling .438
4 Johnny Callison .411
5 Vic Davalillo .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 20
2 Frank Howard 16
2 Fred Whitfield 16
4 Al Kaline 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.00
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.59
3 Bobby Bolin 0.73
4 Don Drysdale 1.32
5 Jim Lonborg 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Jack Fisher 3
2 Sam McDowell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Bob Gibson 32
3 Sam McDowell 31
4 Jim Bunning 23
4 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Eddie Fisher 6
3 Gary Bell 3
3 Ron Kline 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .406
2 Joe Torre .397
3 Willie Horton .384
4 Don Buford .358
5 Dick Allen .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Willie Horton 9
3 Willie McCovey 8
4 Woodie Held 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 26
2 Ernie Banks 24
2 Frank Robinson 24
2 Fred Whitfield 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Lou Brock 14
3 Bert Campaneris 9
4 Jim Wynn 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 0.66
2 Larry Sherry 1.42
3 Johnny Podres 1.57
4 Bob Lee 1.57
5 Marcelino Lopez 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 7
2 Dave Giusti 6
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Juan Marichal 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 67
2 Bob Gibson 55
3 Sam McDowell 50
4 Gaylord Perry 42
5 Jim Bunning 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .339
2 Hank Aaron .337
3 Joe Torre .327
4 Dick Allen .327
5 Lou Brock .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Boog Powell 38
4 Mickey Mantle 36
4 Dick Stuart 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Santo 115
2 Dick Stuart 113
3 Ernie Banks 111
3 Brooks Robinson 111
3 Bill White 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 61
2 Lou Brock 58
3 Luis Aparicio 50
4 Willie Davis 38
5 Tommy Harper 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.60
2 Joe Horlen 1.81
3 Dean Chance 1.88
4 Don Drysdale 2.28
5 Mel Stottlemyre 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 24
2 Larry Jackson 22
3 Dean Chance 21
3 Tony Cloninger 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 281
2 Bob Veale 259
3 Sandy Koufax 256
4 Don Drysdale 244
5 Sam McDowell 237

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Bob Lee 25
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
4 Jack Baldschun 23
5 Al McBean 22