On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	10	.697	--
Twins	21	12	.636	2.0
Indians	17	13	.567	4.5
Tigers	18	15	.545	5.0
Orioles	18	16	.529	5.5
Angels	19	17	.528	5.5
Red Sox	14	18	.438	8.5
Yankees	14	20	.412	9.5
Senators	14	21	.400	10.0
Athletics	8	24	.250	14.5

Games

Angels 1, White Sox 0

Indians 11, Red Sox 6

Orioles 5, Tigers 2

Twins 6, Athletics 4

Senators 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	23	12	.657	--
Reds	20	13	.606	2.0
Cardinals	19	15	.559	3.5
Giants	19	16	.543	4.0
Braves	16	14	.533	4.5
Cubs	17	17	.500	5.5
Phillies	16	18	.471	6.5
Astros	17	20	.459	7.0
Mets	13	21	.382	9.5
Pirates	10	24	.294	12.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Giants 8, Astros 1

Pirates 6, Braves 1

Cardinals 5, Mets 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Lumpe	4
2	Dick Allen	3
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Max Alvis	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	John Bateman	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Davalillo	6
2	Willie McCovey	4
3	Bill Mazeroski	3
3	Vada Pinson	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Doug Clemens	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy John	1.50
2	Ron Herbel	0.83
3	Camilo Pascual	0.73
4	Fred Newman	0.70
5	Milt Pappas	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Ron Herbel	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	8
2	Fred Newman	7
3	Tommy John	6
4	Jim Bouton	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.394
2	Vic Davalillo	.364
3	Dick Allen	.358
4	Joe Torre	.353
5	Ed Kranepool	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Ron Swoboda	10
3	Tony Conigliaro	9
3	Jim Gentile	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Deron Johnson	28
3	Willie McCovey	28
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Lou Brock	17
3	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Buzhardt	1.54
2	Johnny Podres	1.57
3	Bob Lee	1.57
4	Juan Marichal	1.58
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	59
5	Gaylord Perry	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	10
1	Eddie Fisher	10
3	Ron Kline	9
4	Bob Lee	8
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.489
2	Vada Pinson	.431
3	Frank Bolling	.429
3	Joe Torre	.429
5	Vic Davalillo	.414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	21
2	Frank Howard	18
3	Vic Davalillo	16
3	Fred Whitfield	16
5	7 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Bobby Bolin	0.73
3	Jim Lonborg	1.46
4	Dick Ellsworth	1.48
5	3 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Milt Pappas	4
3	Don Drysdale	3
3	Jack Fisher	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Bob Gibson	32
3	Sam McDowell	31
4	Art Mahaffey	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Gary Bell	4
3	Ron Kline	4
5	3 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gordy Coleman	.441
2	Willie Mays	.400
3	Joe Torre	.378
4	Willie Horton	.368
5	Dick Allen	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Willie Horton	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
4	Ron Swoboda	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	27
2	Willie Mays	26
3	Frank Howard	25
4	Ernie Banks	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Lou Brock	14
3	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Jim Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.66
2	Larry Sherry	1.42
3	Bob Lee	1.52
4	Johnny Podres	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
3	Camilo Pascual	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Bob Gibson	55
3	Sam McDowell	50
4	Don Drysdale	42
4	2 others tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	9
2	Ted Abernathy	8
2	Bob Lee	8
4	Ron Kline	6
5	Gary Bell	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.336
2	Rico Carty	.336
3	Dick Allen	.328
4	Lou Brock	.325
5	Joe Torre	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Boog Powell	37
4	Mickey Mantle	36
4	Dick Stuart	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	116
2	Ken Boyer	112
2	Dick Stuart	112
4	Ernie Banks	111
4	Mickey Mantle	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	61
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Luis Aparicio	47
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.60
2	Joe Horlen	1.81
3	Dean Chance	1.84
4	Juan Marichal	2.28
5	Don Drysdale	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	23
2	Larry Jackson	22
3	Dean Chance	21
3	Tony Cloninger	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	269
2	Sandy Koufax	256
3	Bob Veale	251
4	Don Drysdale	249
5	Sam McDowell	237

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	28
2	Bob Lee	26
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
4	Jack Baldschun	23
5	2 tied	22