On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	11	.676	--
Twins	21	13	.618	2.0
Tigers	19	15	.559	4.0
Indians	17	14	.548	4.5
Angels	20	17	.541	4.5
Orioles	18	17	.514	5.5
Red Sox	15	18	.455	7.5
Yankees	15	20	.429	8.5
Senators	14	22	.389	10.0
Athletics	9	24	.273	13.5

Games

Angels 6, White Sox 3

Red Sox 8, Indians 4

Tigers 8, Orioles 4

Athletics 6, Twins 2

Yankees 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	24	12	.667	--
Reds	21	13	.618	2.0
Cardinals	20	15	.571	3.5
Giants	20	17	.541	4.5
Braves	16	15	.516	5.5
Cubs	17	18	.486	6.5
Astros	18	21	.462	7.5
Phillies	16	19	.457	7.5
Mets	13	22	.371	10.5
Pirates	11	24	.314	12.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Reds 9, Phillies 4

Giants 10, Astros 1

Astros 3, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Braves 4

Cardinals 5, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tom Haller	5
1	Hal Lanier	5
3	Jesus Alou	4
3	Bobby Klaus	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Lanier	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Max Alvis	3
3	Clete Boyer	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sandy Alomar	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Ron Fairly	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.71
2	Whitey Ford	1.14
3	Fred Talbot	0.78
4	Juan Marichal	0.75
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Marcelino Lopez	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	12
2	Whitey Ford	8
2	Joe Nuxhall	8
4	Pete Richert	7
4	Fred Talbot	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Ron Nischwitz	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.383
2	Joe Torre	.362
3	Vic Davalillo	.351
4	Dick Allen	.350
5	Jesus Alou	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
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	35
3	Deron Johnson	29
4	Willie McCovey	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Lou Brock	17
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.40
2	Bob Lee	1.47
3	John Buzhardt	1.54
4	Johnny Podres	1.57
5	Turk Farrell	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Juan Marichal	7
3	Don Drysdale	6
3	Sammy Ellis	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	86
2	Bob Gibson	69
3	Sam McDowell	60
4	Don Drysdale	59
5	Juan Marichal	55

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Torre	.442
2	Willie Mays	.431
3	Alex Johnson	.429
4	Vada Pinson	.421
5	Frank Bolling	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	22
2	Vic Davalillo	16
2	Willie Mays	16
2	Fred Whitfield	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Dave Boswell	0.44
3	Hal Woodeshick	1.29
4	Tommy John	1.40
5	Jim Lonborg	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milt Pappas	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	49
2	Sam McDowell	31
3	Bob Gibson	24
3	Art Mahaffey	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Gary Bell	4
4	Bob Lee	3
4	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Torre	.402
2	Willie Mays	.391
3	Willie Horton	.372
4	Dick Allen	.357
5	Don Buford	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Willie Horton	9
3	Willie McCovey	8
3	Ron Swoboda	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Frank Howard	25
2	Willie McCovey	25
2	Vada Pinson	25
5	4 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Lou Brock	14
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Jim Wynn	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.05
2	Bob Lee	1.45
3	Johnny Podres	1.57
4	Juan Marichal	1.79
5	Camilo Pascual	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	7
2	Dave Giusti	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Marcelino Lopez	5
2	Juan Marichal	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	79
2	Bob Gibson	55
3	Gaylord Perry	42
4	Sam McDowell	40
5	Jim Bunning	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.337
2	Rico Carty	.333
3	Lou Brock	.326
4	Dick Allen	.324
5	Joe Torre	.324

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	117
2	Ken Boyer	112
2	Mickey Mantle	112
2	Dick Stuart	112
5	Ernie Banks	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	61
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Luis Aparicio	46
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	2.20
5	Don Drysdale	2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	269
2	Sandy Koufax	257
3	Bob Veale	251
4	Don Drysdale	249
5	Sam McDowell	237

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	28
2	Bob Lee	27
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
4	Jack Baldschun	23
4	Al McBean	23