On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	23	13	.639	--
White Sox	24	14	.632	--
Tigers	21	17	.553	3.0
Orioles	22	18	.550	3.0
Indians	19	17	.528	4.0
Angels	21	20	.512	4.5
Red Sox	17	20	.459	6.5
Yankees	17	22	.436	7.5
Senators	17	25	.405	9.0
Athletics	10	25	.286	12.5

Games

Athletics 6, Orioles 3

Twins 9, Red Sox 7

Indians 3, White Sox 1

Angels 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	15	.625	--
Reds	23	15	.605	1.0
Cardinals	23	16	.590	1.5
Braves	19	16	.543	3.5
Giants	21	20	.512	4.5
Cubs	19	20	.487	5.5
Phillies	18	22	.450	7.0
Astros	19	24	.442	7.5
Pirates	15	24	.385	9.5
Mets	15	25	.375	10.0

Games

Astros 8, Reds 3

Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1

Braves 10, Giants 4

Cubs 8, Mets 6

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Hinton	3
1	Felix Mantilla	3
1	Lee Maye	3
1	Diego Segui	3
1	Jim Wynn	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	Joe Torre	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Torre	5
2	Vic Roznovsky	4
2	Jim Wynn	4
4	Bob Allison	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	3
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Joey Amalfitano	1
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Richert	10.00
2	Bob Bruce	1.62
3	Diego Segui	1.12
4	Sandy Koufax	0.75
5	Luis Tiant	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Bruce	13
2	Pete Richert	10
3	Diego Segui	9
4	Don Cardwell	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Davalillo	.372
2	Willie Mays	.371
3	Joe Torre	.357
4	Vada Pinson	.344
5	Ed Kranepool	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Ron Swoboda	11
2	Joe Torre	11
4	Jim Gentile	10
4	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Felix Mantilla	33
3	Vada Pinson	33
5	Frank Howard	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	25
2	Lou Brock	21
3	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Jose Cardenal	11
5	Luis Aparicio	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	1.53
2	Ted Abernathy	1.66
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.66
4	Bob Lee	1.82
5	Turk Farrell	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Sammy Ellis	7
2	Juan Marichal	7
5	5 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	92
2	Bob Gibson	76
3	Sam McDowell	71
4	Don Drysdale	65
5	Juan Marichal	60

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	11
2	Ted Abernathy	10
2	Eddie Fisher	10
4	Bob Lee	9
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.472
2	Dalton Jones	.459
3	Willie Horton	.455
4	Vada Pinson	.441
5	Vic Davalillo	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Willie Horton	5
2	Johnny Lewis	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	17
1	Frank Howard	17
3	Vada Pinson	16
4	Bill Freehan	15
4	Willie Mays	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
1	Maury Wills	8
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Jose Cardenal	5
3	Vada Pinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
3	Ted Abernathy	0.60
4	Bobby Bolin	0.67
4	Dave Boswell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Sammy Ellis	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Bob Lee	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Sam McDowell	34
3	Jim Bunning	24
3	Sonny Siebert	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.420
2	Joe Torre	.396
3	Vic Davalillo	.382
3	Willie Mays	.382
5	Charley Smith	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Joe Torre	9
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Johnny Callison	7
4	10 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	28
1	Vada Pinson	28
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Ernie Banks	24
4	Fred Whitfield	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Lou Brock	16
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Jose Cardenal	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.42
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.45
3	Marcelino Lopez	1.56
4	Johnny Podres	1.84
5	Bob Lee	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	76
2	Bob Gibson	54
3	Sam McDowell	51
4	Jim Bunning	43
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	9
2	Ron Kline	8
3	Ted Abernathy	7
3	Eddie Fisher	7
5	Stu Miller	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.339
2	Rico Carty	.330
3	Lou Brock	.324
4	Dick Allen	.322
5	Roberto Clemente	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Johnny Callison	36
3	Boog Powell	36
5	Ron Santo	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	113
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Ken Boyer	111
4	Johnny Callison	110
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	63
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Luis Aparicio	45
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.64
2	Joe Horlen	1.82
3	Dean Chance	2.03
4	Don Drysdale	2.33
5	Juan Marichal	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	23
2	Tony Cloninger	22
2	Larry Jackson	22
2	Juan Marichal	22
5	Sandy Koufax	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	276
2	Sandy Koufax	261
3	Bob Veale	253
4	Don Drysdale	249
5	Sam McDowell	248

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	26
1	Dick Radatz	26
3	Stu Miller	24
4	Al McBean	23
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	23