On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 23 13 .639 --
White Sox 24 14 .632 0.0
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

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

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