On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	26	14	.650	--
White Sox	26	15	.634	0.5
Tigers	24	18	.571	3.0
Orioles	24	20	.545	4.0
Indians	20	19	.513	5.5
Red Sox	20	20	.500	6.0
Angels	23	23	.500	6.0
Yankees	18	25	.419	9.5
Senators	18	28	.391	11.0
Athletics	10	27	.270	14.5

Games

Orioles 4, Angels 3

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Indians 10, Tigers 2

Twins 6, Senators 0

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	28	16	.636	--
Giants	25	20	.556	3.5
Reds	23	19	.548	4.0
Braves	21	18	.538	4.5
Cardinals	23	20	.535	4.5
Astros	22	25	.468	7.5
Cubs	20	23	.465	7.5
Phillies	20	23	.465	7.5
Pirates	19	24	.442	8.5
Mets	16	29	.356	12.5

Games

Braves 6, Astros 5

Dodgers 12, Reds 5

Pirates 12, Mets 0

Pirates 9, Mets 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Willie Stargell	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Jim Pagliaroni	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Bill Mazeroski	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Jesus Alou	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.86
2	Sam McDowell	1.18
3	Vern Law	1.17
4	Bob Friend	1.00
5	Al Jackson	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
1	Sam McDowell	13
3	Al Jackson	8
4	Vern Law	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.354
2	Donn Clendenon	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.344
4	Joe Torre	.341
5	Vic Davalillo	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Joe Torre	12
3	Ron Swoboda	11
4	Ernie Banks	10
4	7 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Felix Mantilla	36
2	Willie Mays	36
4	Frank Howard	34
4	Willie McCovey	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	27
2	Lou Brock	21
3	Jose Cardenal	15
4	Bert Campaneris	12
5	Luis Aparicio	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	1.60
2	Turk Farrell	1.72
3	Bob Lee	1.74
4	Eddie Fisher	1.96
5	Jim Maloney	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	8
1	Bob Gibson	8
3	Sammy Ellis	7
3	Sandy Koufax	7
3	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	105
2	Sam McDowell	84
3	Bob Gibson	82
4	Don Drysdale	77
5	Gaylord Perry	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	12
2	Eddie Fisher	11
3	Ted Abernathy	10
3	Bob Lee	10
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.481
2	Dalton Jones	.459
3	Earl Battey	.417
4	Felix Mantilla	.391
5	Vada Pinson	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	5
1	Willie Mays	5
1	Vada Pinson	5
4	Rocky Colavito	4
4	13 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	18
2	Joe Pepitone	14
2	Vada Pinson	14
4	Donn Clendenon	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	8
1	Maury Wills	8
3	Lou Brock	7
4	Luis Aparicio	5
4	Jim Wynn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
3	Vern Law	0.63
4	Sonny Siebert	0.66
5	Ted Abernathy	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Dick Ellsworth	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Sam McDowell	35
3	Don Drysdale	29
4	Bob Gibson	28
5	Jim Bunning	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	5
2	Eddie Fisher	4
2	Ron Kline	4
2	Al McBean	4
2	Al Worthington	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.420
2	Willie Horton	.386
3	Joe Torre	.376
4	Vada Pinson	.376
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Willie Stargell	10
2	Joe Torre	10
4	Willie Horton	8
5	8 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	28
2	Vada Pinson	27
3	Frank Howard	26
3	Willie Mays	26
5	Fred Whitfield	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Lou Brock	13
3	Jose Cardenal	12
4	Bert Campaneris	11
5	Jim Wynn	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Turk Farrell	1.31
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.61
4	Johnny Podres	1.71
5	Bob Lee	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bob Gibson	5
1	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	83
2	Sam McDowell	64
3	Bob Gibson	54
4	Jim Bunning	49
5	2 tied	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.349
2	Rico Carty	.331
3	Lou Brock	.330
4	Dick Allen	.326
5	Roberto Clemente	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Boog Powell	36
4	Johnny Callison	35
4	4 others tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	117
2	Johnny Callison	112
3	Ken Boyer	109
3	Mickey Mantle	109
3	2 others tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Luis Aparicio	46
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.66
2	Joe Horlen	1.76
3	Dean Chance	2.15
4	Don Drysdale	2.29
5	Mel Stottlemyre	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	23
2	Tony Cloninger	22
2	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Don Drysdale	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	277
2	Sandy Koufax	267
3	Sam McDowell	261
4	Don Drysdale	259
5	Bob Veale	257

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	28
2	Bob Lee	27
3	Al McBean	24
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	23
5	3 tied	22