On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	27	15	.643	--
White Sox	27	16	.628	0.5
Tigers	25	19	.568	3.0
Orioles	25	21	.543	4.0
Indians	21	20	.512	5.5
Red Sox	21	21	.500	6.0
Angels	24	24	.500	6.0
Yankees	19	26	.422	9.5
Senators	20	28	.417	10.0
Athletics	10	29	.256	15.5

Games

Angels 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 3, Angels 0

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Senators 5, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Athletics 1

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

Twins 6, Orioles 0

Tigers 5, Yankees 1

Orioles 5, Twins 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	17	.630	--
Giants	26	20	.565	3.0
Reds	24	20	.545	4.0
Braves	21	19	.525	5.0
Cardinals	23	21	.523	5.0
Astros	23	25	.479	7.0
Pirates	20	24	.455	8.0
Cubs	20	24	.455	8.0
Phillies	20	24	.455	8.0
Mets	17	29	.370	12.0

Games

Astros 7, Braves 2

Dodgers 4, Reds 3

Reds 6, Dodgers 1

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Cardinals 1

Mets 5, Cubs 2

Mets 3, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Skowron	5
1	Maury Wills	5
3	Leo Cardenas	4
3	Ed Kranepool	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Sam Bowens	1
1	Ed Brinkman	1
1	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Max Alvis	3
2	Tony Oliva	3
2	Pete Rose	3
2	Zoilo Versalles	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Horace Clarke	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	2.67
2	Diego Segui	2.20
3	Gaylord Perry	1.67
4	Bob Bruce	1.33
5	Jack Fisher	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Diego Segui	11
2	Bob Bruce	8
2	Joey Jay	8
2	Earl Wilson	8
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1
1	Steve Ridzik	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Torre	.346
2	Willie Mays	.345
3	Vic Davalillo	.345
4	Ed Kranepool	.342
5	Donn Clendenon	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Joe Torre	12
3	Willie McCovey	11
3	Ron Swoboda	11
5	7 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Felix Mantilla	38
3	Willie Mays	36
3	Willie McCovey	36
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	30
2	Lou Brock	21
3	Jose Cardenal	15
4	Bert Campaneris	12
5	Luis Aparicio	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	1.49
2	Johnny Podres	1.55
3	Bob Lee	1.66
4	Turk Farrell	1.72
5	Eddie Fisher	1.79

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	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	12
2	Eddie Fisher	11
2	Bob Lee	11
4	Ted Abernathy	10
5	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.479
2	Dalton Jones	.471
3	Earl Battey	.419
4	Roberto Clemente	.407
5	Dick McAuliffe	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Bryan	4
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Frank Howard	4
1	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Felix Mantilla	15
2	Donn Clendenon	14
2	Frank Howard	14
2	Joe Pepitone	14
2	Zoilo Versalles	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Jose Cardenal	8
3	Lou Brock	6
4	Luis Aparicio	5
4	Jim Wynn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
3	Lindy McDaniel	0.54
4	Vern Law	0.63
5	Hal Reniff	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	3
1	Dick Ellsworth	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Jim Lonborg	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Sam McDowell	34
3	Bob Bruce	26
3	Jim Bunning	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al McBean	5
2	Ron Kline	4
2	Bob Lee	4
2	Stu Miller	4
2	Al Worthington	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.414
2	Willie Horton	.389
3	Joe Torre	.382
4	Vada Pinson	.372
5	Donn Clendenon	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Willie Stargell	10
2	Joe Torre	10
4	Willie Horton	8
4	Willie McCovey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	27
1	Vada Pinson	27
3	Frank Howard	26
3	Felix Mantilla	26
3	Willie McCovey	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
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	1.37
3	Eddie Fisher	1.38
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.44
5	Johnny Podres	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bob Gibson	5
1	Joe Horlen	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	76
2	Sam McDowell	64
3	Bob Gibson	54
4	Jim Bunning	49
5	Gaylord Perry	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	9
1	Bob Lee	9
3	Eddie Fisher	8
4	Ted Abernathy	7
4	Dick Radatz	7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.347
2	Lou Brock	.330
3	Rico Carty	.329
4	Dick Allen	.326
5	Roberto Clemente	.321

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	116
2	Johnny Callison	111
3	Mickey Mantle	109
4	Ron Santo	108
4	Bill White	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Luis Aparicio	45
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.66
2	Joe Horlen	1.69
3	Dean Chance	2.19
4	Don Drysdale	2.27
5	Eddie Fisher	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	277
2	Sandy Koufax	267
3	Sam McDowell	261
4	Bob Veale	257
5	Don Drysdale	250

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	29
2	Bob Lee	28
3	Al McBean	25
4	Jack Baldschun	22
4	3 others tied	22