On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	36	21	.632	--
White Sox	35	23	.603	1.5
Orioles	34	25	.576	3.0
Indians	32	24	.571	3.5
Tigers	32	25	.561	4.0
Angels	31	32	.492	8.0
Yankees	26	33	.441	11.0
Red Sox	24	34	.414	12.5
Senators	25	37	.403	13.5
Athletics	16	37	.302	18.0

Games

Twins 3, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Senators 0

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

Orioles 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	40	23	.635	--
Braves	33	23	.589	3.5
Reds	33	26	.559	5.0
Pirates	32	28	.533	6.5
Giants	32	28	.533	6.5
Phillies	29	30	.492	9.0
Cardinals	28	33	.459	11.0
Cubs	27	33	.450	11.5
Astros	27	37	.422	13.5
Mets	21	41	.339	18.5

Games

Cubs 6, Astros 5

Dodgers 3, Giants 0

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	3
1	Tom Tresh	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Bob Aspromonte	2
3	26 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Roger Maris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	3
1	Billy Williams	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3
4	Al Kaline	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Oliva	2
2	Bob Aspromonte	1
2	Gates Brown	1
2	Larry Brown	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	3.75
2	Ken Johnson	1.20
3	Jim Kaat	0.83
3	Claude Osteen	0.83
3	Joe Sparma	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sonny Siebert	15
2	Bob Gibson	9
3	Ken Johnson	6
4	Jim Kaat	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Davalillo	.364
2	Willie Horton	.354
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Felix Mantilla	.333
5	Dick Allen	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	20
2	Willie Horton	15
2	Willie Stargell	15
4	Willie McCovey	14
5	6 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Felix Mantilla	50
3	Willie Mays	47
4	Willie Horton	46
5	Frank Howard	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	41
2	Lou Brock	26
3	Bert Campaneris	21
4	Jose Cardenal	20
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.49
2	Vern Law	1.76
3	Ted Abernathy	1.78
4	Juan Marichal	1.78
5	Milt Pappas	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	11
2	Sammy Ellis	10
2	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Juan Marichal	10
5	Tony Cloninger	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	135
2	Sam McDowell	116
3	Bob Gibson	109
4	Bob Veale	99
5	2 tied	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	14
1	Eddie Fisher	14
1	Ron Kline	14
4	Bob Lee	12
5	Gary Bell	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Davalillo	.414
2	Willie Stargell	.412
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.400
4	Rico Carty	.395
4	Tim McCarver	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	5
1	Max Alvis	5
1	Johnny Callison	5
1	Danny Cater	5
1	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	21
2	Willie Horton	18
3	Felipe Alou	15
4	Johnny Callison	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	9
1	Maury Wills	9
3	Lou Brock	5
4	Don Buford	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Lary	0.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.33
3	Wally Bunker	0.36
4	Whitey Ford	0.57
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	Juan Marichal	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	32
1	Sam McDowell	32
3	Sandy Koufax	30
3	Jim Maloney	30
5	2 tied	27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.394
2	Jimmie Hall	.376
3	Willie Stargell	.373
4	Vic Davalillo	.372
5	Felix Mantilla	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Stargell	9
2	Felipe Alou	8
2	Johnny Callison	8
4	Bob Allison	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	32
2	Felix Mantilla	27
3	Willie Horton	25
3	Frank Howard	25
5	Donn Clendenon	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Jose Cardenal	13
3	Bert Campaneris	12
4	Lou Brock	11
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.34
2	Whitey Ford	0.80
3	Vern Law	0.89
4	Wally Bunker	0.99
5	Eddie Fisher	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
2	Wade Blasingame	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	66
2	Sandy Koufax	61
3	Jim Bunning	58
4	Bob Veale	56
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	7
2	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Al McBean	6
2	Stu Miller	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.346
2	Rico Carty	.338
3	Dick Allen	.331
4	Roberto Clemente	.330
5	Joe Torre	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Harmon Killebrew	40
3	Johnny Callison	38
4	Felix Mantilla	36
5	Ron Santo	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	118
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Willie Mays	110
3	Ron Santo	110
3	Bill White	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	72
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Willie Davis	39
4	Luis Aparicio	37
5	Bert Campaneris	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.77
2	Joe Horlen	1.79
3	Juan Marichal	2.21
4	Eddie Fisher	2.28
5	Mel Stottlemyre	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	23
1	Juan Marichal	23
3	Bob Gibson	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	285
2	Sandy Koufax	266
3	Bob Veale	254
4	Sam McDowell	253
5	Don Drysdale	235

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	26
2	Al McBean	25
2	Dick Radatz	25
4	Ron Kline	22
5	3 tied	21