On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 46 28 .622 --
Twins 46 28 .622 0.0
White Sox 43 31 .581 3.0
Orioles 43 34 .558 4.5
Tigers 41 33 .554 5.0
Yankees 38 40 .487 10.0
Angels 35 42 .455 12.5
Senators 32 47 .405 16.5
Red Sox 30 45 .400 16.5
Athletics 22 48 .314 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 47 34 .580 --
Reds 45 34 .570 1.0
Giants 42 34 .553 2.5
Phillies 40 36 .526 4.5
Pirates 41 37 .526 4.5
Braves 38 36 .514 5.5
Cardinals 38 41 .481 8.0
Cubs 36 42 .462 9.5
Astros 36 43 .456 10.0
Mets 27 53 .338 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Tim McCarver 4
3 Clete Boyer 3
3 Rocky Colavito 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Ken Berry 1
1 Jerry Buchek 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Landrum 3
1 Tony Oliva 3
3 Jesus Alou 2
3 Frank Bolling 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jesus Alou 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Nuxhall 1.12
2 George Brunet 1.00
3 Hank Fischer 0.86
4 Tommy John 0.83
5 Claude Osteen 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Hank Fischer 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Nuxhall 9
2 George Brunet 7
2 Gary Kroll 7
4 Hank Fischer 6
4 Claude Osteen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Dennis 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Frank Linzy 1
1 Dick Radatz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .340
2 Dick Allen .337
3 Vic Davalillo .335
4 Roberto Clemente .333
4 Willie Mays .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Willie Stargell 21
3 Rocky Colavito 19
4 Willie Horton 18
5 Willie McCovey 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 63
2 Ernie Banks 62
3 Deron Johnson 61
4 Rocky Colavito 59
4 Felix Mantilla 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 49
2 Lou Brock 34
3 Bert Campaneris 26
4 Jose Cardenal 24
5 Jim Wynn 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.26
2 Juan Marichal 1.55
3 Vern Law 1.64
4 Milt Pappas 1.87
5 Sandy Koufax 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 14
2 Juan Marichal 13
3 Sammy Ellis 12
4 Don Drysdale 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 179
2 Sam McDowell 148
3 Bob Gibson 139
4 Bob Veale 128
5 Juan Marichal 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 18
2 Ted Abernathy 16
2 Eddie Fisher 16
4 Pedro Ramos 14
5 Bob Lee 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .475
2 Danny Cater .429
2 Joe Morgan .429
4 Rocky Colavito .410
5 Frank Robinson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Tommy Harper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 18
2 Deron Johnson 16
3 Rocky Colavito 15
4 Dick Allen 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Maury Wills 8
3 Bert Campaneris 5
3 Ed Charles 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.59
1 Gary Kroll 0.59
3 Hal Reniff 0.63
4 Sam McDowell 0.67
5 Juan Marichal 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
2 Don Cardwell 3
2 Billy McCool 3
2 Denny McLain 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 44
2 Sam McDowell 32
3 Bob Gibson 30
4 Al Downing 26
4 Mickey Lolich 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 5
2 Don Dennis 3
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Frank Linzy 3
2 Dick Stigman 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .410
2 Dick Allen .364
3 Roberto Clemente .363
4 Tim McCarver .349
5 Willie Stargell .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 10
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Dick Stuart 9
4 Max Alvis 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 38
2 Rocky Colavito 27
2 Willie Horton 27
4 Deron Johnson 26
5 Johnny Callison 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Lou Brock 13
4 Vic Davalillo 9
5 Don Buford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.58
2 Eddie Fisher 0.67
3 Sam McDowell 0.89
4 Pete Richert 1.02
5 Vern Law 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Vern Law 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
4 Don Cardwell 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 73
2 Sam McDowell 64
3 Jim Maloney 59
4 Bob Gibson 57
5 Juan Marichal 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 8
2 Gary Bell 7
3 Ted Abernathy 6
3 Frank Linzy 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .341
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Dick Allen .333
4 Joe Torre .331
5 Rico Carty .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Rocky Colavito 36
3 Harmon Killebrew 35
4 Johnny Callison 34
4 Felix Mantilla 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 113
1 Johnny Callison 113
3 Deron Johnson 112
4 Rocky Colavito 111
4 2 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 74
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Willie Davis 39
4 Luis Aparicio 37
5 Bert Campaneris 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.79
2 Eddie Fisher 1.96
3 Joe Horlen 1.96
4 Juan Marichal 2.02
5 Milt Pappas 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 23
1 Juan Marichal 23
3 Tony Cloninger 22
3 Sandy Koufax 22
5 Larry Jackson 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 289
2 Sandy Koufax 276
3 Bob Veale 271
4 Sam McDowell 265
5 Don Drysdale 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 26
2 Ron Kline 25
3 Dick Radatz 24
4 Eddie Fisher 23
5 2 tied 22