On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	58	34	.630	--
Orioles	54	37	.593	3.5
White Sox	51	38	.573	5.5
Indians	52	39	.571	5.5
Tigers	50	39	.562	6.5
Yankees	46	48	.489	13.0
Angels	44	49	.473	14.5
Senators	38	55	.409	20.5
Red Sox	33	57	.367	24.0
Athletics	28	58	.326	27.0

Games

Twins 8, Red Sox 6

Twins 11, Red Sox 8

Tigers 10, Indians 5

Tigers 2, Indians 1

Angels 2, Senators 0

Orioles 1, Athletics 0

Yankees 7, White Sox 6

Orioles 9, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	39	.594	--
Reds	52	41	.559	3.5
Braves	50	40	.556	4.0
Giants	49	40	.551	4.5
Phillies	47	44	.516	7.5
Pirates	47	48	.495	9.5
Cardinals	46	47	.495	9.5
Cubs	43	51	.457	13.0
Astros	41	49	.456	13.0
Mets	30	63	.323	25.5

Games

Cubs 8, Phillies 7

Braves 6, Dodgers 4

Giants 5, Reds 4

Astros 2, Cardinals 0

Mets 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
1	Tony Oliva	6
3	Tony Conigliaro	5
3	Rich Rollins	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Hinton	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Eddie Bressoud	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	5
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Bob Allison	4
4	Clete Boyer	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	4.00
2	Al Jackson	1.33
3	Mickey Lolich	1.29
4	John O'Donoghue	1.25
5	Sonny Siebert	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny McLain	12
2	Mickey Lolich	9
3	John Miller	8
4	Buster Narum	7
5	Juan Marichal	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.338
2	Willie Mays	.333
3	Hank Aaron	.332
4	Donn Clendenon	.329
5	Dick Allen	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Willie Stargell	22
4	Rocky Colavito	21
4	Willie McCovey	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	72
2	Ernie Banks	70
3	Willie Stargell	69
4	Johnny Callison	66
4	2 others tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Lou Brock	39
3	Bert Campaneris	32
4	Jose Cardenal	30
5	Jim Wynn	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.42
2	Juan Marichal	1.61
3	Milt Pappas	1.67
4	Vern Law	1.91
5	George Brunet	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Don Drysdale	15
2	Juan Marichal	15
4	Sammy Ellis	13
5	6 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	214
2	Sam McDowell	176
3	Bob Gibson	163
4	Bob Veale	148
5	Juan Marichal	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	20
2	Ted Abernathy	19
2	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Bob Lee	15
4	Pedro Ramos	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.448
2	Tony Oliva	.429
3	Pete Rose	.423
4	Curt Flood	.417
5	Harmon Killebrew	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Dick Green	5
2	Ken Harrelson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	15
1	Rico Carty	15
1	Harmon Killebrew	15
4	Jim Lefebvre	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Jose Cardenal	6
2	Vic Davalillo	6
2	Jim Wynn	6
5	Bert Campaneris	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.47
2	John Buzhardt	0.63
3	Bob Shaw	0.71
4	Billy O'Dell	0.73
5	Jim Perry	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Johnson	4
2	Wade Blasingame	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Mickey Lolich	28
3	Bob Gibson	24
4	Denny McLain	23
5	Sammy Ellis	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	4
1	Al Worthington	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Billy O'Dell	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.363
2	Curt Flood	.355
3	Donn Clendenon	.352
4	Lee Thomas	.350
5	Pete Rose	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Joe Morgan	8
2	Leon Wagner	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	27
2	Jimmie Hall	24
2	Deron Johnson	24
2	Willie Stargell	24
5	2 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Lou Brock	13
3	Jim Wynn	12
4	Vic Davalillo	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	1.25
2	Milt Pappas	1.26
3	Juan Marichal	1.35
4	Denny McLain	1.47
5	Eddie Fisher	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Denny McLain	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Mickey Lolich	61
3	Bob Gibson	54
3	Sam McDowell	54
5	Denny McLain	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	7
2	Pedro Ramos	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.338
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Dick Allen	.331
4	Joe Torre	.321
5	Rico Carty	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Harmon Killebrew	34
4	Rocky Colavito	33
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	117
2	Ernie Banks	115
3	Deron Johnson	113
4	Frank Robinson	109
5	Rocky Colavito	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	42
4	Willie Davis	40
5	Luis Aparicio	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.67
2	Juan Marichal	1.84
3	Sandy Koufax	1.86
4	Joe Horlen	2.09
5	Milt Pappas	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	23
2	Bob Gibson	22
2	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Tony Cloninger	21
4	Don Drysdale	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	291
2	Sandy Koufax	281
3	Bob Veale	269
4	Sam McDowell	259
5	Mickey Lolich	242

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	26
2	Eddie Fisher	25
2	Bob Lee	25
4	Al Worthington	24
5	Pedro Ramos	23