On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	59	35	.628	--
Orioles	55	38	.591	3.5
Indians	53	39	.576	5.0
Tigers	51	39	.567	6.0
White Sox	51	40	.560	6.5
Yankees	47	49	.490	13.0
Angels	45	50	.474	14.5
Senators	40	55	.421	19.5
Red Sox	33	59	.359	25.0
Athletics	29	59	.330	27.0

Games

Angels 7, Red Sox 3

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

Senators 5, Athletics 3

Indians 5, Yankees 2

Orioles 3, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	57	41	.582	--
Reds	54	41	.568	1.5
Braves	51	41	.554	3.0
Giants	50	41	.549	3.5
Phillies	47	46	.505	7.5
Pirates	48	48	.500	8.0
Cardinals	47	48	.495	8.5
Cubs	44	52	.458	12.0
Astros	42	50	.457	12.0
Mets	31	63	.330	24.0

Games

Pirates 6, Cubs 0

Reds 9, Astros 1

Giants 5, Braves 1

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Mets 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maury Wills	5
2	Jose Cardenal	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
4	Dick Allen	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Pagliaroni	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Jesus Alou	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jose Cardenal	3
1	Pete Rose	3
1	Duke Sims	3
4	Ken Berry	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Ron Brand	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chris Short	2.00
2	Ken Johnson	1.00
3	Luis Tiant	0.89
4	Jim Perry	0.80
5	3 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ron Herbel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chris Short	10
2	Orlando Pena	8
2	Luis Tiant	8
4	Ron Herbel	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Steve Ridzik	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Hank Aaron	.334
3	Donn Clendenon	.332
4	Dick Allen	.329
5	Willie Mays	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Callison	22
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Willie McCovey	22
2	Willie Stargell	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	75
2	Ernie Banks	72
3	Johnny Callison	70
4	Willie Stargell	69
5	2 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Lou Brock	41
3	Bert Campaneris	33
4	Jose Cardenal	30
5	Jim Wynn	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.50
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	Tony Cloninger	12

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	21
2	Ted Abernathy	20
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Bob Lee	15
4	Pedro Ramos	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.458
2	Harmon Killebrew	.404
3	Pete Rose	.400
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.394
5	2 tied	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	6
1	Ken Harrelson	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
1	Harmon Killebrew	16
3	Johnny Callison	14
4	Bob Allison	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Bert Campaneris	6
3	Lou Brock	5
3	Jose Cardenal	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.47
2	Bob Shaw	0.56
3	Diego Segui	0.71
4	Bob Bruce	1.13
5	Larry Jackson	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Ken Johnson	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Don Mossi	3
1	Fred Newman	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Denny McLain	23
2	Chris Short	23
4	Tony Cloninger	21
4	Jim Maloney	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	4
1	Al Worthington	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Billy McCool	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.373
2	Roberto Clemente	.372
3	Pete Rose	.362
4	Tony Oliva	.346
5	Maury Wills	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Johnny Callison	9
1	Don Mincher	9
4	Ken Harrelson	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	29
2	Jimmie Hall	25
2	Deron Johnson	25
4	Johnny Callison	24
5	Roberto Clemente	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Lou Brock	15
3	Jim Wynn	12
4	Vic Davalillo	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	1.26
2	Juan Marichal	1.35
3	Jim Perry	1.39
4	Denny McLain	1.47
5	Sam McDowell	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Jim Maloney	5
2	Denny McLain	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Jim Maloney	53
3	Sam McDowell	52
4	Mickey Lolich	51
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	7
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Pedro Ramos	6
2	Al Worthington	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.338
2	Roberto Clemente	.336
3	Dick Allen	.331
4	Joe Torre	.323
5	Donn Clendenon	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Johnny Callison	38
3	Harmon Killebrew	35
4	Hank Aaron	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	121
2	Ernie Banks	116
3	Deron Johnson	115
4	Frank Robinson	111
5	Joe Torre	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	86
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Willie Davis	40
5	Luis Aparicio	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.74
2	Juan Marichal	1.84
3	Sandy Koufax	1.93
4	Milt Pappas	2.06
5	Joe Horlen	2.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	291
2	Sandy Koufax	269
3	Bob Veale	265
4	Sam McDowell	259
5	Mickey Lolich	241

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	25
2	Al Worthington	25
4	Bob Lee	24
5	Pedro Ramos	23