On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	63	37	.630	--
Orioles	58	40	.592	4.0
Indians	57	40	.588	4.5
Tigers	55	41	.573	6.0
White Sox	52	44	.542	9.0
Yankees	49	53	.480	15.0
Angels	46	54	.460	17.0
Senators	43	58	.426	20.5
Red Sox	36	62	.367	26.0
Athletics	32	62	.340	28.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 0

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Twins 8, Senators 1

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Orioles 5, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	43	.583	--
Reds	57	44	.564	2.0
Braves	54	43	.557	3.0
Giants	53	43	.552	3.5
Phillies	51	48	.515	7.0
Cardinals	50	50	.500	8.5
Pirates	51	51	.500	8.5
Cubs	48	54	.471	11.5
Astros	43	55	.439	14.5
Mets	32	68	.320	26.5

Games

Cubs 9, Mets 0

Braves 6, Astros 4

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Phillies 1, Pirates 0

Giants 8, Cardinals 5

Cubs 7, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Tony Oliva	5
1	Billy Williams	5
4	Glenn Beckert	4
4	Jim Hickman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Glenn Beckert	3
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Ron Santo	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Oliva	2
2	Larry Brown	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Tommy Harper	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	2.00
1	Sammy Ellis	2.00
3	Sandy Koufax	1.33
4	Steve Barber	1.00
4	Fred Newman	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sammy Ellis	12
2	Steve Barber	8
2	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Vern Law	8
2	Fred Newman	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.340
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Dick Allen	.322
5	Joe Torre	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Callison	22
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Harmon Killebrew	22
2	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	79
2	Deron Johnson	77
3	Johnny Callison	70
4	Harmon Killebrew	69
4	Willie Stargell	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	71
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Bert Campaneris	36
4	Jose Cardenal	32
5	Jim Wynn	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.68
2	Eddie Fisher	1.71
3	Milt Pappas	1.85
4	Vern Law	1.90
5	George Brunet	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Don Drysdale	15
2	Juan Marichal	15
4	Sammy Ellis	14
5	Tony Cloninger	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	230
2	Sam McDowell	190
3	Bob Gibson	167
4	Bob Veale	154
5	Jim Maloney	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	22
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Bob Lee	15
4	Pedro Ramos	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.433
2	Norm Siebern	.419
3	Jim Hickman	.405
4	Tony Oliva	.403
5	Lou Clinton	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	8
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Jim Fregosi	6
2	Dick Green	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Tony Oliva	17
2	Pete Rose	17
4	Bob Allison	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Lou Brock	6
5	Tommy Harper	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
2	Ron Herbel	0.54
3	Dave McNally	0.95
4	George Brunet	1.04
5	Mel Stottlemyre	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	3
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Ken Johnson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Denny McLain	29
3	Sammy Ellis	27
3	Chris Short	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Hal Woodeshick	4
2	John Wyatt	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.385
2	Pete Rose	.376
3	Maury Wills	.372
4	Roberto Clemente	.368
5	Jim Ray Hart	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Norm Cash	9
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Don Mincher	9
1	Joe Morgan	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Pete Rose	26
3	Jimmie Hall	23
3	Tony Oliva	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	26
2	Lou Brock	13
3	Jose Cardenal	12
4	Bert Campaneris	11
5	Jim Wynn	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.47
1	Denny McLain	1.47
3	George Brunet	1.58
4	Chris Short	1.70
5	Sam McDowell	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Nuxhall	6
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Denny McLain	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	71
2	Sam McDowell	53
3	Denny McLain	50
4	Mickey Lolich	49
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	8
2	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Billy O'Dell	6
2	Al Worthington	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.338
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Joe Torre	.329
4	Dick Allen	.323
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
3	Johnny Callison	36
4	Rocky Colavito	31
4	3 others tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	118
2	Johnny Callison	115
3	Deron Johnson	113
4	Frank Robinson	111
5	Joe Torre	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	64
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Willie Davis	41
5	Jose Cardenal	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	1.97
3	Sandy Koufax	2.01
4	Sam McDowell	2.05
5	Milt Pappas	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	23
1	Bob Gibson	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	292
2	Sandy Koufax	275
3	Sam McDowell	272
4	Bob Veale	262
5	Mickey Lolich	244

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	28
2	Eddie Fisher	25
2	Al Worthington	25
4	Ted Abernathy	23
4	2 others tied	23