On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	65	37	.637	--
Indians	58	42	.580	6.0
Orioles	58	42	.580	6.0
Tigers	56	43	.566	7.5
White Sox	54	45	.545	9.5
Yankees	51	54	.486	15.5
Angels	47	55	.461	18.0
Senators	44	59	.427	21.5
Red Sox	38	63	.376	26.5
Athletics	33	64	.340	29.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Angels 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Senators 4

Twins 2, Orioles 1

Yankees 7, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	61	44	.581	--
Reds	59	44	.573	1.0
Giants	55	43	.561	2.5
Braves	54	45	.545	4.0
Phillies	53	49	.520	6.5
Cardinals	51	51	.500	8.5
Pirates	52	53	.495	9.0
Cubs	50	56	.472	11.5
Astros	43	57	.430	15.5
Mets	34	70	.327	26.5

Games

Reds 11, Astros 4

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Mets 4, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Walt Bond	3
1	Lou Brock	3
1	Mike Brumley	3
1	Pedro Gonzalez	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Deron Johnson	2
1	Joe Pepitone	2
3	Gordy Coleman	1
3	Jim Ray Hart	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	5
2	Deron Johnson	4
3	Joe Pepitone	3
3	Vada Pinson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Lou Clinton	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	2.00
2	Denny Lemaster	1.20
3	Bob Gibson	1.00
4	John Miller	0.71
5	Jim Maloney	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Gary Kroll	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	9
2	Jim Maloney	8
3	Denny Lemaster	6
3	Jim Lonborg	6
3	Juan Marichal	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Gordie Richardson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.320
4	Dick Allen	.317
5	Joe Torre	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	24
2	Johnny Callison	23
2	Willie McCovey	23
2	Ron Santo	23
2	Willie Stargell	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	84
2	Ernie Banks	79
3	Willie Stargell	75
4	Johnny Callison	72
5	Harmon Killebrew	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	72
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Bert Campaneris	37
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.60
2	Milt Pappas	1.85
3	Eddie Fisher	1.87
4	Vern Law	1.90
5	George Brunet	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Juan Marichal	16
3	Don Drysdale	15
4	Sammy Ellis	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	230
2	Sam McDowell	190
3	Bob Gibson	176
4	Bob Veale	168
5	Jim Maloney	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	22
1	Ron Kline	22
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Bob Lee	16
5	Pedro Ramos	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.432
2	Jim Hickman	.409
3	Pete Rose	.406
4	Jim Ray Hart	.400
5	Felipe Alou	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Fregosi	7
2	Ken Harrelson	6
2	Chuck Hinton	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Pete Rose	17
3	Deron Johnson	16
4	Bob Allison	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Bert Campaneris	8
2	Jose Cardenal	8
4	Lou Brock	6
4	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
1	Bob Lee	0.00
3	Bill Faul	0.53
4	Ron Herbel	0.56
5	Dennis Musgraves	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Worthington	4
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	30
2	Dave Morehead	29
2	Chris Short	29
4	Denny McLain	28
4	Bob Veale	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Don McMahon	4
5	4 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.400
2	Tony Oliva	.394
3	Pete Rose	.386
4	Roberto Clemente	.368
5	Maury Wills	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	9
1	Jim Fregosi	9
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Don Mincher	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	30
2	Deron Johnson	24
2	Tony Oliva	24
2	Pete Rose	24
5	Hank Aaron	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	25
2	Jose Cardenal	14
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Lou Brock	10
4	Jim Wynn	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.28
2	Juan Marichal	1.47
3	George Brunet	1.58
4	Denny McLain	1.61
5	Bob Purkey	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Nuxhall	6
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Al Worthington	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	61
2	Mickey Lolich	53
2	Jim Maloney	53
4	Bob Gibson	50
4	Denny McLain	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
1	Hal Woodeshick	7
3	Billy O'Dell	6
3	Al Worthington	6
5	5 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Joe Torre	.325
4	Dick Allen	.319
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Harmon Killebrew	36
4	Ron Santo	33
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	120
2	Johnny Callison	117
3	Ernie Banks	116
4	Frank Robinson	109
5	Joe Torre	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Willie Davis	41
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.79
2	Sandy Koufax	1.96
3	Sam McDowell	2.07
4	Eddie Fisher	2.08
5	Milt Pappas	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	24
2	Tony Cloninger	22
2	Juan Marichal	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
4	Mel Stottlemyre	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	293
2	Bob Veale	276
3	Sandy Koufax	268
4	Sam McDowell	263
5	Mickey Lolich	242

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	25
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Bob Lee	24
3	Al Worthington	24