On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	69	39	.639	--
Orioles	62	43	.590	5.5
Indians	61	44	.581	6.5
Tigers	58	47	.552	9.5
White Sox	57	48	.543	10.5
Yankees	54	56	.491	16.0
Angels	48	58	.453	20.0
Senators	46	63	.422	23.5
Red Sox	40	65	.381	27.5
Athletics	35	67	.343	31.0

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Indians 5, Tigers 2

Athletics 5, Red Sox 1

Twins 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	46	.582	--
Giants	58	46	.558	3.0
Reds	60	48	.556	3.0
Braves	58	47	.552	3.5
Phillies	56	50	.528	6.0
Pirates	57	53	.518	7.0
Cardinals	55	53	.509	8.0
Cubs	51	60	.459	13.5
Astros	45	61	.425	17.0
Mets	34	74	.315	29.0

Games

Giants 18, Reds 7

Dodgers 6, Braves 3

Pirates 11, Mets 3

Cardinals 3, Astros 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jesus Alou	4
1	Len Gabrielson	4
3	Dick Allen	3
3	Roberto Clemente	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordy Coleman	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Don Cardwell	1
3	Roberto Clemente	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Len Gabrielson	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Jesus Alou	3
3	Don Cardwell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Harrelson	2
2	Ron Brand	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Jim Landis	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.67
2	Sandy Koufax	1.33
3	Jim Kaat	0.88
4	Sam McDowell	0.83
5	Fred Talbot	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	12
2	Bob Gibson	10
2	Sam McDowell	10
4	Jim Kaat	7
5	Fred Talbot	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bo Belinsky	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Masanori Murakami	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.323
4	Pete Rose	.322
5	Donn Clendenon	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	27
2	Johnny Callison	24
2	Willie McCovey	24
4	Hank Aaron	23
4	2 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	89
2	Ernie Banks	79
3	Willie Stargell	78
4	Johnny Callison	75
4	Rocky Colavito	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	74
2	Lou Brock	44
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.65
2	Vern Law	1.79
3	Eddie Fisher	1.82
4	Milt Pappas	1.98
5	Sam McDowell	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Don Drysdale	15
4	Tony Cloninger	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	253
2	Sam McDowell	211
3	Bob Gibson	186
4	Bob Veale	180
5	Juan Marichal	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	22
1	Ron Kline	22
3	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Bob Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.463
2	Billy Bryan	.429
3	Jim Gosger	.418
4	Pete Rose	.417
5	Len Gabrielson	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Pepitone	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Don Demeter	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	20
2	Deron Johnson	17
3	Norm Cash	15
4	Fred Whitfield	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Tommy Harper	8
3	Bert Campaneris	6
4	Lou Brock	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
2	Bill Faul	0.35
3	Bob Lee	0.63
4	Don Schwall	0.66
5	Dave McNally	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Sam McDowell	35
3	Bob Veale	32
4	Dave Morehead	29
5	Jim Bunning	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
4	Ted Abernathy	3
4	5 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.414
2	Jim Ray Hart	.409
3	Maury Wills	.387
4	Tony Oliva	.379
5	Roberto Clemente	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Johnny Callison	9
4	Jim Fregosi	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	30
2	Deron Johnson	27
3	Norm Cash	25
3	Harmon Killebrew	25
5	Hank Aaron	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.25
2	Dave McNally	1.29
3	Bill Faul	1.36
4	Mike McCormick	1.53
5	Sam McDowell	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Johnson	6
2	Wade Blasingame	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Sam McDowell	55
3	Denny McLain	50
4	Bob Gibson	47
4	Bob Veale	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Hank Aaron	.334
3	Dick Allen	.322
4	Donn Clendenon	.321
5	Joe Torre	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Harmon Killebrew	34
4	Ron Santo	33
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	118
2	Deron Johnson	116
3	Ernie Banks	115
4	Rocky Colavito	110
5	Frank Robinson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Eddie Fisher	1.90
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.03
5	Joe Horlen	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	25
2	Tony Cloninger	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	298
2	Sandy Koufax	285
3	Bob Veale	280
4	Sam McDowell	277
5	Jim Bunning	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