On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	71	39	.645	--
Orioles	62	45	.579	7.5
Indians	61	46	.570	8.5
White Sox	59	48	.551	10.5
Tigers	59	48	.551	10.5
Yankees	55	57	.491	17.0
Angels	49	59	.454	21.0
Senators	47	64	.423	24.5
Red Sox	40	67	.374	29.5
Athletics	37	67	.356	31.0

Games

Senators 2, Angels 1

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 7, Orioles 4

Twins 9, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	47	.580	--
Giants	60	46	.566	2.0
Reds	61	49	.555	3.0
Braves	59	48	.551	3.5
Phillies	57	51	.528	6.0
Pirates	58	54	.518	7.0
Cardinals	55	55	.500	9.0
Cubs	53	60	.469	12.5
Astros	46	62	.426	17.0
Mets	34	76	.309	30.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 3

Astros 4, Braves 0

Giants 10, Cardinals 4

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Cubs 7, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tom Tresh	4
2	Frank Malzone	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Joe Morgan	3
2	Jim Pagliaroni	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Bob Aspromonte	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	5
1	Billy Williams	5
3	Jim Landis	4
4	Ken Boyer	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Jim Fregosi	1
1	Jim Gosger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Faul	999.00
2	Turk Farrell	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.00
4	George Brunet	0.88
5	Catfish Hunter	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	9
2	George Brunet	7
2	Ted Davidson	7
4	Catfish Hunter	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.324
4	Willie Mays	.323
5	Dick Allen	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	29
2	Johnny Callison	26
3	Willie McCovey	25
4	Hank Aaron	23
4	2 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	90
2	Ernie Banks	79
3	Willie Stargell	78
4	Johnny Callison	77
5	Rocky Colavito	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.65
2	Eddie Fisher	1.82
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	Sam McDowell	2.04
5	Sandy Koufax	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Tony Cloninger	15
3	Don Drysdale	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	253
2	Sam McDowell	211
3	Bob Gibson	186
4	Bob Veale	180
5	Jim Bunning	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	23
2	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	Len Gabrielson	.429
2	Gordy Coleman	.400
3	Wayne Causey	.393
4	Mickey Mantle	.388
5	Fred Whitfield	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Joe Pepitone	6
3	Norm Cash	5
3	Deron Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	17
2	Norm Cash	16
3	Deron Johnson	15
3	Fred Whitfield	15
5	Billy Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Tommy Harper	7
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Jimmy Stewart	5
3	Jim Wynn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Faul	0.34
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.50
3	Jack Baldschun	0.66
3	Don Schwall	0.66
5	Gary Wagner	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Jim Bunning	38
3	Sam McDowell	35
4	Bob Veale	32
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Linzy	4
1	Billy O'Dell	4
1	Dick Radatz	4
1	John Wyatt	4
5	5 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.391
2	Pete Rose	.388
3	Jim Ray Hart	.381
4	Maury Wills	.371
5	Tony Oliva	.362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	30
2	Deron Johnson	25
3	Hank Aaron	24
3	Bob Allison	24
3	Harmon Killebrew	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	23
2	Jim Wynn	12
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Tommy Harper	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave McNally	1.29
2	Bill Faul	1.35
3	Mike McCormick	1.49
4	Sam McDowell	1.56
5	Juan Marichal	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Mudcat Grant	5
1	Ken Johnson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	68
2	Sam McDowell	55
3	Jim Bunning	51
4	Mickey Lolich	49
5	Bob Veale	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	7
1	John Wyatt	7
3	Ted Abernathy	6
4	Frank Linzy	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Dick Allen	.325
4	Joe Torre	.318
5	Donn Clendenon	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	39
3	Ron Santo	33
4	Harmon Killebrew	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	120
2	Ernie Banks	114
2	Deron Johnson	114
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Frank Robinson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Lou Brock	64
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Eddie Fisher	1.89
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.03
5	Joe Horlen	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Bob Gibson	24
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	289
2	Sandy Koufax	285
3	Bob Veale	280
4	Sam McDowell	277
5	Jim Bunning	249

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Ted Abernathy	25
2	Eddie Fisher	25
4	Bob Lee	23
4	3 others tied	23