On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	73	39	.652	--
Orioles	64	47	.577	8.5
Indians	62	48	.564	10.0
White Sox	60	49	.550	11.5
Tigers	60	49	.550	11.5
Yankees	56	58	.491	18.0
Angels	51	60	.459	21.5
Senators	48	65	.425	25.5
Red Sox	41	69	.373	31.0
Athletics	38	69	.355	32.5

Games

Red Sox 15, Orioles 5

Orioles 12, Red Sox 4

White Sox 6, Senators 0

Angels 5, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Twins 7, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	48	.579	--
Giants	62	46	.574	1.0
Braves	62	48	.564	2.0
Reds	63	49	.563	2.0
Phillies	59	53	.527	6.0
Pirates	59	56	.513	7.5
Cardinals	55	57	.491	10.0
Cubs	55	61	.474	12.0
Astros	47	65	.420	18.0
Mets	34	79	.301	31.5

Games

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Phillies 2, Astros 0

Dodgers 4, Mets 3

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	6
1	Carl Yastrzemski	6
3	Paul Blair	3
3	Curt Blefary	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Jim Gosger	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	6
1	Carl Yastrzemski	6
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Curt Blefary	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.56
2	Juan Marichal	1.33
3	Jim Bunning	1.29
4	Whitey Ford	1.00
5	Tommy John	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	14
2	Jim Bunning	9
3	Juan Marichal	8
4	Tony Cloninger	7
4	Tommy John	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.344
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.333
3	Willie Mays	.327
4	Hank Aaron	.326
5	Pete Rose	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Johnny Callison	26
4	Eddie Mathews	25
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	93
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Willie Stargell	79
4	Johnny Callison	78
4	Rocky Colavito	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	46
3	Bert Campaneris	39
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.71
2	Eddie Fisher	1.82
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	George Brunet	2.12
5	Sandy Koufax	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Tony Cloninger	16
4	Don Drysdale	15
4	Sammy Ellis	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	267
2	Sam McDowell	216
3	Bob Gibson	190
4	Bob Veale	185
5	Jim Bunning	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Bob Lee	17
5	3 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gordy Coleman	.455
2	Bob Aspromonte	.407
3	Dick Nen	.405
4	Mickey Mantle	.404
5	Ron Santo	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Deron Johnson	5
2	Willie McCovey	5
2	Joe Pepitone	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	18
2	Brooks Robinson	17
2	Pete Rose	17
4	Eddie Mathews	14
4	Charley Smith	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
2	Bill Faul	0.52
3	Jim Bunning	0.55
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.60
5	Pete Mikkelsen	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	Catfish Hunter	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	45
2	Jim Bunning	35
3	Bob Veale	31
4	Sam McDowell	30
5	Juan Marichal	28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.383
2	Lenny Green	.364
2	Jim Ray Hart	.364
4	Tony Oliva	.363
5	Roberto Clemente	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	9
1	Norm Cash	9
1	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Ken Harrelson	8
4	Willie McCovey	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	32
2	Bob Allison	25
2	Deron Johnson	25
2	Eddie Mathews	25
2	Tony Oliva	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Lou Brock	10
3	Tommy Harper	10
5	Jose Cardenal	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Faul	1.35
2	Dave McNally	1.46
3	Mike McCormick	1.52
4	Joe Nuxhall	1.62
5	Jim Bunning	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Wade Blasingame	5
3	Mudcat Grant	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	82
2	Jim Bunning	53
3	Sam McDowell	52
4	Bob Veale	48
5	Tony Cloninger	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	John Wyatt	7
4	Frank Linzy	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.336
3	Brooks Robinson	.323
4	Joe Torre	.320
5	Dick Allen	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	39
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Harmon Killebrew	32
4	Ron Santo	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	117
1	Deron Johnson	117
3	Ernie Banks	116
4	Rocky Colavito	106
4	2 others tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.91
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.26
5	Joe Horlen	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
2	Bob Gibson	24
2	Juan Marichal	24
4	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	293
2	Sandy Koufax	290
3	Sam McDowell	277
4	Bob Veale	274
5	Jim Bunning	252

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	26
2	Eddie Fisher	25
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Al Worthington	24
5	2 tied	23