On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	73	40	.646	--
Orioles	64	48	.571	8.5
Indians	63	48	.568	9.0
Tigers	62	49	.559	10.0
White Sox	61	50	.550	11.0
Yankees	57	58	.496	17.0
Angels	51	61	.455	21.5
Senators	49	66	.426	25.0
Red Sox	42	69	.378	30.0
Athletics	38	71	.349	33.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Orioles 3

Senators 5, White Sox 2

White Sox 7, Senators 0

Indians 6, Angels 0

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Yankees 5, Twins 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	48	.583	--
Giants	62	46	.574	1.5
Braves	63	48	.568	2.0
Reds	63	50	.558	3.0
Phillies	60	53	.531	6.0
Pirates	59	56	.513	8.0
Cardinals	55	58	.487	11.0
Cubs	56	61	.479	12.0
Astros	47	66	.416	19.0
Mets	34	80	.298	32.5

Games

Cubs 7, Reds 2

Phillies 5, Astros 1

Braves 5, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 1, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Buford	5
2	Ron Hansen	4
2	Woodie Held	4
2	Willie Horton	4
2	Floyd Robinson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Max Alvis	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Dick McAuliffe	4
3	Max Alvis	3
3	Willie Horton	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Ron Brand	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	1.40
2	Mickey Lolich	1.00
3	Joe Sparma	0.75
4	Ken Johnson	0.70
5	Juan Pizarro	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Johnson	7
1	Mickey Lolich	7
1	Luis Tiant	7
4	Joe Sparma	6
4	Mel Stottlemyre	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Steve Ridzik	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.344
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.331
3	Hank Aaron	.327
4	Willie Mays	.327
5	Pete Rose	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Johnny Callison	26
4	Hank Aaron	25
4	Eddie Mathews	25

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	40
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.71
2	Eddie Fisher	1.85
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	Sandy Koufax	2.14
5	Sonny Siebert	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Tony Cloninger	16
3	Don Drysdale	16
5	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
4	Dick Radatz	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Brand	.425
2	Gordy Coleman	.424
3	Jim Ray Hart	.409
4	Dick Nen	.400
5	Bob Aspromonte	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Willie McCovey	5
2	Joe Pepitone	5
2	Pete Rose	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	16
1	Pete Rose	16
3	Brooks Robinson	15
4	Eddie Mathews	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	6
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Al Spangler	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Faul	0.52
2	Jim Bunning	0.55
3	Vern Law	0.72
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.73
5	Sonny Siebert	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	7 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	4
1	Dick Radatz	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Stu Miller	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.383
2	Roberto Clemente	.364
3	Jim Ray Hart	.364
4	Norm Siebern	.358
5	Tony Oliva	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	9
1	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Norm Cash	8
3	2 others tied	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	20
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	Joe Nuxhall	1.62
4	Jim Bunning	1.65
5	Bob Shaw	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	6
2	Wade Blasingame	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Jim Bunning	53
3	Sam McDowell	52
4	Bob Veale	48
5	Mickey Lolich	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	John Wyatt	7
4	Dick Radatz	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.340
2	Roberto Clemente	.336
3	Brooks Robinson	.322
4	Joe Torre	.320
5	Dick Allen	.319

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	62
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.93
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.26
5	Joe Horlen	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
3	Mel Stottlemyre	23
5	Sandy Koufax	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	290
2	Bob Gibson	287
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	3 tied	23