On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	74	41	.643	--
Orioles	65	49	.570	8.5
Tigers	64	49	.566	9.0
Indians	64	49	.566	9.0
White Sox	61	51	.545	11.5
Yankees	58	59	.496	17.0
Angels	52	62	.456	21.5
Senators	50	66	.431	24.5
Red Sox	43	70	.381	30.0
Athletics	38	73	.342	34.0

Games

Senators 4, Orioles 2

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Twins 1

Tigers 2, Angels 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	48	.586	--
Giants	63	48	.568	2.5
Braves	64	49	.566	2.5
Reds	63	51	.553	4.0
Phillies	62	53	.539	5.5
Pirates	60	58	.508	9.0
Cardinals	57	58	.496	10.5
Cubs	56	62	.475	13.0
Astros	48	67	.417	19.5
Mets	34	81	.296	33.5

Games

Braves 8, Cubs 3

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Phillies 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 7, Reds 2

Astros 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Lenny Green	3
1	Tommy Harper	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Oliver	2
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Mike Brumley	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Gene Oliver	4
3	Eddie Mathews	3
4	Clete Boyer	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	2.00
2	Denny Lemaster	1.62
3	Warren Spahn	0.90
4	Don Nottebart	0.83
5	Jim Maloney	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bo Belinsky	1
1	Jack Cullen	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Denny Lemaster	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Lemaster	13
2	Warren Spahn	9
3	Jim Maloney	7
3	Bob Veale	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	1
1	Gary Wagner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Willie Mays	.326
5	Pete Rose	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Johnny Callison	26
3	Eddie Mathews	26
5	Hank Aaron	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	93
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Willie Stargell	81
4	Johnny Callison	79
4	Rocky Colavito	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	47
3	Bert Campaneris	40
4	Jose Cardenal	35
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	2.15

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 Veale	192
4	Bob Gibson	190
5	Jim Bunning	176

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.432
2	Len Gabrielson	.424
3	Gordy Coleman	.412
4	Ron Brand	.404
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Gene Oliver	6
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
3	Pete Rose	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	17
2	Deron Johnson	16
2	Eddie Mathews	16
4	Pete Rose	15
5	Willie Mays	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	6
2	Lou Brock	5
3	Bert Campaneris	4
3	Al Spangler	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Jim Bunning	0.72
4	Sonny Siebert	0.76
5	Bob Lee	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Jim Bunning	29
3	Juan Marichal	28
4	Al Downing	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.397
2	Pete Rose	.375
3	Lenny Green	.372
4	Tony Oliva	.366
5	Roberto Clemente	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Johnny Callison	9
2	Willie Mays	9
2	Gene Oliver	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	32
2	Eddie Mathews	28
3	Tony Oliva	27
4	Brooks Robinson	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Lou Brock	11
3	Tommy Harper	11
5	Jose Cardenal	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.33
2	Bill Faul	1.35
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.62
4	Jim Bunning	1.65
5	Sonny Siebert	1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Bob Veale	55
3	Jim Bunning	53
4	Sam McDowell	52
5	Chris Short	47

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	.333
3	Brooks Robinson	.326
4	Dick Allen	.320
5	Curt Flood	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	38
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Harmon Killebrew	31
4	Ron Santo	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	114
1	Deron Johnson	114
3	Ernie Banks	113
4	Rocky Colavito	106
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.94
3	Sandy Koufax	2.06
4	Sam McDowell	2.16
5	Joe Horlen	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22
5	5 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	287
2	Bob Veale	281
3	Sandy Koufax	280
4	Sam McDowell	274
5	Jim Bunning	252

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	25
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Al Worthington	24
5	2 tied	23