On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	75	44	.630	--
Tigers	67	50	.573	7.0
White Sox	67	51	.568	7.5
Orioles	67	51	.568	7.5
Indians	67	52	.563	8.0
Yankees	61	61	.500	15.5
Angels	54	65	.454	21.0
Senators	52	69	.430	24.0
Red Sox	43	75	.364	31.5
Athletics	41	76	.350	33.0

Games

Athletics 4, Indians 2

Indians 4, Athletics 1

White Sox 8, Senators 2

Angels 7, Yankees 3

Orioles 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	69	49	.585	--
Dodgers	70	51	.579	0.5
Giants	67	49	.578	1.0
Reds	65	52	.556	3.5
Phillies	65	55	.542	5.0
Pirates	63	60	.512	8.5
Cardinals	58	62	.483	12.0
Cubs	56	65	.463	14.5
Astros	49	71	.408	21.0
Mets	36	84	.300	34.0

Games

Pirates 8, Astros 7

Phillies 6, Dodgers 3

Giants 5, Mets 0

Braves 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jose Tartabull	6
2	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Ed Charles	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ron Brand	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Manny Mota	4
1	John Romano	4
1	Dick Stuart	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	Pete Ward	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	Bert Campaneris	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Lou Brock	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Cloninger	1.12
2	Whitey Ford	1.00
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
2	Juan Marichal	1.00
5	Dean Chance	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	9
1	Tony Cloninger	9
1	Sandy Koufax	9
4	Bob Veale	8
5	3 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.330
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
4	Brooks Robinson	.327
5	Willie Mays	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Willie McCovey	28
3	Hank Aaron	27
3	Eddie Mathews	27
5	Johnny Callison	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	97
2	Ernie Banks	85
3	Rocky Colavito	82
3	Eddie Mathews	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	78
2	Lou Brock	48
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.73
2	Eddie Fisher	1.76
3	Vern Law	1.98
4	Sandy Koufax	2.10
5	Sonny Siebert	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Tony Cloninger	18
4	Don Drysdale	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	288
2	Sam McDowell	234
3	Bob Veale	200
4	Bob Gibson	199
5	Juan Marichal	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Eddie Fisher	21
4	Bob Lee	19
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.492
2	Eddie Mathews	.440
3	Gates Brown	.425
4	Manny Mota	.424
5	Ken McMullen	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Gene Oliver	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Mack Jones	6
5	Eddie Mathews	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	20
2	Brooks Robinson	19
3	Willie Mays	14
3	Gene Oliver	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
1	Bert Campaneris	6
1	Maury Wills	6
4	Tommy Harper	5
4	Joe Morgan	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	0.00
1	Galen Cisco	0.00
3	Billy O'Dell	0.66
4	Dick Stigman	0.75
5	2 tied	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	Marcelino Lopez	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	47
2	Juan Marichal	38
3	Sam McDowell	33
4	Bob Veale	32
5	Tony Cloninger	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Bob Lee	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
1	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.383
2	Len Gabrielson	.378
3	Lenny Green	.378
4	Felipe Alou	.376
5	Tony Oliva	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
3	Willie McCovey	9
4	Norm Cash	8
4	6 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	28
2	Eddie Mathews	27
2	Brooks Robinson	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
4	Pete Rose	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Bert Campaneris	13
3	Tommy Harper	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.36
2	Bob Lee	0.96
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.14
4	Juan Pizarro	1.16
5	Bill Faul	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	7
2	Mudcat Grant	6
2	Vern Law	6
2	Pete Richert	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	84
2	Sam McDowell	60
2	Bob Veale	60
4	Jim Bunning	58
5	Juan Marichal	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	6
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Frank Linzy	5
3	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Brooks Robinson	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.332
4	Joe Torre	.318
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Hank Aaron	30
4	Ron Santo	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	118
2	Ernie Banks	113
3	Johnny Callison	112
4	Rocky Colavito	106
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	94
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.89
3	Sandy Koufax	2.10
4	Sam McDowell	2.20
5	Vern Law	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
1	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Jim Bunning	21
4	5 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Bob Gibson	288
2	Sandy Koufax	288
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	26
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Bob Lee	24
3	Al Worthington	24