On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	78	45	.634	--
White Sox	68	51	.571	8.0
Tigers	69	52	.570	8.0
Indians	67	53	.558	9.5
Orioles	67	53	.558	9.5
Yankees	63	61	.508	15.5
Angels	55	67	.451	22.5
Senators	53	69	.434	24.5
Red Sox	44	77	.364	33.0
Athletics	41	77	.347	34.5

Games

Tigers 2, Red Sox 0

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Angels 3, Twins 1

Twins 3, Angels 1

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Senators 3, Indians 2

Yankees 1, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	70	50	.583	--
Dodgers	71	52	.577	0.5
Giants	68	50	.576	1.0
Reds	67	53	.558	3.0
Phillies	65	56	.537	5.5
Pirates	63	61	.508	9.0
Cardinals	60	62	.492	11.0
Cubs	58	67	.464	14.5
Astros	50	72	.410	21.0
Mets	36	85	.298	34.5

Games

Astros 7, Cubs 4

Cubs 2, Astros 0

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 8, Mets 1

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Maye	5
1	Albie Pearson	5
3	Jimmy Stewart	4
4	Bob Aspromonte	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Aspromonte	3
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Dick Nen	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.75
2	George Brunet	1.00
2	Sammy Ellis	1.00
2	Denny McLain	1.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Jack Cullen	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	11
2	Luis Tiant	9
3	Sammy Ellis	8
4	Wade Blasingame	7
4	Chris Short	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Hank Aaron	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
4	Willie Mays	.320
5	Pete Rose	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	36
2	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Willie McCovey	28
4	Hank Aaron	27
5	Johnny Callison	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	97
2	Ernie Banks	85
3	Eddie Mathews	84
4	Rocky Colavito	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	79
2	Lou Brock	50
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
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	288
2	Sam McDowell	234
3	Bob Gibson	210
4	Bob Veale	200
5	Juan Marichal	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Eddie Fisher	21
4	Bob Lee	20
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.469
2	Bob Aspromonte	.462
3	Eddie Mathews	.449
4	Brooks Robinson	.424
5	Ken McMullen	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Eddie Mathews	6
2	Gene Oliver	6
4	Mack Jones	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	22
2	Don Mincher	16
2	Brooks Robinson	16
4	Don Demeter	14
4	Willie Mays	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Robin Roberts	0.00
1	Galen Cisco	0.00
4	Ron Perranoski	0.63
5	Billy O'Dell	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	Marcelino Lopez	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Luis Tiant	32
3	Tony Cloninger	31
4	Jim Bunning	30
5	Mickey Lolich	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Ron Kline	3
3	Al McBean	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.371
2	Tony Oliva	.369
3	Felipe Alou	.368
4	Len Gabrielson	.368
5	Brooks Robinson	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Norm Cash	9
2	Don Demeter	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	6 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Tommy Harper	13
3	Bert Campaneris	12
4	Lou Brock	11
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.87
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.07
3	Bill Faul	1.09
4	Juan Pizarro	1.16
5	Jim Bunning	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	7
1	Mudcat Grant	7
3	Pete Richert	6
4	Wade Blasingame	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Sam McDowell	60
3	Jim Bunning	56
4	Bob Gibson	52
4	Bob Veale	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.342
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Brooks Robinson	.330
4	Joe Torre	.322
5	Pete Rose	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
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	112
2	Johnny Callison	112
4	Willie Mays	106
5	2 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	48
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.92
3	Sandy Koufax	2.10
4	Sam McDowell	2.15
5	Vern Law	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
1	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	24
4	Sammy Ellis	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	291
2	Sandy Koufax	288
3	Sam McDowell	282
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Juan Marichal	250

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	26
3	Bob Lee	25
4	Ted Abernathy	24
5	2 tied	23