On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	79	45	.637	--
White Sox	69	51	.575	8.0
Tigers	69	53	.566	9.0
Orioles	67	53	.558	10.0
Indians	67	54	.554	10.5
Yankees	63	61	.508	16.0
Angels	55	68	.447	23.5
Senators	54	69	.439	24.5
Red Sox	45	77	.369	33.0
Athletics	41	78	.345	35.5

Games

Red Sox 13, Tigers 10

Twins 4, Angels 2

White Sox 7, Athletics 6

Senators 4, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	52	.581	--
Braves	70	51	.579	0.5
Giants	68	51	.571	1.5
Reds	68	53	.562	2.5
Phillies	65	57	.533	6.0
Pirates	64	61	.512	8.5
Cardinals	60	63	.488	11.5
Cubs	58	68	.460	15.0
Astros	51	72	.415	20.5
Mets	37	85	.303	34.0

Games

Astros 9, Cubs 2

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Dodgers 6, Giants 4

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Mets 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Tony Conigliaro	3
1	Dick Green	3
1	Tony Horton	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Tony Conigliaro	1
1	Dick Green	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gates Brown	4
1	Tony Conigliaro	4
1	Felix Mantilla	4
4	Tony Horton	3
4	Jim Wynn	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Ken Harrelson	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	1.57
2	Fred Newman	1.17
3	Dick Ellsworth	0.83
4	Jim Merritt	0.78
5	Bobby Bolin	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	11
2	Jim Merritt	7
2	Fred Newman	7
4	Dick Ellsworth	5
4	Jack Fisher	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Lary	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
4	Pete Rose	.323
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Willie McCovey	29
3	Eddie Mathews	28
4	Hank Aaron	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	97
2	Ernie Banks	85
3	Eddie Mathews	84
4	Rocky Colavito	83
4	Willie Horton	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	50
3	Bert Campaneris	45
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.73
2	Eddie Fisher	1.86
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	Brooks Robinson	.436
2	Eddie Mathews	.429
3	Bob Aspromonte	.425
4	Earl Battey	.419
5	3 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Willie McCovey	5
3	Gene Oliver	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	22
2	Don Mincher	16
3	Willie Mays	15
4	Don Demeter	14
4	Brooks Robinson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Joe Morgan	5
2	Maury Wills	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Galen Cisco	0.00
3	Jack Cullen	0.59
4	Robin Roberts	0.67
5	Billy O'Dell	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Billy O'Dell	3
1	Pete Richert	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Luis Tiant	32
3	Bob Gibson	24
3	Denny Lemaster	24
3	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	4
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Al McBean	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
2	Al Worthington	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.376
2	Brooks Robinson	.372
3	Jim Ray Hart	.365
4	Jose Tartabull	.361
5	Len Gabrielson	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Norm Cash	8
2	Don Demeter	8
2	Mack Jones	8
2	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Bert Campaneris	13
2	Tommy Harper	13
4	Lou Brock	11
5	Willie Davis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.61
2	Bob Lee	0.87
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	Jim Bunning	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Sam McDowell	58
3	Jim Bunning	56
4	Bob Veale	52
5	2 tied	49

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.340
2	Roberto Clemente	.335
3	Brooks Robinson	.332
4	Pete Rose	.321
5	Joe Torre	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Hank Aaron	30
4	Ron Santo	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	115
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Johnny Callison	109
4	Willie Mays	105
5	Felix Mantilla	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	96
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	2.00
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	Mel Stottlemyre	22
5	6 tied	21

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
4	Al Worthington	24