On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	79	46	.632	--
White Sox	71	51	.582	6.5
Tigers	70	53	.569	8.0
Orioles	67	53	.558	9.5
Indians	68	54	.557	9.5
Yankees	63	61	.508	15.5
Angels	56	68	.452	22.5
Senators	54	70	.435	24.5
Red Sox	45	78	.366	33.0
Athletics	41	80	.339	36.0

Games

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Angels 4, Twins 1

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

White Sox 2, Athletics 1

Indians 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	72	53	.576	--
Giants	69	51	.575	0.5
Braves	70	52	.574	0.5
Reds	68	54	.557	2.5
Phillies	66	57	.537	5.0
Pirates	65	61	.516	7.5
Cardinals	60	65	.480	12.0
Cubs	59	68	.465	14.0
Astros	51	73	.411	20.5
Mets	39	85	.315	32.5

Games

Cubs 3, Astros 1

Mets 4, Cardinals 2

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Giants 4, Dodgers 3

Mets 7, Cardinals 5

Phillies 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Davalillo	5
1	Ron Hunt	5
1	Ron Swoboda	5
4	Danny Cater	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Danny Cater	1
1	Gordy Coleman	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Floyd Robinson	4
2	Woodie Held	3
2	Jim Hickman	3
2	Willie Mays	3
5	19 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Zoilo Versalles	1
1	Jim Wynn	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	1.33
2	John Buzhardt	1.25
3	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Juan Marichal	1.00
5	Billy Hoeft	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	9
2	Dean Chance	8
2	Sandy Koufax	8
4	Billy Hoeft	7
4	Sam McDowell	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Eilers	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Masanori Murakami	1
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	1
1	Gary Wagner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.325
4	Willie Mays	.325
5	Pete Rose	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
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	Rocky Colavito	84
3	Eddie Mathews	84
5	2 tied	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	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.78
2	Eddie Fisher	1.89
3	Vern Law	1.98
4	Sandy Koufax	2.18
5	Sonny Siebert	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Tony Cloninger	18
4	Jim Bunning	16
4	3 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	296
2	Sam McDowell	241
3	Bob Gibson	210
4	Bob Veale	202
5	Jim Bunning	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Eddie Fisher	22
4	Bob Lee	20
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Mathews	.457
2	Brooks Robinson	.431
3	Clete Boyer	.415
4	Tony Oliva	.396
5	Earl Battey	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Gene Oliver	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	22
2	Don Demeter	15
3	Don Mincher	14
4	Willie Mays	13
4	Brooks Robinson	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
2	Jack Cullen	0.59
3	Bob Lee	0.66
3	Billy O'Dell	0.66
5	Robin Roberts	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Billy O'Dell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	43
2	Sam McDowell	30
3	Juan Marichal	28
4	Jim Bunning	27
4	Dean Chance	27

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	Brooks Robinson	.376
2	Pete Rose	.376
3	Jose Tartabull	.369
4	Len Gabrielson	.357
5	Wayne Causey	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Don Demeter	9
3	Norm Cash	8
3	Mack Jones	8
3	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	27
2	Pete Rose	26
3	Don Mincher	25
3	Brooks Robinson	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Tommy Harper	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	Willie Davis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.61
2	Robin Roberts	0.67
3	Bob Lee	0.87
4	Bill Faul	1.09
5	Juan Pizarro	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
1	Tony Cloninger	6
1	Mudcat Grant	6
4	Vern Law	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	82
2	Jim Bunning	65
2	Sam McDowell	65
4	Bob Veale	54
5	Juan Marichal	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Bob Lee	5
2	Frank Linzy	5
2	Billy O'Dell	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.342
2	Roberto Clemente	.336
3	Brooks Robinson	.331
4	Joe Torre	.323
5	Pete Rose	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Ron Santo	31
5	Hank Aaron	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	115
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Johnny Callison	108
3	Willie Mays	108
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.90
2	Eddie Fisher	2.02
3	Sandy Koufax	2.18
4	Sam McDowell	2.18
5	Vern Law	2.29

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	296
2	Bob Gibson	291
3	Sam McDowell	289
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Juan Marichal	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	27
1	Ron Kline	27
3	Bob Lee	25
4	Ted Abernathy	24
4	Al Worthington	24