On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	83	47	.638	--
White Sox	73	55	.570	9.0
Orioles	70	55	.560	10.5
Tigers	71	57	.555	11.0
Indians	70	57	.551	11.5
Yankees	64	65	.496	18.5
Angels	59	70	.457	23.5
Senators	56	73	.434	26.5
Red Sox	49	80	.380	33.5
Athletics	45	81	.357	36.0

Games

Angels 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, White Sox 1

Twins 7, Indians 0

Senators 2, Orioles 1

Athletics 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	56	.569	--
Giants	70	55	.560	1.5
Braves	71	56	.559	1.5
Reds	71	56	.559	1.5
Pirates	70	61	.534	4.5
Phillies	66	61	.520	6.5
Cardinals	64	66	.492	10.0
Cubs	61	71	.462	14.0
Astros	54	74	.422	19.0
Mets	42	87	.326	31.5

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Giants 9, Mets 2

Dodgers 9, Phillies 8

Pirates 10, Astros 9

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Thomas	4
1	Carl Yastrzemski	4
3	Bob Bailey	3
3	Ken Boyer	3
3	17 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
1	Lee Thomas	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Johnny Callison	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mudcat Grant	4
1	Lee Thomas	4
1	Billy Williams	4
4	Donn Clendenon	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Yastrzemski	2
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Curt Flood	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Frank Kreutzer	1.00
2	Sam McDowell	0.89
3	Ken Johnson	0.71
3	John O'Donoghue	0.71
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	8
2	Nelson Briles	7
2	Jim O'Toole	7
4	John Buzhardt	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Howie Reed	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.322
4	Brooks Robinson	.322
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	Johnny Callison	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	99
2	Ernie Banks	87
3	Eddie Mathews	86
3	Willie Mays	86
5	2 tied	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	53
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Tommy Harper	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.78
2	Vern Law	2.12
3	Eddie Fisher	2.18
3	Sonny Siebert	2.18
5	Sandy Koufax	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Tony Cloninger	18
3	Don Drysdale	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	301
2	Sam McDowell	249
3	Bob Gibson	217
4	Bob Veale	214
5	Jim Bunning	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	26
1	Ron Kline	26
3	Eddie Fisher	22
4	Bob Lee	21
5	2 tied	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jose Tartabull	.463
2	Albie Pearson	.404
3	Ken McMullen	.400
4	Cookie Rojas	.386
5	Gene Alley	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Rico Petrocelli	6
3	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	Mack Jones	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Donn Clendenon	14
2	Curt Flood	14
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
1	Bert Campaneris	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Larry Dierker	0.00
3	Denny McLain	1.00
4	Steve Barber	1.09
5	Gary Wagner	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Bruce Howard	3
1	Denny McLain	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Sam McDowell	33
3	Bob Veale	29
4	Bob Gibson	27
4	Denny Lemaster	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	4
1	Al McBean	4
1	Billy McCool	4
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	4
5	4 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.377
2	Jose Tartabull	.376
3	Jim Ray Hart	.357
4	Tony Oliva	.355
5	Lou Brock	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Willie McCovey	10
3	Mack Jones	9
3	Gene Oliver	9
5	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Ken Boyer	27
2	Willie Mays	27
4	Brooks Robinson	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	12
2	Lou Brock	11
2	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Maury Wills	9
5	Hank Aaron	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.88
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.01
3	Sonny Siebert	1.03
4	Robin Roberts	1.36
5	Galen Cisco	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Mel Stottlemyre	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	79
2	Sam McDowell	63
3	Bob Veale	60
4	Jim Bunning	59
5	Bob Gibson	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
1	John Wyatt	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Billy McCool	5
3	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Brooks Robinson	.331
3	Hank Aaron	.331
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
5	Pete Rose	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Willie McCovey	32
5	Ron Santo	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	114
2	Ernie Banks	113
3	Johnny Callison	109
4	Willie Mays	108
5	2 tied	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	94
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	51
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	2.10
3	Sandy Koufax	2.19
4	Sam McDowell	2.21
5	Vern Law	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Don Drysdale	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	301
2	Sam McDowell	290
3	Bob Gibson	286
4	Bob Veale	283
5	Jim Bunning	253

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	27
1	Ron Kline	27
3	Ted Abernathy	26
4	Bob Lee	25
5	Al Worthington	24