On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	83	48	.634	--
White Sox	74	55	.574	8.0
Orioles	70	56	.556	10.5
Indians	71	57	.555	10.5
Tigers	71	58	.550	11.0
Yankees	64	66	.492	18.5
Angels	60	70	.462	22.5
Senators	57	73	.438	25.5
Red Sox	49	81	.377	33.5
Athletics	46	81	.362	35.0

Games

Angels 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Athletics 4, Yankees 0

Indians 6, Twins 5

Senators 5, Orioles 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	56	.573	--
Reds	72	56	.563	1.5
Giants	70	56	.556	2.5
Braves	71	57	.555	2.5
Pirates	70	62	.530	5.5
Phillies	66	62	.516	7.5
Cardinals	64	67	.489	11.0
Cubs	62	71	.466	14.0
Astros	55	74	.426	19.0
Mets	43	87	.331	31.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Mets 3, Giants 0

Dodgers 8, Phillies 4

Astros 9, Pirates 6

Reds 8, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Morgan	3
1	Albie Pearson	3
1	Floyd Robinson	3
1	Bob Skinner	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Stargell	4
2	Paul Blair	3
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Deron Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rollie Sheldon	1.67
2	Jim Duckworth	1.40
3	Mel Stottlemyre	0.89
4	Jim Maloney	0.71
5	John Purdin	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Galen Cisco	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Stottlemyre	8
2	Jim Brewer	7
2	Jim Duckworth	7
4	Al Jackson	6
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ted Davidson	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.331
3	Willie Mays	.323
4	Hank Aaron	.322
5	Brooks Robinson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Johnny Callison	28
5	Hank Aaron	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	102
2	Willie Stargell	89
3	Rocky Colavito	88
4	Ernie Banks	87
5	2 tied	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Lou Brock	54
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	2.18

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	303
2	Sam McDowell	249
3	Bob Gibson	217
4	Bob Veale	214
5	Jim Bunning	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	27
2	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	.476
2	Albie Pearson	.408
3	Manny Mota	.394
4	Gene Alley	.389
5	Cookie Rojas	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Rico Petrocelli	6
3	Mack Jones	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
3	Billy Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	15
2	Donn Clendenon	14
2	Lee Thomas	14
4	Gates Brown	13
4	8 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
1	Bert Campaneris	7
1	Maury Wills	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	Luis Aparicio	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.99
2	Steve Barber	1.09
3	Gary Wagner	1.15
4	Milt Pappas	1.17
5	Gary Bell	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Bruce Howard	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Steve Ridzik	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Sam McDowell	33
3	Bob Gibson	27
4	Tony Cloninger	26
4	Luis Tiant	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	4
1	Al McBean	4
1	Billy McCool	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
5	4 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.377
2	Jose Tartabull	.375
3	Lou Brock	.356
4	Albie Pearson	.353
5	Willie Mays	.351

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	27
1	Willie Mays	27
3	Ken Boyer	26
4	Deron Johnson	25
4	Brooks Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Wagner	0.71
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.99
3	Sonny Siebert	1.03
4	Galen Cisco	1.15
5	Juan Pizarro	1.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Bob Veale	60
3	Sam McDowell	59
4	Jim Bunning	53
5	Bob Gibson	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Bob Lee	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
1	John Wyatt	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Brooks Robinson	.330
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
5	Pete Rose	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Willie McCovey	32
5	Ron Santo	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	117
2	Ernie Banks	113
3	Johnny Callison	111
4	Willie Mays	108
5	Billy Williams	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	96
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	51
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	2.11
3	Sandy Koufax	2.18
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	303
2	Sam McDowell	290
3	Bob Gibson	286
4	Bob Veale	283
5	Jim Bunning	253

Saves

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