On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	83	49	.629	--
White Sox	76	55	.580	6.5
Indians	72	57	.558	9.5
Tigers	72	58	.554	10.0
Orioles	70	57	.551	10.5
Yankees	65	66	.496	17.5
Angels	60	71	.458	22.5
Senators	58	73	.443	24.5
Red Sox	49	83	.371	34.0
Athletics	46	82	.359	35.0

Games

Tigers 2, Angels 1

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Indians 3, Twins 1

Senators 5, Orioles 4

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	57	.568	--
Giants	71	56	.559	1.5
Reds	72	57	.558	1.5
Braves	71	58	.550	2.5
Pirates	71	62	.534	4.5
Phillies	67	62	.519	6.5
Cardinals	65	67	.492	10.0
Cubs	63	71	.470	13.0
Astros	55	75	.423	19.0
Mets	43	88	.328	31.5

Games

Cubs 10, Braves 2

Giants 8, Mets 3

Pirates 4, Astros 2

Cardinals 10, Reds 4

Phillies 13, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Aspromonte	4
1	Ken Berry	4
1	Jim Gosger	4
1	Alex Johnson	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Ron Santo	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Frank Bolling	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Johnson	5
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Ron Santo	4
4	Willie Mays	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	2
2	Vic Davalillo	1
2	Jim Fregosi	1
2	Lenny Green	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Downing	1.50
2	Fred Newman	0.83
3	Lew Krausse	0.80
4	Bobby Bolin	0.67
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Bill Faul	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	12
2	Bobby Bolin	6
2	Masanori Murakami	6
2	Ray Sadecki	6
5	7 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	Bob Locker	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	Masanori Murakami	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
3	Willie Mays	.324
4	Hank Aaron	.324
5	Brooks Robinson	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Johnny Callison	28
4	Ron Santo	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	102
2	Ernie Banks	91
2	Willie Stargell	91
4	Rocky Colavito	89
4	Willie Mays	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	83
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	2.14
4	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	250
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	Albie Pearson	.457
2	Jose Tartabull	.444
3	Gene Alley	.420
4	Cookie Rojas	.418
5	Jim Ray Hart	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Rico Petrocelli	7
3	Billy Williams	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Ken Boyer	15
3	Donn Clendenon	14
3	Jim Ray Hart	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Lou Brock	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Bert Campaneris	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.99
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.04
3	Steve Barber	1.11
4	Gary Wagner	1.15
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	Joe Sparma	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	29
2	Bobby Bolin	27
2	Bob Gibson	27
4	Luis Tiant	26
5	3 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al McBean	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
3	Bob Lee	3
3	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jose Tartabull	.379
2	Albie Pearson	.371
3	Gene Alley	.363
4	Brooks Robinson	.361
5	Bob Aspromonte	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Willie McCovey	10
3	Mack Jones	9
3	Gene Oliver	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Eddie Mathews	27
3	Ken Boyer	26
4	Deron Johnson	25
4	Brooks Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
1	Maury Wills	12
3	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Tommy Harper	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	Juan Pizarro	1.28
5	Robin Roberts	1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Sam McDowell	60
3	Al Downing	55
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	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Brooks Robinson	.327
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.319
5	Pete Rose	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Ron Santo	33
4	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Willie McCovey	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	117
2	Ernie Banks	115
3	Johnny Callison	110
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Billy Williams	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
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	2.20
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	291
3	Bob Gibson	286
4	Bob Veale	283
5	Juan Marichal	251

Saves

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