On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 84 49 .632 --
White Sox 76 55 .580 7.0
Indians 72 57 .558 10.0
Orioles 70 57 .551 11.0
Tigers 72 59 .550 11.0
Yankees 66 66 .500 17.5
Angels 60 72 .455 23.5
Senators 58 73 .443 25.0
Red Sox 49 83 .371 34.5
Athletics 46 82 .359 35.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Willie Horton 3
4 Jack Cullen 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elston Howard 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Fregosi 2
1 Willie Horton 2
3 Ray Barker 1
3 Jack Cullen 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Northrup 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Brunet 0.86
1 Jim Kaat 0.86
3 Hank Aguirre 0.57
4 Jack Cullen 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Cullen 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Brunet 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
1 Al Worthington 6
4 Hank Aguirre 4
5 Jack Cullen 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 .467
2 Jose Tartabull .447
3 Cookie Rojas .440
4 Gene Alley .408
5 Jim Wynn .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Billy Williams 6
4 Ron Santo 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 16
2 Lee Thomas 14
2 Billy Williams 14
4 Ken Boyer 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Lou Brock 7
3 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Bert Campaneris 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.63
2 Juan Pizarro 0.99
3 Steve Barber 1.11
4 Gary Wagner 1.15
5 John O'Donoghue 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Bruce Howard 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
4 Bobby Bolin 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 29
2 Bobby Bolin 27
3 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Dave Morehead 24
3 Earl Wilson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 3
1 Bob Lee 3
1 Al McBean 3
1 Billy McCool 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Tartabull .379
2 Brooks Robinson .374
3 Albie Pearson .365
4 Gene Alley .364
5 Willie Mays .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 29
2 Eddie Mathews 27
3 Ken Boyer 26
4 Brooks Robinson 25
5 Billy Williams 24

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 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.99
2 Juan Pizarro 1.31
3 Robin Roberts 1.36
4 Bob Lee 1.55
5 Jim Maloney 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Tony Cloninger 5
1 Mudcat Grant 5
1 Jim Maloney 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 73
2 Sam McDowell 60
3 Jim Bunning 53
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Al Downing 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
1 John Wyatt 6
4 Bob Lee 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .334
2 Brooks Robinson .329
3 Hank Aaron .329
4 Carl Yastrzemski .316
5 Pete Rose .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Johnny Callison 36
3 Ron Santo 33
4 Eddie Mathews 32
4 Willie McCovey 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 116
2 Ernie Banks 113
3 Willie Mays 108
4 Johnny Callison 107
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 2.09
3 Sandy Koufax 2.18
4 Sam McDowell 2.20
5 Vern Law 2.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 303
2 Sam McDowell 291
3 Bob Veale 283
4 Bob Gibson 282
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