On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	85	51	.625	--
White Sox	78	57	.578	6.5
Indians	74	59	.556	9.5
Tigers	74	60	.552	10.0
Orioles	72	59	.550	10.5
Yankees	67	68	.496	17.5
Angels	62	73	.459	22.5
Senators	60	75	.444	24.5
Red Sox	51	85	.375	34.0
Athletics	48	84	.364	35.0

Games

White Sox 5, Orioles 3

White Sox 9, Orioles 3

Yankees 8, Angels 1

Indians 10, Athletics 6

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Tigers 5, Twins 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	59	.563	--
Giants	73	58	.557	1.0
Reds	74	59	.556	1.0
Braves	73	60	.549	2.0
Pirates	73	63	.537	3.5
Phillies	69	64	.519	6.0
Cardinals	67	68	.496	9.0
Cubs	64	73	.467	13.0
Astros	59	76	.437	17.0
Mets	44	92	.324	32.5

Games

Braves 4, Reds 3

Dodgers 7, Pirates 1

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Cubs 5, Cardinals 3

Astros 4, Mets 3

Giants 5, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Allen	4
1	Lee Maye	4
1	Tommie Reynolds	4
1	George Thomas	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Curt Blefary	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	4
1	Jim Lefebvre	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Don Wert	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Jimmie Hall	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.17
2	Juan Marichal	0.89
3	Dave McNally	0.83
4	Chris Short	0.80
5	Claude Osteen	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Hank Fischer	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Sparma	9
2	Juan Marichal	8
2	Chris Short	8
4	Whitey Ford	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Hank Aaron	.325
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
4	Willie Mays	.318
5	Tony Oliva	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	28
4	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	106
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Willie Stargell	92
4	Rocky Colavito	91
5	Willie Mays	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	83
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Sonny Siebert	2.07
3	Vern Law	2.07
4	Eddie Fisher	2.10
5	Sandy Koufax	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	313
2	Sam McDowell	261
3	Bob Gibson	223
4	Bob Veale	221
5	Jim Bunning	210

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Ron Kline	26
3	Eddie Fisher	23
4	Bob Lee	21
5	2 tied	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.481
2	Roberto Clemente	.440
3	Lee Maye	.404
4	Tony Oliva	.395
5	Zoilo Versalles	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Tony Conigliaro	5
2	Rico Petrocelli	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Conigliaro	15
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
2	Willie Mays	14
2	Billy Williams	14
5	Rusty Staub	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
2	Ted Davidson	0.38
3	John Miller	0.61
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.61
5	Steve Ridzik	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Maloney	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Joe Sparma	3
5	32 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	34
2	Sam McDowell	27
3	Earl Wilson	26
4	Jim Bunning	25
4	Sandy Koufax	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Billy McCool	3
2	Jim Owens	3
2	Bobby Tiefenauer	3
2	Al Worthington	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.387
2	Gene Alley	.373
3	Tony Oliva	.366
4	Brooks Robinson	.364
5	Roberto Clemente	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Mack Jones	9
2	Willie McCovey	9
2	Gene Oliver	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	29
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Eddie Mathews	26
4	Jim Ray Hart	25
4	Billy Williams	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Tommy Harper	9
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.93
2	Sonny Siebert	1.03
3	Jim Maloney	1.32
4	Robin Roberts	1.52
5	Bob Lee	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Mudcat Grant	5
1	Vern Law	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Sam McDowell	60
3	Jim Bunning	55
4	Bob Veale	53
5	Juan Marichal	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Al Worthington	6
3	Bob Lee	5
3	Stu Miller	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Brooks Robinson	.330
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Curt Flood	.314
5	Dick Allen	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Johnny Callison	35
3	Ron Santo	33
4	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Willie McCovey	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	120
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Johnny Callison	106
5	3 tied	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	96
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	48
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Willie Davis	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.95
2	Eddie Fisher	2.01
3	Sam McDowell	2.18
4	Sandy Koufax	2.20
5	Vern Law	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Wade Blasingame	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	313
2	Sam McDowell	297
3	Bob Gibson	288
4	Bob Veale	283
5	Juan Marichal	259

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	28
2	Eddie Fisher	27
3	Ron Kline	26
4	Al Worthington	24
5	2 tied	23