On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	86	51	.628	--
White Sox	78	58	.574	7.5
Tigers	75	60	.556	10.0
Orioles	73	59	.553	10.5
Indians	74	60	.552	10.5
Yankees	68	68	.500	17.5
Angels	62	75	.453	24.0
Senators	60	76	.441	25.5
Athletics	50	84	.373	34.5
Red Sox	51	86	.372	35.0

Games

Orioles 5, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Angels 1

Athletics 1, Angels 0

Tigers 10, Senators 2

Twins 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 9, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	59	.566	--
Reds	75	59	.560	1.0
Giants	73	59	.553	2.0
Braves	74	60	.552	2.0
Pirates	73	64	.533	4.5
Phillies	69	65	.515	7.0
Cardinals	67	69	.493	10.0
Cubs	65	73	.471	13.0
Astros	59	77	.434	18.0
Mets	45	92	.328	32.5

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Reds 16, Phillies 7

Dodgers 3, Astros 0

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Mets 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Charles	5
2	Jim Hickman	4
2	Albie Pearson	4
2	Pete Rose	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	3
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	Bobby Bolin	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Hickman	4
1	Tony Oliva	4
1	Billy Williams	4
4	Johnny Edwards	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Downing	1.33
2	Jim Kaat	0.86
3	Ken Johnson	0.75
4	Hank Aguirre	0.73
5	Lew Krausse	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	8
1	Al Downing	8
3	Ken Johnson	6
3	Jim Kaat	6
3	Ray Sadecki	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	2
2	Ted Abernathy	1
2	Stu Miller	1
2	Dan Osinski	1
2	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Hank Aaron	.327
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
4	Tony Oliva	.320
5	Willie Mays	.317

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	107
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Rocky Colavito	92
3	Willie Stargell	92
5	Willie Horton	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	83
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	48
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	2.07
3	Sonny Siebert	2.07
4	Vern Law	2.07
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	29
2	Ron Kline	26
3	Eddie Fisher	23
4	Bob Lee	21
5	Stu Miller	20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.483
2	Tony Oliva	.469
3	Roberto Clemente	.426
4	Fred Whitfield	.409
5	Lee Maye	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
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
1	Billy Williams	15
3	Jim Ray Hart	14
4	Rusty Staub	13
4	Bill White	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Tommy Harper	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.00
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
3	Ted Davidson	0.38
4	John Miller	0.61
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Bill Faul	3
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Joe Sparma	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	28
2	Sam McDowell	27
3	Earl Wilson	26
4	Jim Bunning	25
4	Sandy Koufax	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Al Worthington	4
2	John Wyatt	4
4	Billy McCool	3
4	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.407
2	Tony Oliva	.404
3	Brooks Robinson	.364
4	Zoilo Versalles	.359
5	Roy McMillan	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Mack Jones	9
2	Gene Oliver	9
2	Billy Williams	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	30
2	Willie Mays	28
2	Billy Williams	28
4	Eddie Mathews	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Jim Kaat	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
1	Joe Sparma	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Sam McDowell	60
3	Al Downing	57
4	Jim Bunning	55
5	Bob Veale	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
1	John Wyatt	7
3	Al Worthington	6
4	Bob Lee	5
4	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Brooks Robinson	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.330
4	Dick Allen	.318
5	Tony Oliva	.315

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	121
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Tony Oliva	107
4	Billy Williams	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	96
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Willie Davis	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.99
2	Juan Marichal	2.01
3	Vern Law	2.18
4	Sam McDowell	2.18
5	Sandy Koufax	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	22
4	Wade Blasingame	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	313
2	Sam McDowell	297
3	Bob Veale	283
4	Bob Gibson	280
5	Juan Marichal	250

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Eddie Fisher	27
3	Ron Kline	26
4	Al Worthington	25
5	2 tied	23