On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	86	52	.623	--
White Sox	79	58	.577	6.5
Orioles	74	59	.556	9.5
Tigers	75	61	.551	10.0
Indians	74	61	.548	10.5
Yankees	68	70	.493	18.0
Angels	63	75	.457	23.0
Senators	61	76	.445	24.5
Red Sox	53	86	.381	33.5
Athletics	50	85	.370	34.5

Games

Orioles 1, Indians 0

Angels 4, Athletics 1

Senators 1, Tigers 0

White Sox 5, Twins 4

Red Sox 1, Yankees 0

Red Sox 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	59	.569	--
Reds	76	59	.563	1.0
Giants	74	59	.556	2.0
Braves	75	60	.556	2.0
Pirates	73	65	.529	5.5
Phillies	69	66	.511	8.0
Cardinals	67	69	.493	10.5
Cubs	65	74	.468	14.0
Astros	59	78	.431	19.0
Mets	45	92	.328	33.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 3

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Dodgers 5, Astros 0

Braves 8, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gosger	4
1	Russ Nixon	4
1	Rico Petrocelli	4
4	Bob Bailey	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Ken Berry	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Jim Ray Hart	3
1	Billy Williams	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam McDowell	2.67
2	Dean Chance	2.33
3	Jim Duckworth	1.83
4	Dave Morehead	1.75
5	Catfish Hunter	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	16
2	Dean Chance	14
3	Jim Duckworth	11
4	Jim Bunning	9
5	Steve Barber	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.343
2	Hank Aaron	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
4	Tony Oliva	.320
5	Willie Mays	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	28
4	3 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	109
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Rocky Colavito	92
3	Willie Stargell	92
5	3 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
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	20
3	Juan Marichal	19
4	Don Drysdale	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	313
2	Sam McDowell	277
3	Bob Gibson	223
4	Bob Veale	221
5	Jim Bunning	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Ron Kline	27
3	Eddie Fisher	23
4	Bob Lee	21
5	2 tied	20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.429
2	Roberto Clemente	.415
3	Fred Whitfield	.395
4	Zoilo Versalles	.393
5	Gene Alley	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Billy Williams	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Tony Conigliaro	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	18
2	Tony Conigliaro	16
3	Jim Ray Hart	15
4	Bill White	13
5	7 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Bert Campaneris	5
1	Zoilo Versalles	5
1	Maury Wills	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Aker	0.00
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
3	Stu Miller	0.57
4	John Miller	0.61
5	Dick Radatz	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	4
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	Dave Morehead	3
2	Joe Sparma	3
5	28 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	43
2	Jim Bunning	34
3	Dean Chance	30
4	Al Downing	28
5	Dave Morehead	27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.402
2	Tony Oliva	.402
3	Zoilo Versalles	.371
4	Gene Alley	.368
5	Billy Williams	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Mack Jones	10
2	Billy Williams	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	31
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Jim Ray Hart	27
3	Brooks Robinson	27
5	Eddie Mathews	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Bert Campaneris	10
2	Maury Wills	10
4	Tommy Harper	9
5	Zoilo Versalles	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	1.22
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.24
3	Dean Chance	1.29
4	Jim Maloney	1.32
5	Bob Lee	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Tony Cloninger	6
3	Jim Kaat	5
3	Jim Maloney	5
3	Joe Sparma	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	76
2	Sandy Koufax	72
3	Jim Bunning	64
4	Dean Chance	49
4	2 others tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
1	John Wyatt	7
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Al Worthington	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Hank Aaron	.330
3	Brooks Robinson	.328
4	Tony Oliva	.317
5	Dick Allen	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	50
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	123
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Tony Oliva	108
4	Billy Williams	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
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	Sam McDowell	2.10
4	Vern Law	2.18
5	Sandy Koufax	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	22
4	Don Drysdale	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	313
1	Sam McDowell	313
3	Bob Veale	283
4	Bob Gibson	280
5	Jim Bunning	257

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Eddie Fisher	27
2	Ron Kline	27
4	Al Worthington	25
5	Pedro Ramos	23