On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	86	53	.619	--
White Sox	80	58	.580	5.5
Orioles	75	59	.560	8.5
Tigers	76	62	.551	9.5
Indians	74	62	.544	10.5
Yankees	68	71	.489	18.0
Angels	64	75	.460	22.0
Senators	62	77	.446	24.0
Red Sox	54	86	.386	32.5
Athletics	50	86	.368	34.5

Games

Orioles 9, Indians 5

Angels 4, Athletics 3

Senators 2, Tigers 1

Tigers 11, Senators 2

White Sox 2, Twins 0

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	59	.572	--
Reds	77	59	.566	1.0
Giants	75	59	.560	2.0
Braves	75	61	.551	3.0
Pirates	74	65	.532	5.5
Phillies	69	67	.507	9.0
Cardinals	69	69	.500	10.0
Cubs	65	75	.464	15.0
Astros	59	79	.428	20.0
Mets	45	94	.324	34.5

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Reds 10, Phillies 9

Dodgers 4, Astros 2

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Cardinals 3, Mets 0

Cardinals 3, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mickey Stanley	5
2	Frank Howard	4
2	Deron Johnson	4
4	Felipe Alou	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Blefary	2
1	Dick Stuart	2
1	Billy Williams	2
4	Jerry Adair	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	6
2	Curt Blefary	5
3	Norm Cash	3
3	Don Wert	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Gene Alley	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.60
2	Joe Horlen	1.25
3	Juan Marichal	1.00
3	Pete Richert	1.00
5	Jim Lonborg	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	10
2	Bob Gibson	8
2	Pete Richert	8
4	Mickey Lolich	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Mike McCormick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.346
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Willie Mays	.317
5	Tony Oliva	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Billy Williams	29
5	4 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	111
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Rocky Colavito	93
3	Willie Horton	93
3	2 others tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	48
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Jim Wynn	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.89
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
2	Juan Marichal	20
4	Don Drysdale	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Sam McDowell	277
3	Bob Gibson	231
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	Roberto Clemente	.434
2	Cookie Rojas	.431
3	Albie Pearson	.418
4	Billy Williams	.400
5	Gene Alley	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	8
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Norm Cash	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	20
2	Jim Ray Hart	15
3	Norm Cash	14
3	Deron Johnson	14
3	Dick Stuart	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Jim Wynn	5
4	Tommy Harper	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
2	Stu Miller	0.57
3	Steve Ridzik	0.69
4	Dave Morehead	0.75
5	Dean Chance	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	4
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	Dave Morehead	3
2	Joe Sparma	3
5	29 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	43
2	Jim Bunning	34
3	Dean Chance	30
3	Sandy Koufax	30
5	Al Downing	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
2	John Wyatt	4
3	Stu Miller	3
3	Jim Owens	3
3	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.395
2	Tony Oliva	.386
3	Billy Williams	.383
4	Gene Alley	.371
5	Zoilo Versalles	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Billy Williams	12
3	Mack Jones	9
4	Norm Cash	8
4	6 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	33
2	Willie Mays	28
3	Brooks Robinson	27
4	Eddie Mathews	26
5	Jim Ray Hart	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Bert Campaneris	10
2	Maury Wills	10
4	Tommy Harper	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.17
2	Juan Pizarro	1.22
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.24
4	Dean Chance	1.29
5	Jim Maloney	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Tony Cloninger	6
3	Jim Maloney	5
3	Joe Sparma	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	66
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Jim Bunning	64
4	Dean Chance	49
4	2 others tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Al Worthington	6
2	John Wyatt	6
5	4 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.343
2	Hank Aaron	.330
3	Brooks Robinson	.328
4	Pete Rose	.316
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Johnny Callison	35
3	Ron Santo	33
3	Billy Williams	33
5	Willie McCovey	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	125
2	Ernie Banks	114
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Billy Williams	109
5	Johnny Callison	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.96
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	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Sandy Koufax	21
4	Mel Stottlemyre	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Sam McDowell	313
3	Bob Gibson	288
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Juan Marichal	260

Saves

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