On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	87	54	.617	--
White Sox	82	58	.586	4.5
Orioles	77	59	.566	7.5
Indians	76	62	.551	9.5
Tigers	76	63	.547	10.0
Yankees	68	73	.482	19.0
Angels	64	77	.454	23.0
Senators	62	79	.440	25.0
Red Sox	55	86	.390	32.0
Athletics	51	87	.370	34.5

Games

White Sox 2, Angels 1

White Sox 4, Angels 3

Indians 5, Senators 3

Indians 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

Twins 8, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Twins 3

Orioles 2, Yankees 1

Orioles 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	60	.568	--
Giants	76	59	.563	1.0
Braves	77	61	.558	1.5
Reds	77	61	.558	1.5
Pirates	76	65	.539	4.0
Phillies	70	68	.507	8.5
Cardinals	70	70	.500	9.5
Cubs	65	76	.461	15.0
Astros	60	79	.432	19.0
Mets	45	96	.319	35.0

Games

Pirates 4, Reds 2

Astros 2, Cubs 1

Giants 7, Dodgers 6

Braves 3, Mets 1

Cardinals 10, Phillies 3

Pirates 3, Reds 1

Braves 4, Mets 2

Phillies 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rico Carty	5
2	Dick Allen	4
2	Dick Groat	4
2	Bobby Knoop	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Brock	2
2	Ken Berry	1
2	Curt Blefary	1
2	Sam Bowens	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Jose Tartabull	4
3	Rico Carty	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vic Davalillo	2
1	Jim Fregosi	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Sandy Alomar	1
3	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Sparma	1.20
2	Bob Veale	1.00
3	Hank Fischer	0.86
4	Bill Stafford	0.71
5	Don Drysdale	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Hank Fischer	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Sparma	12
1	Bob Veale	12
3	Bruce Howard	9
4	Don Drysdale	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Niekro	2
2	Dick Hall	1
2	Steve Hargan	1
2	Jim Kaat	1
2	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.345
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Tony Oliva	.318
5	Pete Rose	.316

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	Rocky Colavito	96
3	Willie Stargell	95
4	Ernie Banks	94
5	3 tied	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	56
3	Bert Campaneris	48
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Jim Wynn	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.89
2	Eddie Fisher	2.02
3	Vern Law	2.07
4	Sonny Siebert	2.11
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 Veale	233
4	Bob Gibson	231
5	Jim Bunning	219

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Ron Kline	27
3	Eddie Fisher	23
4	Bob Lee	21
4	Stu Miller	21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.436
2	Tony Oliva	.412
3	Billy Williams	.400
4	Albie Pearson	.397
5	Fred Whitfield	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	7
2	Jim Ray Hart	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Ken Berry	5
3	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Williams	19
2	Jim Ray Hart	17
3	Dick Stuart	15
4	Norm Cash	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Lou Brock	6
3	Vic Davalillo	5
4	Jim Fregosi	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
2	Stu Miller	0.48
3	Steve Ridzik	0.64
4	Ron Kline	0.67
5	Dean Chance	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Dave Morehead	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	36
2	Bob Veale	31
3	Jim Maloney	29
3	Earl Wilson	29
5	Al Downing	28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.393
2	Albie Pearson	.380
3	Billy Williams	.380
4	Gene Alley	.358
5	Roberto Clemente	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Billy Williams	12
3	Jim Ray Hart	9
4	Norm Cash	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Maury Wills	9
4	Luis Aparicio	8
4	Tommy Harper	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.01
2	Bob Lee	1.17
3	Juan Pizarro	1.22
4	Dean Chance	1.29
5	Tug McGraw	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Jim Maloney	5
2	Joe Sparma	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	66
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Bob Veale	53
4	Jim Bunning	52
4	Jim Maloney	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Al Worthington	6
1	John Wyatt	6
4	Ron Kline	5
4	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.343
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Brooks Robinson	.327
4	Pete Rose	.315
5	Tony Oliva	.315

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	124
2	Willie Mays	112
3	Ernie Banks	111
4	Billy Williams	107
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.92
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	Wade Blasingame	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Sam McDowell	313
3	Bob Gibson	288
3	Bob Veale	288
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