On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	88	54	.620	--
White Sox	82	60	.577	6.0
Orioles	80	60	.571	7.0
Indians	77	63	.550	10.0
Tigers	78	64	.549	10.0
Yankees	69	75	.479	20.0
Angels	65	77	.458	23.0
Senators	62	80	.437	26.0
Red Sox	56	87	.392	32.5
Athletics	51	88	.367	35.5

Games

Twins 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Orioles 2, Tigers 0

Tigers 5, Orioles 0

Angels 5, Athletics 3

Yankees 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	78	59	.569	--
Dodgers	79	61	.564	0.5
Reds	79	61	.564	0.5
Braves	77	62	.554	2.0
Pirates	77	66	.538	4.0
Phillies	71	68	.511	8.0
Cardinals	70	71	.496	10.0
Cubs	65	76	.461	15.0
Astros	60	80	.429	19.5
Mets	45	97	.317	35.5

Games

Giants 12, Astros 3

Phillies 6, Braves 5

Reds 11, Mets 2

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Wert	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Jesus Alou	3
2	Bob Aspromonte	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Ray Barker	1
2	Walt Bond	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Deron Johnson	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Sandy Alomar	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Wickersham	2.00
2	Ray Sadecki	1.86
3	Hank Aguirre	1.00
4	Dean Chance	0.86
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	13
2	Hank Aguirre	6
2	Dean Chance	6
2	Ken Johnson	6
2	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Chris Short	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
4	Willie Mays	.321
5	Tony Oliva	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Willie McCovey	33
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	Billy Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	116
2	Willie Mays	98
3	Rocky Colavito	97
4	Willie Stargell	95
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Bert Campaneris	49
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
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Sam McDowell	283
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	Stu Miller	22
5	Bob Lee	21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cookie Rojas	.417
2	Fred Whitfield	.400
3	Don Wert	.397
4	Tony Gonzalez	.394
5	Billy Williams	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Billy Williams	7
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	20
2	Deron Johnson	19
3	Billy Williams	18
4	Dick Stuart	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
2	Stu Miller	0.50
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.55
4	Dave Morehead	0.75
4	Pedro Ramos	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Steve Hargan	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Dave Morehead	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	42
2	Al Downing	31
2	Bob Veale	31
4	Earl Wilson	29
5	Dean Chance	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
1	Stu Miller	5
3	Phil Niekro	3
3	Jim Owens	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.375
2	Tony Oliva	.360
3	Cookie Rojas	.355
4	Billy Williams	.355
5	Ken McMullen	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Billy Williams	10
4	Norm Cash	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	29
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Billy Williams	26
4	Deron Johnson	24
4	Dick Stuart	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Luis Aparicio	10
4	Maury Wills	9
5	Tommy Harper	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.86
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.94
3	Denny McLain	1.36
4	Steve Barber	1.40
5	Dean Chance	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Joe Sparma	5
4	Sammy Ellis	4
4	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	72
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Dean Chance	55
4	Jim Bunning	52
5	2 tied	48

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Brooks Robinson	.327
4	Pete Rose	.315
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Johnny Callison	34
3	Willie McCovey	33
4	Ron Santo	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	127
2	Willie Mays	113
3	Ernie Banks	110
4	Johnny Callison	107
4	Frank Robinson	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.94
2	Juan Marichal	1.98
3	Sam McDowell	2.18
4	Sandy Koufax	2.20
5	Vern Law	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	22
4	Wade Blasingame	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Sam McDowell	311
3	Bob Veale	288
4	Bob Gibson	280
5	Jim Bunning	250

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Eddie Fisher	27
2	Ron Kline	27
4	Al Worthington	24
5	3 tied	22