On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	94	54	.635	--
Orioles	83	63	.568	10.0
White Sox	84	65	.564	10.5
Tigers	81	66	.551	12.5
Indians	78	66	.542	14.0
Yankees	73	76	.490	21.5
Angels	69	80	.463	25.5
Senators	64	83	.435	29.5
Red Sox	57	91	.385	37.0
Athletics	53	92	.366	39.5

Games

Orioles 3, Tigers 2

Indians 8, Red Sox 4

White Sox 8, Angels 1

Angels 2, White Sox 1

Twins 7, Athletics 5

Yankees 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	86	59	.593	--
Reds	83	63	.568	3.5
Dodgers	82	64	.562	4.5
Braves	80	65	.552	6.0
Pirates	79	69	.534	8.5
Phillies	75	69	.521	10.5
Cardinals	72	73	.497	14.0
Cubs	67	81	.453	20.5
Astros	61	86	.415	26.0
Mets	46	102	.311	41.5

Games

Cubs 8, Dodgers 6

Giants 3, Astros 2

Reds 2, Mets 1

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	5
1	Ron Hansen	5
3	Danny Cater	4
3	Rick Reichardt	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Billy Bryan	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Lou Clinton	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Flood	5
2	Al Ferrara	3
2	Chuck Hinton	3
2	Bill Skowron	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Albie Pearson	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Marcelino Lopez	999.00
2	Jim Maloney	1.60
3	Tony Cloninger	1.29
4	Dave McNally	0.86
5	Bob Veale	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Cloninger	9
2	Jim Maloney	8
2	Bob Veale	8
4	Dave McNally	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Briles	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Dan Osinski	1
1	Bill Pleis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
4	Tony Oliva	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Billy Williams	32
4	Eddie Mathews	30
5	4 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	121
2	Willie Mays	105
3	Willie Stargell	103
4	Rocky Colavito	100
5	Billy Williams	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Jim Wynn	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.79
2	Sandy Koufax	2.12
3	Vern Law	2.15
4	Sonny Siebert	2.23
5	Sam McDowell	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	22
1	Sandy Koufax	22
1	Juan Marichal	22
4	Don Drysdale	19
4	3 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	335
2	Sam McDowell	294
3	Bob Veale	249
4	Bob Gibson	246
5	Jim Bunning	236

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	Billy Williams	.426
2	John Roseboro	.405
3	Don Lock	.400
3	Ken McMullen	.400
3	Fred Whitfield	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Billy Williams	7
3	Curt Blefary	6
3	Norm Cash	6
3	Boog Powell	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	19
2	Jim Ray Hart	18
2	Deron Johnson	18
2	Frank Robinson	18
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	9
2	Jimmie Hall	7
3	Tony Oliva	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Mike Cuellar	0.00
3	Bob Lee	0.52
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.53
5	Pedro Ramos	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	36
2	Bob Veale	35
3	Sam McDowell	33
4	Sandy Koufax	32
5	Joe Sparma	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Phil Niekro	4
3	Stu Miller	3
3	Al Worthington	3
3	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.383
2	Albie Pearson	.379
3	Cookie Rojas	.379
4	Zoilo Versalles	.370
5	Tony Oliva	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Billy Williams	13
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Jim Ray Hart	30
2	Billy Williams	30
4	Deron Johnson	26
4	Dick Stuart	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Maury Wills	10
5	Bert Campaneris	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.57
2	Bob Lee	0.99
3	Steve Barber	1.25
4	Stu Miller	1.30
5	Jim Maloney	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Maloney	6
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Jim Maloney	58
3	Bob Veale	57
4	Sandy Koufax	56
5	Jim Bunning	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	John Wyatt	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Stu Miller	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Tony Oliva	.321
4	Brooks Robinson	.319
5	Dick Allen	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	54
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Johnny Callison	33
3	Ron Santo	33
3	Billy Williams	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	129
2	Willie Mays	120
3	Frank Robinson	111
4	Ernie Banks	109
4	Tony Oliva	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Jim Wynn	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.91
2	Sam McDowell	2.09
3	Sandy Koufax	2.12
4	Eddie Fisher	2.26
5	Sonny Siebert	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	26
2	Tony Cloninger	25
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Sandy Koufax	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	335
2	Sam McDowell	315
3	Bob Veale	293
4	Bob Gibson	289
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Ron Kline	27
3	Eddie Fisher	26
4	Pedro Ramos	24
4	Al Worthington	24