On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	99	59	.627	--
Orioles	92	64	.590	6.0
White Sox	92	67	.579	7.5
Tigers	87	72	.547	12.5
Indians	84	73	.535	14.5
Yankees	75	84	.472	24.5
Angels	74	85	.465	25.5
Senators	68	90	.430	31.0
Red Sox	61	98	.384	38.5
Athletics	59	99	.373	40.0

Games

Angels 4, Red Sox 3

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Indians 6, Yankees 3

Senators 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, Senators 6

Orioles 4, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	64	.592	--
Giants	92	65	.586	1.0
Reds	88	69	.561	5.0
Pirates	86	72	.544	7.5
Braves	84	73	.535	9.0
Phillies	81	76	.516	12.0
Cardinals	76	80	.487	16.5
Cubs	72	86	.456	21.5
Astros	64	93	.408	29.0
Mets	50	108	.316	43.5

Games

Braves 7, Astros 1

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Cardinals 9, Giants 1

Mets 1, Pirates 0

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Lumpe	5
2	Gates Brown	4
2	Lou Johnson	4
2	Bill White	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken McMullen	2
2	Brant Alyea	1
2	Danny Cater	1
2	Rocky Colavito	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brant Alyea	3
1	Rocky Colavito	3
1	Ken McMullen	3
1	Larry Stahl	3
1	Bill White	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julian Javier	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Lou Johnson	1
2	Nate Oliver	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Cloninger	1.11
2	Sonny Siebert	1.00
3	Hank Aguirre	0.86
3	Dennis Ribant	0.86
5	Bill Faul	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tony Cloninger	10
2	Sonny Siebert	9
3	Hank Aguirre	6
3	Bill Faul	6
3	Dennis Ribant	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Hiller	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Don Mossi	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.332
2	Hank Aaron	.323
3	Tony Oliva	.321
4	Billy Williams	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Billy Williams	33
4	Hank Aaron	32
4	3 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	125
2	Willie Mays	109
3	Rocky Colavito	107
3	Frank Robinson	107
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	51
4	Jim Wynn	42
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	2.12
2	Sandy Koufax	2.12
3	Sam McDowell	2.15
4	Vern Law	2.15
5	Eddie Fisher	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Sandy Koufax	24
3	Don Drysdale	22
3	Juan Marichal	22
5	Sammy Ellis	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	356
2	Sam McDowell	306
3	Bob Veale	267
4	Bob Gibson	260
5	Jim Bunning	258

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	31
2	Ron Kline	29
3	Eddie Fisher	24
3	Stu Miller	24
5	Bob Lee	22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.407
2	Jose Tartabull	.395
3	Curt Flood	.392
4	Billy Williams	.386
5	Glenn Beckert	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	7
2	Frank Robinson	5
3	Johnny Callison	4
3	Ken Harrelson	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Adair	16
2	Norm Cash	15
2	Frank Robinson	15
4	Fred Whitfield	14
5	Boog Powell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Jim Wynn	8
3	Ed Charles	4
3	Tommy Harper	4
3	Willie Mays	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
2	Don Drysdale	0.38
3	Tommie Sisk	0.39
4	Fred Newman	0.68
5	Nelson Briles	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stu Miller	4
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Denny McLain	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	31
1	Tony Cloninger	31
3	Sonny Siebert	30
4	Jim Duckworth	29
5	Denny McLain	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	4
2	Ron Perranoski	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
2	Hal Woodeshick	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.404
2	Tony Oliva	.397
3	Vada Pinson	.366
4	Leon Wagner	.354
5	Norm Cash	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Billy Williams	9
4	Frank Robinson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	29
2	Frank Robinson	28
3	Norm Cash	26
4	Jim Ray Hart	25
4	Fred Whitfield	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Wynn	13
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Zoilo Versalles	9
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Ron Perranoski	0.50
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.96
4	Sam McDowell	1.05
5	Fred Newman	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	6
1	Tony Cloninger	6
1	Stu Miller	6
4	Ray Culp	5
4	Frank Linzy	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	58
2	Sam McDowell	57
3	Sandy Koufax	53
3	Jim Maloney	53
3	Bob Veale	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	8
2	Stu Miller	6
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	John Wyatt	5
5	4 tied	4