On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	101	59	.631	--
White Sox	93	67	.581	8.0
Orioles	93	67	.581	8.0
Tigers	87	72	.547	13.5
Indians	86	74	.538	15.0
Yankees	75	85	.469	26.0
Angels	74	86	.463	27.0
Senators	69	90	.434	31.5
Red Sox	62	98	.388	39.0
Athletics	59	101	.369	42.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Orioles 2, Indians 0

Indians 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	95	65	.594	--
Giants	93	67	.581	2.0
Reds	89	71	.556	6.0
Pirates	88	72	.550	7.0
Braves	86	74	.538	9.0
Phillies	82	76	.519	12.0
Cardinals	78	81	.491	16.5
Cubs	72	88	.450	23.0
Astros	65	95	.406	30.0
Mets	50	109	.314	44.5

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 0

Reds 17, Giants 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 1

Astros 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Deron Johnson	4
2	Jerry Adair	3
2	Vic Davalillo	3
2	Len Gabrielson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordy Coleman	1
1	Tom Haller	1
1	Deron Johnson	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	4
1	Pete Rose	4
3	Frank Robinson	3
4	Ken Berry	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Alley	1
1	Ron Brand	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave McNally	3.33
2	Tommy John	1.40
3	Bob Veale	1.29
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.71
5	Denny Lemaster	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	Denny Lemaster	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave McNally	10
2	Bob Veale	9
3	Tommy John	7
3	Tom Kelley	7
5	John Miller	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Claude Raymond	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.330
2	Tony Oliva	.321
3	Hank Aaron	.320
4	Willie Mays	.317
5	Billy Williams	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Willie McCovey	39
3	Billy Williams	34
4	Frank Robinson	33
4	Ron Santo	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	130
2	Frank Robinson	111
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Billy Williams	108
5	Rocky Colavito	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	94
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	51
4	Jim Wynn	43
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.07
2	Juan Marichal	2.13
3	Vern Law	2.15
4	Sam McDowell	2.18
5	Eddie Fisher	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Don Drysdale	23
4	Sammy Ellis	22
4	Juan Marichal	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	369
2	Sam McDowell	318
3	Bob Veale	276
4	Bob Gibson	266
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	2 tied	22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Beckert	.405
2	Bill Mazeroski	.395
3	Curt Flood	.393
4	Jerry Adair	.385
5	Vic Davalillo	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	5
1	Fred Whitfield	5
3	Norm Cash	4
3	Tony Conigliaro	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Adair	16
2	Fred Whitfield	15
3	Frank Robinson	14
4	Jim Pagliaroni	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Jim Wynn	8
3	Ed Charles	4
3	Lou Johnson	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
1	Tommie Sisk	0.00
1	George Brunet	0.00
4	Don Drysdale	0.28
5	Dave McNally	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Tom Kelley	31
3	Bob Veale	27
4	Denny McLain	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Ted Abernathy	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.397
2	Billy Williams	.396
3	Curt Flood	.358
4	Vada Pinson	.345
5	Norm Cash	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	10
1	Willie Mays	10
1	Frank Robinson	10
4	Billy Williams	9
5	Deron Johnson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Deron Johnson	27
2	Dick Stuart	27
4	Fred Whitfield	25
4	Billy Williams	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Wynn	12
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Zoilo Versalles	9
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.50
2	Fred Newman	1.05
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.09
4	Tommie Sisk	1.29
5	Dave McNally	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stu Miller	6
2	Bobby Bolin	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	66
2	Bob Veale	62
3	Sam McDowell	57
4	Jim Maloney	55
5	2 tied	48

Saves

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