On This Day

Thursday, April 15, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 3 0 1.000 --
Senators 2 1 .667 1.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.5
Indians 1 1 .500 1.5
Orioles 1 1 .500 1.5
Twins 1 1 .500 1.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Angels 1 2 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 0 1.000 --
Pirates 2 1 .667 0.5
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Braves 2 1 .667 0.5
Reds 2 1 .667 0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.5
Mets 1 2 .333 1.5
Astros 1 2 .333 1.5
Cardinals 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Dick Groat 3
2 Ed Kranepool 3
2 Willie Smith 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Gordy Coleman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gordy Coleman 4
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Ed Charles 3
2 Ed Kranepool 3
2 Vada Pinson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam McDowell 0.83
2 Ken Johnson 0.62
3 John Buzhardt 0.57
3 Mel Stottlemyre 0.57
5 John Tsitouris 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bethke 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 John O'Donoghue 1
1 Bob Sadowski 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 10
2 Jerry Fosnow 5
2 Ken Johnson 5
4 John Buzhardt 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Demeter .600
2 Tony Conigliaro .571
2 John Orsino .571
4 Jesus Alou .538
5 6 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Lenny Green 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 7
2 Ernie Banks 6
3 Ed Kranepool 5
3 Roberto Pena 5
3 John Sullivan 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 5
2 Sandy Alomar 2
2 George Altman 2
2 Vada Pinson 2
5 25 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.00
1 Milt Pappas 0.00
1 Chris Short 0.00
1 Mel Stottlemyre 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Jim Bethke 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 11
2 Sam McDowell 10
2 Bob Veale 10
4 Don Drysdale 9
4 Juan Marichal 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 2
2 Tommy John 1
2 Al McBean 1
2 Denny McLain 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .334
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Joe Torre .324
5 Brooks Robinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 47
3 Boog Powell 38
4 Rocky Colavito 35
4 Mickey Mantle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 120
2 Brooks Robinson 118
3 Ron Santo 116
4 Dick Stuart 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 57
2 Luis Aparicio 56
3 Lou Brock 44
4 Willie Davis 41
5 Tommy Harper 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.68
2 Sandy Koufax 1.81
3 Joe Horlen 1.95
4 Chris Short 2.12
5 Don Drysdale 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 23
2 Gary Peters 21
3 Dean Chance 20
3 Tony Cloninger 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 253
2 Bob Gibson 248
3 Don Drysdale 246
4 Jim Bunning 221
5 Sandy Koufax 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Al McBean 22
3 Stu Miller 22
3 Hal Woodeshick 22