On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 13 5 .722 --
Twins 11 6 .647 1.5
Angels 12 8 .600 2.0
Indians 8 7 .533 3.5
Orioles 10 9 .526 3.5
Tigers 9 9 .500 4.0
Yankees 8 10 .444 5.0
Red Sox 7 9 .438 5.0
Senators 7 13 .350 7.0
Athletics 4 13 .235 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 6 .700 --
Reds 12 8 .600 2.0
Astros 12 9 .571 2.5
Braves 9 8 .529 3.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 3.5
Giants 10 11 .476 4.5
Cardinals 9 10 .474 4.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 4.5
Pirates 7 14 .333 7.5
Mets 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Jackson 3
2 Jerry Adair 2
2 Glenn Beckert 2
2 Paul Blair 2
2 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Ed Charles 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Derrell Griffith 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Knoop 4
2 Larry Jackson 3
3 Willie Stargell 2
4 Luis Aparicio 1
4 18 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Albie Pearson 1
1 Buck Rodgers 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Robin Roberts 0.60
2 Don Cardwell 0.57
3 Rudy May 0.56
4 Jim Kaat 0.55
5 Larry Jackson 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Rudy May 5
4 Don Cardwell 4
5 Robin Roberts 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .389
2 Gordy Coleman .382
3 Ed Kranepool .378
4 Jesus Alou .378
5 Willie Mays .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Curt Blefary 6
2 Wes Covington 6
2 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Willie Stargell 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 25
2 Willie Mays 17
2 Willie McCovey 17
4 Gordy Coleman 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 Tommy Harper 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 0.75
2 Dave Giusti 0.77
3 Juan Marichal 0.88
4 Al McBean 0.89
5 Ted Abernathy 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 41
2 Don Drysdale 39
3 Bob Gibson 37
3 Sandy Koufax 37
5 Chris Short 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Ron Kline 5
1 Bob Lee 5
4 Eddie Fisher 4
5 5 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .331
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Roberto Clemente .328
4 Dick Allen .322
5 Frank Robinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Boog Powell 40
4 Mickey Mantle 39
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 123
2 Ron Santo 120
3 Mickey Mantle 116
4 Ken Boyer 115
5 Harmon Killebrew 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 59
2 Luis Aparicio 55
3 Lou Brock 51
4 Willie Davis 37
5 Dick Howser 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.70
2 Dean Chance 1.73
3 Joe Horlen 1.73
4 Juan Marichal 2.19
5 Chris Short 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 23
2 Tony Cloninger 21
2 Bob Gibson 21
2 Juan Marichal 21
2 Chris Short 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 257
2 Bob Gibson 256
3 Don Drysdale 250
4 Sandy Koufax 235
5 Camilo Pascual 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 26
3 Bob Lee 24
4 Jack Baldschun 23
4 Al McBean 23