On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	14	6	.700	--
Twins	12	7	.632	1.5
Angels	14	9	.609	1.5
Indians	9	8	.529	3.5
Tigers	10	9	.526	3.5
Orioles	10	10	.500	4.0
Red Sox	8	10	.444	5.0
Yankees	9	12	.429	5.5
Senators	9	14	.391	6.5
Athletics	5	15	.250	9.0

Games

Tigers 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 15, Indians 8

Angels 3, Athletics 2

Twins 4, White Sox 1

Yankees 7, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	16	6	.727	--
Astros	14	9	.609	2.5
Reds	13	9	.591	3.0
Braves	9	9	.500	5.0
Cardinals	10	11	.476	5.5
Cubs	10	11	.476	5.5
Phillies	10	11	.476	5.5
Giants	10	13	.435	6.5
Mets	8	14	.364	8.0
Pirates	8	15	.348	8.5

Games

Reds 10, Pirates 1

Dodgers 9, Giants 0

Mets 4, Braves 2

Astros 11, Cubs 6

Phillies 9, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	4
2	George Altman	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Eddie Bressoud	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ron Swoboda	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Swoboda	4
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	Tony Conigliaro	3
2	Vic Davalillo	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Tony Gonzalez	1
2	Tony Kubek	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	2.33
2	Jim Bouton	0.86
3	Mudcat Grant	0.75
4	Marcelino Lopez	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Larry Dierker	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Jim Bouton	6
2	Mudcat Grant	6
4	Marcelino Lopez	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Dennis Ribant	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Allen	.380
2	Gordy Coleman	.373
3	Leon Wagner	.371
4	Ed Kranepool	.359
5	Jesus Alou	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Eddie Mathews	7
2	Ron Swoboda	7
4	Ernie Banks	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	29
2	Willie Mays	19
3	Deron Johnson	17
3	Eddie Mathews	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Lou Brock	12
3	Luis Aparicio	6
4	Bert Campaneris	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Buzhardt	0.75
2	Juan Marichal	0.88
3	Al McBean	0.89
4	Bob Lee	1.29
5	Joe Horlen	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	5
1	Dave Giusti	5
3	Don Drysdale	4
3	Sammy Ellis	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	46
2	Bob Gibson	45
3	Juan Marichal	41
4	Chris Short	39
5	Sandy Koufax	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	7
2	Bob Lee	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
4	Eddie Fisher	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Buford	.429
1	Gordy Coleman	.429
3	Dick Allen	.420
4	Nelson Mathews	.405
5	Ron Hansen	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Willie Stargell	6
3	Paul Schaal	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	17
2	Willie Mays	13
2	Willie McCovey	13
2	Vada Pinson	13
2	Paul Schaal	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Lou Brock	7
3	Bert Campaneris	5
4	Leon Wagner	3
4	Jim Wynn	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Buzhardt	0.50
2	Turk Farrell	0.69
3	Larry Sherry	0.73
4	Joe Horlen	1.00
5	Ralph Terry	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Dave Giusti	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	28
2	Bob Gibson	23
3	Marcelino Lopez	22
4	Jim Bouton	21
4	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
2	Ron Kline	4
3	Ted Abernathy	3
4	Jack Baldschun	2
4	8 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.334
2	Rico Carty	.330
3	Roberto Clemente	.323
4	Dick Allen	.321
5	Lou Brock	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Willie Mays	47
3	Boog Powell	39
4	Mickey Mantle	37
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	121
2	Ron Santo	117
3	Ken Boyer	115
4	Harmon Killebrew	112
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Luis Aparicio	55
3	Lou Brock	53
4	Willie Davis	37
5	Dick Howser	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.70
2	Joe Horlen	1.73
3	Dean Chance	1.81
4	Juan Marichal	2.19
5	Chris Short	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	22
1	Larry Jackson	22
3	Dean Chance	21
3	Tony Cloninger	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	264
2	Bob Veale	257
3	Don Drysdale	252
4	Sandy Koufax	235
5	Dean Chance	222

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	30
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	25
3	Bob Lee	24
4	Al McBean	23
5	Jack Baldschun	22