On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 7 .667 --
Twins 13 7 .650 0.5
Angels 15 9 .625 0.5
Indians 11 8 .579 2.0
Orioles 12 10 .545 2.5
Tigers 10 11 .476 4.0
Senators 10 14 .417 5.5
Yankees 9 13 .409 5.5
Red Sox 8 12 .400 5.5
Athletics 5 16 .238 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 7 .696 --
Reds 14 9 .609 2.0
Astros 15 10 .600 2.0
Braves 10 10 .500 4.5
Phillies 11 11 .500 4.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 5.0
Giants 11 13 .458 5.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 5.5
Mets 9 15 .375 7.5
Pirates 8 16 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Whitfield 7
2 Joe Torre 6
3 Larry Brown 5
3 Norm Siebern 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Torre 3
2 Ernie Banks 2
2 Tony Conigliaro 2
2 Mack Jones 2
5 26 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Whitfield 6
2 Rusty Staub 5
2 Joe Torre 5
4 Vic Davalillo 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
2 Sam McDowell 1.14
3 Sandy Koufax 1.10
4 Art Mahaffey 0.89
5 Jim Palmer 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Jim Bethke 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 11
2 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Art Mahaffey 8
3 Sam McDowell 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 2
2 Ted Abernathy 1
2 Bennie Daniels 1
2 Bob Lee 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .373
2 Jesus Alou .373
3 Ed Kranepool .365
4 Leon Wagner .361
5 Joe Torre .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Ernie Banks 8
3 Curt Blefary 7
3 Tony Conigliaro 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 32
2 Felix Mantilla 19
2 Willie Mays 19
2 Boog Powell 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Bert Campaneris 6
3 Tommy Harper 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 0.39
2 John Buzhardt 0.75
3 Juan Marichal 0.86
4 Bob Lee 1.19
5 Joe Horlen 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
4 Tony Cloninger 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 48
2 Don Drysdale 46
3 Bob Gibson 45
4 Juan Marichal 43
5 Gaylord Perry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 7
1 Bob Lee 7
3 Ted Abernathy 6
4 Eddie Fisher 4
4 Billy McCool 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hansen .432
2 Joe Torre .429
3 Don Buford .417
4 Dick Allen .408
5 Eddie Bressoud .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 7
2 Willie Stargell 6
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Tony Conigliaro 5
3 Paul Schaal 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 18
2 Willie McCovey 13
2 Fred Whitfield 13
4 Willie Mays 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Leon Wagner 3
4 Jim Wynn 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Buzhardt 0.50
2 Larry Sherry 0.57
3 Joe Horlen 1.00
3 Ralph Terry 1.00
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Dave Giusti 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 32
2 Bob Gibson 23
3 Marcelino Lopez 22
4 Don Drysdale 21
4 Juan Marichal 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 7
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 .335
2 Rico Carty .333
3 Roberto Clemente .323
4 Dick Allen .321
5 Joe Torre .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie Mays 46
3 Boog Powell 40
4 Mickey Mantle 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 119
2 Ron Santo 117
3 Ken Boyer 115
4 Ernie Banks 114
5 Harmon Killebrew 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 61
2 Luis Aparicio 55
3 Lou Brock 54
4 Willie Davis 36
5 Dick Howser 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 1.73
2 Dean Chance 1.81
3 Sandy Koufax 1.84
4 Chris Short 2.19
5 Juan Marichal 2.25

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 246
5 Dean Chance 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Bob Lee 25
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
4 Al McBean 23
5 Jack Baldschun 22