On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	9	.719	--
Twins	20	12	.625	3.0
Tigers	18	14	.563	5.0
Indians	16	13	.552	5.5
Orioles	17	16	.515	6.5
Angels	18	17	.514	6.5
Red Sox	14	17	.452	8.5
Yankees	14	19	.424	9.5
Senators	13	21	.382	11.0
Athletics	8	23	.258	14.5

Games

Indians 5, Orioles 2

Tigers 9, Senators 8

Yankees 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	23	11	.676	--
Reds	19	13	.594	3.0
Braves	16	13	.552	4.5
Cardinals	18	15	.545	4.5
Giants	18	16	.529	5.0
Cubs	16	17	.485	6.5
Phillies	16	17	.485	6.5
Astros	17	19	.472	7.0
Mets	13	20	.394	9.5
Pirates	9	24	.273	13.5

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Braves 7, Mets 1

Cardinals 12, Phillies 2

Reds 11, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gordy Coleman	4
2	Glenn Beckert	3
2	Curt Flood	3
2	Vada Pinson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Brinkman	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	Phil Gagliano	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
3	Lou Brock	3
3	Jim Northrup	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Joe Azcue	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wade Blasingame	2.67
2	Bob Gibson	1.00
3	Sonny Siebert	0.73
4	Mickey Lolich	0.62
4	Bob Shaw	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wade Blasingame	8
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Sonny Siebert	8
4	Buster Narum	7
5	Jim Palmer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Masanori Murakami	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.395
2	Joe Torre	.367
3	Ed Kranepool	.356
4	Vic Davalillo	.353
5	Dick Allen	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Willie Horton	9
2	Ron Swoboda	9
2	Joe Torre	9
5	7 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Deron Johnson	27
3	Frank Robinson	27
5	Al Kaline	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Lou Brock	17
3	Bert Campaneris	9
4	Luis Aparicio	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Buzhardt	1.54
2	Johnny Podres	1.57
3	Juan Marichal	1.58
4	Bob Lee	1.62
5	Turk Farrell	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Don Drysdale	6
2	Sammy Ellis	6
2	Dave Giusti	6
2	Juan Marichal	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Bob Gibson	69
3	Sam McDowell	60
4	Don Drysdale	54
4	Gaylord Perry	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	10
1	Eddie Fisher	10
3	Ron Kline	8
4	Bob Lee	7
5	Dick Radatz	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.500
2	Joe Torre	.467
3	Frank Bolling	.438
4	Johnny Callison	.411
5	Vic Davalillo	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Horton	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Joe Torre	6
3	Carl Yastrzemski	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	20
2	Frank Howard	16
2	Fred Whitfield	16
4	Al Kaline	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
1	Maury Wills	7
3	Bert Campaneris	4
3	Jose Cardenal	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Dick Ellsworth	0.59
3	Bobby Bolin	0.73
4	Don Drysdale	1.32
5	Jim Lonborg	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	Sam McDowell	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Bob Gibson	32
3	Sam McDowell	31
4	Jim Bunning	23
4	Gaylord Perry	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
1	Eddie Fisher	6
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.406
2	Joe Torre	.397
3	Willie Horton	.384
4	Don Buford	.358
5	Dick Allen	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Willie Horton	9
3	Willie McCovey	8
4	Woodie Held	7
4	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	26
2	Ernie Banks	24
2	Frank Robinson	24
2	Fred Whitfield	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Lou Brock	14
3	Bert Campaneris	9
4	Jim Wynn	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	0.66
2	Larry Sherry	1.42
3	Johnny Podres	1.57
4	Bob Lee	1.57
5	Marcelino Lopez	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	7
2	Dave Giusti	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Juan Marichal	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Bob Gibson	55
3	Sam McDowell	50
4	Gaylord Perry	42
5	Jim Bunning	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	9
2	Ted Abernathy	8
3	Bob Lee	7
4	Ron Kline	5
4	Dick Radatz	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rico Carty	.339
2	Hank Aaron	.337
3	Joe Torre	.327
4	Dick Allen	.327
5	Lou Brock	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Boog Powell	38
4	Mickey Mantle	36
4	Dick Stuart	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	115
2	Dick Stuart	113
3	Ernie Banks	111
3	Brooks Robinson	111
3	Bill White	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	61
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Luis Aparicio	50
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Tommy Harper	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.60
2	Joe Horlen	1.81
3	Dean Chance	1.88
4	Don Drysdale	2.28
5	Mel Stottlemyre	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	24
2	Larry Jackson	22
3	Dean Chance	21
3	Tony Cloninger	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	281
2	Bob Veale	259
3	Sandy Koufax	256
4	Don Drysdale	244
5	Sam McDowell	237

Saves

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