On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	13	.649	--
Twins	22	13	.629	1.0
Orioles	22	17	.564	3.0
Tigers	21	17	.553	3.5
Indians	18	17	.514	5.0
Angels	20	20	.500	5.5
Red Sox	17	19	.472	6.5
Yankees	17	22	.436	8.0
Senators	17	24	.415	9.0
Athletics	9	25	.265	13.5

Games

Orioles 6, Athletics 3

Twins 17, Red Sox 5

Tigers 7, White Sox 5

Senators 7, Angels 3

Senators 6, Angels 5

Indians 5, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	25	14	.641	--
Reds	23	14	.622	1.0
Cardinals	22	16	.579	2.5
Braves	18	16	.529	4.5
Giants	21	19	.525	4.5
Cubs	18	20	.474	6.5
Phillies	18	21	.462	7.0
Astros	18	24	.429	8.5
Mets	15	24	.385	10.0
Pirates	14	24	.368	10.5

Games

Reds 7, Astros 4

Pirates 7, Cubs 6

Braves 14, Giants 1

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0

Phillies 10, Mets 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donn Clendenon	4
1	Frank Howard	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
4	Jerry Adair	3
4	19 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vic Davalillo	2
1	Mack Jones	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Battey	5
2	Vic Davalillo	4
2	Mack Jones	4
4	Ed Brinkman	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Azcue	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Jose Cardenal	1
1	Bill Freehan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	6.00
2	Sonny Siebert	1.75
3	Bob Gibson	0.88
4	Ray Herbert	0.75
5	Ron Herbel	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Frank Carpin	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Galen Cisco	7
1	Bob Gibson	7
1	Sonny Siebert	7
4	Don Drysdale	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Steve Ridzik	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Davalillo	.376
2	Willie Mays	.374
3	Joe Torre	.355
4	Donn Clendenon	.348
5	Ed Kranepool	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Ron Swoboda	11
3	Eddie Mathews	10
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	8 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Felix Mantilla	32
4	Frank Howard	31
4	Vada Pinson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	24
2	Lou Brock	18
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Luis Aparicio	10
4	Jose Cardenal	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.40
2	Johnny Podres	1.53
3	Turk Farrell	1.85
4	Bob Lee	1.91
5	Bob Shaw	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Sammy Ellis	7
2	Juan Marichal	7
5	4 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	86
2	Bob Gibson	76
3	Sam McDowell	71
4	Don Drysdale	65
5	Gaylord Perry	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	11
2	Ted Abernathy	10
2	Eddie Fisher	10
4	Bob Lee	9
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.481
2	Vada Pinson	.450
3	Willie Horton	.449
4	Willie Mays	.431
5	Frank Bolling	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Willie Horton	6
3	Johnny Lewis	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Horton	20
2	Frank Howard	17
3	Willie Mays	16
4	Bill Freehan	15
4	Vada Pinson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Jose Cardenal	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Dave Boswell	0.44
3	Ted Abernathy	0.64
4	Bobby Bolin	0.67
5	Sam McDowell	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Sammy Ellis	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Sam McDowell	34
3	Bob Gibson	31
4	Jim Bunning	24
4	Sonny Siebert	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	6
1	Stu Miller	6
3	Ted Abernathy	4
3	Ron Kline	4
3	Al McBean	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.412
2	Joe Torre	.395
3	Vic Davalillo	.388
4	Willie Mays	.377
5	Willie Horton	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Willie McCovey	8
2	Ron Swoboda	8
4	Johnny Callison	7
4	10 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	28
1	Willie Mays	28
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Willie McCovey	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Lou Brock	13
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Jose Cardenal	7
5	Jim Wynn	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.42
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.61
3	Bobby Bolin	1.69
4	Juan Marichal	1.79
5	Camilo Pascual	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Mickey Lolich	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Bob Gibson	54
3	Sam McDowell	51
4	Jim Bunning	43
5	Don Drysdale	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	9
2	Ron Kline	8
3	Ted Abernathy	7
3	Eddie Fisher	7
5	Stu Miller	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.338
2	Rico Carty	.330
3	Dick Allen	.324
4	Lou Brock	.324
5	Roberto Clemente	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Johnny Callison	36
3	Boog Powell	36
5	Ron Santo	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	113
2	Ernie Banks	112
3	Ken Boyer	110
4	Johnny Callison	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Lou Brock	57
3	Luis Aparicio	46
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.62
2	Joe Horlen	1.82
3	Dean Chance	2.03
4	Juan Marichal	2.20
5	Don Drysdale	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	23
2	Larry Jackson	22
2	Juan Marichal	22
4	Tony Cloninger	21
4	Sandy Koufax	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	276
2	Sandy Koufax	255
3	Bob Veale	253
4	Don Drysdale	249
5	Sam McDowell	248

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	27
2	Bob Lee	26
3	Stu Miller	24
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
5	Al McBean	23