On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	24	14	.632	--
Twins	23	14	.622	0.5
Tigers	22	17	.564	2.5
Orioles	22	18	.550	3.0
Indians	19	17	.528	4.0
Angels	21	21	.500	5.0
Red Sox	18	20	.474	6.0
Yankees	17	23	.425	8.0
Senators	18	25	.419	8.5
Athletics	10	25	.286	12.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Twins 0

Senators 9, Angels 6

Tigers 4, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	26	15	.634	--
Reds	23	16	.590	2.0
Cardinals	23	17	.575	2.5
Braves	19	17	.528	4.5
Giants	22	20	.524	4.5
Cubs	19	21	.475	6.5
Astros	20	24	.455	7.5
Phillies	18	22	.450	7.5
Mets	16	25	.390	10.0
Pirates	15	24	.385	10.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Giants 9, Reds 2

Mets 8, Cubs 5

Astros 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Jesus Alou	3
1	Willie Horton	3
1	Hal Lanier	3
1	Jim Lefebvre	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jesus Alou	1
1	Joe Cunningham	1
1	Frank Howard	1
1	Roger Maris	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Ed Kranepool	3
1	Cap Peterson	3
1	Dick Schofield	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doug Clemens	2
1	Dick McAuliffe	2
3	Glenn Beckert	1
3	Hal Lanier	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Sparma	1.80
2	Gaylord Perry	1.00
3	Denny Lemaster	0.60
4	Turk Farrell	0.56
4	Dave Morehead	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Gary Kroll	1
1	Dave Morehead	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Sparma	9
2	Marshall Bridges	6
2	Denny Lemaster	6
2	Gaylord Perry	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Bearnarth	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Dick Radatz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Davalillo	.372
2	Willie Mays	.368
3	Hank Aaron	.353
4	Joe Torre	.347
5	Ed Kranepool	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Ron Swoboda	11
2	Joe Torre	11
4	Jim Gentile	10
4	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	41
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Felix Mantilla	33
3	Vada Pinson	33
5	Frank Howard	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	25
2	Lou Brock	21
3	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Jose Cardenal	11
5	Luis Aparicio	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	1.60
2	Ted Abernathy	1.66
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.66
4	Turk Farrell	1.72
5	Bob Lee	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	92
2	Bob Gibson	76
3	Sam McDowell	71
4	Don Drysdale	65
5	Gaylord Perry	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	12
2	Ted Abernathy	10
2	Eddie Fisher	10
4	Bob Lee	9
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Donn Clendenon	.469
2	Dalton Jones	.459
3	Willie Horton	.455
4	Vada Pinson	.448
5	Vic Davalillo	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Frank Howard	5
2	Johnny Lewis	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
2	Charley Smith	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	17
2	Vada Pinson	16
3	Bill Freehan	15
3	Willie Horton	15
5	6 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
1	Maury Wills	8
3	Jose Cardenal	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Bolin	0.00
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Gary Wagner	0.00
4	Ted Abernathy	0.67
4	Dave Boswell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Bob Lee	3
1	Dave Morehead	3
1	Phil Ortega	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Sam McDowell	34
3	Jim Bunning	24
3	Dave Morehead	24
3	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	6
2	Eddie Fisher	5
2	Ron Kline	5
4	Ted Abernathy	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.420
2	Willie Horton	.392
3	Joe Torre	.383
4	Vic Davalillo	.382
5	Willie Mays	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Joe Torre	9
3	Willie Stargell	8
4	Rocky Colavito	7
4	10 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	29
2	Vada Pinson	28
3	Ernie Banks	27
3	Willie Mays	27
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Lou Brock	16
3	Bert Campaneris	11
4	Jose Cardenal	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.31
2	Lindy McDaniel	1.45
3	Marcelino Lopez	1.56
4	Johnny Podres	1.87
5	Bob Lee	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Mudcat Grant	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
4	Gaylord Perry	43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.344
2	Rico Carty	.331
3	Lou Brock	.326
4	Dick Allen	.324
5	Brooks Robinson	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Boog Powell	36
4	Johnny Callison	35
4	Ron Santo	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	115
2	Ron Santo	113
3	Ken Boyer	111
4	Johnny Callison	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	63
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Luis Aparicio	45
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.64
2	Joe Horlen	1.82
3	Dean Chance	2.23
4	Don Drysdale	2.30
5	Juan Marichal	2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	276
2	Sandy Koufax	261
3	Bob Veale	253
4	Sam McDowell	248
5	Don Drysdale	247

Saves

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