On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	26	14	.650	--
Twins	25	14	.641	0.5
Tigers	24	17	.585	2.5
Orioles	23	20	.535	4.5
Angels	23	22	.511	5.5
Indians	19	19	.500	6.0
Red Sox	19	20	.487	6.5
Yankees	17	25	.405	10.0
Senators	18	27	.400	10.5
Athletics	10	26	.278	14.0

Games

Tigers 1, Indians 0

Twins 11, Senators 8

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

Angels 3, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	27	16	.628	--
Reds	23	18	.561	3.0
Cardinals	23	19	.548	3.5
Giants	24	20	.545	3.5
Braves	20	18	.526	4.5
Astros	22	24	.478	6.5
Phillies	20	22	.476	6.5
Cubs	19	23	.452	7.5
Pirates	17	24	.415	9.0
Mets	16	27	.372	11.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Braves 3

Giants 6, Reds 4

Astros 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Pirates 7, Mets 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Curt Flood	4
3	Jimmie Hall	3
3	Frank Howard	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Johnson	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Gerry Arrigo	1
2	Ed Brinkman	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rich Rollins	5
2	Lou Johnson	4
3	Gerry Arrigo	3
3	Joe Christopher	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Cardenal	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Phil Gagliano	1
2	Lou Johnson	1
2	Andre Rodgers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.71
2	Mickey Lolich	1.20
3	Jim Bunning	0.80
4	Gerry Arrigo	0.67
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	12
2	Jim Bunning	8
3	Gerry Arrigo	6
3	Mickey Lolich	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.356
2	Vic Davalillo	.353
3	Joe Torre	.349
4	Ed Kranepool	.343
5	Dick McAuliffe	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Joe Torre	12
3	Ron Swoboda	11
4	Jim Gentile	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Felix Mantilla	36
2	Willie Mays	36
4	Frank Howard	34
4	Willie McCovey	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	26
2	Lou Brock	21
3	Jose Cardenal	13
4	Bert Campaneris	11
5	Luis Aparicio	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Podres	1.60
2	Turk Farrell	1.72
3	Bob Lee	1.74
4	Dave Boswell	1.80
5	Eddie Fisher	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	8
1	Bob Gibson	8
3	Sammy Ellis	7
3	Mickey Lolich	7
3	Juan Marichal	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	92
2	Don Drysdale	77
3	Bob Gibson	76
4	Sam McDowell	71
5	Gaylord Perry	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	12
2	Eddie Fisher	11
3	Ted Abernathy	10
3	Bob Lee	10
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.472
2	Donn Clendenon	.468
3	Vada Pinson	.424
4	Earl Battey	.410
5	Felix Mantilla	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Frank Howard	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
2	Joe Torre	5
5	15 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	19
2	Willie McCovey	16
2	Vada Pinson	16
4	Bill Freehan	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Bolin	0.00
1	Stu Miller	0.00
3	Dave Boswell	0.47
4	Sam McDowell	0.56
5	Ted Abernathy	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Mickey Lolich	3
1	Jim Lonborg	3
1	Phil Ortega	3
1	Bob Shaw	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	32
2	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Don Drysdale	29
4	Bob Shaw	24
4	Bob Veale	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	5
1	Stu Miller	5
3	Eddie Fisher	4
3	Al McBean	4
3	Al Worthington	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dalton Jones	.426
2	Joe Torre	.382
3	Willie Horton	.376
4	Vic Davalillo	.373
5	Vada Pinson	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Joe Torre	10
3	Willie Stargell	9
4	Woodie Held	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	27
1	Vada Pinson	27
3	Frank Howard	26
3	Willie Mays	26
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Lou Brock	14
3	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Jose Cardenal	10
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Turk Farrell	1.31
3	Marcelino Lopez	1.56
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.61
5	Johnny Podres	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Sam McDowell	51
3	Jim Bunning	49
4	Bob Gibson	48
5	Don Drysdale	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Rico Carty	.333
3	Lou Brock	.328
4	Dick Allen	.325
5	Roberto Clemente	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Boog Powell	36
4	Johnny Callison	35
4	3 others tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	115
2	Johnny Callison	111
2	Ron Santo	111
4	Ken Boyer	110
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Luis Aparicio	45
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Joe Horlen	1.76
3	Dean Chance	2.23
4	Don Drysdale	2.29
5	Bob Veale	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	23
2	Tony Cloninger	22
3	Don Drysdale	21
3	Larry Jackson	21
3	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	271
2	Don Drysdale	259
3	Bob Veale	257
4	Sandy Koufax	254
5	Sam McDowell	248

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	28
2	Bob Lee	27
3	Al McBean	24
4	Stu Miller	23
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	23