On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 15 .674 --
White Sox 28 19 .596 3.5
Indians 24 20 .545 6.0
Orioles 27 23 .540 6.0
Tigers 25 22 .532 6.5
Angels 27 27 .500 8.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 9.0
Yankees 22 27 .449 10.5
Senators 22 30 .423 12.0
Athletics 11 32 .256 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 20 .615 --
Braves 26 20 .565 3.0
Reds 27 22 .551 3.5
Giants 27 24 .529 4.5
Cardinals 25 25 .500 6.0
Astros 26 28 .481 7.0
Pirates 24 26 .480 7.0
Phillies 23 26 .469 7.5
Cubs 21 28 .429 9.5
Mets 20 32 .385 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Tresh 6
2 Johnny Callison 4
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Jim Gilliam 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Tom Tresh 3
3 Jim Gilliam 2
3 Gene Oliver 2
3 Billy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Tresh 5
2 Johnny Callison 4
2 Dalton Jones 4
2 Felix Mantilla 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 1.50
2 Don Drysdale 1.14
3 Denny Lemaster 0.86
3 Bob Veale 0.86
5 Whitey Ford 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 9
2 Don Drysdale 8
3 Bill Pleis 7
3 Gary Wagner 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Dick Radatz 1
1 Hal Reniff 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vic Davalillo .352
2 Dick McAuliffe .339
3 Hank Aaron .338
4 Jimmie Hall .335
5 Joe Torre .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Willie McCovey 13
3 Johnny Callison 12
3 Eddie Mathews 12
3 Joe Torre 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Felix Mantilla 44
3 Frank Howard 40
4 Willie McCovey 39
5 4 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 34
2 Lou Brock 21
3 Jose Cardenal 19
4 Bert Campaneris 13
5 Luis Aparicio 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 1.67
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.72
3 Eddie Fisher 1.75
4 Joe Horlen 1.91
5 Vern Law 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 10
2 Sammy Ellis 9
3 Bob Gibson 8
3 Juan Marichal 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 106
2 Sam McDowell 99
3 Don Drysdale 88
3 Bob Gibson 88
5 Bob Veale 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 13
2 Bob Lee 12
3 Eddie Fisher 11
4 Ted Abernathy 10
5 Dick Radatz 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Rodgers .468
2 Jimmie Hall .465
3 Roberto Clemente .450
4 Dick McAuliffe .389
5 Frank Howard .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 5
1 Johnny Callison 5
1 Frank Howard 5
1 Mack Jones 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felix Mantilla 17
2 Mack Jones 15
2 Willie Stargell 15
2 Zoilo Versalles 15
5 Johnny Callison 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 13
2 Jose Cardenal 12
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Lou Brock 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Stu Miller 0.00
3 Bob Veale 0.50
4 Joey Jay 0.54
5 Dick Radatz 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
1 Bob Veale 4
3 Steve Barber 3
3 Wade Blasingame 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 40
2 Sam McDowell 39
3 Don Drysdale 29
4 Bob Bruce 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 4
1 Dick Radatz 4
3 Bob Lee 3
3 Al McBean 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Hall .400
2 Donn Clendenon .373
2 Vic Davalillo .373
4 Frank Bolling .367
4 Vada Pinson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 9
1 Willie Mays 9
1 Joe Torre 9
4 Johnny Callison 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 31
2 Felix Mantilla 30
3 Willie Horton 26
4 Johnny Callison 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Jose Cardenal 16
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Bert Campaneris 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.00
2 Sam McDowell 1.39
3 Vern Law 1.44
4 Don Drysdale 1.47
5 Ray Culp 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 7
2 Sammy Ellis 5
2 Jack Fisher 5
2 Sam McDowell 5
2 Phil Ortega 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 70
2 Sandy Koufax 69
3 Bob Veale 52
4 Bob Gibson 51
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 8
2 Eddie Fisher 7
2 Bob Lee 7
2 Dick Radatz 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .346
2 Rico Carty .332
3 Dick Allen .328
4 Lou Brock .327
5 Roberto Clemente .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 43
3 Johnny Callison 39
4 Felix Mantilla 36
4 Mickey Mantle 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 118
2 Ernie Banks 115
3 Mickey Mantle 108
3 Ron Santo 108
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 67
2 Lou Brock 58
3 Luis Aparicio 41
4 Willie Davis 38
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Horlen 1.69
2 Sandy Koufax 1.73
3 Dean Chance 2.26
4 Don Drysdale 2.26
5 Eddie Fisher 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 23
2 Don Drysdale 22
2 Bob Gibson 22
4 Mickey Lolich 21
4 Juan Marichal 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 271
2 Bob Veale 270
3 Sam McDowell 256
4 Don Drysdale 251
5 Sandy Koufax 248

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Bob Lee 26
3 Al McBean 25
4 Ron Kline 23
5 Jack Baldschun 22