On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 50 28 .641 --
Indians 48 30 .615 2.0
Orioles 47 34 .580 4.5
White Sox 45 33 .577 5.0
Tigers 44 35 .557 6.5
Yankees 40 43 .482 12.5
Angels 37 44 .457 14.5
Senators 34 49 .410 18.5
Red Sox 30 49 .380 20.5
Athletics 22 52 .297 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 49 36 .576 --
Reds 47 35 .573 0.5
Giants 44 37 .543 3.0
Phillies 44 38 .537 3.5
Braves 40 37 .519 5.0
Pirates 42 41 .506 6.0
Cardinals 40 42 .488 7.5
Cubs 37 44 .457 10.0
Astros 37 45 .451 10.5
Mets 29 54 .349 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Jim Davenport 4
2 Jim Ray Hart 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Dick Allen 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Sam Bowens 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Joe Morgan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
3 Willie Davis 1
3 Chuck Hinton 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.17
2 Mickey Lolich 1.11
3 Tommy John 0.67
4 Ray Herbert 0.60
5 Tony Cloninger 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 10
2 Gaylord Perry 7
3 Bobby Bolin 5
4 Tony Cloninger 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Dick Hall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .337
2 Dick Allen .336
3 Roberto Clemente .333
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Vic Davalillo .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 23
2 Willie Stargell 21
3 Rocky Colavito 20
4 Willie Horton 19
4 Willie McCovey 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 66
2 Deron Johnson 65
3 Ernie Banks 62
4 Rocky Colavito 61
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 54
2 Lou Brock 36
3 Bert Campaneris 27
4 Jose Cardenal 25
5 Jim Wynn 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.28
2 Juan Marichal 1.64
3 Vern Law 1.70
4 Milt Pappas 1.87
5 Lindy McDaniel 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 14
2 Juan Marichal 13
3 Don Drysdale 12
3 Sammy Ellis 12
5 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 185
2 Sam McDowell 156
3 Bob Gibson 151
4 Bob Veale 133
5 Juan Marichal 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 19
2 Eddie Fisher 18
3 Ted Abernathy 17
4 Pedro Ramos 14
5 Bob Lee 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .429
1 Manny Mota .429
3 Clete Boyer .410
4 Chuck Hiller .389
5 Frank Robinson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clete Boyer 5
1 Don Mincher 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 18
2 Rocky Colavito 15
3 Dick Allen 14
3 Deron Johnson 14
3 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Jim Wynn 7
4 Vic Davalillo 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Kroll 0.59
2 Ron Kline 0.63
3 Sonny Siebert 0.75
4 Jim Bunning 0.95
5 Claude Raymond 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 4
1 Denny McLain 4
3 Al Downing 3
3 Larry Jackson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 38
2 Bob Gibson 37
3 Mickey Lolich 33
4 Sam McDowell 32
5 Al Downing 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 5
2 Ron Kline 4
3 Eddie Fisher 3
3 Stu Miller 3
3 Hal Woodeshick 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .415
2 Joe Morgan .365
3 Willie Mays .362
4 Roberto Clemente .359
5 Dick Allen .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 10
1 Willie Stargell 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Rocky Colavito 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 36
2 Deron Johnson 29
3 Willie Horton 27
4 Rocky Colavito 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Vic Davalillo 10
5 Jim Wynn 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 0.48
2 Pete Richert 1.02
3 Juan Marichal 1.03
4 Sam McDowell 1.14
5 Milt Pappas 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 6
1 Denny McLain 6
1 Chris Short 6
4 Don Cardwell 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 66
2 Bob Gibson 63
3 Mickey Lolich 60
3 Jim Maloney 60
5 Sam McDowell 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
1 Pedro Ramos 7
3 Eddie Fisher 6
3 Ron Kline 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .341
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Dick Allen .331
4 Joe Torre .324
5 Rico Carty .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 47
2 Rocky Colavito 37
3 Johnny Callison 35
4 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 3 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 117
2 Deron Johnson 115
2 Willie Mays 115
4 Ernie Banks 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 78
2 Lou Brock 61
3 Willie Davis 39
4 Luis Aparicio 37
4 Bert Campaneris 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.95
2 Sandy Koufax 2.01
3 Joe Horlen 2.04
4 Juan Marichal 2.05
5 Milt Pappas 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 23
1 Juan Marichal 23
3 Tony Cloninger 22
4 Sandy Koufax 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 301
2 Sandy Koufax 277
3 Bob Veale 276
4 Sam McDowell 261
5 2 tied 236

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 26
1 Bob Lee 26
3 Eddie Fisher 25
4 Dick Radatz 24
5 Pedro Ramos 22