On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	63	37	.630	--
Orioles	58	40	.592	4.0
Indians	57	41	.582	5.0
Tigers	55	42	.567	6.5
White Sox	53	44	.546	8.5
Yankees	50	53	.485	14.5
Angels	46	54	.460	17.0
Senators	43	58	.426	20.5
Red Sox	37	62	.374	25.5
Athletics	32	63	.337	28.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

White Sox 9, Indians 4

Yankees 7, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	60	43	.583	--
Reds	57	44	.564	2.0
Braves	54	43	.557	3.0
Giants	53	43	.552	3.5
Phillies	52	48	.520	6.5
Cardinals	50	50	.500	8.5
Pirates	51	52	.495	9.0
Cubs	49	55	.471	11.5
Astros	43	55	.439	14.5
Mets	33	69	.324	26.5

Games

Cubs 2, Mets 1

Phillies 5, Pirates 0

Mets 14, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Lewis	7
2	Ron Santo	4
2	Charley Smith	4
4	Norm Cash	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Lewis	2
1	Joe Pepitone	2
1	John Romano	2
4	Larry Brown	1
4	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Romano	5
2	Johnny Lewis	4
2	Joe Pepitone	4
4	Rocky Colavito	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	Don Kessinger	1
1	Gary Kolb	1
1	Tommie Reynolds	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Culp	5.00
2	Bob Veale	1.40
3	Denny McLain	1.25
4	Bill Faul	1.17
5	Tommy John	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Galen Cisco	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	14
2	Ray Culp	10
3	Bill Faul	7
4	Tommy John	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.340
2	Roberto Clemente	.338
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Joe Torre	.319
5	Dick Allen	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	23
2	Johnny Callison	22
2	Willie Horton	22
2	Harmon Killebrew	22
2	3 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	79
2	Deron Johnson	77
3	Johnny Callison	70
4	Harmon Killebrew	69
4	Willie Stargell	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	71
2	Lou Brock	42
3	Bert Campaneris	36
4	Jose Cardenal	32
5	Jim Wynn	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.68
2	Eddie Fisher	1.71
3	Milt Pappas	1.85
4	Vern Law	1.90
5	George Brunet	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Don Drysdale	15
2	Juan Marichal	15
4	Sammy Ellis	14
5	Tony Cloninger	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	230
2	Sam McDowell	190
3	Bob Veale	168
4	Bob Gibson	167
5	Jim Maloney	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	22
2	Ted Abernathy	21
3	Eddie Fisher	19
4	Bob Lee	15
4	Pedro Ramos	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Alex Johnson	.444
2	Maury Wills	.433
3	Norm Siebern	.419
4	Tony Oliva	.403
5	Lou Clinton	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Harrelson	8
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Jim Fregosi	6
2	Dick Green	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Tony Oliva	17
2	Pete Rose	17
4	Bob Allison	15
4	Dick Green	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Bert Campaneris	8
3	Jose Cardenal	7
4	Lou Brock	6
5	Tommy Harper	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
2	Bill Faul	0.53
3	Ron Herbel	0.54
4	Dennis Musgraves	0.69
5	2 tied	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Ken Johnson	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Denny McLain	34
3	Bob Veale	31
4	Sammy Ellis	27
4	Chris Short	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Hal Woodeshick	4
2	John Wyatt	4
5	5 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.389
2	Maury Wills	.384
3	Pete Rose	.380
4	Roberto Clemente	.364
5	Jim Ray Hart	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Norm Cash	9
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Don Mincher	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	31
2	Pete Rose	26
3	Tony Oliva	23
4	Hank Aaron	22
4	Johnny Callison	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	26
2	Jose Cardenal	12
3	Lou Brock	11
3	Bert Campaneris	11
5	Jim Wynn	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Brunet	1.58
2	Denny McLain	1.61
3	Juan Marichal	1.76
4	Sam McDowell	1.85
5	Jim Bunning	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Nuxhall	6
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
4	Steve Barber	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	71
2	Sam McDowell	53
3	Denny McLain	50
4	Mickey Lolich	49
5	3 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	8
2	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Billy O'Dell	6
2	Al Worthington	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Joe Torre	.327
4	Dick Allen	.320
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
3	Johnny Callison	36
4	Ron Santo	32
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	117
2	Johnny Callison	115
3	Deron Johnson	113
4	Joe Torre	110
5	Frank Robinson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	64
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Willie Davis	41
5	Jose Cardenal	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	1.97
3	Sandy Koufax	2.01
4	Sam McDowell	2.05
5	Milt Pappas	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	23
1	Bob Gibson	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
4	Mel Stottlemyre	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	284
2	Bob Veale	276
3	Sandy Koufax	275
4	Sam McDowell	272
5	Mickey Lolich	238

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	28
2	Eddie Fisher	25
3	Al Worthington	24
4	Ted Abernathy	23
4	2 others tied	23