On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	68	39	.636	--
Orioles	62	43	.590	5.0
Indians	60	44	.577	6.5
Tigers	58	46	.558	8.5
White Sox	57	47	.548	9.5
Yankees	53	56	.486	16.0
Angels	48	58	.453	19.5
Senators	46	62	.426	22.5
Red Sox	40	64	.385	26.5
Athletics	34	67	.337	31.0

Games

Orioles 6, Angels 5

Orioles 8, Angels 0

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Red Sox 5, Athletics 1

Twins 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	46	.578	--
Reds	60	47	.561	2.0
Braves	58	46	.558	2.5
Giants	57	46	.553	3.0
Phillies	55	50	.524	6.0
Pirates	56	53	.514	7.0
Cardinals	54	53	.505	8.0
Cubs	51	59	.464	12.5
Astros	45	60	.429	16.0
Mets	34	73	.318	28.0

Games

Giants 4, Reds 3

Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Pirates 3, Mets 0

Cardinals 9, Astros 4

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Fairly	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Jerry Adair	4
2	Jackie Brandt	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Rico Carty	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	4
2	Jerry Adair	3
2	Brooks Robinson	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	1.50
2	Don Drysdale	1.40
3	Bob Veale	1.33
4	Claude Osteen	1.20
5	Juan Marichal	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Fischer	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Dave McNally	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	14
2	Bob Veale	12
3	Sonny Siebert	9
4	Al Downing	8
5	Don Drysdale	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Don Schwall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.336
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Pete Rose	.321
5	Donn Clendenon	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	25
2	Johnny Callison	24
2	Willie McCovey	24
4	Hank Aaron	23
4	2 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	87
2	Ernie Banks	79
3	Willie Stargell	77
4	Johnny Callison	75
5	Rocky Colavito	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	74
2	Lou Brock	43
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.65
2	Vern Law	1.79
3	Eddie Fisher	1.84
4	Milt Pappas	1.98
5	Sandy Koufax	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Don Drysdale	15
4	Tony Cloninger	14
4	Sammy Ellis	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	241
2	Sam McDowell	201
3	Bob Veale	180
4	Bob Gibson	176
5	Juan Marichal	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	22
1	Ron Kline	22
3	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Bob Lee	16
4	2 others tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.450
2	Norm Siebern	.426
3	Tony Conigliaro	.421
4	Johnny Lewis	.410
5	Pete Rose	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Pepitone	7
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Don Demeter	6
4	Bob Allison	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	18
2	Deron Johnson	17
3	Bob Allison	16
3	Norm Cash	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Tommy Harper	8
3	Bert Campaneris	7
4	Jose Cardenal	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Faul	0.35
2	Bob Lee	0.63
3	Don Schwall	0.66
4	Dave McNally	0.82
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	4
1	Al Worthington	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Wade Blasingame	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	32
2	Denny McLain	31
3	Dave Morehead	29
4	Sandy Koufax	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	6
2	Frank Linzy	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
4	Ted Abernathy	3
4	5 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.409
2	Jim Ray Hart	.398
3	Tony Oliva	.378
4	Maury Wills	.377
5	Jim Hickman	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	Norm Cash	10
3	Johnny Callison	9
3	Jim Fregosi	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	29
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
3	Deron Johnson	26
4	Hank Aaron	25
4	Norm Cash	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	25
2	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Jim Wynn	12
4	Jose Cardenal	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.25
2	Sam McDowell	1.63
3	Ted Abernathy	1.78
4	Dave Wickersham	1.85
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Johnson	6
2	Wade Blasingame	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Joe Nuxhall	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	62
2	Sam McDowell	53
3	Bob Veale	52
4	Mickey Lolich	51
5	Denny McLain	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Al Worthington	7
3	Ted Abernathy	6
3	Billy McCool	6
3	2 others tied	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Dick Allen	.319
4	Joe Torre	.318
5	Donn Clendenon	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Harmon Killebrew	35
4	Ron Santo	33
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	118
2	Deron Johnson	117
3	Ernie Banks	115
4	Frank Robinson	110
5	Rocky Colavito	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Willie Davis	42
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Eddie Fisher	1.91
3	Sandy Koufax	1.96
4	Sam McDowell	2.07
5	Joe Horlen	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	24
2	Tony Cloninger	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	288
2	Bob Veale	283
3	Sandy Koufax	279
4	Sam McDowell	267
5	Jim Bunning	242

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	25
2	Al Worthington	25
4	Ted Abernathy	24
4	Bob Lee	24