On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	72	39	.649	--
Orioles	63	46	.578	8.0
Indians	62	46	.574	8.5
White Sox	59	49	.546	11.5
Tigers	59	49	.546	11.5
Yankees	56	57	.496	17.0
Angels	49	60	.450	22.0
Senators	48	64	.429	24.5
Red Sox	40	68	.370	30.5
Athletics	38	68	.358	31.5

Games

Senators 6, Angels 4

Indians 6, White Sox 4

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Orioles 9, Athletics 5

Athletics 4, Orioles 3

Twins 8, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	48	.575	--
Giants	61	46	.570	1.0
Braves	61	48	.560	2.0
Reds	62	49	.559	2.0
Phillies	58	52	.527	5.5
Pirates	59	55	.518	6.5
Cardinals	55	56	.495	9.0
Cubs	55	60	.478	11.0
Astros	46	64	.418	17.5
Mets	34	78	.304	30.5

Games

Reds 18, Dodgers 0

Braves 8, Astros 5

Braves 8, Astros 3

Cubs 7, Mets 6

Pirates 7, Phillies 1

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Phillies 5, Pirates 2

Cubs 14, Mets 10

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Williams	6
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Manny Mota	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Jim Pagliaroni	2
1	Charley Smith	2
4	Felipe Alou	1
4	28 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	7
2	Charley Smith	5
3	Ed Bailey	4
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Leo Cardenas	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Spangler	2
2	Ken Hamlin	1
2	Gary Kolb	1
2	Don Landrum	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	1.00
2	Bob Veale	0.83
3	Jack Fisher	0.67
4	Al Downing	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	6
1	Jack Fisher	6
3	Sonny Siebert	5
3	Bob Veale	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.343
2	Willie Mays	.328
3	Hank Aaron	.323
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
5	Pete Rose	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	30
2	Johnny Callison	26
2	Willie McCovey	26
4	Eddie Mathews	24
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	92
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Willie Stargell	79
4	Rocky Colavito	78
5	Johnny Callison	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	45
3	Bert Campaneris	38
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.65
2	Eddie Fisher	1.82
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	Sam McDowell	2.04
5	Sandy Koufax	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Juan Marichal	17
3	Tony Cloninger	15
3	Don Drysdale	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	253
2	Sam McDowell	211
3	Bob Gibson	186
4	Bob Veale	185
5	Jim Bunning	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Bob Lee	16
4	3 others tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gordy Coleman	.471
2	Mickey Mantle	.429
3	Wayne Causey	.414
4	Pete Rose	.397
5	Jim Ray Hart	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Joe Pepitone	6
3	Norm Cash	5
3	Deron Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	18
2	Deron Johnson	17
3	Norm Cash	15
3	Fred Whitfield	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Tommy Harper	7
3	Bert Campaneris	5
3	Jimmy Stewart	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
1	Don Larsen	0.00
3	Bill Faul	0.34
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.50
5	Ted Abernathy	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	4
2	Wade Blasingame	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	37
2	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Jim Bunning	26
3	Dave Morehead	26
5	Sam McDowell	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
2	John Wyatt	4
5	5 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Rose	.388
2	Jim Ray Hart	.383
3	Norm Siebern	.379
4	Tony Oliva	.378
5	Roberto Clemente	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	10
1	Norm Cash	10
3	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Jim Fregosi	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	33
2	Deron Johnson	27
3	Bob Allison	25
3	Don Mincher	25
5	5 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Tommy Harper	10
3	Jim Wynn	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Faul	1.35
2	Mike McCormick	1.49
3	Sam McDowell	1.56
4	Juan Marichal	1.69
5	Bob Shaw	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Mudcat Grant	5
1	Ken Johnson	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	68
2	Sam McDowell	55
3	Bob Veale	52
4	Jim Bunning	51
5	Denny McLain	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	John Wyatt	7
4	Frank Linzy	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Dick Allen	.321
4	Joe Torre	.320
5	Brooks Robinson	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Johnny Callison	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Ron Santo	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	118
1	Johnny Callison	118
3	Deron Johnson	116
4	Willie Mays	110
5	Rocky Colavito	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	44
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Eddie Fisher	1.89
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.07
5	Joe Horlen	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	24
1	Bob Gibson	24
3	Juan Marichal	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	289
2	Sandy Koufax	285
2	Bob Veale	285
4	Sam McDowell	273
5	Jim Bunning	249

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Ted Abernathy	26
3	Eddie Fisher	25
4	Bob Lee	23
4	3 others tied	23