On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	74	40	.649	--
Orioles	65	48	.575	8.5
Tigers	63	49	.563	10.0
Indians	63	49	.563	10.0
White Sox	61	50	.550	11.5
Yankees	57	59	.491	18.0
Angels	52	61	.460	21.5
Senators	49	66	.426	25.5
Red Sox	42	70	.375	31.0
Athletics	38	72	.345	34.0

Games

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Angels 5, Indians 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 1

Twins 8, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	48	.583	--
Giants	63	47	.573	1.5
Braves	63	49	.563	2.5
Reds	63	50	.558	3.0
Phillies	61	53	.535	5.5
Pirates	60	57	.513	8.0
Cardinals	56	58	.491	10.5
Cubs	56	61	.479	12.0
Astros	47	67	.412	19.5
Mets	34	80	.298	32.5

Games

Phillies 7, Astros 3

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Tom Haller	4
3	Gene Alley	3
3	Clete Boyer	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Jesus Alou	1
2	Matty Alou	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	7
2	Frank Malzone	3
2	Cookie Rojas	3
4	Jesus Alou	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Willie Horton	1
1	Rich Rollins	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Aguirre	2.75
2	Chris Short	1.29
3	Dave McNally	1.00
4	Jim Merritt	0.73
5	Gaylord Perry	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	11
2	Chris Short	9
3	Jim Merritt	8
4	Al Downing	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.348
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
3	Willie Mays	.328
4	Hank Aaron	.328
5	Pete Rose	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Johnny Callison	26
4	Hank Aaron	25
4	Eddie Mathews	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	93
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Willie Stargell	81
4	Johnny Callison	78
4	Rocky Colavito	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	46
3	Bert Campaneris	40
4	Jose Cardenal	34
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.71
2	Eddie Fisher	1.85
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	Sandy Koufax	2.14
5	Sonny Siebert	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Tony Cloninger	16
3	Don Drysdale	16
5	Sammy Ellis	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	267
2	Sam McDowell	216
3	Bob Gibson	190
4	Bob Veale	185
5	Jim Bunning	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
2	Ron Kline	23
3	Eddie Fisher	20
4	Bob Lee	17
4	2 others tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Brand	.432
2	Gordy Coleman	.424
3	Mickey Mantle	.409
4	Willie Mays	.407
5	Bob Aspromonte	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Willie McCovey	5
2	Joe Pepitone	5
2	Pete Rose	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	16
2	Brooks Robinson	15
2	Pete Rose	15
4	Willie Mays	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	5
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Bert Campaneris	4
2	Al Spangler	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.00
2	Bill Faul	0.52
3	Jim Bunning	0.72
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.73
5	Sonny Siebert	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Bob Veale	31
3	Jim Bunning	29
4	Juan Marichal	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Ted Abernathy	3
2	Stu Miller	3
2	Billy O'Dell	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.391
2	Pete Rose	.383
3	Roberto Clemente	.377
4	Tony Oliva	.362
5	Norm Siebern	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	9
1	Eddie Mathews	9
1	Willie Mays	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	32
2	Tony Oliva	26
3	Bob Allison	25
3	Deron Johnson	25
3	Eddie Mathews	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Lou Brock	10
3	Tommy Harper	10
5	Jose Cardenal	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.33
2	Bill Faul	1.35
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.62
4	Jim Bunning	1.65
5	Sonny Siebert	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	6
2	Wade Blasingame	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Ken Johnson	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Jim Bunning	53
3	Sam McDowell	52
4	Bob Veale	48
5	Chris Short	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	John Wyatt	7
4	Dick Radatz	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.340
2	Roberto Clemente	.337
3	Brooks Robinson	.324
4	Dick Allen	.319
5	Curt Flood	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Johnny Callison	38
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Harmon Killebrew	32
4	Ron Santo	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	115
2	Ernie Banks	113
2	Johnny Callison	113
4	Rocky Colavito	106
4	Willie Mays	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	36

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.93
3	Sandy Koufax	2.02
4	Sam McDowell	2.26
5	Joe Horlen	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
3	Mel Stottlemyre	23
5	Sandy Koufax	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	290
2	Bob Gibson	287
3	Sam McDowell	277
4	Bob Veale	274
5	Jim Bunning	252

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	26
2	Eddie Fisher	25
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Al Worthington	24
5	3 tied	23