On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	74	42	.638	--
Indians	65	49	.570	8.0
Orioles	65	50	.565	8.5
Tigers	64	50	.561	9.0
White Sox	62	51	.549	10.5
Yankees	59	59	.500	16.0
Angels	53	62	.461	20.5
Senators	51	66	.436	23.5
Red Sox	43	71	.377	30.0
Athletics	38	74	.339	34.0

Games

Senators 8, Orioles 5

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Twins 1

Angels 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	48	.590	--
Braves	65	49	.570	2.5
Giants	63	49	.563	3.5
Reds	64	51	.557	4.0
Phillies	63	53	.543	5.5
Pirates	60	59	.504	10.0
Cardinals	57	59	.491	11.5
Cubs	56	63	.471	14.0
Astros	48	68	.414	20.5
Mets	35	81	.302	33.5

Games

Braves 8, Cubs 2

Dodgers 1, Pirates 0

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 2

Mets 1, Astros 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Bert Campaneris	4
3	Gates Brown	3
3	Ken McMullen	3
3	Merritt Ranew	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Oliver	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Larry Brown	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Romano	4
2	Joe Cunningham	3
2	Bobby Knoop	3
4	Dick Allen	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Ken Hamlin	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	2.40
2	Sam McDowell	2.20
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.33
4	Bill Faul	1.17
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Marcelino Lopez	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	12
2	Sam McDowell	11
3	Juan Marichal	9
3	Ray Sadecki	9
5	Larry Dierker	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Howie Koplitz	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Willie Mays	.323
5	Brooks Robinson	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	93
2	Ernie Banks	83
3	Willie Stargell	81
4	Johnny Callison	79
4	Rocky Colavito	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Lou Brock	47
3	Bert Campaneris	41
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.79
2	Juan Marichal	1.80
3	Vern Law	1.86
4	Sandy Koufax	2.05
5	Sonny Siebert	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	18
3	Tony Cloninger	17
4	Don Drysdale	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	279
2	Sam McDowell	227
3	Bob Veale	192
4	Bob Gibson	190
5	2 tied	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	24
1	Ron Kline	24
3	Eddie Fisher	21
4	Bob Lee	18
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Mota	.429
2	Brooks Robinson	.422
3	Mickey Mantle	.409
4	Len Gabrielson	.400
5	Tony Gonzalez	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Gene Oliver	8
3	Mack Jones	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Pete Rose	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	18
2	Eddie Mathews	17
3	Pete Rose	15
4	Gene Oliver	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	6
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Bert Campaneris	5
4	Al Spangler	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.67
3	Bob Lee	1.06
4	Sonny Siebert	1.08
5	Jim Bunning	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
1	Tony Cloninger	4
1	Sandy Koufax	4
4	Marcelino Lopez	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	49
2	Juan Marichal	37
2	Sam McDowell	37
4	Jim Bunning	34
5	Tony Cloninger	28

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.390
2	Lenny Green	.373
3	Pete Rose	.371
4	Tony Oliva	.364
5	Brooks Robinson	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	10
2	Johnny Callison	9
2	Willie Mays	9
2	Gene Oliver	9
5	5 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	32
2	Eddie Mathews	28
3	Tony Oliva	27
3	Brooks Robinson	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Bert Campaneris	13
3	Lou Brock	11
3	Tommy Harper	11
5	Jose Cardenal	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.93
2	Bob Lee	1.24
3	Bill Faul	1.39
4	Sonny Siebert	1.74
5	Jim Bunning	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	7
2	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Wade Blasingame	5
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	84
2	Sam McDowell	63
3	Jim Bunning	58
4	Bob Veale	55
5	Juan Marichal	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	John Wyatt	7
3	Ted Abernathy	6
3	Dick Radatz	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.331
3	Brooks Robinson	.327
4	Dick Allen	.322
5	Curt Flood	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	38
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Harmon Killebrew	31
4	Ron Santo	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	114
1	Deron Johnson	114
3	Ernie Banks	112
4	Rocky Colavito	106
5	Frank Robinson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Lou Brock	63
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Fisher	1.89
2	Juan Marichal	1.92
3	Sandy Koufax	1.98
4	Sam McDowell	2.12
5	Joe Horlen	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Jim Bunning	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	292
2	Bob Gibson	287
3	Sam McDowell	285
4	Bob Veale	281
5	Jim Bunning	257

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	26
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Al Worthington	24
5	3 tied	23