On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	75	43	.636	--
Tigers	66	50	.569	8.0
Indians	66	50	.569	8.0
Orioles	65	51	.560	9.0
White Sox	63	51	.553	10.0
Yankees	60	60	.500	16.0
Angels	53	64	.453	21.5
Senators	52	66	.441	23.0
Red Sox	43	72	.374	30.5
Athletics	39	75	.342	34.0

Games

Senators 4, Orioles 2

White Sox 7, Red Sox 4

Twins 4, Indians 3

Indians 6, Twins 4

Tigers 9, Angels 2

Tigers 9, Angels 5

Athletics 4, Yankees 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	49	.585	--
Braves	66	49	.574	1.5
Giants	64	49	.566	2.5
Reds	64	52	.552	4.0
Phillies	63	54	.538	5.5
Pirates	61	59	.508	9.0
Cardinals	58	59	.496	10.5
Cubs	56	64	.467	14.0
Astros	48	69	.410	20.5
Mets	36	81	.308	32.5

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 4, Dodgers 2

Giants 15, Phillies 9

Cardinals 12, Reds 7

Mets 3, Astros 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gates Brown	5
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Clete Boyer	4
2	Billy Bryan	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	4
1	Leon Wagner	4
3	Ruben Amaro	3
3	Bob Gibson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Mike Brumley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Luis Tiant	1.75
2	Tommie Sisk	1.33
3	Ken Johnson	0.80
3	Masanori Murakami	0.80
5	Pete Richert	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	9
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Luis Tiant	7
4	Tommy John	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Dan Osinski	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.338
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.331
3	Hank Aaron	.329
4	Brooks Robinson	.323
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Willie McCovey	28
3	Hank Aaron	26
3	Johnny Callison	26
3	Eddie Mathews	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	95
2	Ernie Banks	84
3	Willie Stargell	81
4	Rocky Colavito	80
5	Johnny Callison	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	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	279
2	Sam McDowell	227
3	Bob Gibson	199
4	Bob Veale	192
5	2 tied	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Eddie Fisher	21
4	Bob Lee	18
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.453
2	Gates Brown	.439
3	Manny Mota	.417
4	Don Demeter	.408
5	Billy Bryan	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Gene Oliver	8
3	Mack Jones	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Tommy Harper	5
3	Bert Campaneris	4
3	Jose Tartabull	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Larsen	0.00
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
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
1	Pete Richert	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	49
2	Sam McDowell	37
3	Jim Bunning	34
4	Juan Marichal	31
5	Tony Cloninger	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Billy O'Dell	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.390
2	Lenny Green	.381
3	Pete Rose	.371
4	Brooks Robinson	.367
5	Tony Oliva	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Johnny Callison	9
1	Eddie Mathews	9
1	Willie Mays	9
1	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Rose	33
2	Deron Johnson	27
3	Bob Allison	25
3	Eddie Mathews	25
3	Brooks Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Lou Brock	11
3	Tommy Harper	11
5	Jose Cardenal	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.15
3	Bill Faul	1.39
4	Sonny Siebert	1.43
5	Bob Lee	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	7
2	Mudcat Grant	6
2	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Pete Richert	6
5	6 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	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Dick Radatz	6
2	Al Worthington	6
2	John Wyatt	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Brooks Robinson	.330
4	Dick Allen	.319
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Hank Aaron	30
4	3 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	116
2	Ernie Banks	113
2	Johnny Callison	113
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	38
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	Vern Law	2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	296
2	Sandy Koufax	292
3	Sam McDowell	285
4	Bob Veale	275
5	Jim Bunning	250

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	28
2	Eddie Fisher	26
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Al Worthington	24
5	3 tied	23