On This Day

Monday, August 16, 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 64 51 .557 9.5
Yankees 60 60 .500 16.0
Angels 53 64 .453 21.5
Senators 52 66 .441 23.0
Red Sox 43 73 .371 31.0
Athletics 39 75 .342 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 50 .580 --
Braves 67 49 .578 0.5
Giants 65 49 .570 1.5
Reds 64 52 .552 3.5
Phillies 64 54 .542 4.5
Pirates 61 60 .504 9.0
Cardinals 58 60 .492 10.5
Cubs 56 64 .467 13.5
Astros 49 69 .415 19.5
Mets 36 82 .305 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Mathews 4
2 Danny Cater 3
2 Curt Flood 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Wilson 2
2 Chuck Hiller 1
2 Jim Lefebvre 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 6
2 Tim McCarver 4
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Frank Bolling 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Joe Christopher 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shaw 1.50
2 Robin Roberts 1.17
3 Joe Horlen 0.70
4 Chris Short 0.50
5 Johnny Podres 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Robin Roberts 1
1 Bob Shaw 1
1 Chris Short 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Horlen 7
1 Robin Roberts 7
3 Bob Shaw 6
4 Chris Short 4
4 Earl Wilson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .335
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
3 Hank Aaron .331
4 Brooks Robinson .323
5 Willie Mays .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 33
2 Willie McCovey 28
3 Eddie Mathews 27
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 Johnny Callison 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 95
2 Ernie Banks 84
3 Eddie Mathews 82
4 Willie Stargell 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 77
2 Lou Brock 47
3 Bert Campaneris 41
4 Jose Cardenal 35
5 Jim Wynn 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.76
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 Gates Brown .486
2 Brooks Robinson .450
3 Eddie Mathews .440
4 Don Demeter .422
5 Mickey Mantle .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Gene Oliver 7
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Mack Jones 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 20
2 Brooks Robinson 18
3 Willie Mays 14
3 Gene Oliver 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Bert Campaneris 4
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Robin Roberts 0.00
1 Don Larsen 0.00
3 Billy O'Dell 0.66
4 Jim Bunning 0.72
5 Dick Stigman 0.75

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 38
2 Juan Marichal 31
3 Jim Bunning 26
3 Sam McDowell 26
3 Luis Tiant 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Dick Radatz 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
1 Al Worthington 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Green .382
2 Pete Rose .380
3 Len Gabrielson .373
4 Brooks Robinson .371
5 Felipe Alou .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 10
1 Willie Mays 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Willie McCovey 9
3 Gene Oliver 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Rose 32
2 Eddie Mathews 29
3 Deron Johnson 27
4 Hank Aaron 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Bert Campaneris 12
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Tommy Harper 11
5 Jose Cardenal 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.33
2 Bob Lee 0.88
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.15
4 Bill Faul 1.39
5 Sonny Siebert 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 7
2 Mudcat Grant 6
2 Pete Richert 6
4 Jim Bunning 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 75
2 Jim Bunning 54
3 Sam McDowell 53
4 Bob Veale 52
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 .342
2 Brooks Robinson .331
3 Roberto Clemente .329
4 Dick Allen .320
5 Joe Torre .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Johnny Callison 37
3 Eddie Mathews 33
4 Harmon Killebrew 30
4 Ron Santo 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 116
2 Johnny Callison 114
3 Ernie Banks 113
4 Rocky Colavito 105
4 Frank Robinson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 93
2 Lou Brock 61
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 2.16
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 Sandy Koufax 292
2 Bob Gibson 288
3 Sam McDowell 282
4 Bob Veale 275
5 Jim Bunning 250

Saves

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