On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	77	44	.636	--
White Sox	67	51	.568	8.5
Tigers	67	52	.563	9.0
Indians	67	52	.563	9.0
Orioles	67	52	.563	9.0
Yankees	62	61	.504	16.0
Angels	54	66	.450	22.5
Senators	52	69	.430	25.0
Red Sox	44	75	.370	32.0
Athletics	41	76	.350	34.0

Games

Twins 8, Tigers 3

Twins 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 3, Angels 1

Red Sox 11, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	71	51	.582	--
Braves	69	50	.580	0.5
Giants	67	50	.573	1.5
Reds	66	53	.555	3.5
Phillies	65	55	.542	5.0
Pirates	63	60	.512	8.5
Cardinals	59	62	.488	11.5
Cubs	57	66	.463	14.5
Astros	49	71	.408	21.0
Mets	36	84	.300	34.0

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Dodgers 8, Giants 5

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Reds 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
1	Maury Wills	4
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Don Landrum	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Mincher	4
1	Lee Thomas	4
3	Johnny Edwards	3
3	Lou Johnson	3
3	Billy Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Ellis Burton	1
1	Dalton Jones	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	2.60
2	Jim Maloney	1.20
3	Jim Kaat	0.78
4	Mudcat Grant	0.71
5	Warren Spahn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	Jim Lonborg	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mickey Lolich	13
2	Jim Maloney	12
3	Jim Kaat	7
4	Jim Lonborg	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.326
4	Brooks Robinson	.323
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Willie McCovey	28
3	Hank Aaron	27
3	Eddie Mathews	27
5	Johnny Callison	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	97
2	Ernie Banks	85
3	Rocky Colavito	82
3	Eddie Mathews	82
5	2 tied	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	79
2	Lou Brock	49
3	Bert Campaneris	43
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.73
2	Eddie Fisher	1.76
3	Vern Law	1.98
4	Sandy Koufax	2.10
5	Sonny Siebert	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Tony Cloninger	18
4	Don Drysdale	16
4	Mudcat Grant	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	288
2	Sam McDowell	234
3	Bob Veale	200
4	Bob Gibson	199
5	Juan Marichal	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	25
2	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Eddie Fisher	21
4	Bob Lee	19
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Mathews	.467
2	Brooks Robinson	.455
3	Bob Aspromonte	.429
4	Manny Mota	.424
5	Earl Battey	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Mack Jones	6
2	Gene Oliver	6
4	Eddie Mathews	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	20
2	Willie Mays	16
2	Don Mincher	16
2	Brooks Robinson	16
5	Don Demeter	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Bert Campaneris	5
2	Joe Morgan	5
2	Maury Wills	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Robin Roberts	0.00
1	Galen Cisco	0.00
4	Ron Perranoski	0.63
5	Billy O'Dell	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	47
2	Sam McDowell	33
3	Tony Cloninger	31
4	Jim Bunning	30
5	Mickey Lolich	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	3
1	Bob Lee	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
1	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Len Gabrielson	.384
2	Felipe Alou	.381
3	Brooks Robinson	.380
4	Tony Oliva	.370
5	Lenny Green	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Norm Cash	9
2	Don Demeter	9
2	Willie McCovey	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	28
2	Brooks Robinson	27
3	Eddie Mathews	26
3	Tony Oliva	26
3	Pete Rose	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Bert Campaneris	12
2	Tommy Harper	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.34
2	Bob Lee	0.96
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.14
4	Juan Pizarro	1.16
5	Bill Faul	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	7
1	Mudcat Grant	7
3	Pete Richert	6
3	Mel Stottlemyre	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	84
2	Sam McDowell	60
2	Bob Veale	60
4	Jim Bunning	58
5	Juan Marichal	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Ron Kline	5
2	Frank Linzy	5
2	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.333
3	Brooks Robinson	.332
4	Dick Allen	.319
5	Joe Torre	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Johnny Callison	37
3	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Hank Aaron	30
4	Ron Santo	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	118
2	Ernie Banks	112
2	Johnny Callison	112
4	Willie Mays	104
4	Billy Williams	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Willie Davis	39
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.86
2	Eddie Fisher	1.92
3	Sandy Koufax	2.10
4	Sam McDowell	2.20
5	Vern Law	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
1	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22
5	5 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	289
2	Bob Gibson	288
2	Sandy Koufax	288
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	27
2	Eddie Fisher	26
3	Ted Abernathy	24
3	Bob Lee	24
3	Al Worthington	24