On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	81	47	.633	--
White Sox	72	53	.576	7.5
Tigers	71	55	.563	9.0
Orioles	69	54	.561	9.5
Indians	70	56	.556	10.0
Yankees	64	63	.504	16.5
Angels	58	70	.453	23.0
Senators	55	72	.433	25.5
Red Sox	47	79	.373	33.0
Athletics	43	81	.347	36.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Senators 3

Indians 6, Angels 3

Indians 8, Angels 2

Orioles 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Twins 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	55	.570	--
Braves	71	54	.568	0.5
Giants	69	53	.566	1.0
Reds	70	55	.560	1.5
Phillies	66	59	.528	5.5
Pirates	67	61	.523	6.0
Cardinals	62	66	.484	11.0
Cubs	60	70	.462	14.0
Astros	53	73	.421	19.0
Mets	41	86	.323	31.5

Games

Reds 7, Braves 4

Giants 3, Pirates 3

Mets 7, Dodgers 5

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3

Astros 7, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Whitfield	6
2	Pedro Gonzalez	5
2	Duke Sims	5
4	Lou Brock	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Brown	3
1	Mack Jones	3
1	Tony Perez	3
1	Duke Sims	3
1	Leon Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Joey Amalfitano	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Wilson	1.18
2	Bobby Bolin	1.00
2	Al Downing	1.00
4	Milt Pappas	0.80
5	Sammy Ellis	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Steve Hargan	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	13
2	Bobby Bolin	8
2	Al Downing	8
4	Bob Gibson	7
5	Sammy Ellis	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	2
2	Ted Abernathy	1
2	Billy McCool	1
2	Jim Owens	1
2	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.326
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Willie Mays	.320
5	Pete Rose	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Eddie Mathews	29
2	Willie McCovey	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	97
2	Ernie Banks	86
2	Eddie Mathews	86
4	Rocky Colavito	85
4	Willie Stargell	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	52
3	Bert Campaneris	46
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.78
2	Vern Law	1.98
3	Eddie Fisher	2.01
4	Sandy Koufax	2.18
5	Sonny Siebert	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Juan Marichal	19
3	Tony Cloninger	18
4	Don Drysdale	17
4	Sammy Ellis	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	296
2	Sam McDowell	241
3	Bob Gibson	217
4	Bob Veale	202
5	Jim Bunning	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	26
2	Ted Abernathy	25
3	Eddie Fisher	22
4	Bob Lee	20
5	Dick Radatz	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jose Tartabull	.444
2	Bill White	.404
3	Eddie Mathews	.396
4	Clete Boyer	.395
5	Bobby Knoop	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Rico Petrocelli	7
3	Mack Jones	5
3	Gene Oliver	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	17
2	Gates Brown	15
3	Curt Flood	14
3	Mack Jones	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bert Campaneris	7
2	Hank Aaron	6
2	Lou Brock	6
4	Luis Aparicio	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Larry Dierker	0.00
3	Jack Cullen	0.59
4	Denny McLain	1.00
4	Robin Roberts	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bruce Howard	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Jim Merritt	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
1	Luis Tiant	29
3	Bob Gibson	27
3	Denny Lemaster	27
3	Chris Short	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	4
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	4
3	Ron Kline	3
3	Bob Lee	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.378
2	Jose Tartabull	.368
3	Len Gabrielson	.365
4	Bob Aspromonte	.354
5	Tony Oliva	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Gene Oliver	9
3	Mack Jones	8
3	Eddie Mathews	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Don Mincher	25
3	Willie Mays	24
3	Brooks Robinson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	13
1	Maury Wills	13
3	Bert Campaneris	12
4	Lou Brock	10
5	Hank Aaron	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Robin Roberts	0.67
2	Juan Pizarro	0.88
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.99
4	Sonny Siebert	1.03
5	Galen Cisco	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	6
1	Mudcat Grant	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Catfish Hunter	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Sam McDowell	55
3	Bob Gibson	54
4	Jim Bunning	53
5	Juan Marichal	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	6
2	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Ron Kline	5
2	Bob Lee	5
2	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Hank Aaron	.334
3	Brooks Robinson	.325
4	Pete Rose	.318
5	Joe Torre	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Eddie Mathews	33
4	Ron Santo	31
5	5 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	115
2	Ernie Banks	113
3	Johnny Callison	109
4	Willie Mays	105
5	Felix Mantilla	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.90
2	Eddie Fisher	1.92
3	Vern Law	2.16
4	Sandy Koufax	2.18
5	Sam McDowell	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	25
1	Juan Marichal	25
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Don Drysdale	22
4	Mel Stottlemyre	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	296
2	Sam McDowell	289
3	Bob Gibson	286
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Juan Marichal	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Fisher	27
1	Ron Kline	27
3	Ted Abernathy	25
3	Bob Lee	25
5	Al Worthington	24