On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	82	47	.636	--
White Sox	72	54	.571	8.5
Orioles	70	54	.565	9.5
Tigers	71	56	.559	10.0
Indians	70	56	.556	10.5
Yankees	64	64	.500	17.5
Angels	58	70	.453	23.5
Senators	55	73	.430	26.5
Red Sox	48	79	.378	33.0
Athletics	44	81	.352	36.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

Orioles 8, White Sox 1

Athletics 5, Tigers 3

Twins 9, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	56	.566	--
Braves	71	55	.563	0.5
Reds	71	55	.563	0.5
Giants	69	55	.556	1.5
Pirates	69	61	.531	4.5
Phillies	66	60	.524	5.5
Cardinals	63	66	.488	10.0
Cubs	60	71	.458	14.0
Astros	54	73	.425	18.0
Mets	42	86	.328	30.5

Games

Reds 3, Braves 1

Mets 5, Dodgers 2

Pirates 8, Giants 0

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 7, Cubs 4

Astros 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Mazeroski	6
2	Gene Alley	4
2	Bob Bailey	4
2	Willie Stargell	4
2	Maury Wills	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Brooks Robinson	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	4
2	Gene Alley	3
2	Bob Bailey	3
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Morehead	1.25
2	Bob Veale	1.00
3	Sandy Koufax	0.83
4	Tony Cloninger	0.78
5	Jim Bunning	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Davidson	1
1	Jim Dickson	1
1	Dave Giusti	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	12
2	Dave Morehead	10
3	Tony Cloninger	7
4	Jim Bunning	6
4	Ron Herbel	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Jim Owens	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Brooks Robinson	.321
5	Willie Mays	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Willie McCovey	30
3	Eddie Mathews	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
5	3 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	99
2	Ernie Banks	87
3	Eddie Mathews	86
4	Rocky Colavito	85
4	Willie Stargell	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	80
2	Lou Brock	53
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	Sonny Siebert	2.19
5	Sandy Koufax	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	301
2	Sam McDowell	241
3	Bob Gibson	217
4	Bob Veale	214
5	Jim Bunning	200

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jose Tartabull	.463
2	Brooks Robinson	.408
3	Luis Aparicio	.394
4	Gene Alley	.393
5	Eddie Mathews	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Rico Petrocelli	6
3	Clete Boyer	5
3	Mack Jones	5
3	Gene Oliver	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	16
2	Gates Brown	14
2	Curt Flood	14
2	Mack Jones	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.00
1	Larry Dierker	0.00
3	Denny McLain	1.00
4	Steve Barber	1.04
5	Gary Wagner	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bruce Howard	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Denny McLain	3
1	Jim Merritt	3
5	34 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Bob Veale	29
3	Dave Morehead	28
4	Bob Gibson	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al McBean	4
1	Billy McCool	4
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	4
4	Ron Kline	3
4	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.381
2	Jose Tartabull	.367
3	Ron Santo	.354
4	Bob Aspromonte	.354
5	Tony Oliva	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Gene Oliver	9
3	Deron Johnson	8
3	Mack Jones	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Brooks Robinson	27
3	Ken Boyer	25
3	Willie Mays	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	13
2	Bert Campaneris	12
3	Lou Brock	11
3	Maury Wills	11
5	Hank Aaron	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.88
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.99
3	Gary Wagner	1.01
4	Sonny Siebert	1.03
5	Robin Roberts	1.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	79
2	Bob Veale	60
3	Jim Bunning	59
4	Sam McDowell	55
5	Tony Cloninger	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy O'Dell	6
1	John Wyatt	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Ron Kline	5
3	6 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.333
3	Brooks Robinson	.328
4	Pete Rose	.318
5	Joe Torre	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Johnny Callison	35
3	Eddie Mathews	32
3	Ron Santo	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	114
1	Deron Johnson	114
3	Johnny Callison	108
4	Willie Mays	106
5	Felix Mantilla	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	95
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	1.92
3	Sam McDowell	2.12
4	Sandy Koufax	2.19
5	Vern Law	2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	301
2	Bob Gibson	286
3	Bob Veale	285
4	Sam McDowell	282
5	Jim Bunning	253

Saves

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