On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	84	50	.627	--
White Sox	76	57	.571	7.5
Orioles	72	57	.558	9.5
Indians	73	58	.557	9.5
Tigers	73	59	.553	10.0
Yankees	66	67	.496	17.5
Angels	61	72	.459	22.5
Senators	58	75	.436	25.5
Red Sox	51	83	.381	33.0
Athletics	47	83	.362	35.0

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 0

Orioles 7, White Sox 2

Indians 8, Athletics 1

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Twins 6

Red Sox 4, Senators 0

Red Sox 8, Senators 5

Angels 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	75	57	.568	--
Giants	72	57	.558	1.5
Braves	72	58	.554	2.0
Reds	72	58	.554	2.0
Pirates	71	62	.534	4.5
Phillies	68	63	.519	6.5
Cardinals	66	67	.496	9.5
Cubs	63	72	.467	13.5
Astros	57	75	.432	18.0
Mets	43	90	.323	32.5

Games

Braves 5, Reds 3

Astros 3, Mets 2

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Cardinals 3, Cubs 0

Astros 4, Mets 3

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Buford	5
2	Bill Freehan	4
2	Tony Horton	4
2	Jerry Lumpe	4
2	Leon Wagner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Brooks Robinson	2
1	Frank Thomas	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Horton	5
1	Frank Thomas	5
3	Brooks Robinson	4
4	Bob Allison	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vic Davalillo	2
1	Jim Wynn	2
3	Ron Brand	1
3	Lou Brock	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	2.67
2	Sam McDowell	2.20
3	Bob Gibson	1.50
4	Jim Bunning	1.00
4	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	11
2	Jim Bunning	10
3	Pete Richert	8
3	Sonny Siebert	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Jim Owens	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Bob Sadowski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Hank Aaron	.325
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
4	Willie Mays	.322
5	Brooks Robinson	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
2	Willie McCovey	32
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	28
4	2 others tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	103
2	Ernie Banks	91
2	Willie Stargell	91
4	Rocky Colavito	90
5	Willie Mays	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	83
2	Lou Brock	55
3	Bert Campaneris	47
4	Jose Cardenal	35
5	Jim Wynn	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.78
2	Sonny Siebert	2.07
3	Eddie Fisher	2.11
4	Vern Law	2.12
5	Sandy Koufax	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	21
2	Tony Cloninger	19
2	Juan Marichal	19
4	Don Drysdale	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	303
2	Sam McDowell	261
3	Bob Gibson	223
4	Bob Veale	214
5	Jim Bunning	210

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	27
2	Ron Kline	26
3	Eddie Fisher	22
4	Bob Lee	21
5	2 tied	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.469
2	Gene Alley	.413
3	Zoilo Versalles	.406
4	Jose Tartabull	.395
5	Roberto Clemente	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Rico Petrocelli	6
2	Billy Williams	6
4	Ron Santo	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Billy Williams	14
3	Donn Clendenon	13
3	Tony Conigliaro	13
3	Bill White	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Bert Campaneris	6
2	Maury Wills	6
5	Tommy Harper	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Miller	0.61
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.63
3	Juan Pizarro	0.99
4	Gary Wagner	1.08
5	Bob Friend	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	4
2	Bruce Howard	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
4	Steve Barber	2
4	34 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	34
2	Dave Morehead	30
3	Jim Bunning	29
3	Al Downing	29
5	Bobby Bolin	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Bob Lee	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Billy McCool	3
1	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gene Alley	.384
2	Brooks Robinson	.378
3	Jose Tartabull	.364
4	Willie Mays	.363
5	Albie Pearson	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Gene Oliver	10
3	Mack Jones	9
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Willie McCovey	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	29
1	Brooks Robinson	29
3	Eddie Mathews	28
4	Ken Boyer	26
5	Billy Williams	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Bert Campaneris	10
3	Tommy Harper	10
5	Hank Aaron	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.99
2	Sonny Siebert	1.03
3	Juan Pizarro	1.31
4	Robin Roberts	1.52
5	Bob Lee	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Sam McDowell	71
3	Jim Bunning	63
4	Tony Cloninger	52
5	Al Downing	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
1	John Wyatt	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Bob Lee	5
3	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.334
2	Brooks Robinson	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.328
4	Curt Flood	.315
5	Joe Torre	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Johnny Callison	36
3	Ron Santo	33
4	Eddie Mathews	32
4	Willie McCovey	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	117
2	Ernie Banks	111
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Johnny Callison	107
5	Billy Williams	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Willie Davis	38
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.88
2	Eddie Fisher	2.06
3	Sam McDowell	2.13
4	Sandy Koufax	2.18
5	Vern Law	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	23
4	Don Drysdale	22
5	5 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	303
2	Sam McDowell	301
3	Bob Gibson	288
4	Bob Veale	276
5	Jim Bunning	252

Saves

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