On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1965

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 87 54 .617 --
White Sox 82 59 .582 5.0
Orioles 79 59 .572 6.5
Indians 77 62 .554 9.0
Tigers 77 63 .550 9.5
Yankees 68 75 .476 20.0
Angels 64 77 .454 23.0
Senators 62 79 .440 25.0
Red Sox 55 87 .387 32.5
Athletics 51 87 .370 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 77 59 .566 --
Dodgers 79 61 .564 0.0
Reds 78 61 .561 0.5
Braves 77 61 .558 1.0
Pirates 76 66 .535 4.0
Phillies 70 68 .507 8.0
Cardinals 70 70 .500 9.0
Cubs 65 76 .461 14.5
Astros 60 79 .432 18.5
Mets 45 96 .319 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Blair 5
2 Rocky Colavito 4
3 Joe Azcue 3
3 Sam Bowens 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Sam Bowens 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Johnny Edwards 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Salmon 4
2 Sam Bowens 3
2 Jim Ray Hart 3
2 Charlie Lau 3
2 Tom Tresh 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Al Kaline 1
2 Frank Robinson 1
2 Russ Snyder 1
2 Don Wert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sammy Ellis 3.33
2 Bob Shaw 0.67
3 Don Cardwell 0.50
3 Julio Navarro 0.50
3 Claude Osteen 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sammy Ellis 10
2 Claude Osteen 6
3 Dave McNally 4
3 Bob Shaw 4
3 Luke Walker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Masanori Murakami 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Carl Yastrzemski .326
3 Hank Aaron .325
4 Willie Mays .318
5 Tony Oliva .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Willie McCovey 32
3 Eddie Mathews 30
4 Billy Williams 29
5 4 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 112
2 Rocky Colavito 97
3 Willie Stargell 95
4 Ernie Banks 94
5 3 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 84
2 Lou Brock 56
3 Bert Campaneris 48
4 Jose Cardenal 37
5 Jim Wynn 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 1.89
2 Eddie Fisher 2.02
3 Vern Law 2.07
4 Sonny Siebert 2.11
5 Sandy Koufax 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 21
2 Tony Cloninger 20
2 Juan Marichal 20
4 Don Drysdale 18
4 Sammy Ellis 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 318
2 Sam McDowell 277
3 Bob Veale 233
4 Bob Gibson 231
5 Jim Bunning 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 29
2 Ron Kline 27
3 Eddie Fisher 23
4 Stu Miller 22
5 Bob Lee 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .448
2 Billy Williams .392
3 Fred Whitfield .391
4 Cookie Rojas .390
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 7
1 Billy Williams 7
3 Norm Cash 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 20
2 Billy Williams 19
3 Norm Cash 16
4 Deron Johnson 15
4 Dick Stuart 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Vic Davalillo 5
4 Jim Fregosi 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Gibbon 0.00
2 Stu Miller 0.50
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.63
4 Steve Ridzik 0.64
5 Ron Kline 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Steve Hargan 3
1 Frank Linzy 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 36
2 Al Downing 31
2 Bob Veale 31
4 Jim Maloney 29
4 Earl Wilson 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 5
1 Stu Miller 5
3 Phil Niekro 3
3 Jim Owens 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .402
2 Albie Pearson .380
3 Billy Williams .379
4 Eddie Mathews .347
5 Zoilo Versalles .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Billy Williams 11
3 Jim Ray Hart 10
4 Norm Cash 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Ray Hart 30
2 Billy Williams 28
3 Eddie Mathews 26
4 Brooks Robinson 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Maury Wills 9
5 Tommy Harper 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 0.98
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.01
3 Dean Chance 1.29
4 Tug McGraw 1.54
5 Jim Maloney 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Tony Cloninger 5
2 Jim Maloney 5
2 Joe Sparma 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 66
2 Sandy Koufax 65
3 Bob Veale 53
4 Jim Bunning 52
4 2 others tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
1 Stu Miller 6
1 Al Worthington 6
4 Ron Kline 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Brooks Robinson .329
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Tony Oliva .316
5 Carl Yastrzemski .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 51
2 Johnny Callison 34
3 Billy Williams 33
4 Willie McCovey 32
4 Ron Santo 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 125
2 Willie Mays 112
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Billy Williams 107
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 92
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Bert Campaneris 49
4 Jose Cardenal 39
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Fisher 1.94
2 Juan Marichal 1.98
3 Sam McDowell 2.10
4 Sandy Koufax 2.20
5 Vern Law 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 24
1 Juan Marichal 24
3 Bob Gibson 23
4 Wade Blasingame 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 318
2 Sam McDowell 313
3 Bob Gibson 288
3 Bob Veale 288
5 Jim Bunning 250

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 29
2 Eddie Fisher 27
2 Ron Kline 27
4 Al Worthington 24
5 3 tied 22