On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	89	54	.622	--
White Sox	82	61	.573	7.0
Orioles	80	60	.571	7.5
Indians	77	63	.550	10.5
Tigers	78	64	.549	10.5
Yankees	69	75	.479	20.5
Angels	66	77	.462	23.0
Senators	62	80	.437	26.5
Red Sox	56	87	.392	33.0
Athletics	51	89	.364	36.5

Games

Twins 10, White Sox 4

Angels 7, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	79	59	.572	--
Dodgers	80	61	.567	0.5
Reds	80	61	.567	0.5
Braves	77	62	.554	2.5
Pirates	77	66	.538	4.5
Phillies	71	68	.511	8.5
Cardinals	70	71	.496	10.5
Cubs	65	77	.458	16.0
Astros	60	81	.426	20.5
Mets	45	98	.315	36.5

Games

Giants 4, Astros 0

Reds 3, Mets 2

Dodgers 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Hall	3
1	Bobby Knoop	3
1	Sandy Valdespino	3
4	Earl Battey	2
4	7 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Jimmie Hall	1
1	Tom Haller	1
1	Deron Johnson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Smith	3
2	Ed Charles	2
2	Jimmie Hall	2
2	Tom Haller	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Hall	1
1	Lou Johnson	1
1	Jim Wynn	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	999.00
2	John Tsitouris	2.00
3	Bob Hendley	1.50
4	Juan Marichal	1.00
4	Tug McGraw	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Fred Newman	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	14
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Tug McGraw	5
4	Bob Bruce	4
4	John Tsitouris	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.340
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
4	Willie Mays	.319
5	Pete Rose	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Willie McCovey	33
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	Billy Williams	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	118
2	Willie Mays	98
3	Rocky Colavito	97
4	Willie Stargell	95
5	Ernie Banks	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	84
2	Lou Brock	58
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Jim Wynn	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.82
2	Vern Law	2.07
3	Sonny Siebert	2.11
4	Eddie Fisher	2.13
5	Sandy Koufax	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Tony Cloninger	20
4	Sammy Ellis	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Sam McDowell	283
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	Don Wert	.424
2	Albie Pearson	.404
3	Cookie Rojas	.393
4	Leon Wagner	.378
5	Tony Oliva	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Billy Williams	7
4	Ken Berry	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	21
2	Jim Ray Hart	20
3	Billy Williams	18
4	Dick Stuart	17
5	Don Wert	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Vic Davalillo	5
2	Jim Wynn	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
1	Bob Lee	0.00
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
4	Stu Miller	0.50
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Dave Morehead	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	42
2	Sandy Koufax	36
3	Bob Veale	31
4	Dean Chance	28
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
3	Phil Niekro	3
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.379
2	Cookie Rojas	.368
3	Tony Oliva	.356
4	Ken McMullen	.352
5	Billy Williams	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Billy Williams	10
4	Norm Cash	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	29
2	Willie Mays	27
3	Deron Johnson	26
3	Billy Williams	26
5	Dick Stuart	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Bert Campaneris	11
3	Luis Aparicio	10
4	Maury Wills	9
5	Tommy Harper	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.86
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.94
3	Denny McLain	1.36
4	Steve Barber	1.40
5	Juan Pizarro	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Sammy Ellis	5
1	Jim Kaat	5
1	Joe Sparma	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	79
2	Sam McDowell	67
3	Jim Bunning	52
4	Juan Marichal	51
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Worthington	7
2	Stu Miller	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Bob Lee	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Brooks Robinson	.327
4	Pete Rose	.316
5	Tony Oliva	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Johnny Callison	34
3	Willie McCovey	33
4	Ron Santo	32
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	129
2	Willie Mays	113
3	Ernie Banks	110
4	Johnny Callison	107
4	Frank Robinson	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	91
2	Lou Brock	62
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	3 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.92
2	Eddie Fisher	2.04
3	Sandy Koufax	2.14
4	Sam McDowell	2.18
5	Vern Law	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Sandy Koufax	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Sam McDowell	311
3	Bob Veale	288
4	Bob Gibson	280
5	Juan Marichal	252

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Eddie Fisher	27
2	Ron Kline	27
4	Al Worthington	25
5	3 tied	22