On This Day

Friday, September 10, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	90	54	.625	--
Orioles	81	61	.570	8.0
White Sox	82	62	.569	8.0
Tigers	79	64	.552	10.5
Indians	77	64	.546	11.5
Yankees	70	75	.483	20.5
Angels	66	78	.458	24.0
Senators	63	80	.441	26.5
Red Sox	56	88	.389	34.0
Athletics	52	90	.366	37.0

Games

Twins 8, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Senators 4, Angels 1

Orioles 5, Athletics 2

Athletics 10, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	80	59	.576	--
Dodgers	81	61	.570	0.5
Reds	80	62	.563	1.5
Braves	78	62	.557	2.5
Pirates	78	66	.542	4.5
Phillies	72	68	.514	8.5
Cardinals	70	72	.493	11.5
Cubs	65	78	.455	17.0
Astros	60	82	.423	21.5
Mets	45	99	.313	37.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Astros 2

Pirates 7, Reds 0

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Braves 3, Mets 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Blefary	4
1	Ed Charles	4
1	Ken Harrelson	4
1	Boog Powell	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	2
1	Brooks Robinson	2
3	Jerry Adair	1
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Harrelson	5
2	Willie McCovey	4
3	Tony Conigliaro	3
3	Boog Powell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Norm Cash	2
1	Tommie Reynolds	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Del Crandall	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sonny Siebert	2.20
2	Wade Blasingame	1.50
3	Jim Bunning	1.00
4	Jack Fisher	0.83
4	Mickey Lolich	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Aker	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Ron Herbel	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sonny Siebert	11
2	Jim Bunning	8
2	Jim Merritt	8
2	Bob Veale	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Jim Merritt	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Phil Niekro	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.326
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Willie Mays	.317
5	Tony Oliva	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Willie McCovey	34
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
2	Willie Stargell	98
4	Rocky Colavito	97
5	2 tied	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	2.12
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	Don Drysdale	19
4	Sammy Ellis	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Sam McDowell	283
3	Bob Veale	241
4	Bob Gibson	235
5	Jim Bunning	227

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	John Roseboro	.432
2	Albie Pearson	.396
3	Billy Williams	.395
4	Don Wert	.383
5	2 tied	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Billy Williams	7
2	Curt Blefary	6
2	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Willie Mays	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	20
2	Jim Ray Hart	19
2	Deron Johnson	19
2	Billy Williams	19
5	Don Wert	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.00
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
1	Frank Linzy	0.00
5	2 tied	0.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	37 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	42
2	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Dean Chance	28
4	Jim Bunning	27
4	Bob Veale	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	4
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Phil Niekro	4
1	Ron Perranoski	4
5	Al Worthington	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.375
2	Cookie Rojas	.361
3	Tony Oliva	.359
4	Billy Williams	.358
5	Leon Wagner	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Jim Ray Hart	10
2	Billy Williams	10
4	Norm Cash	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	30
2	Willie Mays	27
2	Dick Stuart	27
2	Billy Williams	27
5	Deron Johnson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Bert Campaneris	10
4	Maury Wills	9
5	Tommy Harper	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.88
2	Bob Lee	0.92
3	Denny McLain	1.36
4	Steve Barber	1.40
5	Juan Pizarro	1.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Joe Sparma	5
3	Tony Cloninger	4
3	Don Drysdale	4
3	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Bob Veale	56
4	Jim Bunning	51
5	Jim Maloney	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	6
1	Al Worthington	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Al McBean	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.332
2	Hank Aaron	.329
3	Brooks Robinson	.325
4	Tony Oliva	.315
5	Pete Rose	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Johnny Callison	34
2	Willie McCovey	34
4	Tony Conigliaro	32
4	Ron Santo	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	128
2	Willie Mays	113
3	Ernie Banks	110
4	Frank Robinson	107
5	Johnny Callison	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	91
2	Lou Brock	61
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.92
2	Eddie Fisher	2.06
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	23
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Sandy Koufax	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Sam McDowell	311
3	Bob Veale	291
4	Bob Gibson	284
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

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