On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	91	54	.628	--
Orioles	81	62	.566	9.0
White Sox	82	63	.566	9.0
Tigers	80	64	.556	10.5
Indians	77	65	.542	12.5
Yankees	71	75	.486	20.5
Angels	67	78	.462	24.0
Senators	63	81	.438	27.5
Red Sox	56	89	.386	35.0
Athletics	53	90	.371	37.0

Games

Twins 8, Red Sox 4

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 5, Indians 3

Angels 6, Senators 5

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	81	59	.579	--
Dodgers	82	61	.573	0.5
Reds	81	62	.566	1.5
Braves	79	62	.560	2.5
Pirates	78	67	.538	5.5
Phillies	73	68	.518	8.5
Cardinals	70	73	.490	12.5
Cubs	65	79	.451	18.0
Astros	60	83	.420	22.5
Mets	45	100	.310	38.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Astros 3

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Giants 6, Cubs 4

Braves 9, Mets 0

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Hall	4
2	Don Buford	3
2	Ken Hamlin	3
2	Jim Ray Hart	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Wes Covington	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gates Brown	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Lou Johnson	3
1	Jim King	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Hall	2
1	Zoilo Versalles	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bill Freehan	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.12
2	Chris Short	0.90
3	Joe Sparma	0.75
4	Tony Cloninger	0.60
5	Tracy Stallard	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Aubrey Gatewood	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	9
1	Chris Short	9
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	Joe Sparma	6
5	Wally Bunker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Orlando Pena	1
1	Gaylord Perry	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.325
4	Willie Mays	.319
5	Tony Oliva	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Eddie Mathews	30
4	Hank Aaron	29
4	2 others tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	118
2	Willie Stargell	100
3	Willie Mays	98
4	Rocky Colavito	97
5	2 tied	95

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	Eddie Fisher	2.10
4	Sonny Siebert	2.12
5	Sandy Koufax	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Tony Cloninger	21
2	Juan Marichal	21
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	Billy Williams	.429
2	John Roseboro	.417
3	Tony Oliva	.405
4	Rico Carty	.389
5	Don Lock	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Blefary	6
1	Billy Williams	6
3	Ken Berry	5
3	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	20
2	Deron Johnson	19
3	Jim Ray Hart	17
4	Don Wert	16
4	Billy Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Hall	6
1	Zoilo Versalles	6
3	Lou Brock	5
3	Vic Davalillo	5
3	Jim Wynn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
1	Joe Gibbon	0.00
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	34
2	Jim Maloney	33
3	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Joe Sparma	31
5	2 tied	27

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.387
2	Tony Oliva	.376
3	John Roseboro	.375
4	Cookie Rojas	.368
5	Billy Williams	.355

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	31
2	Willie Mays	27
2	Billy Williams	27
4	Dick Stuart	26
5	Deron Johnson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Bert Campaneris	9
3	Maury Wills	9
5	Zoilo Versalles	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Barber	0.87
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.88
3	Bob Lee	1.23
4	Denny McLain	1.36
5	Stu Miller	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
1	Chris Short	5
1	Joe Sparma	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Sandy Koufax	65
3	Jim Maloney	57
4	Bob Veale	56
5	Chris Short	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	6
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	Al Worthington	6
1	John Wyatt	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Hank Aaron	.332
3	Brooks Robinson	.320
4	Tony Oliva	.319
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	51
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Johnny Callison	33
3	Ron Santo	33
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	127
2	Willie Mays	113
3	Ernie Banks	108
3	Tony Oliva	108
5	2 tied	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	2.04
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	291
4	Bob Gibson	284
5	2 tied	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Eddie Fisher	27
2	Ron Kline	27
4	Al Worthington	25
5	Pedro Ramos	23