On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	92	54	.630	--
White Sox	83	63	.568	9.0
Orioles	81	62	.566	9.5
Tigers	80	64	.556	11.0
Indians	77	65	.542	13.0
Yankees	71	76	.483	21.5
Angels	67	79	.459	25.0
Senators	64	81	.441	27.5
Red Sox	56	90	.384	36.0
Athletics	53	90	.371	37.5

Games

Twins 2, Red Sox 0

White Sox 4, Yankees 1

Senators 7, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	83	59	.585	--
Dodgers	82	62	.569	2.0
Reds	81	62	.566	2.5
Braves	79	63	.556	4.0
Pirates	78	67	.538	6.5
Phillies	73	68	.518	9.5
Cardinals	70	73	.490	13.5
Cubs	65	81	.445	20.0
Astros	61	83	.424	23.0
Mets	46	100	.315	39.0

Games

Astros 3, Dodgers 2

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Giants 9, Cubs 2

Mets 1, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Len Gabrielson	4
1	Billy Williams	4
3	Jesus Alou	3
3	Dick Schofield	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Boccabella	2
2	Brant Alyea	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Lou Johnson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	4
2	Brant Alyea	3
2	Willie Mays	3
4	Jesus Alou	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	2
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Jim French	1
2	Len Gabrielson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Selma	2.60
2	Tommy John	1.33
2	Bob Sadowski	1.33
2	Earl Wilson	1.33
5	Mudcat Grant	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Tommy John	1
1	Frank Kreutzer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Selma	13
2	Bob Sadowski	8
3	Al Downing	7
4	Mudcat Grant	6
5	Frank Kreutzer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
4	Tony Oliva	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Eddie Mathews	30
3	Billy Williams	30
5	2 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	118
2	Willie Mays	101
3	Willie Stargell	100
4	Rocky Colavito	97
5	Billy Williams	96

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	2 others tied	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	.422
2	Jesus Alou	.421
3	Frank Howard	.413
4	Tony Oliva	.400
5	John Roseboro	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Blefary	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Billy Williams	6
4	Jim Ray Hart	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	20
2	Jim Ray Hart	19
3	Deron Johnson	16
4	Willie Mays	15
4	Don Wert	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	8
2	Jimmie Hall	6
3	Vic Davalillo	5
3	Tony Oliva	5
3	Jim Wynn	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.54
4	Bob Lee	0.61
5	Steve Barber	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	34
2	Joe Sparma	31
3	Al Downing	30
4	Sandy Koufax	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Stu Miller	4
2	Phil Niekro	4
4	Al Worthington	3
4	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Albie Pearson	.387
2	Tony Oliva	.370
3	Billy Williams	.368
4	Cookie Rojas	.367
5	John Roseboro	.360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	33
2	Willie Mays	28
2	Billy Williams	28
4	Dick Stuart	26
5	Deron Johnson	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.85
2	Steve Barber	0.87
3	Bob Lee	1.35
4	Denny McLain	1.36
5	Bob Sadowski	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Tony Cloninger	5
1	Mudcat Grant	5
1	Jim Maloney	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	Jim Bunning	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
1	Al Worthington	6
1	John Wyatt	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.332
2	Hank Aaron	.332
3	Tony Oliva	.318
4	Brooks Robinson	.317
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	52
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Johnny Callison	33
3	Ron Santo	33
5	3 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	127
2	Willie Mays	116
3	Ernie Banks	109
4	Tony Oliva	108
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	91
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	39
5	2 tied	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.94
2	Eddie Fisher	2.05
3	Sandy Koufax	2.14
4	Sam McDowell	2.18
5	Sonny Siebert	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Sammy Ellis	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Sam McDowell	311
3	Bob Veale	291
4	Bob Gibson	278
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	29
2	Ron Kline	27
3	Eddie Fisher	26
4	Al Worthington	24
5	Pedro Ramos	23