On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	93	54	.633	--
Orioles	82	63	.566	10.0
White Sox	83	64	.565	10.0
Tigers	81	65	.555	11.5
Indians	77	66	.538	14.0
Yankees	72	76	.486	21.5
Angels	68	79	.463	25.0
Senators	64	82	.438	28.5
Red Sox	57	90	.388	36.0
Athletics	53	91	.368	38.5

Games

Orioles 5, Tigers 3

Tigers 7, Orioles 1

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Angels 7, White Sox 1

Twins 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	85	59	.590	--
Dodgers	82	63	.566	3.5
Reds	82	63	.566	3.5
Braves	79	65	.549	6.0
Pirates	79	68	.537	7.5
Phillies	75	68	.524	9.5
Cardinals	71	73	.493	14.0
Cubs	66	81	.449	20.5
Astros	61	85	.418	25.0
Mets	46	101	.313	40.5

Games

Cubs 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 7, Astros 5

Reds 13, Mets 6

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ron Brand	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
1	Mickey Stanley	4
1	Fred Whitfield	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
3	Sam Bowens	1
3	Johnny Callison	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
3	Roy McMillan	3
3	Vada Pinson	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Flood	1
1	Jim Fregosi	1
1	Len Gabrielson	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	4.50
2	Rich Beck	1.33
3	Hank Fischer	1.00
3	Bob Gibson	1.00
3	2 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rich Beck	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	11
1	Sam McDowell	11
3	Jim Bunning	9
4	Rich Beck	8
5	Bob Hendley	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Jim Merritt	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
4	Willie Mays	.317
5	Tony Oliva	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Billy Williams	31
4	Eddie Mathews	30
5	4 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	121
2	Willie Mays	104
3	Willie Stargell	103
4	Rocky Colavito	99
5	Billy Williams	98

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	1.79
2	Sonny Siebert	2.12
3	Sandy Koufax	2.12
4	Vern Law	2.15
5	Sam McDowell	2.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	22
1	Juan Marichal	22
3	Tony Cloninger	21
4	Don Drysdale	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	335
2	Sam McDowell	294
3	Bob Gibson	246
4	Bob Veale	241
5	Jim Bunning	236

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	.404
2	John Roseboro	.389
3	Jesus Alou	.375
3	Tony Oliva	.375
3	Don Wert	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Curt Blefary	6
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Brooks Robinson	6
2	Billy Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	20
2	Deron Johnson	19
2	Dick Stuart	19
4	Frank Robinson	18
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	9
2	Jimmie Hall	7
3	Tony Oliva	5
3	Jim Wynn	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Mike Cuellar	0.00
1	Steve Ridzik	0.00
4	Pedro Ramos	0.67
5	Bob Lee	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	44
2	Jim Bunning	36
3	Sandy Koufax	32
4	Bob Gibson	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	.384
2	Billy Williams	.373
3	Cookie Rojas	.370
4	John Roseboro	.361
5	Zoilo Versalles	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Billy Williams	12
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	34
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Billy Williams	29
4	Deron Johnson	28
5	Dick Stuart	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Luis Aparicio	10
4	Maury Wills	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.92
2	Steve Barber	1.25
3	Stu Miller	1.30
4	Jim Maloney	1.68
5	Bob Sadowski	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Mudcat Grant	5
1	Jim Kaat	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
1	Joe Sparma	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Bob Gibson	56
2	Sandy Koufax	56
4	Jim Bunning	55
5	Jim Maloney	50

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	.334
2	Hank Aaron	.331
3	Brooks Robinson	.320
4	Tony Oliva	.317
5	Dick Allen	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	54
2	Willie McCovey	35
3	Johnny Callison	34
4	Ron Santo	33
5	2 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	129
2	Willie Mays	119
3	Frank Robinson	111
4	Tony Oliva	108
4	Willie Stargell	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	91
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	50
4	Jose Cardenal	38
5	Jim Wynn	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.91
2	Sam McDowell	2.09
3	Sandy Koufax	2.12
4	Eddie Fisher	2.23
5	Sonny Siebert	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	26
2	Tony Cloninger	24
3	Bob Gibson	22
3	Sandy Koufax	22
5	Sammy Ellis	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	335
2	Sam McDowell	315
3	Bob Veale	291
4	Bob Gibson	289
5	Jim Bunning	254

Saves

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