On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	94	54	.635	--
Orioles	83	63	.568	10.0
White Sox	84	65	.564	10.5
Tigers	81	66	.551	12.5
Indians	78	67	.538	14.5
Yankees	73	76	.490	21.5
Angels	69	80	.463	25.5
Senators	64	83	.435	29.5
Red Sox	58	91	.389	36.5
Athletics	53	92	.366	39.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	87	59	.596	--
Dodgers	83	64	.565	4.5
Reds	83	64	.565	4.5
Braves	80	66	.548	7.0
Pirates	79	70	.530	9.5
Phillies	76	69	.524	10.5
Cardinals	73	73	.500	14.0
Cubs	67	82	.450	21.5
Astros	61	87	.412	27.0
Mets	47	102	.315	41.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Astros 1

Mets 7, Reds 3

Phillies 8, Braves 6

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Allen	3
1	John Stephenson	3
3	Jerry Buchek	2
3	Johnny Callison	2
3	17 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Stephenson	2
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Ron Hunt	1
2	Deron Johnson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Stephenson	4
2	Deron Johnson	3
2	Eddie Mathews	3
4	Dick Allen	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Dalton Jones	1
1	Ed Kranepool	1
1	Pete Rose	1
1	Jim Wynn	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dave Morehead	8.00
2	Luis Tiant	1.83
3	Bobby Bolin	0.78
4	Tracy Stallard	0.67
5	Claude Osteen	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Dave Morehead	1
1	Claude Osteen	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Luis Tiant	11
2	Dave Morehead	8
3	Bobby Bolin	7
4	Claude Osteen	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Eilers	1
1	Fergie Jenkins	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.333
2	Hank Aaron	.327
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.319
4	Tony Oliva	.318
5	Willie Mays	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Willie McCovey	36
3	Billy Williams	32
4	Eddie Mathews	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	124
2	Willie Mays	105
3	Willie Stargell	103
4	Rocky Colavito	100
5	Billy Williams	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	59
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	37
5	Jim Wynn	35

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.79
2	Sandy Koufax	2.12
3	Vern Law	2.15
4	Sonny Siebert	2.23
5	Sam McDowell	2.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	335
2	Sam McDowell	294
3	Bob Veale	249
4	Bob Gibson	246
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	.457
2	Cookie Rojas	.389
3	Rocky Colavito	.388
4	Ken McMullen	.380
5	Ed Charles	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Billy Williams	7
3	Curt Blefary	6
3	Norm Cash	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	21
2	Jim Ray Hart	19
3	Deron Johnson	18
3	Frank Robinson	18
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	9
2	Jimmie Hall	6
3	Tony Oliva	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.53
3	Dave Wickersham	0.67
4	Bob Lee	0.67
5	Whitey Ford	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Frank Linzy	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	35
2	Sam McDowell	33
3	Joe Sparma	27
4	Jim Bunning	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Phil Niekro	4
3	Stu Miller	3
3	John Wyatt	3
5	14 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cookie Rojas	.385
2	Billy Williams	.382
3	Albie Pearson	.379
4	Zoilo Versalles	.370
5	Tony Oliva	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Billy Williams	13
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Jim Ray Hart	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Jim Ray Hart	30
2	Billy Williams	30
4	Deron Johnson	29
5	Dick Stuart	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	12
2	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Luis Aparicio	10
4	Bert Campaneris	8
4	Maury Wills	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.57
2	Bob Lee	0.99
3	Steve Barber	1.25
4	Stu Miller	1.30
5	Dick Radatz	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Maloney	6
2	Bobby Bolin	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Jim Kaat	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	67
2	Jim Maloney	58
3	Bob Veale	57
4	Sandy Koufax	56
5	Jim Bunning	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	John Wyatt	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Stu Miller	5
3	2 others tied	5