On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	96	55	.636	--
White Sox	87	65	.572	9.5
Orioles	83	64	.565	11.0
Tigers	83	67	.553	12.5
Indians	78	70	.527	16.5
Yankees	74	78	.487	22.5
Angels	70	80	.467	25.5
Senators	65	85	.433	30.5
Red Sox	60	92	.395	36.5
Athletics	54	94	.365	40.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

White Sox 7, Indians 5

Twins 8, Senators 1

Yankees 3, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	89	60	.597	--
Dodgers	86	64	.573	3.5
Reds	85	65	.567	4.5
Braves	81	68	.544	8.0
Pirates	82	70	.539	8.5
Phillies	76	72	.514	12.5
Cardinals	73	76	.490	16.0
Cubs	68	83	.450	22.0
Astros	62	89	.411	28.0
Mets	48	103	.318	42.0

Games

Mets 8, Cubs 6

Reds 4, Astros 3

Giants 4, Braves 2

Pirates 1, Phillies 0

Astros 8, Reds 6

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Rose	5
2	Don Buford	4
2	Lee Maye	4
2	Vada Pinson	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rusty Staub	2
2	Larry Brown	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	Johnny Edwards	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	5
2	Rusty Staub	4
3	Tommie Agee	3
3	Jim Gentile	3
3	Cleon Jones	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Berry	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Joe Nossek	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Veale	2.00
2	Bob Shaw	0.83
3	Sonny Siebert	0.71
4	Tony Cloninger	0.64
5	Bob Gibson	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rich Beck	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Bill Monbouquette	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	12
2	Bob Gibson	8
3	Tony Cloninger	7
4	Joe Nuxhall	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Billy McCool	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.335
2	Hank Aaron	.326
3	Willie Mays	.320
4	Tony Oliva	.317
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	49
2	Willie McCovey	37
3	Billy Williams	33
4	Hank Aaron	31
4	Eddie Mathews	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	124
2	Willie Mays	106
3	Willie Stargell	105
4	Frank Robinson	103
5	2 tied	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jose Cardenal	37
4	Jim Wynn	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	1.92
2	Sandy Koufax	2.05
3	Vern Law	2.15
4	Sam McDowell	2.26
5	Sonny Siebert	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Tony Cloninger	22
2	Juan Marichal	22
4	Don Drysdale	20
4	Sammy Ellis	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	341
2	Sam McDowell	294
3	Bob Veale	261
4	Bob Gibson	254
5	Jim Bunning	238

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	30
2	Ron Kline	28
3	Eddie Fisher	23
4	Stu Miller	22
5	2 tied	21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rocky Colavito	.412
2	Vada Pinson	.411
3	Norm Cash	.408
4	Frank Howard	.391
5	Frank Robinson	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Boog Powell	6
2	Billy Williams	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	20
2	Dick Stuart	17
3	Norm Cash	15
3	Deron Johnson	15
3	Willie Mays	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	6
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Jimmie Hall	5
2	Jim Wynn	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mudcat Grant	0.50
2	Rich Beck	0.56
3	Ray Washburn	0.64
4	Bob Lee	0.73
5	Sandy Koufax	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Sammy Ellis	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Claude Osteen	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	40
2	Bob Gibson	31
3	Sandy Koufax	28
4	Sonny Siebert	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Billy McCool	3
2	Phil Niekro	3
4	Nelson Briles	2
4	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cookie Rojas	.386
2	Albie Pearson	.384
3	Fred Whitfield	.383
4	Billy Williams	.381
5	Tony Oliva	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Billy Williams	12
3	Norm Cash	10
4	Tony Conigliaro	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	30
2	Willie Mays	29
2	Billy Williams	29
4	Frank Robinson	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Jim Wynn	9
4	Luis Aparicio	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.35
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.02
3	Bob Lee	1.07
4	Steve Barber	1.29
5	Dick Radatz	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Sammy Ellis	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
4	Bobby Bolin	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	61
2	Sam McDowell	60
3	Bob Gibson	55
4	Jim Bunning	53
4	Sandy Koufax	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	7
2	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Billy McCool	6
2	John Wyatt	6
5	3 tied	5