On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	96	56	.632	--
White Sox	87	65	.572	9.0
Orioles	84	64	.568	10.0
Tigers	83	68	.550	12.5
Indians	79	70	.530	15.5
Yankees	74	78	.487	22.0
Angels	70	81	.464	25.5
Senators	65	85	.433	30.0
Red Sox	60	92	.395	36.0
Athletics	55	94	.369	39.5

Games

Orioles 4, Angels 2

Indians 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 8, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	90	60	.600	--
Dodgers	86	64	.573	4.0
Reds	85	66	.563	5.5
Pirates	83	70	.542	8.5
Braves	81	69	.540	9.0
Phillies	77	72	.517	12.5
Cardinals	73	76	.490	16.5
Cubs	68	83	.450	22.5
Astros	62	89	.411	28.5
Mets	48	104	.316	43.0

Games

Giants 4, Reds 0

Pirates 10, Mets 0

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Alvis	4
2	Mack Jones	3
2	Larry Stahl	3
4	Jerry Adair	2
4	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Larry Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donn Clendenon	3
2	Jerry Adair	2
2	Pat Corrales	2
2	Tom Haller	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Willie Mays	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.38
2	Steve Barber	0.88
3	Ray Culp	0.83
4	Mudcat Grant	0.75
4	Tommie Sisk	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Catfish Hunter	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	11
2	Ray Culp	10
3	Steve Barber	7
4	Mudcat Grant	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Masanori Murakami	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.325
3	Willie Mays	.319
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	32
5	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	2.20
5	Bobby Bolin	2.44

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	298
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
3	Stu Miller	23
5	2 tied	21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.426
2	Mike Hershberger	.419
3	Rocky Colavito	.408
4	Joe Torre	.394
5	Norm Cash	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Boog Powell	6
4	Willie McCovey	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	18
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
2	Willie McCovey	14
4	Norm Cash	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	6
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Jimmie Hall	5
4	Jim Wynn	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.36
2	Rich Beck	0.56
3	Phil Niekro	0.63
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.96
5	Mel Stottlemyre	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	4
2	Ray Culp	3
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Claude Osteen	3
2	Bob Veale	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Veale	40
2	Jim Maloney	35
3	Sonny Siebert	25
4	Joe Sparma	24
5	4 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Billy McCool	3
2	Stu Miller	3
2	Phil Niekro	3
2	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.381
2	Cookie Rojas	.380
3	Fred Whitfield	.378
4	Tony Oliva	.375
5	Albie Pearson	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Billy Williams	12
3	Norm Cash	11
4	Tony Conigliaro	9
4	Willie McCovey	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Ray Hart	29
1	Billy Williams	29
3	Frank Robinson	28
4	Norm Cash	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
2	Lou Brock	10
3	Jim Wynn	9
4	Luis Aparicio	8
5	Jimmie Hall	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.08
3	Dick Radatz	1.41
4	Steve Barber	1.45
5	Dean Chance	1.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	5
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
4	Tony Cloninger	4
4	14 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	64
2	Bob Veale	61
3	Jim Maloney	57
4	Jim Bunning	53
4	Sandy Koufax	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	7
1	John Wyatt	7
3	Ted Abernathy	6
3	Billy McCool	6
3	Stu Miller	6