On This Day

Saturday, September 25, 1965

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	98	58	.628	--
Orioles	89	64	.582	7.5
White Sox	90	66	.577	8.0
Tigers	85	70	.548	12.5
Indians	82	72	.532	15.0
Yankees	75	82	.478	23.5
Angels	73	84	.465	25.5
Senators	67	88	.432	30.5
Red Sox	61	96	.389	37.5
Athletics	57	97	.370	40.0

Games

Orioles 2, Angels 1

Orioles 2, Angels 0

Tigers 4, Indians 1

Red Sox 5, Athletics 2

Twins 5, Senators 0

Twins 5, Senators 3

White Sox 3, Yankees 1

White Sox 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	91	63	.591	--
Dodgers	90	64	.584	1.0
Reds	88	66	.571	3.0
Pirates	85	71	.545	7.0
Braves	82	72	.532	9.0
Phillies	80	74	.519	11.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	15.5
Cubs	70	85	.452	21.5
Astros	62	92	.403	29.0
Mets	49	107	.314	43.0

Games

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Reds 1, Astros 0

Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0

Giants 7, Braves 5

Phillies 4, Mets 1

Mets 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elston Howard	4
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
3	Jerry Adair	3
3	Jesus Alou	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Blanchard	1
1	Tony Conigliaro	1
1	Clay Dalrymple	1
1	Greg Goossen	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Adair	2
1	Ed Brinkman	2
1	Tony Conigliaro	2
1	Clay Dalrymple	2
1	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	John Briggs	1
1	Don Buford	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mudcat Grant	2.33
2	Jim Duckworth	1.86
3	Sandy Koufax	1.50
4	Ray Culp	1.43
5	Gary Peters	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Duckworth	13
2	Sandy Koufax	12
3	Ray Culp	10
3	Denny McLain	10
5	Milt Pappas	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Frank Linzy	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.325
3	Tony Oliva	.322
4	Willie Mays	.318
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	50
2	Willie McCovey	38
3	Billy Williams	33
4	Hank Aaron	32
4	2 others tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	124
2	Willie Mays	108
3	Frank Robinson	107
4	Ernie Banks	105
4	Willie Stargell	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Lou Brock	60
3	Bert Campaneris	49
4	Jim Wynn	40
5	Jose Cardenal	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	2.08
2	Sandy Koufax	2.12
3	Sam McDowell	2.15
4	Vern Law	2.15
5	Eddie Fisher	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Tony Cloninger	23
3	Juan Marichal	22
4	Don Drysdale	21
4	Sammy Ellis	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	356
2	Sam McDowell	306
3	Bob Veale	267
4	Bob Gibson	260
5	Jim Bunning	247

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	31
2	Ron Kline	29
3	Eddie Fisher	23
3	Stu Miller	23
5	3 tied	21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.444
2	Curt Flood	.429
3	Frank Robinson	.419
4	Vada Pinson	.417
5	Norm Cash	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	6
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Frank Robinson	5
4	Ken Harrelson	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	16
2	Ron Santo	15
3	Norm Cash	14
4	Jerry Adair	13
4	Fred Whitfield	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Wynn	6
2	Zoilo Versalles	5
3	Willie Davis	4
3	Maury Wills	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rich Beck	0.56
2	Don Drysdale	0.60
3	Fred Newman	0.68
4	Carl Willey	0.71
5	Nelson Briles	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	4
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Ray Culp	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	34
2	Ray Culp	31
3	Jim Duckworth	29
4	Denny McLain	28
5	Bob Veale	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy McCool	4
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	Hal Woodeshick	3
3	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.406
2	Billy Williams	.385
3	Albie Pearson	.375
4	Vada Pinson	.363
5	Norm Cash	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Norm Cash	11
2	Billy Williams	11
4	Willie McCovey	9
4	Brooks Robinson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	30
2	Jim Ray Hart	29
3	Dick Stuart	28
3	Billy Williams	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Wynn	11
2	Zoilo Versalles	9
3	Lou Brock	8
3	Maury Wills	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.33
2	Ron Perranoski	0.64
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.76
4	Fred Newman	1.07
5	Dick Radatz	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	6
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Tony Cloninger	5
2	Ray Culp	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam McDowell	65
1	Bob Veale	65
3	Sandy Koufax	60
4	Jim Maloney	58
5	Jim Bunning	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	7
2	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Stu Miller	6
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	John Wyatt	6