On This Day

Thursday, April 16, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Red Sox 1 0 1.000 0.0
Orioles 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Twins 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Angels 1 1 .500 0.5
Senators 1 2 .333 1.0
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
White Sox 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 2 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 2 1 .667 0.5
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 1 .500 1.0
Reds 1 1 .500 1.0
Colt .45's 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 2 .333 1.5
Dodgers 1 2 .333 1.5
Mets 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Tillman 4
2 Eddie Bressoud 3
2 Nellie Fox 3
2 Lee Maye 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ron Hansen 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 Don Lock 1
1 John Orsino 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Zoilo Versalles 3
3 Eddie Kasko 2
3 Tony Oliva 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Denis Menke 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 1.00
1 Jim Owens 1.00
3 Curt Simmons 0.75
4 Denny Lemaster 0.67
5 Jim O'Toole 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 Dave McNally 1
1 Jim O'Toole 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 8
2 Jim Kaat 7
3 Whitey Ford 5
3 Jim O'Toole 5
3 Jim Owens 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Heffner 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Bobby Tiefenauer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .667
2 Jim Fregosi .571
3 Bob Aspromonte .500
3 Tom Haller .500
3 5 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Frank Howard 2
2 John Orsino 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Leon Wagner 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Ed Bailey 3
3 13 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Maury Wills 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 13 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.00
1 Curt Simmons 0.00
1 Ken McBride 0.00
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.00
1 17 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 11
2 Denny Lemaster 8
3 Jim Kaat 7
3 Fred Norman 7
3 Bob Veale 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marshall Bridges 1
1 Bob Heffner 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .324
2 Tommy Davis .323
3 Vada Pinson .322
4 Hank Aaron .320
5 Carl Yastrzemski .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
1 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Willie McCovey 42
4 Dick Stuart 40
5 Willie Mays 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 129
2 Dick Stuart 112
3 Ken Boyer 108
4 Vada Pinson 107
5 Willie Mays 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 42
2 Luis Aparicio 40
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Vada Pinson 26
5 Frank Robinson 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.77
2 Dick Ellsworth 2.17
3 Juan Marichal 2.25
4 Camilo Pascual 2.32
5 Bob Friend 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Sandy Koufax 25
3 Whitey Ford 24
4 Jim Maloney 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 297
2 Jim Maloney 254
3 Juan Marichal 248
4 Don Drysdale 243
5 Bob Gibson 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 27
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 Lindy McDaniel 22
4 Bill Dailey 21
4 Ron Perranoski 21