On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 4 .667 --
White Sox 7 5 .583 1.0
Tigers 8 7 .533 1.5
Twins 9 8 .529 1.5
Yankees 6 6 .500 2.0
Orioles 7 7 .500 2.0
Senators 8 10 .444 3.0
Angels 7 9 .438 3.0
Red Sox 6 8 .429 3.0
Athletics 6 8 .429 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 10 4 .714 --
Giants 10 4 .714 0.0
Braves 10 6 .625 1.0
Pirates 9 7 .563 2.0
Cardinals 9 8 .529 2.5
Reds 9 8 .529 2.5
Cubs 6 8 .429 4.0
Colt .45's 8 11 .421 4.5
Dodgers 7 12 .368 5.5
Mets 3 13 .188 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Knoop 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
3 Max Alvis 4
3 Jimmie Hall 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 2
1 Jimmie Hall 2
3 Gene Alley 1
3 Max Alvis 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Willie Stargell 5
3 Dave Nicholson 4
4 Gates Brown 3
4 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Don Buford 1
1 Tommy Harper 1
1 Rod Kanehl 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 1.62
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Jim Kaat 1.29
4 Hank Fischer 1.00
5 Art Mahaffey 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Wyatt 2
2 Hal Brown 1
2 Dean Chance 1
2 Al Downing 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 13
2 Jim Kaat 9
2 Diego Segui 9
4 Tommy John 6
4 John O'Donoghue 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Dave Stenhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .456
2 Jim Fregosi .423
3 Tony Oliva .408
4 Dick Allen .390
5 Ron Santo .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Frank Howard 8
3 Dick Allen 6
3 Rocky Colavito 6
3 Billy Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 23
2 Billy Williams 15
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Frank Howard 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
1 Maury Wills 8
3 Willie Davis 6
4 Tommy Harper 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.49
2 Dick Radatz 0.52
3 Jack Kralick 0.61
4 Bob Shaw 1.20
5 Robin Roberts 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Hank Fischer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 31
2 Jim Bunning 28
3 Jim Kaat 27
3 Jim Maloney 27
5 3 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shaw 4
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
2 Hal Woodeshick 3
5 13 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .338
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Vada Pinson .328
4 Orlando Cepeda .319
5 Tommy Davis .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie McCovey 45
3 Willie Mays 43
4 Dick Stuart 41
5 Jimmie Hall 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 119
2 Willie Mays 118
3 Hank Aaron 116
4 Vada Pinson 111
5 Willie McCovey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 43
2 Luis Aparicio 41
3 Hank Aaron 30
4 Willie Davis 25
4 2 others tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.99
2 Gary Peters 2.22
3 Al Downing 2.37
4 Dick Ellsworth 2.40
5 Juan Marichal 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Whitey Ford 24
2 Sandy Koufax 24
4 Jim Maloney 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 285
2 Jim Maloney 269
3 Juan Marichal 251
4 Don Drysdale 248
5 Bob Gibson 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 25
2 Dick Radatz 24
3 Bill Dailey 21
4 Lindy McDaniel 20
4 2 others tied 20