On This Day

Wednesday, May 6, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 5 .667 --
Indians 10 5 .667 0.0
Yankees 8 7 .533 2.0
Tigers 9 8 .529 2.0
Orioles 9 8 .529 2.0
Angels 9 10 .474 3.0
Twins 9 10 .474 3.0
Red Sox 7 10 .412 4.0
Senators 9 13 .409 4.5
Athletics 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 12 5 .706 --
Phillies 11 6 .647 1.0
Braves 12 7 .632 1.0
Pirates 11 8 .579 2.0
Cardinals 11 9 .550 2.5
Reds 11 9 .550 2.5
Cubs 7 9 .438 4.5
Dodgers 9 12 .429 5.0
Colt .45's 8 14 .364 6.5
Mets 3 16 .158 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Robinson 5
2 Leo Cardenas 4
2 Dalton Jones 4
2 Jim King 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nicholson 3
2 Norm Cash 2
2 Chuck Hinton 2
2 Hector Lopez 2
2 Mickey Mantle 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Hinton 5
1 Mickey Mantle 5
1 Dave Nicholson 5
4 Leo Cardenas 4
4 Joe Torre 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Don Buford 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 1.83
2 Jim Bouton 1.20
3 Ray Sadecki 1.12
4 Sammy Ellis 0.78
5 Gary Peters 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 11
2 Ray Sadecki 9
3 Sammy Ellis 7
3 Dave Wickersham 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Larry Sherry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .470
2 Jim Fregosi .434
3 Tony Oliva .405
4 Eddie Bressoud .394
5 Willie Stargell .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Rocky Colavito 8
2 Frank Howard 8
4 Dick Allen 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 25
2 Leon Wagner 19
3 Norm Cash 17
4 Billy Williams 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
1 Tommy Harper 8
1 Maury Wills 8
4 Willie Davis 6
5 Leon Wagner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Downing 0.49
2 Jack Kralick 0.89
3 Dick Radatz 0.98
4 Bob Shaw 1.02
5 Robin Roberts 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 4
1 Juan Marichal 4
1 Dave Wickersham 4
4 Jim Bunning 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 31
1 Don Drysdale 31
1 Juan Marichal 31
4 Orlando Pena 29
5 Gary Peters 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .340
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Vada Pinson .328
4 Tommy Davis .321
5 Orlando Cepeda .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie McCovey 46
3 Willie Mays 43
4 Dick Stuart 41
5 Jimmie Hall 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 119
2 Hank Aaron 116
3 Willie Mays 115
4 Vada Pinson 111
5 Ken Boyer 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 41
2 Luis Aparicio 40
3 Hank Aaron 31
4 Chuck Hinton 26
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.95
2 Gary Peters 2.20
3 Bob Friend 2.26
4 Al Downing 2.37
5 Dick Ellsworth 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Sandy Koufax 25
3 Whitey Ford 23
4 Jim Maloney 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 298
2 Jim Maloney 259
3 Juan Marichal 251
4 Don Drysdale 250
5 Bob Gibson 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 25
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 Bill Dailey 21
4 Ron Perranoski 20
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 20