On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 6 .667 --
Yankees 13 7 .650 0.0
Orioles 13 9 .591 1.0
Indians 11 9 .550 2.0
Twins 12 11 .522 2.5
Red Sox 10 12 .455 4.0
Angels 10 13 .435 4.5
Tigers 9 13 .409 5.0
Senators 11 16 .407 5.5
Athletics 8 13 .381 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Phillies 14 7 .667 1.0
Braves 14 10 .583 2.5
Cardinals 14 11 .560 3.0
Pirates 13 11 .542 3.5
Reds 12 12 .500 4.5
Cubs 9 11 .450 5.5
Dodgers 10 15 .400 7.0
Colt .45's 10 16 .385 7.5
Mets 6 18 .250 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Pepitone 6
2 Mike de la Hoz 5
2 Bobby Richardson 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Earl Battey 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kennedy 5
1 Roger Maris 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
1 Bill Skowron 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Max Alvis 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bouton 2.00
2 Dave Wickersham 1.57
3 Milt Pappas 1.50
4 Chris Short 1.38
5 Joe Nuxhall 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 11
1 Sonny Siebert 11
1 Dave Wickersham 11
4 Tracy Stallard 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dick Radatz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .481
2 Tony Oliva .441
3 Billy Williams .405
4 Jim Fregosi .400
5 Roberto Clemente .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Frank Howard 10
3 Rocky Colavito 9
4 Jimmie Hall 8
4 Bill Skowron 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 30
2 Leon Wagner 25
3 Norm Cash 20
3 Rocky Colavito 20
3 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.73
2 Jack Kralick 1.14
3 Juan Pizarro 1.25
4 Dave Wickersham 1.47
5 Robin Roberts 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
3 Don Drysdale 4
3 Dave Wickersham 4
5 22 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 37
2 Don Drysdale 36
2 Dave Wickersham 36
4 Jim Bunning 35
5 Juan Marichal 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shaw 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
3 Ted Abernathy 5
4 Dick Radatz 4
4 Hal Woodeshick 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .491
2 Willie Mays .488
3 Ken Boyer .431
4 Billy Williams .429
5 Roberto Clemente .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 8
1 Jimmie Hall 8
3 Bob Allison 6
4 Jim Gentile 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 18
1 Leon Wagner 18
3 Bob Allison 16
4 Jimmie Hall 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 7
2 Maury Wills 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Willie Davis 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wally Bunker 0.50
1 Tony Cloninger 0.50
3 Dean Chance 0.61
4 Chris Short 0.75
5 Don Drysdale 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 John Wyatt 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 24
1 Dave Wickersham 24
3 Jim Kaat 23
4 Whitey Ford 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Ted Abernathy 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Ed Roebuck 3
2 Bob Shaw 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .348
2 Roberto Clemente .340
3 Vada Pinson .321
4 Tommy Davis .320
5 Orlando Cepeda .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie McCovey 45
3 Willie Mays 44
4 Jimmie Hall 41
5 Dick Stuart 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 121
2 Hank Aaron 117
2 Willie Mays 117
4 Vada Pinson 109
5 Ken Boyer 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 40
2 Luis Aparicio 39
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Chuck Hinton 27
5 Willie Davis 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.02
2 Gary Peters 2.28
3 Juan Marichal 2.40
4 Chris Short 2.41
5 Dick Ellsworth 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 297
2 Jim Maloney 265
3 Juan Marichal 245
4 Don Drysdale 244
5 Bob Gibson 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 25
2 Stu Miller 24
3 Bill Dailey 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 21
5 Ron Perranoski 20