On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 8 .636 --
Indians 15 9 .625 0.0
Orioles 16 11 .593 0.5
Yankees 13 10 .565 1.5
Twins 15 12 .556 1.5
Tigers 11 14 .440 4.5
Athletics 11 15 .423 5.0
Senators 13 18 .419 5.5
Angels 12 17 .414 5.5
Red Sox 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 9 .640 --
Giants 16 10 .615 0.5
Cardinals 17 12 .586 1.0
Braves 15 13 .536 2.5
Pirates 14 13 .519 3.0
Reds 14 13 .519 3.0
Dodgers 13 16 .448 5.0
Colt .45's 13 18 .419 6.0
Cubs 10 14 .417 5.5
Mets 9 19 .321 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Siebern 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Pete Rose 4
2 Joe Torre 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie James 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julian Javier 4
1 Brooks Robinson 4
3 Jackie Brandt 3
3 Willie Davis 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 John Herrnstein 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Buzhardt 3.00
2 Claude Osteen 1.14
2 Ralph Terry 1.14
4 Dennis Bennett 1.00
4 Bill Monbouquette 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Bearnarth 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Dennis Bennett 1
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Buzhardt 9
2 Phil Ortega 8
2 Claude Osteen 8
2 Ralph Terry 8
2 Dave Wickersham 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sonny Siebert 1
1 Bill Wakefield 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .431
2 Tony Oliva .425
3 Billy Williams .400
4 Eddie Bressoud .371
5 Jim Fregosi .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Frank Howard 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
4 Bob Allison 9
4 Jimmie Hall 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 34
2 Leon Wagner 27
3 Rocky Colavito 23
3 Rich Rollins 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Maury Wills 11
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 Willie Davis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wally Bunker 0.67
2 Dick Radatz 0.99
3 Jack Kralick 1.14
4 Juan Pizarro 1.17
5 Phil Ortega 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 Larry Jackson 5
4 Dennis Bennett 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 44
1 Jim Maloney 44
1 Dave Wickersham 44
4 Jim Bunning 43
5 Orlando Pena 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Bob Shaw 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Hal Woodeshick 6
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .500
2 Billy Williams .480
3 Frank Robinson .447
4 Norm Siebern .426
5 Rod Kanehl .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Jimmie Hall 7
4 Willie Mays 6
4 Dave Nicholson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 17
2 Bob Allison 16
3 Dave Nicholson 15
4 Willie Mays 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Tommy Davis 5
3 Maury Wills 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.47
2 John Wyatt 0.66
3 Wally Bunker 0.67
4 Milt Pappas 0.90
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Bob Bruce 3
2 Wally Bunker 3
2 Roger Craig 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Wickersham 32
2 Don Drysdale 27
2 Jim Maloney 27
4 Whitey Ford 25
5 Jim Bouton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Ed Roebuck 3
3 Hal Woodeshick 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .349
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Vada Pinson .324
4 Hank Aaron .319
5 Tommy Davis .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 50
2 Willie Mays 46
3 Willie McCovey 45
4 Jimmie Hall 42
5 Bob Allison 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 121
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Dick Stuart 113
4 Vada Pinson 107
5 Harmon Killebrew 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 43
2 Maury Wills 40
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 Willie Davis 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.20
2 Juan Marichal 2.23
3 Chris Short 2.36
4 Juan Pizarro 2.44
5 Gary Peters 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Whitey Ford 23
3 Sandy Koufax 22
4 Jim Bouton 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 285
2 Jim Maloney 267
3 Don Drysdale 245
4 Juan Marichal 243
5 Bob Gibson 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 24
1 Dick Radatz 24
3 Bill Dailey 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 21
5 4 tied 19