On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 9 .625 --
Yankees 16 10 .615 0.0
Indians 16 11 .593 0.5
Orioles 17 12 .586 0.5
Twins 16 14 .533 2.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 4.0
Senators 14 19 .424 5.5
Angels 13 18 .419 5.5
Red Sox 12 17 .414 5.5
Athletics 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 10 .655 --
Phillies 17 10 .630 1.0
Cardinals 19 13 .594 1.5
Pirates 16 14 .533 3.5
Reds 16 14 .533 3.5
Braves 16 15 .516 4.0
Dodgers 14 18 .438 6.5
Colt .45's 14 19 .424 7.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 7.0
Mets 9 22 .290 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Bob Bailey 4
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Joe Pepitone 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
4 Felipe Alou 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Joe Pepitone 5
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Leo Cardenas 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 1.80
2 Whitey Ford 1.40
3 Jack Fisher 1.33
4 Bob Hendley 1.25
5 Ron Herbel 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Cloninger 9
1 Chris Short 9
3 Ron Herbel 8
3 Sandy Koufax 8
3 3 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Bill Pleis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .411
2 Tony Oliva .398
3 Jim Fregosi .385
4 Billy Williams .381
5 Roberto Clemente .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 14
2 Frank Howard 12
3 Bob Allison 10
3 Rocky Colavito 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Leon Wagner 27
3 Willie Stargell 26
4 Frank Howard 24
5 4 tied 23

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 Jack Kralick 1.12
2 Dick Radatz 1.39
3 Juan Pizarro 1.43
4 Whitey Ford 1.66
5 Phil Ortega 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 Turk Farrell 5
2 Larry Jackson 5
2 Curt Simmons 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 52
2 Orlando Pena 45
2 Dick Radatz 45
4 Don Drysdale 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
1 Hal Woodeshick 7
3 Bob Shaw 6
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
5 Dick Radatz 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .438
2 Billy Williams .431
3 Tony Oliva .409
4 Charley Smith .405
5 Joe Pepitone .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 6
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Jimmie Hall 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 17
2 Boog Powell 16
3 Bob Allison 15
3 Dave Nicholson 15
3 Frank Robinson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tommy Davis 5
4 Tommy Harper 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.00
1 John Wyatt 0.00
3 Chris Short 0.46
4 Willie Smith 0.66
5 Wally Bunker 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 3
1 Wally Bunker 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Dick Radatz 27
3 Dave Wickersham 26
4 Jim Kaat 25
4 Jim Maloney 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Hal Woodeshick 4
3 Dick Radatz 3
3 Ron Taylor 3
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .426
2 Tony Oliva .390
3 Billy Williams .385
4 Roberto Clemente .373
5 Jim Fregosi .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Bob Allison 10
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Frank Howard 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 29
2 Willie Stargell 26
3 Bob Allison 23
3 Rocky Colavito 23
3 Leon Wagner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Hank Aaron 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wally Bunker 0.67
2 Jack Kralick 1.12
3 Whitey Ford 1.33
4 Juan Pizarro 1.43
5 Don Drysdale 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Turk Farrell 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
4 Dennis Bennett 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 50
2 Dave Wickersham 44
3 Orlando Pena 42
4 Dick Radatz 41
5 Juan Marichal 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .343
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Tommy Davis .320
4 Curt Flood .319
5 Vada Pinson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Jimmie Hall 42
5 Dick Stuart 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 119
2 Hank Aaron 116
3 Dick Stuart 114
4 Harmon Killebrew 111
5 Vada Pinson 108

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 2.21
2 Juan Marichal 2.22
3 Chris Short 2.24
4 Juan Pizarro 2.45
5 Gary Peters 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 26
2 Whitey Ford 24
3 Sandy Koufax 23
4 Don Drysdale 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 293
2 Jim Maloney 275
3 Juan Marichal 250
4 Don Drysdale 245
5 Bob Gibson 211

Saves

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