On This Day

Monday, May 18, 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 14 15 .483 3.5
Angels 13 18 .419 5.5
Red Sox 12 17 .414 5.5
Senators 14 20 .412 6.0
Athletics 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 10 .643 --
Giants 19 11 .633 0.0
Cardinals 19 13 .594 1.0
Pirates 17 14 .548 2.5
Reds 16 14 .533 3.0
Braves 16 15 .516 3.5
Dodgers 14 19 .424 6.5
Colt .45's 14 20 .412 7.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 6.5
Mets 10 22 .313 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Altman 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Bill Virdon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Lock 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 Tom Haller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Lock 4
2 George Altman 3
2 Gates Brown 3
2 Norm Cash 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Joe Christopher 1
1 Dick Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 5.00
2 Ken Johnson 1.00
3 Steve Blass 0.70
4 Galen Cisco 0.50
5 Don Drysdale 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Blass 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Galen Cisco 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Johnson 9
2 Steve Blass 7
3 Jim Bunning 5
4 Don Drysdale 3
4 Larry Sherry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Bearnarth 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .407
2 Tony Oliva .398
3 Jim Fregosi .385
4 Billy Williams .381
5 Roberto Clemente .381

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 Norm Cash 26
3 Willie Stargell 26
5 Frank Howard 24

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 Jim Bunning 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 Turk Farrell 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 52
2 Jim Bunning 48
3 Don Drysdale 47
4 Orlando Pena 45
4 Dick Radatz 45

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 .426
3 Joe Pepitone .419
4 Tony Gonzalez .409
5 Bob Bailey .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 16
2 Frank Robinson 15
3 Bob Allison 14
4 Don Lock 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Tommy Davis 5
4 Dick Howser 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
3 Chris Short 0.48
4 Steve Blass 0.64
5 Willie Smith 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 3
1 Wally Bunker 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Joe Gibbon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Dave Wickersham 26
3 Jim Maloney 25
4 Whitey Ford 24
5 Dick Radatz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 4
1 Hal Woodeshick 4
3 Dick Radatz 3
3 Larry Sherry 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .429
2 Tony Oliva .387
3 Roberto Clemente .373
4 Billy Williams .370
5 Jim Fregosi .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 10
1 Frank Howard 10
1 Willie Mays 10
4 Bob Allison 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 26
2 Norm Cash 24
2 Willie Stargell 24
4 Rocky Colavito 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Hank Aaron 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wally Bunker 0.67
2 Jack Kralick 1.30
3 Whitey Ford 1.33
4 Juan Pizarro 1.43
5 Dick Radatz 1.57

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 Don Drysdale 42
3 Orlando Pena 42
5 Dick Radatz 41

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 .345
2 Roberto Clemente .341
3 Curt Flood .321
4 Vada Pinson .319
5 Orlando Cepeda .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
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 Dick Stuart 114
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Harmon Killebrew 109
5 Vada Pinson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 43
2 Maury Wills 40
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Chuck Hinton 26
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 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 293
2 Jim Maloney 275
3 Juan Marichal 250
4 Don Drysdale 239
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