On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	16	9	.640	--
Orioles	19	12	.613	--
Yankees	16	12	.571	1.5
Indians	16	12	.571	1.5
Twins	18	14	.563	1.5
Tigers	15	16	.484	4.0
Red Sox	14	17	.452	5.0
Senators	15	21	.417	6.5
Angels	13	20	.394	7.0
Athletics	11	20	.355	8.0

Games

Orioles 8, Athletics 3

Red Sox 4, Angels 3

Senators 10, Tigers 3

Twins 7, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	19	11	.633	--
Giants	20	12	.625	--
Cardinals	20	14	.588	1.0
Pirates	18	15	.545	2.5
Braves	18	15	.545	2.5
Reds	16	16	.500	4.0
Dodgers	16	19	.457	5.5
Colt .45's	15	21	.417	7.0
Cubs	12	17	.414	6.5
Mets	10	24	.294	11.0

Games

Braves 7, Reds 3

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 4, Mets 1

Phillies 7, Giants 2

Cardinals 1, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	5
2	John Kennedy	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Kennedy	2
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
3	Dick Allen	1
3	Johnny Blanchard	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Torre	5
2	Johnny Callison	3
2	John Kennedy	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Brooks Robinson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Ron Fairly	1
2	Tommy Harper	1
2	Bobby Richardson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	3.00
2	Bob Veale	1.60
3	Milt Pappas	1.20
4	Nick Willhite	0.83
5	Camilo Pascual	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	Denny Lemaster	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	12
2	Camilo Pascual	9
3	Bob Veale	8
4	Denny Lemaster	6
4	Milt Pappas	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Cheney	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Dick Radatz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.393
2	Billy Williams	.389
3	Tony Oliva	.387
4	Roberto Clemente	.375
5	Bill Freehan	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	14
2	Frank Howard	12
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Bob Allison	10
4	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Norm Cash	29
3	Leon Wagner	27
4	Ken Boyer	26
4	3 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	17
2	Maury Wills	13
3	Tommy Harper	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	Willie Davis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kralick	1.12
2	Dick Radatz	1.31
3	Juan Pizarro	1.43
4	Whitey Ford	1.66
5	Jim Maloney	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Bob Bruce	5
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	52
2	Dave Wickersham	50
3	Jim Bunning	48
3	Juan Marichal	48
5	2 tied	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	8
2	Ted Abernathy	7
3	Dick Radatz	6
3	Bob Shaw	6
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.453
2	Frank Robinson	.413
3	Maury Wills	.400
4	Roberto Clemente	.397
5	Mike Brumley	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Boog Powell	6
4	Norm Cash	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Boog Powell	18
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
3	Norm Cash	15
3	Brooks Robinson	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Tommy Davis	5
2	Maury Wills	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	Dick Howser	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
1	Jack Baldschun	0.00
3	Wally Bunker	0.50
4	Chris Short	0.51
5	Jim Owens	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Milt Pappas	3
2	Camilo Pascual	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Wickersham	32
2	Jim Maloney	25
2	Dick Radatz	25
4	Camilo Pascual	24
5	Claude Osteen	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	5
2	Ted Abernathy	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
4	Al McBean	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.394
2	Tony Oliva	.381
3	Norm Siebern	.370
4	Ken Boyer	.369
5	Roberto Clemente	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Jimmie Hall	10
1	Frank Howard	10
4	Bob Allison	9
4	Harmon Killebrew	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	24
2	Ken Boyer	23
2	Rocky Colavito	23
2	Jimmie Hall	23
2	2 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	Tommy Davis	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	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Turk Farrell	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
5	7 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	44
2	Dick Radatz	43
3	Juan Marichal	41
3	Dave Wickersham	41
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
1	Hal Woodeshick	7
3	Dick Radatz	6
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.344
2	Roberto Clemente	.341
3	Vada Pinson	.318
4	Curt Flood	.317
5	Tommy Davis	.315

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	Dick Stuart	114
3	Harmon Killebrew	112
4	Hank Aaron	108
4	Vada Pinson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Hank Aaron	35
4	Chuck Hinton	26
5	Willie Davis	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chris Short	2.24
2	Sandy Koufax	2.28
3	Juan Marichal	2.28
4	Whitey Ford	2.33
5	Juan Pizarro	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	26
2	Whitey Ford	24
3	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Bob Gibson	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	288
2	Jim Maloney	275
3	Juan Marichal	254
4	Don Drysdale	239
5	Bob Gibson	219

Saves

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