On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 9 .667 --
Orioles 21 13 .618 0.5
Indians 18 12 .600 1.5
Yankees 17 13 .567 2.5
Twins 19 15 .559 2.5
Red Sox 16 18 .471 5.5
Tigers 15 19 .441 6.5
Senators 16 23 .410 8.0
Angels 14 22 .389 8.5
Athletics 12 22 .353 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 12 .636 --
Giants 22 13 .629 0.0
Cardinals 22 15 .595 1.0
Braves 19 16 .543 3.0
Pirates 19 17 .528 3.5
Reds 16 18 .471 5.5
Colt .45's 18 22 .450 6.5
Dodgers 17 21 .447 6.5
Cubs 14 18 .438 6.5
Mets 11 27 .289 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Gonder 4
1 Tommy Harper 4
1 Al Spangler 4
1 Mike White 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike White 6
2 Rico Carty 5
2 Bobby Knoop 5
2 Leon Wagner 5
2 Pete Ward 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Johnny Lewis 1
1 Al Weis 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Johnson 1.60
2 Phil Ortega 1.14
3 Bill Monbouquette 1.11
4 Galen Cisco 0.83
5 Aurelio Monteagudo 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Bennett 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Bob Duliba 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 10
2 Dennis Bennett 8
2 Ken Johnson 8
2 Dave McNally 8
2 Phil Ortega 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Bob Lee 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Sonny Siebert 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .400
2 Billy Williams .394
3 Tony Oliva .392
4 Roberto Clemente .361
5 Bill Freehan .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Rocky Colavito 12
2 Frank Howard 12
4 Harmon Killebrew 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 40
2 Leon Wagner 32
3 Ken Boyer 30
4 Norm Cash 29
5 Rocky Colavito 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Maury Wills 14
3 Tommy Harper 9
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 Willie Davis 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 1.16
2 Jack Kralick 1.31
3 Dick Radatz 1.45
4 Whitey Ford 1.85
4 Wally Bunker 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
1 Curt Simmons 6
4 Dennis Bennett 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 56
2 Don Drysdale 53
3 Sandy Koufax 52
4 Orlando Pena 51
5 2 tied 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Woodeshick 9
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 Harmon Killebrew .417
2 Joe Pepitone .404
2 Billy Williams .404
4 Jesse Gonder .400
4 Chuck Hinton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Boog Powell 6
4 Don Lock 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
1 Boog Powell 16
3 Ken Boyer 15
4 Brooks Robinson 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Maury Wills 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Tommy Davis 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.00
1 Don McMahon 0.00
3 Chris Short 0.34
4 Bobby Bolin 0.60
5 Milt Pappas 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 3
1 Wally Bunker 3
1 Bennie Daniels 3
1 Dick Ellsworth 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Juan Pizarro 25
2 Dave Wickersham 25
4 Dick Radatz 23
4 Chris Short 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Woodeshick 5
2 Al McBean 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
2 John Wyatt 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .391
2 Willie Mays .384
3 Billy Williams .376
4 Ken Boyer .362
5 Joe Torre .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 12
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Jimmie Hall 10
4 Bob Allison 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 27
2 Ken Boyer 26
3 Willie Mays 25
3 Leon Wagner 25
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Maury Wills 10
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Hank Aaron 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 0.28
2 Juan Pizarro 1.16
3 Jack Kralick 1.49
4 Don Drysdale 1.57
5 Dick Radatz 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Turk Farrell 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Juan Pizarro 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 48
2 Don Drysdale 43
2 Dick Radatz 43
4 Jim Kaat 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Woodeshick 8
2 Ted Abernathy 6
3 Dick Radatz 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .348
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Orlando Cepeda .316
4 Tommy Davis .314
5 Curt Flood .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 52
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Willie McCovey 45
4 Jimmie Hall 42
5 Dick Stuart 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 123
2 Harmon Killebrew 113
2 Dick Stuart 113
4 Ken Boyer 110
5 Hank Aaron 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 46
2 Maury Wills 43
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Chuck Hinton 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 2.15
2 Sandy Koufax 2.24
3 Juan Marichal 2.28
4 Juan Pizarro 2.30
5 Whitey Ford 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 299
2 Jim Maloney 263
3 Juan Marichal 254
4 Don Drysdale 239
5 Bob Gibson 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 26
2 Dick Radatz 25
3 Ron Perranoski 21
4 Bill Dailey 20
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 20