On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 10 .667 --
Orioles 24 14 .632 0.0
Yankees 19 14 .576 2.5
Indians 18 14 .563 3.0
Twins 21 17 .553 3.0
Red Sox 20 18 .526 4.0
Tigers 17 20 .459 6.5
Senators 17 26 .395 9.5
Angels 15 25 .375 10.0
Athletics 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 14 .600 --
Giants 22 15 .595 0.0
Pirates 22 17 .564 1.0
Cardinals 22 17 .564 1.0
Braves 21 17 .553 1.5
Reds 19 18 .514 3.0
Colt .45's 20 22 .476 4.5
Dodgers 18 22 .450 5.5
Cubs 14 21 .400 7.0
Mets 12 28 .300 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Smith 5
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Ron Hunt 4
2 Jim King 4
2 Mike White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Lou Clinton 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Pagliaroni 5
1 Charley Smith 5
3 Jim Hickman 3
3 Cookie Rojas 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken McBride 1.60
2 Turk Farrell 1.57
3 Wally Bunker 1.25
4 Whitey Ford 1.11
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wally Bunker 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 11
2 Whitey Ford 10
3 Jim Kaat 9
4 Ken McBride 8
4 Earl Wilson 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .394
2 Willie Mays .393
3 Tony Oliva .381
4 Joe Torre .376
5 Roberto Clemente .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Frank Howard 13
3 Rocky Colavito 12
3 Harmon Killebrew 12
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 40
2 Ken Boyer 32
2 Leon Wagner 32
4 Joe Torre 31
5 Norm Cash 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 22
2 Maury Wills 15
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 1.56
4 Wally Bunker 1.76
5 Robin Roberts 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 7
2 Bob Bruce 6
2 Juan Marichal 6
2 Camilo Pascual 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 57
1 Dave Wickersham 57
3 Jim Maloney 56
4 Don Drysdale 55
4 Dick Radatz 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Woodeshick 9
2 Dick Radatz 8
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
4 Ted Abernathy 7
5 Bob Shaw 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .463
2 George Alusik .457
3 Chuck Hinton .397
4 Jesse Gonder .381
5 Billy Williams .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Boog Powell 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
3 Joe Torre 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 19
2 Brooks Robinson 16
3 Ken Boyer 14
3 Joe Torre 14
5 Boog Powell 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Maury Wills 5
3 Dick Smith 4
4 Tommy Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don McMahon 0.00
2 Chris Short 0.47
3 Bob Heffner 0.55
4 Bobby Bolin 0.57
5 John Buzhardt 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 3
1 Wally Bunker 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Dick Hall 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 27
2 Whitey Ford 25
2 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Mickey Lolich 25
2 2 others tied 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .400
2 Tony Oliva .383
3 Ken Boyer .382
4 Roberto Clemente .375
5 Joe Torre .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
2 Jimmie Hall 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Willie Mays 10
5 Bob Allison 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 28
2 Rocky Colavito 27
3 Jimmie Hall 25
3 Leon Wagner 25
5 Joe Torre 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 17
2 Maury Wills 10
3 Tommy Harper 8
4 Hank Aaron 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 0.57
2 Juan Pizarro 1.19
3 Don Drysdale 1.41
4 Dean Chance 1.59
5 Wally Bunker 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 5
1 Wally Bunker 5
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Turk Farrell 5
1 Camilo Pascual 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 50
2 Whitey Ford 47
3 Dave Wickersham 45
4 Dick Radatz 44
5 Don Drysdale 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .350
2 Roberto Clemente .337
3 Joe Torre .320
4 Vada Pinson .319
5 Orlando Cepeda .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 51
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Willie McCovey 44
4 Jimmie Hall 41
5 Dick Stuart 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 123
2 Dick Stuart 119
3 Hank Aaron 109
3 Harmon Killebrew 109
3 Vada Pinson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Maury Wills 44
3 Hank Aaron 34
4 Chuck Hinton 24
5 Willie Davis 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.07
2 Chris Short 2.08
3 Juan Pizarro 2.15
4 Juan Marichal 2.31
5 Whitey Ford 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 25
2 Whitey Ford 23
2 Sandy Koufax 23
4 Gary Peters 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 300
2 Jim Maloney 258
3 Juan Marichal 244
4 Don Drysdale 236
5 Bob Gibson 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 27
2 Stu Miller 26
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 22
4 Ron Perranoski 21
5 Hal Reniff 20