On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 29 14 .674 --
Orioles 31 17 .646 0.5
Yankees 25 19 .568 4.5
Twins 28 22 .560 4.5
Indians 25 20 .556 5.0
Red Sox 25 25 .500 7.5
Senators 22 31 .415 12.0
Tigers 19 28 .404 12.0
Angels 20 32 .385 13.5
Athletics 16 32 .333 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 19 .612 --
Phillies 27 19 .587 1.5
Reds 26 22 .542 3.5
Pirates 27 23 .540 3.5
Cardinals 26 25 .510 5.0
Braves 25 25 .500 5.5
Cubs 23 24 .489 6.0
Dodgers 24 26 .480 6.5
Colt .45's 23 29 .442 8.5
Mets 16 35 .314 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Deron Johnson 5
1 Al Kaline 5
1 Mike White 5
4 Max Alvis 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Chance 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
1 Julian Javier 2
1 Dick Williams 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 5
2 Johnny Edwards 4
2 Julian Javier 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Ed Brinkman 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Veale 1.71
2 Don Drysdale 1.67
3 Sam McDowell 1.00
4 Orlando Pena 0.91
5 Jim Bunning 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Joe Horlen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 12
2 Don Drysdale 10
2 Sam McDowell 10
2 Orlando Pena 10
5 Jim Bunning 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Pete Mikkelsen 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .406
2 Tony Oliva .380
3 Willie Mays .357
4 Roberto Clemente .351
5 Joe Torre .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Billy Williams 15
4 Rocky Colavito 14
4 Frank Howard 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 44
2 Dick Stuart 43
2 Leon Wagner 43
4 Ken Boyer 42
5 4 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Maury Wills 20
3 Tommy Harper 12
4 Willie Davis 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 1.11
2 Dick Radatz 1.50
3 Dean Chance 1.66
4 Whitey Ford 1.69
5 Juan Pizarro 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 8
1 Juan Marichal 8
1 Camilo Pascual 8
4 Dennis Bennett 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 84
2 Sandy Koufax 81
3 Jim Bunning 79
4 Orlando Pena 76
5 Bob Veale 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 13
2 Dick Radatz 11
3 Hal Woodeshick 10
4 Ted Abernathy 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cookie Rojas .444
2 Wayne Causey .442
3 Billy Williams .434
4 Donn Clendenon .415
5 Mike White .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 9
2 Boog Powell 5
2 Pete Ward 5
2 Billy Williams 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 21
2 Pete Ward 14
3 Elston Howard 13
3 Ron Santo 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Maury Wills 6
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Vic Davalillo 4
3 Tom Tresh 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Joe Moeller 0.51
3 Roger Craig 0.64
4 Robin Roberts 0.70
5 Hank Fischer 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Joe Horlen 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 33
2 Denny Lemaster 32
3 Jim Bunning 31
3 Dean Chance 31
3 Don Drysdale 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
2 Dick Radatz 5
3 Stu Miller 4
3 John Wyatt 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .418
2 Mike White .388
3 Frank Robinson .375
4 Chuck Hinton .371
5 Joe Torre .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
1 Boog Powell 11
3 Frank Robinson 9
3 Dick Stuart 9
3 Billy Williams 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 28
2 Ken Boyer 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
4 Boog Powell 26
5 Ron Santo 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 20
2 Maury Wills 12
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Tommy Davis 5
3 Al Weis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Moeller 1.04
2 Chris Short 1.26
3 Whitey Ford 1.41
4 Don Drysdale 1.52
5 Hank Fischer 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 6
1 Camilo Pascual 6
3 Dennis Bennett 5
3 Wally Bunker 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 56
2 Don Drysdale 53
3 Whitey Ford 50
4 Dick Radatz 49
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 9
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
3 John Wyatt 7
4 Stu Miller 6
4 Hal Woodeshick 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .346
2 Roberto Clemente .335
3 Billy Williams .319
4 Curt Flood .317
5 Orlando Cepeda .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Jimmie Hall 43
3 Willie McCovey 43
3 Dick Stuart 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 127
2 Willie Mays 117
3 Harmon Killebrew 115
4 Ken Boyer 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Maury Wills 47
3 Hank Aaron 32
4 Chuck Hinton 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 2.01
2 Dick Radatz 2.01
3 Sandy Koufax 2.14
4 Juan Marichal 2.21
5 Juan Pizarro 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 25
2 Whitey Ford 24
3 Sandy Koufax 23
4 Camilo Pascual 22
4 Gary Peters 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 301
2 Jim Maloney 266
3 Juan Marichal 251
4 Don Drysdale 236
5 Bob Gibson 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Stu Miller 28
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 26
4 Ron Perranoski 21
4 John Wyatt 21