On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	40	.612	--
Orioles	66	42	.611	-0.5
White Sox	64	42	.604	0.5
Angels	58	54	.518	9.5
Twins	52	55	.486	13.0
Tigers	53	57	.482	13.5
Red Sox	52	56	.481	13.5
Indians	49	59	.454	16.5
Athletics	42	65	.393	23.0
Senators	42	71	.372	26.0

Games

Tigers 3, White Sox 1

Indians 9, Senators 0

Athletics 10, Yankees 1

Angels 1, Orioles 0

Twins 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	62	42	.596	--
Giants	62	46	.574	2.0
Reds	59	49	.546	5.0
Pirates	56	48	.538	6.0
Cardinals	55	51	.519	8.0
Braves	55	51	.519	8.0
Dodgers	53	52	.505	9.5
Cubs	50	54	.481	12.0
Colt .45's	46	64	.418	19.0
Mets	34	75	.312	30.5

Games

Braves 6, Reds 3

Giants 4, Mets 1

Pirates 4, Dodgers 3

Phillies 4, Colt .45's 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 2, Colt .45's 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Pete Ward	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Dick Allen	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Bernie Allen	1
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nelson Mathews	4
2	Joe Azcue	3
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Leon Wagner	3
2	Bill White	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Dick Allen	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Lemaster	1.17
2	Jim Bunning	1.00
2	Ken Johnson	1.00
4	Earl Wilson	0.88
5	Alan Koch	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Ron Herbel	1
1	Denny Lemaster	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Lemaster	7
1	Earl Wilson	7
3	Bob Bruce	5
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	7 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	Bob Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.352
2	Billy Williams	.337
3	Tony Oliva	.335
4	Ron Santo	.322
5	Mickey Mantle	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	38
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Boog Powell	28
4	Bob Allison	27
4	Leon Wagner	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	86
1	Dick Stuart	86
3	Ken Boyer	78
3	Leon Wagner	78
5	Ron Santo	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	42
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	24
4	Hank Aaron	21
4	Tommy Harper	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.58
2	Dean Chance	1.63
3	Sandy Koufax	1.79
4	Chris Short	1.90
5	Dick Radatz	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Juan Pizarro	14
4	Don Drysdale	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	191
2	Don Drysdale	162
3	Bob Veale	150
4	Jim Maloney	144
4	Juan Marichal	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	22
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
4	Hal Woodeshick	18
5	John Wyatt	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Brown	.487
2	Maury Wills	.449
3	Bill White	.441
4	Harmon Killebrew	.440
5	Nate Oliver	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Brown	6
2	Larry Elliot	5
2	Deron Johnson	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
5	12 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Pepitone	17
2	Al Kaline	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
4	Rico Carty	15
4	Don Lock	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Chico Salmon	7
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Willie Davis	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
1	Bob Lee	0.00
3	Jim Duffalo	0.61
4	Jim Bouton	0.67
5	Wally Bunker	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	4
2	Jim Bouton	3
2	Bob Miller	3
2	John Wyatt	3
5	31 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Earl Wilson	29
3	Orlando Pena	28
4	Al Downing	26
5	Denny Lemaster	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
4	Mike Cuellar	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.398
2	Maury Wills	.383
3	Ken Boyer	.371
4	Roberto Clemente	.370
5	Ron Santo	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	11
2	Leon Wagner	10
3	Rocky Colavito	9
4	Deron Johnson	8
4	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	29
2	Don Lock	28
2	Jerry Lynch	28
4	Bob Chance	27
5	Bill White	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Chico Salmon	8
4	Willie Davis	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Bob Lee	0.27
3	Dean Chance	0.60
4	Jim O'Toole	1.15
5	Don Lee	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	7
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Bob Veale	5
4	Wally Bunker	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Earl Wilson	50
3	Al Downing	47
4	Gary Peters	45
5	Bob Veale	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
2	Sammy Ellis	6
2	Bob Lee	6
2	Stu Miller	6
2	Dick Radatz	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.337
2	Tony Oliva	.336
3	Roberto Clemente	.332
4	Orlando Cepeda	.328
5	Jim Fregosi	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	58
2	Dick Stuart	45
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Bob Allison	37
4	Boog Powell	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	134
2	Harmon Killebrew	127
3	Ken Boyer	117
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Rocky Colavito	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Lou Brock	32
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.87
2	Whitey Ford	1.99
3	Chris Short	2.00
4	Bob Miller	2.16
5	Dean Chance	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
1	Juan Marichal	23
3	Gary Peters	21
4	Whitey Ford	20
4	Camilo Pascual	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	298
2	Juan Marichal	239
3	Jim Maloney	236
4	Don Drysdale	231
5	Camilo Pascual	216

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	30
1	Dick Radatz	30
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	26
4	Hal Woodeshick	23
5	John Wyatt	21