On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 40 .615 --
Orioles 66 42 .611 --
White Sox 64 43 .598 1.5
Angels 58 54 .518 10.0
Twins 53 55 .491 13.0
Tigers 54 57 .486 13.5
Red Sox 52 57 .477 14.5
Indians 49 59 .454 17.0
Athletics 42 66 .389 24.0
Senators 42 71 .372 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 43 .590 --
Giants 62 46 .574 1.5
Reds 60 49 .550 4.0
Pirates 57 48 .543 5.0
Cardinals 56 51 .523 7.0
Braves 55 52 .514 8.0
Dodgers 53 53 .500 9.5
Cubs 50 55 .476 12.0
Colt .45's 47 64 .423 18.0
Mets 34 75 .312 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Clemens 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Deron Johnson 3
1 Bill Mazeroski 3
4 Gates Brown 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Joe Pepitone 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 1.00
2 Bob Friend 0.89
3 Joey Jay 0.83
4 Ralph Terry 0.78
5 Bob Gibson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 9
2 Bob Friend 8
3 Ralph Terry 7
4 Chi-Chi Olivo 6
4 Jim Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Jim Owens 1
1 Hal Reniff 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .352
2 Billy Williams .341
3 Tony Oliva .334
4 Ron Santo .324
5 Hank Aaron .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 39
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Boog Powell 28
4 Bob Allison 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 88
2 Dick Stuart 87
3 Ken Boyer 79
4 Leon Wagner 78
5 Ron Santo 77

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 1.94
5 Dick Radatz 2.03

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 Bill White .466
3 Harmon Killebrew .429
4 Maury Wills .408
5 Willie Smith .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Brown 6
1 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
4 Bob Allison 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Deron Johnson 16
3 Rico Carty 15
3 Al Kaline 15
3 Bill White 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Chico Salmon 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Willie Davis 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Worthington 0.00
2 Jim Duffalo 0.66
3 Jim Bouton 0.67
4 Wally Bunker 1.07
5 Dean Chance 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 4
2 Jim Bouton 3
2 Joey Jay 3
2 Bob Miller 3
2 Ralph Terry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 25
2 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Denny Lemaster 23
2 Orlando Pena 23
5 Juan Pizarro 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sammy Ellis 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
2 Al Worthington 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .397
2 Ron Santo .374
3 Ken Boyer .373
4 Roberto Clemente .370
5 Maury Wills .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 11
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Leon Wagner 10
4 Harmon Killebrew 9
4 Felix Mantilla 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Chico Salmon 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 3 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 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .335
2 Willie Mays .334
3 Roberto Clemente .331
4 Orlando Cepeda .330
5 Jim Fregosi .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 59
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 135
2 Harmon Killebrew 129
3 Ken Boyer 117
4 Willie Mays 109
5 Hank Aaron 108

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 Whitey Ford 1.77
2 Sandy Koufax 1.87
3 Chris Short 2.02
4 Dean Chance 2.05
5 Bob Miller 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 225
5 Bob Gibson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 26
4 Hal Woodeshick 23
5 John Wyatt 21