On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	69	43	.616	--
White Sox	67	44	.604	1.5
Yankees	65	43	.602	2.0
Angels	59	56	.513	11.5
Tigers	58	57	.504	12.5
Twins	54	59	.478	15.5
Red Sox	53	60	.469	16.5
Indians	53	60	.469	16.5
Senators	44	72	.379	27.0
Athletics	42	70	.375	27.0

Games

Red Sox 6, White Sox 3

White Sox 4, Red Sox 1

Indians 7, Twins 0

Twins 3, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Senators 6, Angels 5

Yankees 2, Orioles 1

Orioles 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	65	43	.602	--
Giants	64	47	.577	2.5
Reds	61	51	.545	6.0
Pirates	59	50	.541	6.5
Cardinals	58	52	.527	8.0
Braves	56	54	.509	10.0
Dodgers	55	54	.505	10.5
Cubs	52	57	.477	13.5
Colt .45's	48	66	.421	20.0
Mets	34	78	.304	33.0

Games

Giants 7, Reds 5

Braves 6, Dodgers 2

Pirates 2, Cubs 0

Phillies 6, Mets 0

Cardinals 8, Colt .45's 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Howser	5
2	Tony Horton	4
2	Willie Mays	4
2	Floyd Robinson	4
2	Bill Skowron	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	Eddie Bressoud	1
2	Wayne Causey	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Howser	3
1	Frank Kostro	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Pete Ward	3
5	21 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Downing	1.80
2	Don Schwall	1.40
3	Jim Bunning	1.20
4	Sonny Siebert	1.17
5	Bob Buhl	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	9
2	Don Schwall	7
2	Sonny Siebert	7
4	Bob Buhl	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Tony Oliva	.334
3	Billy Williams	.333
4	Ron Santo	.328
5	Willie Mays	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	39
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Boog Powell	29
4	Bob Allison	28
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	89
2	Harmon Killebrew	88
3	Ken Boyer	83
4	Ron Santo	80
5	Leon Wagner	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	43
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	26
4	Hank Aaron	21
4	Tommy Harper	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.60
2	Dean Chance	1.76
3	Sandy Koufax	1.84
4	Chris Short	1.94
5	Dick Radatz	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	17
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Larry Jackson	14
3	Juan Pizarro	14
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	200
2	Don Drysdale	168
3	Bob Veale	161
4	Jim Maloney	156
5	Juan Marichal	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	23
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	Bill White	.474
2	Tim McCarver	.465
3	Floyd Robinson	.448
4	Dick Brown	.444
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Bob Allison	4
3	Dick Brown	4
3	9 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill White	16
2	Hank Aaron	14
2	Ron Fairly	14
2	Curt Flood	14
2	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Chico Salmon	5
5	Willie Davis	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Jim Bouton	0.36
3	Fred Gladding	0.60
4	Bob Lee	0.63
5	Sonny Siebert	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Fred Gladding	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Al Downing	30
3	Bob Veale	28
4	Dean Chance	26
5	5 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
1	Sammy Ellis	4
3	Harvey Haddix	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.416
2	Ken Boyer	.389
3	Ron Santo	.378
4	Floyd Robinson	.378
5	Lou Brock	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	12
2	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	9
3	Felix Mantilla	9
3	Leon Wagner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	32
2	Jerry Lynch	30
3	Ken Boyer	29
3	Bill White	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Lou Brock	8
3	Chico Salmon	8
5	Willie Davis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Bob Lee	0.48
3	Don McMahon	0.94
4	Dean Chance	1.06
5	Jim O'Toole	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	7
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Bill Monbouquette	5
2	Bob Veale	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	69
2	Earl Wilson	52
3	Al Downing	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
5	2 tied	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
1	Sammy Ellis	7
1	Bob Lee	7
1	Dick Radatz	7
5	Stu Miller	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.338
2	Tony Oliva	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.332
4	Orlando Cepeda	.326
5	Ron Santo	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	58
2	Dick Stuart	44
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Bob Allison	38
4	Boog Powell	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	133
2	Harmon Killebrew	126
3	Ken Boyer	121
4	Willie Mays	113
5	Hank Aaron	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	56
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Lou Brock	33
5	Willie Davis	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.75
2	Sandy Koufax	1.93
3	Chris Short	1.99
4	Dean Chance	2.13
5	Bob Miller	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Gary Peters	21
4	Whitey Ford	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	296
2	Jim Maloney	241
3	Juan Marichal	233
4	Don Drysdale	231
5	Bob Gibson	218

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	31
2	Stu Miller	29
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	26
4	Hal Woodeshick	22
5	John Wyatt	21