On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	73	44	.624	--
White Sox	70	47	.598	3.0
Yankees	68	46	.596	3.5
Angels	61	59	.508	13.5
Tigers	60	60	.500	14.5
Twins	58	60	.492	15.5
Indians	54	63	.462	19.0
Red Sox	54	64	.458	19.5
Senators	48	73	.397	27.0
Athletics	43	73	.371	29.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 1

Twins 9, Indians 3

Senators 6, Angels 2

Yankees 8, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	70	44	.614	--
Giants	67	49	.578	4.0
Pirates	62	52	.544	8.0
Reds	63	54	.538	8.5
Cardinals	61	54	.530	9.5
Braves	58	56	.509	12.0
Dodgers	57	57	.500	13.0
Cubs	54	61	.470	16.5
Colt .45's	50	68	.424	22.0
Mets	35	82	.299	36.5

Games

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Colt .45's 7, Reds 4

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 3

Phillies 8, Mets 1

Giants 8, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Aspromonte	4
1	Phil Linz	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Ed Brinkman	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Aspromonte	4
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
1	Phil Linz	4
1	Jerry Zimmerman	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
2	Gates Brown	1
2	Don Buford	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny McLain	1.33
2	Bob Gibson	1.14
3	Dick Stigman	0.78
4	Joe Moeller	0.75
5	Don Nottebart	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Boozer	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Denny McLain	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Denny McLain	8
3	Dick Stigman	7
4	John Boozer	6
4	Joe Moeller	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Bob Shaw	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.350
2	Tony Oliva	.338
3	Billy Williams	.326
4	Ron Santo	.323
5	Willie Mays	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	41
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Boog Powell	30
4	Bob Allison	28
4	Rocky Colavito	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	93
2	Dick Stuart	91
3	Ken Boyer	84
4	Ron Santo	83
5	Willie Mays	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	46
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Lou Brock	29
4	Willie Davis	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.59
2	Dean Chance	1.67
3	Sandy Koufax	1.81
4	Chris Short	1.97
5	Dick Radatz	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	15
2	Juan Pizarro	15
4	Larry Jackson	14
4	Ray Sadecki	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	210
2	Don Drysdale	172
3	Bob Veale	167
4	Jim Maloney	159
5	Bob Gibson	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	24
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
3	Hal Woodeshick	20
5	Jack Baldschun	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tim McCarver	.462
2	Frank Robinson	.429
3	Floyd Robinson	.422
4	Bill White	.417
5	Pete Ward	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Tony Oliva	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Deron Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	15
2	Joe Azcue	14
2	Frank Thomas	14
4	Hank Aaron	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Lou Brock	7
3	Willie Davis	6
3	Frank Robinson	6
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sonny Siebert	0.54
2	Steve Ridzik	0.61
3	Milt Pappas	0.75
4	Chi-Chi Olivo	1.20
5	Mickey Lolich	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al McBean	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	28
2	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Dean Chance	23
4	Al Downing	22
4	Joey Jay	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.414
2	Roberto Clemente	.385
3	Floyd Robinson	.370
3	Frank Robinson	.370
5	Frank Thomas	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Felix Mantilla	9
4	Sam Bowens	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	31
2	Don Lock	27
3	Ron Fairly	26
3	Bill White	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Lou Brock	10
3	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.32
2	Al Worthington	0.91
3	Sonny Siebert	1.06
4	Dean Chance	1.22
5	Bob Purkey	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Claude Osteen	5
2	Luis Tiant	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	64
2	Al Downing	50
2	Bob Gibson	50
4	Bob Veale	45
5	Gary Peters	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	9
2	Bob Lee	7
2	Dick Radatz	7
4	Sammy Ellis	6
5	Ron Kline	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.339
2	Willie Mays	.336
3	Roberto Clemente	.333
4	Orlando Cepeda	.329
5	Hank Aaron	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	58
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Dick Stuart	39
4	Bob Allison	37
5	Orlando Cepeda	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	127
2	Dick Stuart	124
3	Ken Boyer	115
4	Willie Mays	112
5	Hank Aaron	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Lou Brock	36
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Whitey Ford	1.77
3	Chris Short	2.05
4	Dean Chance	2.13
5	Bob Miller	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Gary Peters	20
4	Jim Bouton	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	302
2	Jim Maloney	237
3	Juan Marichal	228
4	Bob Gibson	222
5	Camilo Pascual	218

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	30
2	Stu Miller	29
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	27
4	Hal Woodeshick	23
5	John Wyatt	20