On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	74	46	.617	--
White Sox	74	47	.612	0.5
Yankees	69	49	.585	4.0
Tigers	63	61	.508	13.0
Twins	61	60	.504	13.5
Angels	62	62	.500	14.0
Indians	56	65	.463	18.5
Red Sox	55	66	.455	19.5
Senators	49	75	.395	27.0
Athletics	44	76	.367	30.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 4, Yankees 2

Indians 6, Athletics 4

Tigers 5, Angels 2

Twins 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	72	46	.610	--
Giants	67	53	.558	6.0
Reds	66	54	.550	7.0
Cardinals	64	56	.533	9.0
Pirates	63	56	.529	9.5
Braves	61	57	.517	11.0
Dodgers	59	59	.500	13.0
Cubs	56	64	.467	17.0
Colt .45's	51	71	.418	23.0
Mets	39	82	.322	34.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Braves 6

Mets 4, Pirates 2

Phillies 9, Cubs 5

Reds 7, Giants 1

Colt .45's 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Phillips	4
1	Chico Ruiz	4
3	Bob Aspromonte	3
3	Joe Azcue	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Jim Fregosi	1
2	Jim Gentile	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Aspromonte	4
1	Jim Hickman	4
1	Ron Santo	4
4	Vic Davalillo	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	2
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	Tommy Davis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.83
2	Earl Wilson	1.67
3	Tracy Stallard	1.14
4	Bob Gibson	0.89
5	Jim Kaat	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	11
2	Bob Gibson	8
2	Jim Kaat	8
2	Tracy Stallard	8
5	Sam McDowell	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Tony Oliva	.335
3	Ron Santo	.330
4	Billy Williams	.329
5	Willie Mays	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	42
2	Willie Mays	37
3	Boog Powell	31
4	Bob Allison	29
4	Rocky Colavito	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	95
2	Dick Stuart	91
3	Ron Santo	90
4	Ken Boyer	86
5	Willie Mays	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Lou Brock	32
4	Willie Davis	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dean Chance	1.60
2	Bob Lee	1.62
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Chris Short	1.85
5	Dick Radatz	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Juan Pizarro	16
3	Juan Marichal	15
3	Ray Sadecki	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	178
3	Bob Veale	174
4	Bob Gibson	164
5	Jim Bunning	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	24
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	23
3	Stu Miller	21
4	Hal Woodeshick	20
5	2 tied	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.444
2	Elston Howard	.431
3	Joe Christopher	.429
4	Pete Ward	.403
5	Joe Azcue	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	5
3	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Santo	16
2	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Frank Thomas	15
4	Joe Azcue	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Frank Robinson	6
4	Bob Allison	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Bunning	0.58
2	Mickey Lolich	0.72
3	Billy O'Dell	0.75
4	Milt Pappas	0.86
5	Bob Purkey	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Bob Gibson	31
3	Jim Bunning	29
4	Al Downing	28
5	Joey Jay	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Barney Schultz	5
2	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
4	Ron Kline	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.386
2	Bill White	.379
3	Joe Azcue	.377
4	Pete Ward	.364
5	Tim McCarver	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Norm Cash	8
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	28
2	Ron Santo	26
3	Hank Aaron	25
3	Harmon Killebrew	25
5	Rocky Colavito	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Lou Brock	12
3	Frank Robinson	9
4	Willie Davis	7
4	Chico Salmon	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	1.03
2	Jim O'Toole	1.18
3	Dean Chance	1.22
4	Sandy Koufax	1.34
5	Chris Short	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Al Downing	49
3	Bob Gibson	47
4	Bob Veale	45
5	4 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	8
2	Bob Lee	5
2	Dick Radatz	5
2	Barney Schultz	5
2	Al Worthington	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Oliva	.337
2	Willie Mays	.332
3	Roberto Clemente	.330
4	Orlando Cepeda	.323
5	Ron Santo	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	59
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Bob Allison	38
4	Orlando Cepeda	37
4	Dick Stuart	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	129
2	Dick Stuart	119
3	Willie Mays	111
4	Ken Boyer	110
4	Rocky Colavito	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Lou Brock	38
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.64
2	Whitey Ford	1.77
3	Dean Chance	2.00
4	Chris Short	2.05
5	Juan Pizarro	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Whitey Ford	19
3	Camilo Pascual	19
3	Gary Peters	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	306
2	Jim Maloney	229
3	Bob Gibson	227
4	Juan Marichal	223
5	Bob Veale	216

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	30
2	Dick Radatz	29
3	Stu Miller	28
4	Hal Woodeshick	23
5	John Wyatt	21