On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 50 .606 --
White Sox 78 51 .605 0.0
Yankees 72 53 .576 4.0
Tigers 67 63 .515 11.5
Angels 65 66 .496 14.0
Twins 63 64 .496 14.0
Indians 62 66 .484 15.5
Red Sox 58 70 .453 19.5
Senators 51 79 .392 27.5
Athletics 48 79 .378 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 49 .611 --
Reds 70 56 .556 7.0
Giants 70 57 .551 7.5
Cardinals 68 58 .540 9.0
Braves 64 61 .512 12.5
Pirates 64 63 .504 13.5
Dodgers 62 63 .496 14.5
Cubs 58 69 .457 19.5
Colt .45's 56 72 .438 22.0
Mets 43 84 .339 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joey Amalfitano 3
1 Ruben Amaro 3
1 Jim Landis 3
1 Chico Salmon 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Triandos 2
2 Gene Alley 1
2 Ruben Amaro 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 2
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
1 Ed Kranepool 2
1 Gus Triandos 2
5 36 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tracy Stallard 1.00
2 Robin Roberts 0.86
3 Mike Cuellar 0.83
4 Don Drysdale 0.75
4 Mel Stottlemyre 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tracy Stallard 7
2 Don Drysdale 6
2 Joe Horlen 6
2 Robin Roberts 6
2 Mel Stottlemyre 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Duliba 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .345
2 Tony Oliva .335
3 Ron Santo .326
4 Billy Williams .324
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 42
2 Willie Mays 38
3 Rocky Colavito 31
3 Boog Powell 31
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 96
2 Dick Stuart 94
3 Ken Boyer 93
4 Rocky Colavito 91
4 Ron Santo 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Maury Wills 39
3 Lou Brock 35
4 Willie Davis 24
5 Hank Aaron 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 1.56
2 Dean Chance 1.67
3 Chris Short 1.69
4 Sandy Koufax 1.74
5 Dick Radatz 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
2 Juan Pizarro 17
3 Larry Jackson 16
3 Dave Wickersham 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 190
3 Bob Veale 181
4 Bob Gibson 176
5 Al Downing 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 25
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 23
3 Stu Miller 21
3 Hal Woodeshick 21
5 John Wyatt 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Causey .414
2 Gene Oliver .405
3 Donn Clendenon .385
4 Dalton Jones .382
5 Walt Bond .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Robinson 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Willie Mays 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 17
2 Eddie Mathews 16
2 Brooks Robinson 16
4 Bob Aspromonte 15
4 Gates Brown 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Willie Davis 4
3 Frank Robinson 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Osinski 0.00
2 Sandy Koufax 0.50
3 Bobby Bolin 0.69
4 Dick Radatz 0.73
5 Chris Short 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Short 4
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Tony Cloninger 3
2 Jim Owens 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 30
2 Bob Gibson 28
3 Bobby Bolin 27
3 Chris Short 27
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Barney Schultz 4
2 Don McMahon 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
2 Hal Woodeshick 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .381
2 Tim McCarver .378
3 Lou Brock .357
4 Roberto Clemente .350
5 Bill White .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Robinson 10
2 Willie Mays 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Mickey Mantle 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 27
2 Rocky Colavito 26
3 Gates Brown 25
4 Bill White 24
5 Frank Robinson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Luis Aparicio 11
3 Willie Davis 8
4 Maury Wills 7
5 Frank Robinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1.04
2 Chris Short 1.12
3 Juan Pizarro 1.14
4 Jim Bunning 1.30
5 Sonny Siebert 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Chris Short 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 56
2 Dean Chance 48
2 Al Downing 48
4 Tony Cloninger 47
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 6
1 Barney Schultz 6
1 Al Worthington 6
4 Ron Kline 5
4 Don McMahon 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .337
2 Tony Oliva .336
3 Orlando Cepeda .320
4 Hank Aaron .320
5 Willie Mays .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 58
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Orlando Cepeda 39
4 Dick Stuart 38
5 Bob Allison 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 126
2 Dick Stuart 119
3 Ken Boyer 115
4 Rocky Colavito 111
5 Ron Santo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Maury Wills 53
3 Lou Brock 40
4 Hank Aaron 32
5 Willie Davis 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.70
2 Chris Short 1.94
3 Whitey Ford 1.96
4 Dean Chance 1.98
5 Juan Pizarro 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Jim Bouton 18
4 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 290
2 Jim Maloney 230
3 Bob Gibson 227
4 Don Drysdale 222
5 Bob Veale 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 30
3 Stu Miller 28
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
5 John Wyatt 23