On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	79	52	.603	--
White Sox	80	54	.597	0.5
Yankees	75	54	.581	3.0
Tigers	70	65	.519	11.0
Angels	68	68	.500	13.5
Twins	65	66	.496	14.0
Indians	65	67	.492	14.5
Red Sox	59	74	.444	21.0
Senators	53	80	.398	27.0
Athletics	49	83	.371	30.5

Games

White Sox 3, Orioles 0

Athletics 9, Indians 3

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Angels 5, Tigers 4

Twins 5, Senators 4

Yankees 9, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	78	51	.605	--
Reds	73	57	.562	5.5
Giants	73	59	.553	6.5
Cardinals	71	58	.550	7.0
Pirates	66	64	.508	12.5
Braves	66	64	.508	12.5
Dodgers	62	66	.484	15.5
Cubs	60	70	.462	18.5
Colt .45's	57	75	.432	22.5
Mets	44	86	.338	34.5

Games

Cubs 7, Mets 3

Colt .45's 8, Reds 5

Reds 7, Colt .45's 6

Giants 13, Braves 10

Braves 7, Giants 4

Pirates 10, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rico Carty	6
2	Lee Maye	5
2	Frank Robinson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Nelson Mathews	3
2	Rico Carty	2
2	Jim Gentile	2
2	Jim Ray Hart	2
5	15 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	6
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Nelson Mathews	5
5	2 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	2
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Horlen	2.25
2	Camilo Pascual	0.83
3	Robin Roberts	0.80
4	Bob Veale	0.78
5	Bob Meyer	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Horlen	9
2	Bob Meyer	7
2	Bob Veale	7
4	Bob Bruce	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gerry Arrigo	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Sam McDowell	1
1	Pete Mikkelsen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.346
2	Tony Oliva	.330
3	Ron Santo	.326
4	Hank Aaron	.326
5	Billy Williams	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	42
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Boog Powell	31
5	Dick Stuart	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	97
2	Dick Stuart	96
3	Ron Santo	95
4	Ken Boyer	93
4	Rocky Colavito	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	39
3	Lou Brock	36
4	Willie Davis	25
5	Hank Aaron	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.61
2	Dean Chance	1.68
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Chris Short	1.90
5	Dick Radatz	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Larry Jackson	17
2	Juan Pizarro	17
4	Dean Chance	16
4	2 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	190
3	Bob Veale	188
4	Bob Gibson	180
5	Jim Bunning	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	26
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Hal Woodeshick	21
5	John Wyatt	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Ray Hart	.429
2	Hank Aaron	.413
3	Wayne Causey	.407
4	Gene Oliver	.405
5	Roger Maris	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Jim Ray Hart	5
4	Rico Carty	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	18
2	Rocky Colavito	16
3	Eddie Mathews	15
3	Frank Robinson	15
5	Jim Ray Hart	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	7
2	Dick Howser	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Bert Campaneris	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	John Tsitouris	0.64
2	Jim Owens	0.67
3	Ray Sadecki	1.19
4	Milt Pappas	1.23
5	2 tied	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
2	Milt Pappas	25
3	Al Downing	24
3	Bob Gibson	24
3	Chris Short	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Bob Lee	3
2	Don McMahon	3
2	Barney Schultz	3
2	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.408
2	Chris Cannizzaro	.386
3	Tim McCarver	.370
4	Norm Cash	.364
4	2 others tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Brooks Robinson	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Mickey Mantle	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Don Demeter	26
3	Brooks Robinson	26
5	Frank Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Luis Aparicio	12
3	Willie Davis	9
4	Dick Howser	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	1.01
2	Sonny Siebert	1.11
3	Sandy Koufax	1.27
4	Bob Lee	1.42
5	Mel Stottlemyre	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Chris Short	5
2	Luis Tiant	5
5	18 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	55
2	Bob Gibson	52
3	Jim Bunning	47
4	Bob Veale	46
5	Dean Chance	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	6
1	Bob Lee	6
1	Barney Schultz	6
4	Ron Kline	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.339
2	Tony Oliva	.332
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Orlando Cepeda	.320
5	Willie Mays	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	54
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Dick Stuart	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	121
2	Dick Stuart	118
3	Ken Boyer	111
4	Ron Santo	110
5	Rocky Colavito	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Lou Brock	41
4	Hank Aaron	31
4	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.72
2	Whitey Ford	1.94
3	Chris Short	1.97
4	Dean Chance	2.01
5	Jim Bunning	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Whitey Ford	19
4	Jim Bouton	18
4	7 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	283
2	Bob Gibson	227
3	Jim Maloney	225
4	Bob Veale	223
5	Jim Bunning	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	31
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	30
3	Stu Miller	29
4	Hal Woodeshick	24
5	John Wyatt	23