On This Day

Monday, August 31, 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
Twins 66 66 .500 13.5
Angels 68 68 .500 13.5
Indians 65 67 .492 14.5
Red Sox 59 74 .444 21.0
Senators 53 81 .396 27.5
Athletics 49 83 .371 30.5

Games

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 59 .546 7.5
Pirates 66 64 .508 12.5
Braves 66 64 .508 12.5
Dodgers 63 66 .488 15.0
Cubs 60 70 .462 18.5
Colt .45's 57 75 .432 22.5
Mets 44 86 .338 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wes Parker 3
1 Bill White 3
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Don Lock 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wes Parker 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Roseboro 3
2 Don Drysdale 2
2 Dick Groat 2
2 Maury Wills 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Wes Parker 1
1 Bill White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.33
2 Mudcat Grant 1.00
3 Mike Cuellar 0.88
4 Buster Narum 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 12
2 Mike Cuellar 7
3 Mudcat Grant 6
4 Buster Narum 5
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Pleis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .346
2 Tony Oliva .332
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 26
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 202
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 Hank Aaron .444
2 Gene Oliver .432
3 Jim Ray Hart .429
4 Wayne Causey .418
5 Roger Maris .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 5
2 Dick Allen 4
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Don Demeter 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 17
2 Rocky Colavito 15
3 Jim Ray Hart 14
4 Johnny Callison 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Siebert 0.50
2 John Tsitouris 0.64
3 Jim Owens 0.67
4 Ray Sadecki 1.19
5 Sammy Ellis 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sammy Ellis 4
2 Dean Chance 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 Billy O'Dell 3
2 Chris Short 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 30
2 Jim Bunning 27
3 Bob Gibson 24
3 Chris Short 24
5 Al Downing 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .400
2 Tim McCarver .370
3 Joe Christopher .369
4 Hank Aaron .359
5 Tony Gonzalez .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Eddie Mathews 8
2 Brooks Robinson 8
2 Frank Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 26
1 Don Demeter 26
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Brooks Robinson 25
5 Frank Robinson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Luis Aparicio 11
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Dick Howser 7
4 Frank Robinson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 1.01
2 Sonny Siebert 1.11
3 Sandy Koufax 1.27
4 Mel Stottlemyre 1.54
5 Dean Chance 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Billy O'Dell 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
4 Steve Barber 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 52
2 Don Drysdale 48
3 Jim Bunning 47
4 Al Downing 46
5 Dean Chance 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 6
1 Barney Schultz 6
3 Jack Baldschun 5
3 Ron Kline 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .341
2 Tony Oliva .333
3 Hank Aaron .326
4 Orlando Cepeda .318
5 Willie Mays .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Dick Stuart 37
4 Orlando Cepeda 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 121
2 Dick Stuart 118
3 Ron Santo 110
4 Ken Boyer 109
5 3 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 58
2 Maury Wills 49
3 Lou Brock 41
4 Willie Davis 32
5 Hank Aaron 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 Dean Chance 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 283
2 Bob Gibson 227
3 Don Drysdale 225
3 Jim Maloney 225
5 Bob Veale 223

Saves

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