On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	79	53	.598	--
White Sox	80	55	.593	0.5
Yankees	76	54	.585	2.0
Tigers	71	65	.522	10.0
Twins	67	66	.504	12.5
Angels	68	69	.496	13.5
Indians	66	67	.496	13.5
Red Sox	60	74	.448	20.0
Senators	53	82	.393	27.5
Athletics	49	84	.368	30.5

Games

Tigers 8, White Sox 0

Red Sox 3, Athletics 2

Twins 2, Orioles 1

Indians 3, Senators 0

Yankees 4, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	79	51	.608	--
Reds	74	57	.565	5.5
Cardinals	72	59	.550	7.5
Giants	73	60	.549	7.5
Pirates	67	64	.511	12.5
Braves	66	65	.504	13.5
Dodgers	63	67	.485	16.0
Cubs	60	71	.458	19.5
Colt .45's	57	76	.429	23.5
Mets	45	86	.344	34.5

Games

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Mets 4, Giants 1

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Phillies 4, Colt .45's 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wayne Causey	3
2	Bob Bailey	2
2	Clete Boyer	2
2	Ken Boyer	2
2	27 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Dick Allen	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Bailey	3
1	Joe Gaines	3
1	Don Wert	3
4	Clete Boyer	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Gates Brown	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Bert Campaneris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	3.25
2	Mickey Lolich	1.33
3	Steve Barber	1.14
4	Jim Kaat	1.00
4	Phil Ortega	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	13
2	Denny Lemaster	10
3	Steve Barber	8
3	Mickey Lolich	8
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.343
2	Tony Oliva	.331
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Billy Williams	.325
5	Ron Santo	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	44
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	99
2	Dick Stuart	96
3	Ken Boyer	95
3	Ron Santo	95
5	Rocky Colavito	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	40
3	Lou Brock	36
4	Willie Davis	27
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	1.93

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	Jim Bunning	181
5	Bob Gibson	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	27
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	Wayne Causey	.441
2	Gene Oliver	.439
3	Hank Aaron	.431
4	Roger Maris	.405
5	Nellie Fox	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	Johnny Callison	4
3	Rico Carty	4
3	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	17
2	Rocky Colavito	15
3	Jim Ray Hart	14
4	Vic Davalillo	13
5	6 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Owens	0.00
2	Sonny Siebert	0.50
3	John Tsitouris	0.64
4	Al Worthington	0.69
5	Dick Radatz	1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	31
2	Don Drysdale	30
3	Al Downing	28
3	Mickey Lolich	28
5	Bob Gibson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Bob Lee	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	Al Worthington	3
2	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.418
2	Joe Christopher	.388
3	Chris Cannizzaro	.371
4	Tim McCarver	.351
5	Norm Cash	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Brooks Robinson	8
2	Frank Robinson	8
5	10 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	26
1	Brooks Robinson	26
3	Don Demeter	25
4	Frank Robinson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	13
2	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Willie Davis	11
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	Mickey Lolich	1.31
5	Al Worthington	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	5
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Billy O'Dell	5
1	Luis Tiant	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	51
2	Jim Bunning	49
3	Mickey Lolich	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
5	Don Drysdale	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	6
1	Barney Schultz	6
1	Al Worthington	6
4	Jack Baldschun	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	.324
4	Orlando Cepeda	.318
5	Willie Mays	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	56
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	123
2	Dick Stuart	117
3	Ken Boyer	110
4	Hank Aaron	108
4	2 others tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Lou Brock	41
4	Willie Davis	33
5	Hank Aaron	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.72
2	Chris Short	1.77
3	Whitey Ford	1.94
4	Dean Chance	1.95
5	Jim Bunning	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Whitey Ford	19
4	Dean Chance	18
4	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	283
2	Jim Maloney	238
3	Bob Gibson	227
4	Don Drysdale	225
5	Bob Veale	223

Saves

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