On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	80	53	.602	--
White Sox	81	55	.596	0.5
Yankees	76	55	.580	3.0
Tigers	71	66	.518	11.0
Indians	67	67	.500	13.5
Twins	67	67	.500	13.5
Angels	69	69	.500	13.5
Red Sox	60	75	.444	21.0
Senators	53	83	.390	28.5
Athletics	50	84	.373	30.5

Games

White Sox 7, Tigers 0

Athletics 9, Red Sox 5

Angels 4, Yankees 0

Orioles 2, Twins 0

Indians 9, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	80	51	.611	--
Reds	75	57	.568	5.5
Cardinals	73	59	.553	7.5
Giants	74	60	.552	7.5
Pirates	67	65	.508	13.5
Braves	66	66	.500	14.5
Dodgers	64	67	.489	16.0
Cubs	60	72	.455	20.5
Colt .45's	57	77	.425	24.5
Mets	45	87	.341	35.5

Games

Reds 1, Cubs 0

Giants 4, Mets 0

Dodgers 8, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Braves 2

Phillies 2, Colt .45's 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Brock	3
1	Willie Davis	3
1	Jim Pagliaroni	3
1	Lee Thomas	3
5	30 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee Thomas	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Max Alvis	3
1	Jim Gentile	3
1	Lee Thomas	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Ron Fairly	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	Jimmy Stewart	1
1	Tony Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Pappas	5.00
2	Juan Marichal	2.25
3	Chris Short	1.67
3	Lee Stange	1.67
5	Dick Stigman	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Larry Miller	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Pappas	10
1	Chris Short	10
1	Lee Stange	10
4	Juan Marichal	9
4	Orlando Pena	9

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ken Sanders	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Tony Oliva	.329
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Billy Williams	.324
5	Ron Santo	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	44
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Boog Powell	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	99
2	Ken Boyer	97
3	Dick Stuart	96
4	Ron Santo	95
5	Rocky Colavito	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	40
3	Lou Brock	37
4	Willie Davis	27
5	Hank Aaron	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.61
2	Dean Chance	1.61
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Chris Short	1.86
5	Dick Radatz	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Dean Chance	17
2	Larry Jackson	17
2	Juan Pizarro	17
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	202
3	Bob Gibson	188
3	Bob Veale	188
5	Jim Bunning	181

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	Gene Oliver	.439
2	Hank Aaron	.431
3	Roger Maris	.405
4	Frank Robinson	.400
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.383

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	Jim Ray Hart	14
3	Rocky Colavito	13
4	Dick Allen	12
4	6 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Owens	0.00
2	Sonny Siebert	0.50
3	John Tsitouris	0.64
4	Gary Peters	0.67
5	Al Worthington	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	32
2	Jim Bunning	31
3	Milt Pappas	28
4	Chris Short	25
5	Don Drysdale	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don McMahon	4
2	Bob Lee	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	Al Worthington	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.418
2	Joe Christopher	.380
3	Tim McCarver	.354
4	Norm Cash	.352
5	Wayne Causey	.346

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	27
2	Don Demeter	25
2	Brooks Robinson	25
4	Frank Robinson	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Willie Davis	11
3	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Dick Howser	7
4	Frank Robinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.87
2	Sonny Siebert	1.11
3	Sandy Koufax	1.27
4	Mickey Lolich	1.30
5	Dean Chance	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Chris Short	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	55
2	Al Downing	51
3	Jim Bunning	49
4	Milt Pappas	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	.338
2	Tony Oliva	.330
3	Hank Aaron	.322
4	Orlando Cepeda	.316
5	Willie Mays	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	55
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Dick Stuart	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	35
5	Boog Powell	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	121
2	Dick Stuart	116
3	Ken Boyer	110
4	Rocky Colavito	108
5	2 tied	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Lou Brock	42
4	Willie Davis	33
5	Hank Aaron	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Chris Short	1.74
3	Dean Chance	1.90
4	Whitey Ford	1.96
5	Jim Bunning	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Dean Chance	19
3	Gary Peters	19
3	Chris Short	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	270
2	Bob Gibson	228
3	Don Drysdale	225
3	Jim Maloney	225
5	Jim Bunning	219

Saves

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