On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 54 .600 --
White Sox 82 55 .599 0.0
Yankees 77 56 .579 3.0
Tigers 72 66 .522 10.5
Angels 71 69 .507 12.5
Twins 68 68 .500 13.5
Indians 67 68 .496 14.0
Red Sox 61 76 .445 21.0
Senators 53 84 .387 29.0
Athletics 50 86 .368 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 52 .609 --
Reds 75 59 .560 6.5
Cardinals 74 60 .552 7.5
Giants 75 61 .551 7.5
Pirates 68 65 .511 13.0
Braves 68 66 .507 13.5
Dodgers 65 68 .489 16.0
Cubs 61 73 .455 20.5
Colt .45's 58 78 .426 24.5
Mets 46 89 .341 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 4
1 Dick Tracewski 4
1 Pete Ward 4
4 Joe Adcock 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Ken Harrelson 2
1 Tony Oliva 2
4 Max Alvis 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Bill Mazeroski 4
1 Tony Oliva 4
4 Ken Boyer 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 Jack Baldschun 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Jay 2.00
2 Don Drysdale 1.67
3 Tony Cloninger 1.20
4 Juan Pizarro 0.88
5 Dennis Ribant 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Larry Bearnarth 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Jay 12
2 Juan Pizarro 7
2 Bob Veale 7
4 Tony Cloninger 6
4 Luis Tiant 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Willard Hunter 1
1 Bill Stafford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .342
2 Tony Oliva .327
3 Hank Aaron .325
4 Billy Williams .323
5 Ron Santo .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Willie Mays 39
3 Rocky Colavito 31
3 Boog Powell 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 102
2 Ken Boyer 100
3 Ron Santo 96
3 Dick Stuart 96
5 Rocky Colavito 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
2 Maury Wills 42
3 Lou Brock 38
4 Willie Davis 29
5 Hank Aaron 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 1.56
2 Dean Chance 1.61
3 Sandy Koufax 1.74
4 Chris Short 1.86
5 Dick Radatz 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
2 Dean Chance 17
2 Larry Jackson 17
2 Juan Pizarro 17
2 Dave Wickersham 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 207
3 Bob Veale 195
4 Bob Gibson 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 Rico Carty .407
2 Gene Oliver .400
3 Wayne Causey .379
4 Roger Maris .378
5 Hank Aaron .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 6
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Felix Mantilla 5
2 Nelson Mathews 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 15
2 Joe Adcock 14
2 Ken Boyer 14
2 Jim Ray Hart 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Willie Davis 6
3 Maury Wills 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 Dick Howser 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy McCool 0.00
1 Jim Owens 0.00
3 Sonny Siebert 0.50
4 Dick Radatz 0.61
5 Don Larsen 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Tony Cloninger 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Sammy Ellis 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 29
2 Milt Pappas 28
3 Chris Short 25
4 Tony Cloninger 24
4 Bob Gibson 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 4
2 Don McMahon 3
3 Fred Gladding 2
3 Willard Hunter 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .392
2 Pete Ward .364
3 Wayne Causey .358
4 Hank Aaron .357
5 Tim McCarver .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Brooks Robinson 9
3 Jim Ray Hart 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 27
2 Hank Aaron 25
3 Eddie Mathews 24
3 Brooks Robinson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 1.01
2 Don Larsen 1.15
3 Mickey Lolich 1.30
4 Sonny Siebert 1.30
5 Bob Lee 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Tony Cloninger 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 55
2 Al Downing 51
3 Don Drysdale 50
4 Jim Bunning 49
4 Joey Jay 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 7
2 Barney Schultz 6
3 Jack Baldschun 5
3 Ron Kline 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .338
2 Tony Oliva .329
3 Hank Aaron .323
4 Dick Allen .315
5 Willie Mays .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 55
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Dick Stuart 36
4 Boog Powell 34
5 4 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 122
2 Dick Stuart 114
3 Ken Boyer 111
4 Hank Aaron 109
5 Willie Mays 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 52
3 Lou Brock 43
4 Willie Davis 35
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 2.02
5 Jim Bunning 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Dean Chance 19
3 Gary Peters 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 270
2 Bob Gibson 228
3 Jim Maloney 225
3 Bob Veale 225
5 Don Drysdale 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 30
3 Stu Miller 27
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
5 John Wyatt 22