On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	55	.601	--
Orioles	81	55	.596	1.0
Yankees	78	56	.582	3.0
Tigers	73	66	.525	10.5
Angels	72	69	.511	12.5
Twins	69	68	.504	13.5
Indians	67	69	.493	15.0
Red Sox	61	77	.442	22.0
Senators	53	85	.384	30.0
Athletics	50	87	.365	32.5

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 2

Yankees 9, Athletics 7

Angels 1, Orioles 0

Twins 10, Red Sox 4

Tigers 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	82	52	.612	--
Reds	76	59	.563	6.5
Cardinals	74	61	.548	8.5
Giants	75	62	.547	8.5
Pirates	69	65	.515	13.0
Braves	68	67	.504	14.5
Dodgers	66	68	.493	16.0
Cubs	62	73	.459	20.5
Colt .45's	58	79	.423	25.5
Mets	46	90	.338	37.0

Games

Reds 5, Braves 1

Dodgers 6, Mets 2

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 1

Cubs 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Frank Malzone	3
1	Al Spangler	3
1	Don Wert	3
5	37 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Triandos	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Joe Pepitone	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Gary Kolb	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mickey Lolich	1.75
2	Joe Horlen	1.00
3	Steve Barber	0.62
4	Jim Bunning	0.58
5	2 tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Horlen	10
2	Jim Bunning	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Mickey Lolich	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Jim Perry	1
1	Hal Reniff	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Tony Oliva	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.325
4	Billy Williams	.323
5	Dick Allen	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Boog Powell	31
5	4 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	102
2	Ken Boyer	100
3	Dick Stuart	97
4	Ron Santo	96
5	Rocky Colavito	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Lou Brock	38
4	Willie Davis	29
5	Hank Aaron	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.54
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	Larry Jackson	18
3	Dean Chance	17
3	Juan Pizarro	17
3	Dave Wickersham	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	207
3	Bob Veale	195
4	Jim Bunning	188
4	Bob Gibson	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	27
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Hal Woodeshick	21
5	2 tied	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.404
2	Dick Allen	.396
3	Rico Carty	.390
4	Al Spangler	.381
5	Wayne Causey	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	6
2	Dick Allen	5
2	Felix Mantilla	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	17
2	Joe Pepitone	16
2	Billy Williams	16
4	Joe Adcock	14
4	Jim Ray Hart	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Lou Brock	6
2	Willie Davis	6
4	Bert Campaneris	4
4	Dick Howser	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Owens	0.00
2	Dick Radatz	0.61
3	Don Larsen	0.66
4	Gary Peters	0.67
5	Milt Pappas	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	4
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Horlen	31
2	Don Drysdale	29
3	Jim Bunning	27
4	Milt Pappas	26
5	Mickey Lolich	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	5
2	Don McMahon	3
3	Fred Gladding	2
3	Willard Hunter	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.392
2	Bill Freehan	.367
3	Wayne Causey	.364
4	Joe Christopher	.358
5	Wes Covington	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Ray Hart	9
1	Brooks Robinson	9
3	Orlando Cepeda	8
3	Felix Mantilla	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Johnny Callison	24
2	Rocky Colavito	24
2	Brooks Robinson	24
2	Frank Thomas	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Willie Davis	9
4	Luis Aparicio	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	1.01
2	Mickey Lolich	1.07
3	Don Larsen	1.15
4	Bob Purkey	1.23
5	Sandy Koufax	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	55
2	Jim Bunning	51
3	Mickey Lolich	50
4	Joey Jay	49
5	Al Downing	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	7
2	Barney Schultz	6
3	Ron Kline	5
3	Don McMahon	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.339
2	Tony Oliva	.328
3	Hank Aaron	.321
4	Dick Allen	.317
5	Ron Hunt	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	54
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Dick Stuart	36
4	Orlando Cepeda	34
4	Boog Powell	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	121
2	Dick Stuart	115
3	Ken Boyer	110
4	Hank Aaron	109
5	Willie Mays	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	55
2	Luis Aparicio	54
3	Lou Brock	42
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	1.80
4	Whitey Ford	2.02
5	Dick Radatz	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Dean Chance	19
3	Chris Short	19
3	2 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