On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 59 .599 --
Yankees 84 58 .592 1.5
White Sox 86 61 .585 2.0
Tigers 77 69 .527 10.5
Angels 75 72 .510 13.0
Indians 72 72 .500 14.5
Twins 72 74 .493 15.5
Red Sox 64 83 .435 24.0
Senators 57 90 .388 31.0
Athletics 54 91 .372 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 57 .604 --
Cardinals 80 63 .559 6.5
Reds 79 64 .552 7.5
Giants 80 65 .552 7.5
Pirates 74 69 .517 12.5
Braves 74 69 .517 12.5
Dodgers 72 72 .500 15.0
Cubs 65 78 .455 21.5
Colt .45's 59 87 .404 29.0
Mets 49 95 .340 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Battey 3
1 Johnny Callison 3
1 Wayne Causey 3
1 Dick Green 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bowens 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1
1 Don Mincher 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Schofield 4
2 Johnny Callison 2
2 Rocky Colavito 2
2 Nelson Mathews 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 0.83
2 Milt Pappas 0.70
3 Bob Veale 0.60
4 Mudcat Grant 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Rowe 1
1 Chris Short 1
1 Bob Veale 1
1 John Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Pappas 7
2 Bob Veale 6
3 Claude Raymond 5
3 Chris Short 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .341
2 Hank Aaron .325
3 Billy Williams .323
4 Tony Oliva .321
5 Joe Torre .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 46
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Boog Powell 34
4 Rocky Colavito 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 109
2 Harmon Killebrew 105
3 Dick Stuart 104
4 Rocky Colavito 100
5 Ron Santo 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Maury Wills 46
3 Lou Brock 41
4 Willie Davis 31
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.54
2 Sandy Koufax 1.74
3 Chris Short 1.85
4 Joe Horlen 2.12
5 Dick Radatz 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 19
1 Sandy Koufax 19
3 Dean Chance 18
3 Don Drysdale 18
3 Dave Wickersham 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 216
3 Bob Veale 206
4 Bob Gibson 202
5 Jim Bunning 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 27
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
3 Stu Miller 22
3 Hal Woodeshick 22
5 John Wyatt 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Stuart .415
2 Tim McCarver .412
3 Felix Mantilla .404
4 Lou Brock .400
5 Curt Flood .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Johnny Callison 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 16
2 Joe Torre 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 13
3 Billy Williams 13
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Donn Clendenon 6
2 Willie Davis 6
4 Lou Brock 5
5 Al Weis 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Purkey 0.00
2 Dean Chance 0.36
3 Fred Newman 0.50
4 Pete Richert 0.55
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Wally Bunker 3
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 33
2 Steve Barber 30
3 Jim Maloney 28
3 Chris Short 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Al Worthington 3
4 Jim Duffalo 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .398
2 Wayne Causey .376
3 Curt Flood .374
4 Lou Brock .356
5 Rico Carty .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 9
1 Jim Gentile 9
1 Jim Ray Hart 9
4 Joe Pepitone 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 28
2 Billy Williams 27
3 Ken Boyer 26
4 Rocky Colavito 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Maury Wills 10
3 Willie Davis 9
4 Luis Aparicio 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Purkey 0.86
2 Dean Chance 1.12
3 Mickey Lolich 1.26
4 Chris Short 1.56
5 Don Larsen 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Short 6
2 Dean Chance 5
2 Tony Cloninger 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Mickey Lolich 53
3 Chris Short 52
4 Jim Bunning 51
5 Milt Pappas 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 6
2 Bob Lee 5
2 Al Worthington 5
4 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .333
2 Hank Aaron .321
3 Joe Torre .320
4 Tony Oliva .320
5 Orlando Cepeda .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Boog Powell 37
4 Rocky Colavito 35
4 Billy Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 116
2 Ken Boyer 114
3 Dick Stuart 112
4 Willie Mays 107
5 Johnny Callison 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 53
3 Lou Brock 43
4 Willie Davis 36
5 Hank Aaron 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.63
2 Sandy Koufax 1.69
3 Chris Short 1.81
4 Joe Horlen 2.03
5 Whitey Ford 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 21
2 Don Drysdale 20
2 Juan Marichal 20
2 Bob Veale 20
2 Dave Wickersham 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 245
2 Bob Veale 229
3 Don Drysdale 228
4 Bob Gibson 225
5 Jim Maloney 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 28
2 Dick Radatz 27
3 Stu Miller 26
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
5 John Wyatt 20