On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 88 61 .591 --
Orioles 88 61 .591 0.0
Yankees 85 59 .590 0.5
Tigers 77 71 .520 10.5
Angels 76 73 .510 12.0
Indians 74 72 .507 12.5
Twins 74 74 .500 13.5
Red Sox 66 83 .443 22.0
Senators 57 92 .383 31.0
Athletics 54 93 .367 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 58 .603 --
Cardinals 82 64 .562 6.0
Reds 80 65 .552 7.5
Giants 81 66 .551 7.5
Pirates 75 70 .517 12.5
Braves 75 71 .514 13.0
Dodgers 73 73 .500 15.0
Cubs 66 79 .455 21.5
Colt .45's 60 88 .405 29.0
Mets 50 96 .342 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 George Altman 3
2 Johnny Edwards 3
2 Curt Flood 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Conigliaro 2
1 John Romano 2
3 George Altman 1
3 Donn Clendenon 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Altman 3
1 Donn Clendenon 3
1 Tony Conigliaro 3
1 Johnny Edwards 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Matty Alou 1
1 Ruben Amaro 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Peters 1.50
2 Tracy Stallard 1.43
3 Camilo Pascual 1.09
4 Gaylord Perry 0.78
5 Ron Taylor 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Denny Lemaster 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 12
2 Tracy Stallard 10
3 Gary Peters 9
4 Gaylord Perry 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sammy Ellis 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .344
2 Hank Aaron .325
3 Rico Carty .323
4 Billy Williams .322
5 Tony Oliva .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 47
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Boog Powell 34
4 Rocky Colavito 33
4 Dick Stuart 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 110
2 Harmon Killebrew 106
2 Dick Stuart 106
4 Ron Santo 103
5 Rocky Colavito 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Maury Wills 46
3 Lou Brock 41
4 Willie Davis 32
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.49
2 Sandy Koufax 1.74
3 Chris Short 1.85
4 Joe Horlen 2.04
5 Dick Radatz 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 20
2 Dean Chance 19
2 Sandy Koufax 19
4 Don Drysdale 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 216
3 Bob Gibson 214
4 Bob Veale 206
5 Jim Bunning 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 27
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 24
3 Hal Woodeshick 23
4 Stu Miller 22
5 John Wyatt 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Mantilla .429
2 Curt Flood .418
3 Elston Howard .412
4 Lou Brock .406
5 Brooks Robinson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Don Lock 5
1 Felix Mantilla 5
1 Denis Menke 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 15
2 Joe Torre 14
3 Lou Brock 13
3 Billy Williams 13
5 Orlando Cepeda 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 0.26
2 Fred Newman 0.50
3 Pete Richert 0.55
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.59
5 Bob Purkey 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Dennis Bennett 3
3 Wally Bunker 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 34
2 Gary Peters 33
3 Juan Marichal 32
4 Mickey Lolich 31
5 Camilo Pascual 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Al Worthington 3
4 Jim Duffalo 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .406
2 Wayne Causey .374
3 Lou Brock .358
4 Rico Carty .348
5 Curt Flood .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Ray Hart 9
2 Joe Pepitone 8
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Johnny Callison 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 26
2 Billy Williams 25
3 Johnny Callison 23
3 Orlando Cepeda 23
3 Don Demeter 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 12
2 Willie Davis 10
3 Maury Wills 9
4 Donn Clendenon 6
4 Dick Howser 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 0.96
2 Bob Purkey 1.26
3 Joe Horlen 1.48
4 Bob Gibson 1.50
5 Chris Short 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
1 Bob Gibson 6
1 Larry Jackson 6
1 Chris Short 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 59
2 Bob Gibson 58
3 Jim Bunning 55
4 Chris Short 52
5 2 tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 7
2 Al Worthington 6
3 Bob Lee 5
4 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .338
2 Hank Aaron .322
3 Joe Torre .318
4 Tony Oliva .317
5 Billy Williams .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 54
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Boog Powell 37
4 Rocky Colavito 35
4 Dick Stuart 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 116
2 Ken Boyer 114
2 Dick Stuart 114
4 Ron Santo 106
5 Johnny Callison 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Lou Brock 43
4 Willie Davis 34
5 Hank Aaron 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.58
2 Sandy Koufax 1.69
3 Chris Short 1.81
4 Joe Horlen 1.96
5 Don Drysdale 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 21
2 Dean Chance 20
2 Don Drysdale 20
2 Larry Jackson 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 245
2 Bob Gibson 237
3 Jim Maloney 226
4 Don Drysdale 225
5 Jim Bunning 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 28
2 Dick Radatz 27
3 Stu Miller 25
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
5 3 tied 20