On This Day

Tuesday, September 29, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	60	.613	--
White Sox	94	64	.595	2.5
Orioles	93	64	.592	3.0
Tigers	83	73	.532	12.5
Angels	80	79	.503	17.0
Twins	77	80	.490	19.0
Indians	76	80	.487	19.5
Red Sox	69	88	.439	27.0
Senators	61	96	.389	35.0
Athletics	56	100	.359	39.5

Games

White Sox 2, Angels 1

Athletics 7, Twins 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	67	.576	--
Reds	91	67	.576	0.0
Phillies	90	69	.566	1.5
Giants	87	70	.554	3.5
Braves	83	73	.532	7.0
Pirates	78	78	.500	12.0
Dodgers	77	80	.490	13.5
Cubs	73	84	.465	17.5
Colt .45's	65	92	.414	25.5
Mets	51	106	.325	39.5

Games

Pirates 2, Reds 0

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 7, Mets 6

Giants 5, Colt .45's 4

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Hickman	4
2	Bert Campaneris	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Willie Crawford	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Stahl	2
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Jim Beauchamp	1
2	Rico Carty	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Larry Stahl	4
2	George Altman	2
2	John Boccabella	2
2	Bert Campaneris	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Willie Crawford	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	1.29
2	Bruce Howard	1.20
3	Wade Blasingame	0.67
4	Billy McCool	0.62
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	9
2	Wade Blasingame	8
3	Dick Estelle	6
3	Bruce Howard	6
3	Ken Johnson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Bob Sadowski	1
1	Barney Schultz	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.342
2	Hank Aaron	.330
3	Rico Carty	.329
4	Joe Torre	.325
5	Tony Oliva	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Boog Powell	37
4	Rocky Colavito	34
4	Mickey Mantle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	116
2	Ron Santo	112
3	Brooks Robinson	111
4	Harmon Killebrew	109
4	Dick Stuart	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Lou Brock	43
4	Willie Davis	38
5	3 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dean Chance	1.59
2	Sandy Koufax	1.74
3	Joe Horlen	1.96
4	Don Drysdale	2.12
5	Whitey Ford	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	23
2	Dean Chance	20
2	Juan Marichal	20
2	Gary Peters	20
2	Ray Sadecki	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	236
2	Don Drysdale	233
3	Bob Veale	229
4	Sandy Koufax	223
5	Jim Bunning	212

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	28
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	26
3	Hal Woodeshick	23
4	Stu Miller	22
5	3 tied	20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Boog Powell	.452
2	Tony Conigliaro	.395
2	Brooks Robinson	.395
4	Joe Torre	.393
5	Bobby Richardson	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felix Mantilla	5
1	Roger Maris	5
1	John Romano	5
4	Johnny Callison	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	14
2	Rico Carty	13
2	Vada Pinson	13
2	Brooks Robinson	13
2	Ron Santo	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	7
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Ellis Burton	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bruce	0.00
1	Sammy Ellis	0.00
1	Barney Schultz	0.00
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
5	Don Drysdale	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Ray Sadecki	4
4	Bob Gibson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	34
2	Juan Marichal	28
3	Dean Chance	27
4	Billy McCool	25
5	Camilo Pascual	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Barney Schultz	7
2	Sammy Ellis	5
3	Pedro Ramos	4
4	Eddie Fisher	3
4	Al Worthington	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Torre	.398
2	Elston Howard	.386
3	Rico Carty	.377
4	Felix Mantilla	.376
5	Boog Powell	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felix Mantilla	9
2	Johnny Callison	8
2	Jim Ray Hart	8
4	Rico Carty	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Torre	26
2	Rico Carty	25
3	Brooks Robinson	24
3	Bill White	24
5	Ken Boyer	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	14
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Lou Brock	7
4	Donn Clendenon	6
4	Chico Ruiz	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.35
2	Bennie Daniels	1.09
3	Joe Horlen	1.11
4	Don Drysdale	1.14
5	Dean Chance	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	7
2	Wade Blasingame	6
2	Bob Gibson	6
2	Mel Stottlemyre	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	56
2	Juan Marichal	54
3	Mickey Lolich	53
4	Bob Veale	48
5	Camilo Pascual	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Barney Schultz	7
2	Al Worthington	6
3	Sammy Ellis	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	5
3	Pedro Ramos	5