On This Day

Sunday, October 4, 1964

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1964 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 7, 1964

New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 63 .611 --
White Sox 98 64 .605 1.0
Orioles 97 65 .599 2.0
Tigers 85 77 .525 14.0
Angels 82 80 .506 17.0
Indians 79 83 .488 20.0
Twins 79 83 .488 20.0
Red Sox 72 90 .444 27.0
Senators 62 100 .383 37.0
Athletics 57 105 .352 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 93 69 .574 --
Phillies 92 70 .568 1.0
Reds 92 70 .568 1.0
Giants 90 72 .556 3.0
Braves 88 74 .543 5.0
Pirates 80 82 .494 13.0
Dodgers 80 82 .494 13.0
Cubs 76 86 .469 17.0
Colt .45's 66 96 .407 27.0
Mets 53 109 .327 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Blanchard 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Ed Brinkman 3
2 Mike Brumley 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
2 Curt Flood 1
2 Ron Hansen 1
2 Willie Mays 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
2 Ron Hansen 3
2 Frank Malzone 3
2 Tim McCarver 3
2 Roy Sievers 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Chuck Hinton 1
2 Tommy McCraw 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Sadowski 2.00
2 Bruce Howard 1.33
2 Dan Osinski 1.33
4 Jim Bouton 1.00
4 Luis Tiant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bruce Howard 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Howard 8
1 Dan Osinski 8
3 Earl Francis 6
3 Bob Sadowski 6
3 Luis Tiant 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Barney Schultz 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .339
2 Rico Carty .330
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Tony Oliva .323
5 Joe Torre .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 47
3 Boog Powell 39
4 Mickey Mantle 35
5 Rocky Colavito 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 119
2 Brooks Robinson 118
3 Ron Santo 114
3 Dick Stuart 114
5 3 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Maury Wills 53
3 Lou Brock 43
4 Willie Davis 42
5 Tommy Harper 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Chance 1.65
2 Sandy Koufax 1.74
3 Joe Horlen 1.88
4 Whitey Ford 2.13
5 Don Drysdale 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 24
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Dean Chance 20
3 Gary Peters 20
3 Ray Sadecki 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 250
2 Bob Gibson 245
3 Don Drysdale 237
4 Sandy Koufax 223
5 Jim Bunning 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Hal Woodeshick 23
4 Stu Miller 22
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Allen .423
2 Earl Battey .415
3 Norm Cash .409
4 Bill White .400
5 Rico Carty .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Haller 6
2 Johnny Callison 4
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Joe Pepitone 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 18
2 Bill White 17
3 Joe Torre 14
4 Bill Freehan 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 7
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Chico Ruiz 5
2 Jimmy Stewart 5
2 Maury Wills 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Bruce 0.00
1 Sam McDowell 0.00
1 Jim Maloney 0.00
1 Sammy Ellis 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wade Blasingame 4
2 Wally Bunker 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 41
2 Luis Tiant 32
3 Camilo Pascual 26
4 Bob Gibson 24
5 Bobby Bolin 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 6
1 Barney Schultz 6
3 Sammy Ellis 4
4 Lindy McDaniel 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .396
2 Elston Howard .393
3 Felix Mantilla .379
4 Lou Brock .375
5 Joe Torre .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
1 Joe Pepitone 8
1 Boog Powell 8
4 Johnny Callison 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 29
2 Bill White 28
3 Joe Torre 26
4 Rico Carty 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 15
2 Maury Wills 13
3 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Chico Ruiz 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sammy Ellis 0.00
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.31
3 Ron Perranoski 0.59
4 Barney Schultz 0.64
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
4 Wade Blasingame 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 62
2 Bob Gibson 57
3 Juan Marichal 50
4 Mickey Lolich 48
4 Camilo Pascual 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Ramos 8
1 Barney Schultz 8
3 Sammy Ellis 6
3 Lindy McDaniel 6
3 Al Worthington 6