On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	19	10	.655	--
Orioles	23	13	.639	-0.5
Indians	18	13	.581	2.0
Yankees	18	14	.563	2.5
Twins	19	17	.528	3.5
Red Sox	18	18	.500	4.5
Tigers	16	19	.457	6.0
Senators	17	24	.415	8.0
Angels	15	23	.395	8.5
Athletics	12	24	.333	10.5

Games

Orioles 2, Twins 0

Orioles 7, Twins 6

Red Sox 6, Athletics 2

Red Sox 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 6, Senators 4

Senators 3, White Sox 0

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Angels 3, Yankees 0

Yankees 8, Angels 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	21	13	.618	--
Giants	22	15	.595	0.5
Braves	21	16	.568	1.5
Cardinals	22	17	.564	1.5
Pirates	21	17	.553	2.0
Reds	18	18	.500	4.0
Colt .45's	19	22	.463	5.5
Dodgers	18	21	.462	5.5
Cubs	14	20	.412	7.0
Mets	11	28	.282	12.5

Games

Reds 6, Cubs 5

Reds 12, Cubs 4

Colt .45's 5, Mets 0

Dodgers 3, Phillies 0

Braves 7, Cardinals 4

Braves 10, Cardinals 0

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Torre	7
2	Curt Flood	5
2	Tommy Harper	5
2	Denis Menke	5
2	Vada Pinson	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	2
1	Joe Torre	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Jerry Adair	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	6
2	Joe Torre	5
3	Felipe Alou	4
3	Pete Rose	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
1	Lou Brock	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Bob Bailey	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Denny Lemaster	3.33
2	Bob Bruce	2.50
3	Bob Veale	1.75
4	Robin Roberts	1.20
5	Sammy Ellis	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Tom Butters	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Ed Connolly	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sammy Ellis	13
2	Bob Bruce	10
2	Denny Lemaster	10
4	Milt Pappas	9
5	Jack Lamabe	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Heffner	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	5 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.398
2	Willie Mays	.393
3	Tony Oliva	.382
4	Joe Torre	.370
5	Roberto Clemente	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	17
2	Rocky Colavito	12
2	Frank Howard	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Ken Boyer	32
2	Leon Wagner	32
4	Joe Torre	30
5	Norm Cash	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Maury Wills	15
3	Tommy Harper	9
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	Willie Davis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	1.16
2	Jack Kralick	1.31
3	Dick Radatz	1.37
4	Whitey Ford	1.85
5	Robin Roberts	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	6
1	Turk Farrell	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Curt Simmons	6
1	Dave Wickersham	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Wickersham	57
2	Jim Maloney	56
3	Dick Radatz	55
4	Jim Bunning	54
4	Sandy Koufax	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	9
2	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Dick Radatz	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
5	Bob Shaw	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Torre	.424
2	Frank Robinson	.419
3	Billy Williams	.417
4	Chuck Hinton	.413
5	George Alusik	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Boog Powell	6
4	Don Lock	5
4	Frank Robinson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Boog Powell	16
3	Ken Boyer	15
3	Brooks Robinson	15
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Tommy Davis	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.00
2	Chris Short	0.34
3	Bob Heffner	0.55
4	Bobby Bolin	0.57
5	Jack Baldschun	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	4
2	Wally Bunker	3
2	Bennie Daniels	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Wickersham	32
2	Dick Radatz	28
3	Sammy Ellis	27
4	Milt Pappas	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	5
2	Al McBean	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
4	Hal Reniff	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.388
2	Joe Torre	.383
3	Willie Mays	.375
4	Tony Oliva	.374
5	Ken Boyer	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	12
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Jimmie Hall	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
5	Bob Allison	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Willie Mays	25
3	Leon Wagner	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Maury Wills	10
3	Tommy Harper	8
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chris Short	0.28
2	Don Drysdale	1.11
3	Juan Pizarro	1.16
4	Jack Kralick	1.49
5	Dean Chance	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Turk Farrell	5
1	Juan Marichal	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	48
1	Dave Wickersham	48
3	Dick Radatz	44
4	Jim Bunning	43
5	Sandy Koufax	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Woodeshick	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Ted Abernathy	5
3	Dick Radatz	5
3	Larry Sherry	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.337
3	Vada Pinson	.320
4	Joe Torre	.317
5	Curt Flood	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	52
2	Willie Mays	48
3	Willie McCovey	45
4	Jimmie Hall	41
5	Dick Stuart	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	123
2	Dick Stuart	119
3	Vada Pinson	111
4	Ken Boyer	110
4	Harmon Killebrew	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	48
2	Maury Wills	44
3	Hank Aaron	35
4	Chuck Hinton	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.04
2	Sandy Koufax	2.07
3	Chris Short	2.15
4	Juan Pizarro	2.30
5	Juan Marichal	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	25
2	Whitey Ford	23
2	Sandy Koufax	23
4	Dick Ellsworth	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	300
2	Jim Maloney	263
3	Juan Marichal	244
4	Don Drysdale	239
5	Bob Gibson	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	26
1	Dick Radatz	26
3	Ron Perranoski	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	21
5	2 tied	20