On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 25 .638 --
Yankees 39 27 .591 3.5
White Sox 37 28 .569 5.0
Twins 37 34 .521 8.0
Indians 33 33 .500 9.5
Angels 35 38 .479 11.0
Red Sox 33 37 .471 11.5
Tigers 31 35 .470 11.5
Senators 29 44 .397 17.0
Athletics 27 44 .380 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 41 25 .621 --
Giants 43 27 .614 0.0
Pirates 38 29 .567 3.5
Reds 35 33 .515 7.0
Cubs 33 32 .508 7.5
Cardinals 35 35 .500 8.0
Dodgers 33 37 .471 10.0
Colt .45's 33 38 .465 10.5
Braves 32 37 .464 10.5
Mets 21 51 .292 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 5
2 Pete Rose 4
3 Bob Allison 3
3 Danny Cater 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 3
2 Tom Haller 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bob Allison 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Tom Haller 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Denis Menke 3
3 Boog Powell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Charles 2
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 Joe Gaines 1
2 Dick Howser 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 1.60
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.12
3 Dean Chance 1.00
3 Milt Pappas 1.00
5 John O'Donoghue 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Hank Fischer 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ellsworth 9
2 Juan Marichal 8
3 Dean Chance 7
4 Steve Blass 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Bobby Tiefenauer 1
1 John Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .359
2 Roberto Clemente .345
3 Willie Mays .344
4 Tony Oliva .336
5 Bob Allison .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 26
2 Willie Mays 22
3 Boog Powell 20
4 Bob Allison 19
5 Billy Williams 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 57
2 Dick Stuart 56
3 Willie Mays 53
3 Leon Wagner 53
5 Ken Boyer 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 31
2 Maury Wills 27
3 Tommy Harper 16
4 Lou Brock 14
5 Al Weis 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 1.78
2 Chris Short 1.78
3 Sandy Koufax 1.83
4 Dean Chance 1.85
5 Whitey Ford 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 10
1 Dick Ellsworth 10
1 Turk Farrell 10
1 Whitey Ford 10
1 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 116
2 Don Drysdale 107
3 Bob Veale 106
4 Jim Bunning 98
4 Juan Marichal 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 16
2 Hal Woodeshick 15
3 John Wyatt 14
4 Stu Miller 13
4 Dick Radatz 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .475
2 Jim Piersall .432
3 Johnny Edwards .396
4 Boog Powell .389
5 Bill White .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Boog Powell 7
3 Bob Allison 6
3 Max Alvis 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 19
2 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Johnny Callison 15
3 Willie Smith 15
5 Bob Chance 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Lou Brock 5
3 Tommy Harper 4
3 Tommy McCraw 4
3 Al Weis 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Gibbon 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Fred Talbot 0.00
4 Gaylord Perry 0.69
5 Bob Shaw 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Dick Ellsworth 3
1 Chuck Estrada 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 27
2 Dick Ellsworth 25
3 Sandy Koufax 24
3 Dick Stigman 24
5 Bob Veale 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wyatt 5
2 Bob Duliba 4
2 Al McBean 4
2 Stu Miller 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .384
2 Al Kaline .376
3 Wayne Causey .349
4 Brooks Robinson .349
5 Ron Hunt .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Boog Powell 12
3 Bob Allison 8
3 Max Alvis 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Bob Chance 26
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
3 Joe Christopher 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Luis Aparicio 9
4 Vic Davalillo 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Miller 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.50
3 Sandy Koufax 1.09
4 Eddie Fisher 1.47
5 Fred Newman 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Dick Ellsworth 5
3 Earl Wilson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 57
2 Sandy Koufax 55
3 Dean Chance 53
3 Sam McDowell 53
5 Don Drysdale 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wyatt 10
2 Stu Miller 8
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
4 Ed Roebuck 6
4 Hal Woodeshick 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .351
2 Roberto Clemente .329
3 Orlando Cepeda .322
4 Jim Fregosi .320
5 Curt Flood .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 55
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Jimmie Hall 42
4 Willie McCovey 40
5 Dick Stuart 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 125
2 Willie Mays 123
3 Harmon Killebrew 121
4 Hank Aaron 113
4 Ken Boyer 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Maury Wills 49
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Tommy Harper 26
5 Lou Brock 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.95
2 Chris Short 2.01
3 Whitey Ford 2.20
4 Don Drysdale 2.22
5 Bob Miller 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 23
1 Whitey Ford 23
1 Sandy Koufax 23
1 Juan Marichal 23
1 Gary Peters 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 293
2 Juan Marichal 256
3 Jim Maloney 249
4 Don Drysdale 239
5 Bob Gibson 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 32
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
3 Dick Radatz 25
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
4 John Wyatt 24