On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	71	43	.623	--
White Sox	69	45	.605	2.0
Yankees	66	45	.595	3.5
Angels	60	57	.513	12.5
Tigers	59	58	.504	13.5
Twins	55	60	.478	16.5
Indians	54	61	.470	17.5
Red Sox	53	62	.461	18.5
Senators	46	72	.390	27.0
Athletics	42	72	.368	29.0

Games

Orioles 7, Red Sox 0

Senators 4, Athletics 3

Angels 4, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Twins 2

Yankees 7, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	67	43	.609	--
Giants	65	49	.570	4.0
Reds	63	52	.548	6.5
Pirates	60	51	.541	7.5
Cardinals	60	53	.531	8.5
Braves	58	54	.518	10.0
Dodgers	56	56	.500	12.0
Cubs	52	59	.468	15.5
Colt .45's	48	68	.414	22.0
Mets	35	79	.307	34.0

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 5

Dodgers 4, Reds 1

Braves 5, Colt .45's 1

Pirates 5, Mets 4

Cardinals 6, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mathews	4
2	Leo Burke	3
2	Wayne Causey	3
2	Lou Clinton	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Bowens	2
1	Mickey Mantle	2
3	Clete Boyer	1
3	Wes Covington	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Burke	4
2	Wes Covington	3
2	Bill Freehan	3
2	Jerry Lynch	3
2	Willie Mays	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Joe Gaines	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Jose Santiago	1.50
3	Mickey Lolich	1.25
4	Jim O'Toole	1.00
5	Tony Cloninger	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
1	Mickey Lolich	10
3	Tony Cloninger	8
3	Jim O'Toole	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Bob Lee	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Barney Schultz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.354
2	Tony Oliva	.334
3	Billy Williams	.327
4	Ron Santo	.324
5	Willie Mays	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	40
2	Willie Mays	34
3	Boog Powell	30
4	Bob Allison	28
5	3 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	91
2	Harmon Killebrew	90
3	Ken Boyer	83
4	Willie Mays	81
4	Ron Santo	81

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Lou Brock	27
4	Hank Aaron	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.59
2	Dean Chance	1.76
3	Sandy Koufax	1.81
4	Chris Short	1.97
5	Dick Radatz	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Juan Marichal	15
2	Juan Pizarro	15
4	Larry Jackson	14
5	5 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	210
2	Don Drysdale	168
3	Bob Veale	161
4	Jim Maloney	156
5	Bob Gibson	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	23
2	Stu Miller	20
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
4	Hal Woodeshick	18
5	3 tied	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Brown	.455
2	Tim McCarver	.447
3	Floyd Robinson	.444
3	Bill White	.444
5	Roberto Clemente	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
1	Don Lock	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Sam Bowens	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	15
2	Harmon Killebrew	14
2	Don Lock	14
2	Jerry Lynch	14
2	Bill White	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Lou Brock	6
3	Willie Davis	5
4	Maury Wills	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Gladding	0.00
1	Don McMahon	0.00
3	Sonny Siebert	0.98
4	Steve Ridzik	1.04
5	Juan Pizarro	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Gladding	3
1	Dick Hall	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Tony Cloninger	30
3	Sam McDowell	24
3	Juan Pizarro	24
5	Al Downing	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.433
2	Floyd Robinson	.383
3	Ken Boyer	.372
4	Roberto Clemente	.368
5	Denis Menke	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	11
2	Sam Bowens	9
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Don Lock	9
5	8 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	34
2	Ron Fairly	31
2	Bill White	31
4	Don Lock	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Lou Brock	8
4	Chico Salmon	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	0.28
2	Al Worthington	0.94
3	Don McMahon	0.99
4	Aubrey Gatewood	1.17
5	Dean Chance	1.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Bill Monbouquette	5
2	Claude Osteen	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	71
2	Al Downing	48
2	Earl Wilson	48
4	Bob Gibson	47
5	Bob Veale	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	8
1	Bob Lee	8
3	Sammy Ellis	6
3	Dick Radatz	6
5	Al McBean	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.338
2	Tony Oliva	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.335
4	Orlando Cepeda	.322
5	Jim Fregosi	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	59
2	Willie Mays	44
3	Dick Stuart	41
4	Bob Allison	38
5	Boog Powell	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	131
2	Harmon Killebrew	127
3	Ken Boyer	119
4	Willie Mays	116
5	Hank Aaron	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Lou Brock	34
4	Hank Aaron	33
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.77
2	Sandy Koufax	1.79
3	Chris Short	2.05
4	Dean Chance	2.13
5	Bob Miller	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Gary Peters	20
4	Whitey Ford	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	302
2	Jim Maloney	241
3	Juan Marichal	233
4	Bob Gibson	224
5	Don Drysdale	218

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	30
2	Stu Miller	28
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	27
4	Hal Woodeshick	22
5	John Wyatt	21