On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 43 .626 --
White Sox 69 46 .600 3.0
Yankees 67 45 .598 3.5
Angels 60 57 .513 13.0
Tigers 59 59 .500 14.5
Twins 56 60 .483 16.5
Indians 54 61 .470 18.0
Red Sox 53 63 .457 19.5
Senators 46 72 .390 27.5
Athletics 42 72 .368 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 67 44 .604 --
Giants 65 49 .570 3.5
Reds 63 52 .548 6.0
Pirates 60 51 .541 7.0
Cardinals 60 53 .531 8.0
Braves 58 54 .518 9.5
Dodgers 56 56 .500 11.5
Cubs 53 59 .473 14.5
Colt .45's 48 68 .414 21.5
Mets 35 79 .307 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Robinson 3
2 Sam Bowens 2
2 Eddie Bressoud 2
2 Bill Bruton 2
2 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Tony Oliva 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elston Howard 3
1 Brooks Robinson 3
3 Boog Powell 2
3 Tom Tresh 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 3.00
2 Robin Roberts 0.86
3 Al Downing 0.73
4 Camilo Pascual 0.62
5 Gary Peters 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 10
2 Ernie Broglio 9
3 Al Downing 8
4 Robin Roberts 6
5 Gary Peters 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .354
2 Tony Oliva .335
3 Billy Williams .328
4 Ron Santo .325
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 4 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 46
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 Al Downing 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 23
2 Stu Miller 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
4 Hal Woodeshick 18
5 3 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Floyd Robinson .500
2 Tim McCarver .486
3 Dick Brown .455
4 Bill White .449
5 Roberto Clemente .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Oliva 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Deron Johnson 5
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Deron Johnson 15
2 Jerry Lynch 14
2 Bill White 14
4 Hank Aaron 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Lou Brock 5
2 Willie Davis 5
4 Maury Wills 4
5 Bobby Klaus 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.75
2 Sonny Siebert 0.98
3 Steve Ridzik 1.04
4 Juan Pizarro 1.16
5 Mickey Lolich 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Dick Hall 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Luis Tiant 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 32
2 Al Downing 31
3 Juan Pizarro 24
4 Joey Jay 22
4 Sonny Siebert 22

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 .422
2 Roberto Clemente .393
3 Floyd Robinson .385
4 Ken Boyer .376
5 Denis Menke .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Don Lock 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 31
1 Jerry Lynch 31
3 Don Lock 30
4 Bill White 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 13
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 1.00
4 Sonny Siebert 1.04
5 Aubrey Gatewood 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Al Downing 5
2 Sandy Koufax 5
2 Claude Osteen 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 71
2 Al Downing 56
3 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 .340
2 Tony Oliva .337
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Orlando Cepeda .324
5 Hank Aaron .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 58
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Dick Stuart 41
4 Bob Allison 38
5 Boog Powell 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 131
2 Harmon Killebrew 126
3 Ken Boyer 116
3 Willie Mays 116
5 Hank Aaron 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 58
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 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Juan Marichal 22
3 Gary Peters 20
4 Whitey Ford 19
4 Camilo Pascual 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 302
2 Jim Maloney 234
3 Juan Marichal 228
4 Bob Gibson 224
5 2 tied 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
2 Stu Miller 29
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 27
4 Hal Woodeshick 22
5 John Wyatt 20