On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 45 .619 --
White Sox 72 47 .605 1.5
Yankees 69 47 .595 3.0
Tigers 61 60 .504 13.5
Angels 61 60 .504 13.5
Twins 59 60 .496 14.5
Indians 54 64 .458 19.0
Red Sox 54 65 .454 19.5
Senators 49 73 .402 26.0
Athletics 43 74 .368 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 45 .612 --
Giants 67 51 .568 5.0
Reds 64 54 .542 8.0
Pirates 63 54 .538 8.5
Cardinals 63 55 .534 9.0
Braves 60 56 .517 11.0
Dodgers 58 58 .500 13.0
Cubs 55 63 .466 17.0
Colt .45's 50 70 .417 23.0
Mets 37 82 .311 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Lou Brock 2
3 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charley Smith 2
2 Walt Bond 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charley Smith 4
2 Johnny Callison 2
2 Tony Gonzalez 2
4 Walt Bond 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Ribant 2.50
2 Chris Short 1.12
3 Roger Craig 1.00
4 Juan Pizarro 0.71
5 Bob Veale 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Juan Pizarro 1
1 Dennis Ribant 1
1 Chris Short 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Ribant 10
2 Chris Short 9
3 Bob Veale 7
4 Roger Craig 5
4 Juan Pizarro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Barney Schultz 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .344
2 Tony Oliva .339
3 Billy Williams .328
4 Ron Santo .325
5 Willie Mays .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 42
2 Willie Mays 37
3 Boog Powell 30
4 Rocky Colavito 29
5 Bob Allison 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 95
2 Dick Stuart 91
3 Ron Santo 86
4 Ken Boyer 84
4 Willie Mays 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Maury Wills 37
3 Lou Brock 29
4 Willie Davis 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 1.65
2 Dean Chance 1.67
3 Sandy Koufax 1.74
4 Chris Short 1.85
5 Dick Radatz 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
2 Juan Pizarro 16
3 Juan Marichal 15
4 Larry Jackson 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Bob Veale 174
3 Don Drysdale 172
4 Jim Maloney 159
5 Bob Gibson 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 24
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 22
3 Stu Miller 21
4 Hal Woodeshick 20
5 Jack Baldschun 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .477
2 Joe Christopher .426
3 Tim McCarver .425
4 Elston Howard .413
5 Sam Bowens .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Tony Oliva 6
4 Orlando Cepeda 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 15
2 Harmon Killebrew 14
2 Willie Mays 14
2 Tony Oliva 14
2 Frank Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Willie Davis 6
2 Frank Robinson 6
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Boozer 0.57
2 Milt Pappas 0.60
3 Steve Ridzik 0.66
4 Jim Bunning 0.72
5 Mickey Lolich 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Al McBean 4
3 Jim Bunning 3
3 Joey Jay 3
3 Claude Osteen 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 38
2 Joey Jay 27
2 Bob Veale 27
4 Sonny Siebert 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 4
1 Barney Schultz 4
3 Ron Kline 3
3 Bob Lee 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .403
2 Frank Robinson .388
3 Tim McCarver .373
4 Frank Thomas .367
5 Roberto Clemente .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
2 Felix Mantilla 9
2 Willie Mays 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Lynch 29
2 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Ron Santo 26
4 Hank Aaron 25
4 Don Lock 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 14
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 0.65
2 Al Worthington 0.94
3 Dean Chance 1.22
4 Sandy Koufax 1.30
5 Chris Short 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Jim Bouton 5
3 Joey Jay 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 77
2 Bob Veale 52
3 Al Downing 51
4 Bob Gibson 50
5 Tony Cloninger 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 8
2 Dick Radatz 7
3 Bob Lee 6
4 Sammy Ellis 5
4 Ron Kline 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Oliva .341
2 Willie Mays .336
3 Roberto Clemente .331
4 Orlando Cepeda .326
5 Ron Santo .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 59
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Dick Stuart 39
4 Bob Allison 37
4 Orlando Cepeda 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 129
2 Dick Stuart 122
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Ken Boyer 112
5 Hank Aaron 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 58
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Lou Brock 35
4 Hank Aaron 33
5 Willie Davis 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.64
2 Whitey Ford 1.77
3 Chris Short 2.05
4 Dean Chance 2.13
5 Juan Pizarro 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Juan Marichal 22
3 Jim Bouton 19
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Gary Peters 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 306
2 Jim Maloney 237
3 Juan Marichal 223
4 Bob Gibson 222
5 Don Drysdale 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 29
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 29
3 Stu Miller 28
4 Hal Woodeshick 23
5 John Wyatt 20