On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 50 .606 --
White Sox 78 52 .600 0.5
Yankees 72 53 .576 4.0
Tigers 68 63 .519 11.0
Twins 64 64 .500 13.5
Angels 66 66 .500 13.5
Indians 62 66 .484 15.5
Red Sox 58 71 .450 20.0
Senators 51 79 .392 27.5
Athletics 48 80 .375 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 49 .611 --
Reds 70 56 .556 7.0
Giants 70 58 .547 8.0
Cardinals 68 58 .540 9.0
Braves 65 61 .516 12.0
Pirates 64 63 .504 13.5
Dodgers 62 63 .496 14.5
Cubs 58 69 .457 19.5
Colt .45's 56 72 .438 22.0
Mets 43 84 .339 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Joe Adcock 3
1 Tony Horton 3
1 Dalton Jones 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Ken Harrelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Woody Woodward 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Jimmie Hall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Fischer 1.33
2 George Brunet 0.50
3 Mudcat Grant 0.22
4 Jack Lamabe 0.12
5 Joe Sparma 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Brunet 1
1 Hank Fischer 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Al Worthington 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Brunet 6
2 Hank Fischer 4
3 Jose Santiago 3
4 Ted Bowsfield 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bob Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .345
2 Tony Oliva .333
3 Ron Santo .326
4 Billy Williams .324
5 Hank Aaron .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 42
2 Willie Mays 38
3 Rocky Colavito 31
3 Boog Powell 31
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 96
2 Dick Stuart 94
3 Ken Boyer 93
4 Rocky Colavito 91
4 Ron Santo 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Maury Wills 39
3 Lou Brock 35
4 Willie Davis 24
5 Hank Aaron 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 1.53
2 Dean Chance 1.67
3 Chris Short 1.69
4 Sandy Koufax 1.74
5 Juan Pizarro 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
2 Juan Pizarro 17
3 Larry Jackson 16
3 Dave Wickersham 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 190
3 Bob Veale 181
4 Bob Gibson 176
5 Al Downing 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 25
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 23
3 Stu Miller 21
3 Hal Woodeshick 21
5 John Wyatt 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dalton Jones .405
1 Gene Oliver .405
3 Hank Aaron .404
4 Wayne Causey .393
5 Bob Aspromonte .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Robinson 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Rocky Colavito 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 16
2 Bob Aspromonte 15
2 Gates Brown 15
2 Eddie Mathews 15
2 Brooks Robinson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
2 Frank Robinson 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Willie Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Osinski 0.00
2 Chris Short 0.33
3 Jim O'Toole 0.60
4 Mel Stottlemyre 0.70
5 Howie Reed 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Jim Owens 3
1 Chris Short 3
1 Dave Wickersham 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 28
2 Bobby Bolin 27
3 Dean Chance 25
3 Al Downing 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Barney Schultz 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
1 Hal Woodeshick 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .391
2 Tim McCarver .378
3 Lou Brock .357
4 Roberto Clemente .350
5 Bill White .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brooks Robinson 10
2 Willie Mays 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Mickey Mantle 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 27
2 Rocky Colavito 26
3 Gates Brown 25
4 Bill White 24
5 Hank Aaron 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Luis Aparicio 11
3 Willie Davis 8
4 Maury Wills 7
5 Frank Robinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1.04
2 Chris Short 1.12
3 Juan Pizarro 1.14
4 Jim Bunning 1.30
5 Sonny Siebert 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Chris Short 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 56
2 Dean Chance 48
2 Al Downing 48
4 Tony Cloninger 47
5 Mickey Lolich 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 6
1 Barney Schultz 6
1 Al Worthington 6
4 Ron Kline 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .339
2 Tony Oliva .334
3 Hank Aaron .322
4 Orlando Cepeda .319
5 Willie Mays .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 58
2 Willie Mays 44
3 Orlando Cepeda 38
3 Dick Stuart 38
5 Bob Allison 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 126
2 Dick Stuart 119
3 Ken Boyer 115
4 Rocky Colavito 111
5 Ron Santo 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Maury Wills 53
3 Lou Brock 40
4 Hank Aaron 31
4 Willie Davis 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.70
2 Chris Short 1.94
3 Whitey Ford 1.96
4 Dean Chance 1.98
5 Juan Pizarro 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Whitey Ford 19
4 Gary Peters 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 290
2 Jim Maloney 230
3 Bob Gibson 227
4 Don Drysdale 222
5 Bob Veale 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 30
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 29
3 Stu Miller 28
4 Hal Woodeshick 24
5 John Wyatt 23