On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	81	53	.604	--
White Sox	81	55	.596	1.0
Yankees	76	56	.576	4.0
Tigers	71	66	.518	11.5
Angels	70	69	.504	13.5
Indians	67	67	.500	14.0
Twins	67	68	.496	14.5
Red Sox	61	75	.449	21.0
Senators	53	83	.390	29.0
Athletics	50	85	.370	31.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 5

Angels 4, Yankees 2

Orioles 4, Twins 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	80	52	.606	--
Reds	75	58	.564	5.5
Giants	75	60	.556	6.5
Cardinals	73	60	.549	7.5
Pirates	67	65	.508	13.0
Braves	67	66	.504	13.5
Dodgers	64	67	.489	15.5
Cubs	61	72	.459	19.5
Colt .45's	58	77	.430	23.5
Mets	45	88	.338	35.5

Games

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Giants 3, Mets 1

Braves 7, Cardinals 0

Colt .45's 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felix Mantilla	4
1	Mike White	4
3	Jim Fregosi	3
3	Tom Haller	3
3	Eddie Kasko	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felix Mantilla	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	Eddie Bressoud	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jackie Brandt	3
1	Felix Mantilla	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Eddie Bressoud	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Len Gabrielson	1
1	Rick Reichardt	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.33
2	Don Larsen	1.00
2	Gaylord Perry	1.00
4	Wade Blasingame	0.64
5	Wally Bunker	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wade Blasingame	1
1	Wally Bunker	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	8
1	Gaylord Perry	8
3	Wade Blasingame	7
3	Billy McCool	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.341
2	Tony Oliva	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Billy Williams	.323
5	Ron Santo	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	44
2	Willie Mays	39
3	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Boog Powell	31
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	99
2	Ken Boyer	97
3	Dick Stuart	96
4	Ron Santo	95
5	Rocky Colavito	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	40
3	Lou Brock	37
4	Willie Davis	27
5	Hank Aaron	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.56
2	Dean Chance	1.61
3	Sandy Koufax	1.74
4	Chris Short	1.86
5	Dick Radatz	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
2	Dean Chance	17
2	Larry Jackson	17
2	Juan Pizarro	17
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	223
2	Don Drysdale	202
3	Bob Gibson	188
3	Bob Veale	188
5	Jim Bunning	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	27
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	24
3	Stu Miller	22
4	Hal Woodeshick	21
5	John Wyatt	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gene Oliver	.436
2	Hank Aaron	.431
3	Rico Carty	.414
4	Wayne Causey	.379
5	Roger Maris	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Allen	5
1	Jim Ray Hart	5
3	Johnny Callison	4
3	Rico Carty	4
3	9 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	16
2	Jim Ray Hart	14
3	Billy Williams	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
4	4 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Willie Davis	5
1	Dick Howser	5
4	Bert Campaneris	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy McCool	0.00
1	Jim Owens	0.00
3	Sonny Siebert	0.50
4	Dick Radatz	0.54
5	Ron Taylor	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sammy Ellis	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Pappas	28
2	Chris Short	25
3	Don Drysdale	24
3	Bob Gibson	24
5	Al Downing	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	4
2	Don McMahon	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
4	Ron Kline	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.410
2	Joe Christopher	.379
3	Tim McCarver	.354
4	Norm Cash	.352
5	Wayne Causey	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	10
2	Brooks Robinson	9
3	Harmon Killebrew	8
3	Frank Robinson	8
5	12 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	27
2	Hank Aaron	25
2	Don Demeter	25
4	Brooks Robinson	24
4	Frank Robinson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	14
2	Willie Davis	11
3	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Dick Howser	7
4	Frank Robinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	1.01
2	Sonny Siebert	1.11
3	Don Larsen	1.15
4	Sandy Koufax	1.27
5	Mickey Lolich	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Billy O'Dell	5
2	Chris Short	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	55
2	Al Downing	51
3	Jim Bunning	49
4	Don Drysdale	45
5	Mickey Lolich	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Lee	7
2	Barney Schultz	6
2	Al Worthington	6
4	Jack Baldschun	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Tony Oliva	.328
3	Hank Aaron	.324
4	Willie Mays	.315
5	Orlando Cepeda	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	54
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Dick Stuart	36
4	Orlando Cepeda	34
4	Boog Powell	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	119
2	Dick Stuart	114
3	Hank Aaron	109
3	Ken Boyer	109
5	Rocky Colavito	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Lou Brock	42
4	Willie Davis	33
5	Hank Aaron	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Chris Short	1.74
3	Dean Chance	1.90
4	Whitey Ford	1.96
5	Jim Bunning	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Juan Marichal	21
3	Dean Chance	19
3	Gary Peters	19
3	Chris Short	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	270
2	Bob Gibson	228
3	Jim Maloney	225
4	Don Drysdale	219
5	Bob Veale	218

Saves

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