On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1964

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 56 .597 --
White Sox 84 58 .592 0.5
Yankees 81 56 .591 1.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 10.0
Angels 74 70 .514 11.5
Twins 70 70 .500 13.5
Indians 69 70 .496 14.0
Red Sox 61 80 .433 23.0
Senators 55 86 .390 29.0
Athletics 51 89 .364 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 55 .601 --
Cardinals 77 61 .558 6.0
Reds 77 61 .558 6.0
Giants 78 62 .557 6.0
Pirates 70 67 .511 12.5
Braves 70 68 .507 13.0
Dodgers 69 69 .500 14.0
Cubs 62 76 .449 21.0
Colt .45's 58 82 .414 26.0
Mets 48 91 .345 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Kostro 3
2 Elston Howard 2
2 Roger Maris 2
2 Rich Rollins 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Roseboro 2
2 Ruben Amaro 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 2.00
2 Mel Stottlemyre 0.80
3 Jim Brewer 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Mel Stottlemyre 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 10
2 Mel Stottlemyre 8
3 John Boozer 3
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Bobby Locke 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .343
2 Billy Williams .325
3 Hank Aaron .325
4 Tony Oliva .324
5 Dick Allen .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Willie Mays 41
3 Boog Powell 32
4 Rocky Colavito 31
4 Billy Williams 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 103
2 Ken Boyer 102
3 Ron Santo 98
4 Dick Stuart 97
5 Willie Mays 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Maury Wills 46
3 Lou Brock 39
4 Willie Davis 29
5 Hank Aaron 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lee 1.51
2 Dean Chance 1.55
3 Sandy Koufax 1.74
4 Chris Short 1.94
5 Juan Pizarro 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
2 Dean Chance 18
2 Larry Jackson 18
4 Juan Marichal 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 223
2 Don Drysdale 207
3 Bob Gibson 196
4 Bob Veale 195
5 Jim Bunning 188

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrell Griffith .432
2 Roger Maris .409
3 Tim McCarver .400
4 Matty Alou .395
5 Hank Aaron .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Mathews 6
2 Jim Gentile 5
2 Jim Ray Hart 5
2 Felix Mantilla 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 18
2 Don Demeter 16
2 Joe Pepitone 16
4 Joe Adcock 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Willie Davis 5
3 Lou Brock 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mickey Lolich 0.00
1 Bennie Daniels 0.00
3 Milt Pappas 0.53
4 Aubrey Gatewood 0.63
5 Al Worthington 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 4
2 Tony Cloninger 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Gibson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Chance 28
1 Milt Pappas 28
1 Dick Stigman 28
4 Joe Horlen 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 5
2 Don McMahon 3
3 Fred Gladding 2
3 Willard Hunter 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim McCarver .375
2 Wayne Causey .368
3 Hank Aaron .367
4 Bill Freehan .355
5 Curt Flood .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
2 Jim Gentile 9
2 Brooks Robinson 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 28
2 Orlando Cepeda 26
3 Mickey Mantle 25
4 Don Demeter 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 14
2 Maury Wills 11
3 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Willie Davis 9
5 Dick Howser 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Pappas 0.64
2 Bob Purkey 1.23
3 Mickey Lolich 1.24
4 Dean Chance 1.36
5 Bob Lee 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Tony Cloninger 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 54
2 Jim Bunning 51
2 Dean Chance 51
4 Camilo Pascual 48
5 Al Downing 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lee 6
2 Dick Radatz 5
2 Barney Schultz 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Al Worthington 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .341
2 Tony Oliva .325
3 Hank Aaron .323
4 Dick Allen .319
5 Ron Hunt .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 53
2 Willie Mays 45
3 Boog Powell 35
3 Dick Stuart 35
3 Billy Williams 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 119
2 Ken Boyer 110
2 Dick Stuart 110
4 Willie Mays 108
5 Hank Aaron 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 55
2 Luis Aparicio 54
3 Lou Brock 43
4 Willie Davis 35
5 Hank Aaron 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.66
2 Dean Chance 1.74
3 Chris Short 1.81
4 Whitey Ford 2.06
5 Joe Horlen 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 22
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Dean Chance 20
4 Chris Short 19
4 Dave Wickersham 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 262
2 Bob Gibson 231
3 Don Drysdale 221
4 Bob Veale 220
5 Jim Bunning 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 30
2 Dick Radatz 29
3 Stu Miller 27
4 Hal Woodeshick 23
5 John Wyatt 21