On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1964

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	39	.618	--
Orioles	66	41	.617	-0.5
White Sox	64	41	.610	0.5
Angels	57	54	.514	10.5
Red Sox	52	55	.486	13.5
Twins	51	55	.481	14.0
Tigers	52	57	.477	14.5
Indians	48	59	.449	17.5
Athletics	41	65	.387	24.0
Senators	42	70	.375	26.0

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Senators 4, Indians 2

Athletics 5, Yankees 1

Angels 5, Orioles 0

Twins 12, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	60	42	.588	--
Giants	61	46	.570	1.5
Reds	59	48	.551	3.5
Pirates	55	48	.534	5.5
Cardinals	54	51	.514	7.5
Braves	54	51	.514	7.5
Dodgers	53	51	.510	8.0
Cubs	50	53	.485	10.5
Colt .45's	46	62	.426	17.0
Mets	34	74	.315	29.0

Games

Reds 5, Braves 2

Reds 4, Braves 2

Giants 4, Mets 3

Dodgers 5, Pirates 1

Dodgers 10, Pirates 7

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Maye	5
2	Ron Fairly	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Zoilo Versalles	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Derrell Griffith	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Tommy Davis	3
2	Don Demeter	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	4
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Billy Cowan	1
2	Jimmie Hall	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Cloninger	2.00
2	Jim O'Toole	0.70
3	John O'Donoghue	0.67
3	Bob Sadowski	0.67
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Jim Duffalo	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	7
1	Sonny Siebert	7
3	Tony Cloninger	6
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sammy Ellis	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Billy Williams	.340
3	Tony Oliva	.336
4	Mickey Mantle	.326
5	Ron Santo	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Boog Powell	28
4	Bob Allison	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	86
2	Harmon Killebrew	85
3	Ken Boyer	78
4	Leon Wagner	75
5	Ron Santo	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Lou Brock	24
4	Hank Aaron	20
4	2 others tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Lee	1.62
2	Dean Chance	1.69
3	Sandy Koufax	1.79
4	Chris Short	1.90
5	Dick Radatz	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Juan Pizarro	14
4	Don Drysdale	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	191
2	Don Drysdale	157
3	Bob Veale	150
4	Jim Maloney	144
4	Juan Marichal	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	22
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
4	Hal Woodeshick	18
5	John Wyatt	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Brown	.487
2	Maury Wills	.460
3	Harmon Killebrew	.440
4	Bill White	.433
5	Nate Oliver	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Brown	6
1	Larry Elliot	6
3	Norm Cash	5
3	Deron Johnson	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jerry Lynch	18
2	Joe Pepitone	16
3	Rico Carty	15
3	Al Kaline	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Chico Salmon	7
3	Willie Davis	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
1	Bob Lee	0.00
3	Jim Duffalo	0.61
4	Jim Bouton	0.75
5	Wally Bunker	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Bob Miller	3
2	John Wyatt	3
5	33 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Gary Peters	24
3	Bo Belinsky	23
3	Orlando Pena	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
2	Sammy Ellis	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
4	Mike Cuellar	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.389
2	Ron Santo	.378
3	Maury Wills	.374
4	Bob Bailey	.366
5	Denis Menke	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	12
2	Leon Wagner	9
3	Rocky Colavito	8
3	Jim Ray Hart	8
3	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	30
1	Jerry Lynch	30
3	Don Lock	28
4	Bob Chance	27
5	Dick Stuart	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Willie Davis	8
2	Chico Salmon	8
5	Lou Brock	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al Worthington	0.00
2	Bob Lee	0.55
3	Don McMahon	1.08
4	Dean Chance	1.13
5	Jim O'Toole	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	6
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Bob Veale	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	65
2	Gary Peters	45
3	Bob Veale	43
3	Earl Wilson	43
5	Al Downing	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
2	Sammy Ellis	6
2	Stu Miller	6
2	Dick Radatz	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.338
2	Tony Oliva	.337
3	Roberto Clemente	.330
4	Orlando Cepeda	.329
5	Jim Fregosi	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	57
2	Dick Stuart	45
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Bob Allison	37
4	Boog Powell	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	134
2	Harmon Killebrew	126
3	Ken Boyer	117
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Hank Aaron	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Lou Brock	32
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.87
2	Whitey Ford	1.99
3	Chris Short	2.00
4	Bob Miller	2.17
5	Don Drysdale	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
1	Juan Marichal	23
3	Gary Peters	21
4	Whitey Ford	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	298
2	Juan Marichal	244
3	Jim Maloney	236
4	Don Drysdale	226
5	Bob Gibson	215

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	30
1	Dick Radatz	30
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	26
4	Hal Woodeshick	23
5	John Wyatt	21