Baseball on this Date - Saturday August 15,1964

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1964 Playoffs

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New York Yankees

Baltimore Orioles

Boxscore - PBP

47,987

2:06

Jim Bouton

Dave McNally

Jim Bouton (13-10)

Dave McNally (7-10)

Yogi Berra

Hank Bauer

Memorial Stadium

Chicago White Sox

Boston Red Sox

Boxscore - PBP

7,807

2:34

Fred Talbot

Dave Morehead

Dave Morehead (7-12)

Fred Talbot (4-4)

Dick Radatz (21)

Al Lopez

Johnny Pesky

Fenway Park

Detroit Tigers

Kansas City Athletics

Boxscore - PBP

6,821

2:24

Denny McLain

Diego Segui

Denny McLain (3-3)

Diego Segui (7-10)

Chuck Dressen

Mel McGaha

Municipal Stadium

Cleveland Indians

Minnesota Twins

Boxscore - PBP

20,568

2:39

Luis Tiant

Dick Stigman

Dick Stigman (6-11)

Luis Tiant (5-2)

Birdie Tebbetts

Sam Mele

Metropolitan Stad

Pittsburgh Pirates

Chicago Cubs

Boxscore - PBP

23,003

2:44

Don Schwall

Dick Ellsworth

Al McBean (7-0)

Lindy McDaniel (1-5)

Danny Murtaugh

Bob Kennedy

Wrigley Field

Cincinnati Reds

Houston Colt 45s

Boxscore - PBP

11,598

2:32

Joe Nuxhall

Don Nottebart

Don Nottebart (6-8)

John Tsitouris (7-10)

Hal Woodeshick (20)

Dick Sisler

Harry Craft

St. Louis Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers

Boxscore - PBP

22,218

2:27

Bob Gibson

Joe Moeller

Joe Moeller (7-11)

Bob Gibson (10-10)

Ron Perranoski (9)

Johnny Keane

Walter Alston

Dodger Stadium

Philadelphia Phillies

New York Mets

Boxscore - PBP

31,324

2:50

Ray Culp

Jack Fisher

John Boozer (3-2)

Jack Fisher (8-15)

Gene Mauch

Casey Stengel

Shea Stadium

Milwaukee Braves

San Francisco Giants

Boxscore - PBP

24,981

2:50

Hank Fischer

Ron Herbel

Billy O'Dell (5-5)

Bob Sadowski (6-8)

Bob Shaw (10)

Bobby Bragan

Alvin Dark

3Com Park at Cand

Milwaukee Braves

San Francisco Giants

Boxscore - PBP

24,981

2:50

Hank Fischer

Ron Herbel

Billy O'Dell (5-5)

Bob Sadowski (6-8)

Bob Shaw (10)

Bobby Bragan

Alvin Dark

Candlestick Park

10 Games on this date

Standings as of 1964-08-15.

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Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL -	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1964 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	Baltimore Orioles	118	74	44	.627	--	501	415	86	35-23	38-22	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Lee MacPhail	Memorial Stadium	44	23	21	.523
2	2	3	Chicago White Sox	117	70	47	.598	3.5	487	372	115	35-27	35-20	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Ed Short	Comiskey Park	45	28	17	.622
3	3	4	New York Yankees	116	68	48	.586	5.0	516	421	95	33-24	35-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Ralph Houk	Yankee Stadium I	46	31	15	.674
4	4	9	Detroit Tigers	121	61	60	.504	14.5	506	521	-15	27-34	33-27	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Jim Campbell	Tiger Stadium	41	24	17	.585
5	5	10	Minnesota Twins	119	59	60	.496	15.5	568	538	30	28-30	30-31	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP		Calvin Griffith	Metropolitan Stadium	43	20	23	.465
6	6	14	Cleveland Indians	119	55	64	.462	19.5	506	503	3	25-35	29-30	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP		Gabe Paul	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	43	24	19	.558
7	7	15	Boston Red Sox	118	54	64	.458	20.0	516	590	-74	22-40	32-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Pinky Higgins	Fenway Park	44	18	26	.409
8	8	17	Washington Senators II	121	48	73	.397	27.5	466	563	-97	24-38	24-35	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		George Selkirk	RFK Memorial Stadium	41	14	27	.341
9	9	18	Kansas City Athletics	117	43	74	.368	30.5	445	589	-144	21-36	22-38	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Pat Friday	Municipal Stadium	45	14	31	.311
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL -	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1964 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Philadelphia Phillies	114	70	44	.614	--	497	418	79	36-23	34-21	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP		John Quinn	Connie Mack Stadium	48	22	26	.458
2	2	5	San Francisco Giants	116	67	49	.578	4.0	476	399	77	34-25	33-24	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP		Chub Feeney	Candlestick Park	46	23	23	.500
3	3	6	Pittsburgh Pirates	109	62	47	.569	5.5	477	402	75	28-22	34-25	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Joe Brown	Forbes Field	53	18	35	.340
4	4	7	Cincinnati Reds	118	64	54	.542	8.0	493	435	58	27-29	36-26	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP		Bill DeWitt	Crosley Field	44	28	16	.636
5	5	8	St. Louis Cardinals	115	61	54	.530	9.5	496	485	11	29-26	32-28	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Bing Devine	Sportsman's Park	47	32	15	.681
6	6	11	Los Angeles Dodgers	116	57	59	.491	14.0	444	417	27	30-33	27-26	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP		Buzzie Bavasi	Dodger Stadium	46	23	23	.500
7	7	12	Milwaukee Braves	108	53	55	.491	14.0	503	505	-2	25-28	28-27	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP	Bobby Bragan	John McHale	County Stadium	54	35	19	.648
8	8	13	Chicago Cubs	114	53	61	.465	17.0	461	509	-48	26-29	27-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP		John Holland	Wrigley Field	48	23	25	.479
9	9	16	Houston Colt 45s	118	50	68	.424	22.0	370	454	-84	22-39	28-29	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP		Paul Richards		44	16	28	.364
10	10	19	New York Mets	118	36	82	.305	36.0	405	598	-193	14-48	21-35	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP		George Weiss	Shea Stadium	44	17	27	.386

Player Name	Pos	Age	Transaction Description	Roster for Current Team
Bobby Shantz	P	38.323	Purchased by Phillies from Cubs.

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