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Awards for August and baseball standings at the start of September 1964
Awards
SSP Zoilo Versalles of the Kansas City Athletics wins the AL Batter of the Month Award.
CF Mickey Mantle of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the NL Batter of the Month Award.
SP Jim Bunning of the Kansas City Athletics wins the AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Sandy Koufax of the Philadelphia Phillies wins the NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
SP Joe Sparma of the Minnesota Twins wins the AL Rookie of the Month Award.
RF Chico Salmon of the Cincinnati Reds wins the NL Rookie of the Month Award.
First-place teams
AL: Detroit Tigers (79-56—3 games ahead of the Cleveland Guardians)
NL: Philadelphia Phillies (78-53—6 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds)
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