On This Day

Friday, April 12, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 3 0 1.000 --
White Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Indians 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Angels 1 2 .333 2.0
Twins 1 2 .333 2.0
Senators 1 2 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Phillies 2 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Pirates 2 1 .667 0.5
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 1.5
Braves 1 2 .333 1.5
Reds 1 2 .333 1.5
Colt .45's 1 3 .250 2.0
Mets 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Howie Goss 4
2 Tommy Davis 3
3 Gino Cimoli 2
3 Jerry Lumpe 2
3 Al Spangler 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Siebern 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Siebern 3
2 Chuck Essegian 2
3 Ed Charles 1
3 Howie Goss 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gilliam 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Turk Farrell 1.83
2 Ed Rakow 1.00
3 Jack Kralick 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Ed Rakow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 11
2 Ed Rakow 6
3 Ed Roebuck 5
4 Jack Kralick 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .667
2 Orlando Cepeda .643
3 Bill White .571
4 George Altman .556
5 Mickey Mantle .545

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Leppert 3
1 Boog Powell 3
3 Felipe Alou 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Boog Powell 6
3 Felipe Alou 5
3 Don Leppert 5
5 8 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ty Cline 1
2 Curt Flood 1
2 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Broglio 0.00
1 Tom Cheney 0.00
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.00
1 Don Mossi 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 14
2 Tom Cheney 10
2 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Art Mahaffey 10
5 Ernie Broglio 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
2 Jack Baldschun 1
2 Bobby Bolin 1
2 Bud Daley 1
2 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .347
2 Frank Robinson .344
3 Pete Runnels .327
4 Mickey Mantle .327
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Hank Aaron 46
4 Frank Robinson 40
5 Norm Cash 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 154
2 Frank Robinson 140
3 Willie Mays 139
4 Hank Aaron 131
5 Harmon Killebrew 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 104
2 Willie Davis 34
3 Luis Aparicio 31
4 Chuck Hinton 29
5 Vada Pinson 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.16
2 Sandy Koufax 2.49
3 Robin Roberts 2.77
4 Don Drysdale 2.78
5 Bob Purkey 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 26
2 Jack Sanford 25
3 Ralph Terry 23
4 Bob Purkey 22
5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Sandy Koufax 219
3 Turk Farrell 216
4 Bob Gibson 208
5 Camilo Pascual 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Dick Radatz 24
3 Stu Miller 20
4 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Marshall Bridges 18