On This Day

Tuesday, April 16, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 4 2 .667 --
Yankees 4 2 .667 0.0
Athletics 4 2 .667 0.0
Red Sox 3 3 .500 1.0
Indians 3 3 .500 1.0
Orioles 3 3 .500 1.0
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
Angels 2 3 .400 1.5
Twins 2 4 .333 2.0
Senators 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Braves 5 2 .714 0.5
Pirates 4 2 .667 1.0
Cardinals 4 2 .667 1.0
Phillies 4 2 .667 1.0
Cubs 3 3 .500 2.0
Dodgers 3 4 .429 2.5
Reds 2 4 .333 3.0
Colt .45's 2 5 .286 3.5
Mets 0 7 .000 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bernie Allen 3
2 Leo Cardenas 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Duke Carmel 1
1 Ron Hansen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 5
2 Dick Stuart 4
3 Frank Bolling 3
3 Gino Cimoli 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Donn Clendenon 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Ed Charles 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Monbouquette 1.60
2 Sam McDowell 1.44
3 Jim Maloney 1.14
4 Johnny Podres 1.00
5 Warren Spahn 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Harry Fanok 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 13
2 Jim Maloney 8
2 Bill Monbouquette 8
4 Hank Aguirre 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Nuxhall 1
1 Barney Schultz 1
1 John Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Tresh .600
2 Felipe Alou .565
3 Don Demeter .522
4 Orlando Cepeda .458
5 Johnny Edwards .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Leppert 3
1 Boog Powell 3
1 Duke Snider 3
4 Bob Allison 2
4 15 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
1 Frank Robinson 8
3 Bob Allison 7
3 Felipe Alou 7
5 5 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Willie Davis 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 Donn Clendenon 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
1 Tom Cheney 0.00
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.00
1 Al McBean 0.00
1 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 2
1 Jack Baldschun 2
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Jack Sanford 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam McDowell 15
2 Turk Farrell 14
2 Sandy Koufax 14
4 Hank Aguirre 13
4 4 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2
1 John Wyatt 2
3 Jack Baldschun 1
3 Bobby Bolin 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .349
2 Tommy Davis .344
3 Pete Runnels .331
4 George Altman .330
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 Norm Cash 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 148
2 Frank Robinson 143
3 Willie Mays 140
4 Hank Aaron 130
5 Harmon Killebrew 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 102
2 Willie Davis 35
3 Luis Aparicio 30
4 Chuck Hinton 29
5 Vada Pinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.05
2 Sandy Koufax 2.50
3 Warren Spahn 2.68
4 Don Drysdale 2.73
5 Robin Roberts 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 234
2 Sandy Koufax 216
3 Bob Gibson 212
4 Turk Farrell 207
5 Camilo Pascual 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 26
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 Ron Perranoski 19
4 Marshall Bridges 18
4 Stu Miller 18