On This Day

Monday, April 22, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 7 4 .636 --
White Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Yankees 6 4 .600 0.5
Athletics 7 5 .583 0.5
Red Sox 6 5 .545 1.0
Tigers 6 6 .500 1.5
Angels 5 7 .417 2.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Senators 4 6 .400 2.5
Twins 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 4 .636 --
Cardinals 8 5 .615 0.0
Giants 8 5 .615 0.0
Braves 8 6 .571 0.5
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.0
Reds 5 5 .500 1.5
Dodgers 7 7 .500 1.5
Cubs 6 7 .462 2.0
Mets 4 9 .308 4.0
Colt .45's 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Causey 4
1 Joe Torre 4
3 George Altman 3
3 Gordy Coleman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tom Haller 1
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 2
2 Ed Charles 1
2 Jim Fregosi 1
2 Tony Gonzalez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Cheney 1.00
1 Earl Francis 1.00
3 Jack Sanford 0.89
4 Glen Hobbie 0.86
5 Don Mossi 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Cheney 1
1 Ray Culp 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Earl Francis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 8
1 Ray Washburn 8
3 Earl Francis 7
3 Don Mossi 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Bill Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Edwards .444
2 Don Demeter .440
3 Frank Howard .404
4 Luis Aparicio .400
4 Tom Tresh .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Donn Clendenon 4
1 Don Demeter 4
1 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 13
1 Don Demeter 13
3 Johnny Edwards 12
3 Jim Hickman 12
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Willie Davis 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Cheney 0.00
1 Juan Pizarro 0.00
3 Bob Buhl 0.36
4 Dick Ellsworth 0.36
5 Don Lee 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 3
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Jim O'Toole 3
1 Jack Sanford 3
1 Ray Washburn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Steve Barber 24
3 Don Drysdale 21
3 Ray Washburn 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 3
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
1 John Wyatt 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .352
2 Tommy Davis .344
3 George Altman .334
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Pete Runnels .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 47
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 142
1 Frank Robinson 142
3 Willie Mays 139
4 Hank Aaron 134
5 Harmon Killebrew 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 101
2 Willie Davis 34
3 Luis Aparicio 32
4 Chuck Hinton 29
5 Vada Pinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.05
2 Sandy Koufax 2.34
3 Don Drysdale 2.65
4 Warren Spahn 2.69
5 Bob Purkey 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 25
3 Ralph Terry 22
4 Bob Purkey 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 238
2 Sandy Koufax 221
3 Bob Gibson 213
4 Turk Farrell 206
5 Camilo Pascual 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 26
2 Dick Radatz 21
3 Stu Miller 20
4 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Marshall Bridges 18