On This Day

Friday, April 26, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 4 .636 --
Orioles 9 6 .600 --
Athletics 10 7 .588 --
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 1.5
Angels 8 8 .500 1.5
Indians 5 6 .455 2.0
Tigers 7 9 .438 2.5
Twins 7 9 .438 2.5
Senators 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 6 .647 --
Pirates 9 5 .643 0.5
Giants 10 7 .588 1.0
Braves 10 8 .556 1.5
Dodgers 10 8 .556 1.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 2.0
Cubs 7 10 .412 4.0
Mets 6 10 .375 4.5
Reds 5 9 .357 4.5
Colt .45's 6 12 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Wagner 5
2 Wayne Causey 4
2 Ed Charles 4
2 Don Lock 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Wes Covington 3
1 Bobby Del Greco 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 3
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Donn Clendenon 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Cheney 3.00
2 Bob Bruce 2.33
3 Art Mahaffey 1.83
4 Ken McBride 1.50
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Bauta 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Tom Cheney 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 12
2 Art Mahaffey 11
3 Ken McBride 9
4 Don Mossi 8
5 Bob Bruce 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1
1 Tommie Sisk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Demeter .397
2 Frank Howard .393
3 Johnny Edwards .388
4 Bill White .382
5 George Altman .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Leon Wagner 6
3 Bob Allison 5
4 Orlando Cepeda 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 17
2 Bob Allison 16
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Don Demeter 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Willie Davis 6
3 Curt Flood 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Cheney 0.00
2 Dave Morehead 0.57
3 Ernie Broglio 0.82
4 Bob Buhl 0.87
5 Juan Pizarro 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 4
2 Hank Aguirre 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Tom Cheney 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 33
2 Steve Barber 31
3 Art Mahaffey 28
4 Tom Cheney 26
4 Don Drysdale 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Stu Miller 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .353
2 Tommy Davis .342
3 George Altman .335
4 Bill White .334
5 Hank Aaron .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 49
1 Willie Mays 49
3 Harmon Killebrew 47
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Leon Wagner 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 141
2 Hank Aaron 138
2 Willie Mays 138
4 Tommy Davis 135
5 Frank Howard 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 103
2 Willie Davis 37
3 Luis Aparicio 31
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 Vada Pinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.20
2 Sandy Koufax 2.27
3 Tom Cheney 2.70
4 Don Drysdale 2.73
5 Warren Spahn 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 25
3 Ralph Terry 22
4 Ray Herbert 20
4 Bob Purkey 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 239
2 Camilo Pascual 213
3 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Bob Gibson 207
5 Turk Farrell 206

Saves

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