On This Day

Monday, May 6, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 15 10 .600 -0.5
Red Sox 11 8 .579 0.5
White Sox 12 10 .545 1.0
Orioles 13 11 .542 1.0
Indians 9 9 .500 2.0
Angels 13 14 .481 2.5
Twins 10 14 .417 4.0
Senators 10 15 .400 4.5
Tigers 9 15 .375 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 8 .636 --
Cardinals 16 10 .615 --
Giants 16 10 .615 --
Cubs 13 11 .542 2.0
Braves 13 13 .500 3.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 3.5
Dodgers 12 14 .462 4.0
Reds 10 12 .455 4.0
Mets 9 15 .375 6.0
Colt .45's 8 17 .320 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cam Carreon 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Mickey Mantle 3
1 Bobby Richardson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hershberger 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Gary Peters 1
1 Tom Tresh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Albie Pearson 4
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Tom Tresh 3
4 Johnny Logan 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Whitey Ford 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dean Chance 0.83
2 Gary Peters 0.80
3 Ted Bowsfield 0.50
4 Jim Roland 0.29
5 Whitey Ford 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Dan Osinski 1
1 Gary Peters 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Bowsfield 6
2 Dean Chance 5
3 Gary Peters 4
3 Dale Willis 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Causey .382
2 Felipe Alou .378
3 Carl Yastrzemski .355
4 Bill White .353
5 Johnny Edwards .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Elston Howard 6
2 Dave Nicholson 6
2 Leon Wagner 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 22
1 Ken Boyer 22
3 Wes Covington 21
4 Bob Allison 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Maury Wills 7
3 Willie Davis 6
3 Curt Flood 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 1.10
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.11
3 Tom Cheney 1.13
4 Dave Morehead 1.16
5 Milt Pappas 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 6
2 Steve Barber 5
2 Bill Fischer 5
2 Jack Sanford 5
2 Ray Washburn 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 41
2 Tom Cheney 40
2 Ray Washburn 40
4 Jack Sanford 37
5 Orlando Pena 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Jack Baldschun 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Schilling .469
2 Bill White .411
3 Tony Gonzalez .410
4 Nellie Fox .409
5 Jim Davenport .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
2 Chuck Hinton 5
2 Leon Wagner 5
4 Ed Bailey 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Floyd Robinson 15
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Wes Covington 14
4 Ken Boyer 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Jose Tartabull 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Ed Charles 4
3 Curt Flood 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bouton 0.00
1 Joe Gibbon 0.00
3 Carl Willey 0.50
4 Jim Maloney 1.06
5 Don Schwall 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Fischer 4
1 Jim O'Toole 4
3 Tom Cheney 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 30
2 Ray Washburn 27
3 Bo Belinsky 25
3 Jack Sanford 25
5 Camilo Pascual 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Roy Face 3
3 Jack Baldschun 2
3 Art Fowler 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .350
2 Tommy Davis .342
3 Bill White .335
4 Hank Aaron .329
5 George Altman .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Willie Mays 45
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 Rocky Colavito 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 140
1 Frank Robinson 140
3 Willie Mays 131
4 Tommy Davis 128
5 Frank Howard 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 101
2 Willie Davis 33
3 Luis Aparicio 30
4 Chuck Hinton 29
5 Vada Pinson 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.37
2 Hank Aguirre 2.41
3 Bob Purkey 2.59
4 Warren Spahn 2.64
5 Tom Cheney 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 23
3 Ray Herbert 22
3 Ralph Terry 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 229
2 Camilo Pascual 214
3 Turk Farrell 207
4 Bob Gibson 198
5 Art Mahaffey 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 27
2 Stu Miller 21
2 Dick Radatz 21
4 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Lindy McDaniel 18