On This Day

Monday, May 13, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 12 .600 --
Red Sox 15 11 .577 1.0
Athletics 17 13 .567 1.0
Yankees 14 12 .538 2.0
Orioles 16 14 .533 2.0
Indians 12 12 .500 3.0
Angels 17 17 .500 3.0
Tigers 12 17 .414 5.5
Senators 13 19 .406 6.0
Twins 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 13 .594 --
Cardinals 19 14 .576 0.5
Pirates 16 13 .552 1.5
Dodgers 17 15 .531 2.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 2.5
Reds 14 15 .483 3.5
Phillies 14 16 .467 4.0
Mets 14 18 .438 5.0
Braves 14 19 .424 5.5
Colt .45's 14 19 .424 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Wagner 3
2 Ed Brinkman 2
2 Lou Clinton 2
2 Jim Fregosi 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim King 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Frank Malzone 1
1 Ed Sadowski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim King 3
1 Bob Tillman 3
3 Chris Cannizzaro 2
3 Jim Fregosi 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Bruce 1.57
2 Gene Conley 0.36
3 Eddie Fisher 0.33
4 Roger Craig 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Gene Conley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Bruce 11
2 Gene Conley 4
3 Dean Chance 3
3 Roger Craig 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 Dick Radatz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .355
2 Wayne Causey .352
3 Leon Wagner .349
4 Ron Fairly .349
5 Chuck Schilling .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Felipe Alou 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Wes Covington 7
2 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 27
2 Wes Covington 26
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Felipe Alou 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
1 Maury Wills 10
3 Lou Brock 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.86
2 Dave Morehead 1.11
3 Sandy Koufax 1.15
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.15
5 Curt Simmons 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 6
1 Jim O'Toole 6
3 Bill Fischer 5
3 Ron Perranoski 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 51
1 Tom Cheney 51
3 Art Mahaffey 44
3 Orlando Pena 44
3 Jack Sanford 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
3 Roy Face 5
3 Don McMahon 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Schilling .419
2 Ron Fairly .417
3 Billy Williams .405
4 Wes Covington .390
5 Al Kaline .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 5
1 Dave Nicholson 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Nicholson 17
2 Felipe Alou 15
2 Chuck Hinton 15
2 Floyd Robinson 15
5 Wes Covington 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
2 Maury Wills 6
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Vada Pinson 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Herbert 0.00
1 Bob Purkey 0.00
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.50
3 Carl Willey 0.50
5 Sandy Koufax 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Fisher 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Don Rudolph 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Bruce 26
2 Tom Cheney 25
3 Denny Lemaster 24
4 Orlando Pena 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Art Fowler 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Causey .365
2 Ron Fairly .363
3 Chuck Schilling .362
4 Wes Covington .356
5 2 tied .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 10
2 Wes Covington 7
2 Chuck Hinton 7
2 Dave Nicholson 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 26
2 Wes Covington 24
2 Dave Nicholson 24
4 Hank Aaron 22
4 Ken Boyer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
1 Maury Wills 10
3 Lou Brock 8
4 George Altman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Gibbon 0.36
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.10
3 Dave Morehead 1.11
4 Sandy Koufax 1.18
5 Curt Simmons 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 5
1 Bill Fischer 5
1 Jim O'Toole 5
1 Ron Perranoski 5
1 Curt Simmons 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 48
2 Orlando Pena 44
3 Tom Cheney 41
3 Larry Jackson 41
3 Juan Marichal 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Roy Face 5
2 Don McMahon 5
2 John Wyatt 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .349
2 Tommy Davis .346
3 Bill White .332
4 Hank Aaron .329
5 George Altman .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Willie Mays 44
4 Frank Robinson 43
5 Rocky Colavito 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 141
2 Hank Aaron 137
3 Willie Mays 132
4 Tommy Davis 127
5 Frank Howard 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 98
2 Willie Davis 34
3 Luis Aparicio 32
4 Vada Pinson 29
5 Chuck Hinton 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.09
2 Hank Aguirre 2.36
3 Bob Purkey 2.47
4 Ray Herbert 2.71
5 Warren Spahn 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 234
2 Camilo Pascual 204
3 Art Mahaffey 202
4 Turk Farrell 200
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Stu Miller 22
3 Dick Radatz 21
4 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Lindy McDaniel 18