On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	20	12	.625	--
Red Sox	17	11	.607	1.0
Yankees	16	12	.571	2.0
Orioles	18	14	.563	2.0
Athletics	18	14	.563	2.0
Indians	13	13	.500	4.0
Angels	17	19	.472	5.0
Tigers	12	19	.387	7.5
Senators	13	21	.382	8.0
Twins	11	20	.355	8.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Angels 3

Red Sox 7, Angels 6

White Sox 7, Tigers 4

Indians 1, Athletics 0

Orioles 7, Senators 1

Yankees 4, Twins 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	13	.618	--
Cardinals	19	16	.543	2.5
Dodgers	18	16	.529	3.0
Pirates	16	15	.516	3.5
Cubs	17	16	.515	3.5
Reds	15	16	.484	4.5
Phillies	15	17	.469	5.0
Braves	16	19	.457	5.5
Mets	15	19	.441	6.0
Colt .45's	15	20	.429	6.5

Games

Reds 10, Cubs 2

Mets 7, Colt .45's 4

Dodgers 3, Phillies 2

Giants 4, Pirates 3

Braves 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Clinton	5
2	Frank Malzone	4
2	Albie Pearson	4
2	Dick Stuart	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	John Bateman	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	7
2	John Bateman	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
2	Joe Torre	3
2	Leon Wagner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bobby Richardson	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.09
2	Mudcat Grant	1.00
2	Jim Maloney	1.00
4	Ken Johnson	0.86
5	2 tied	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	12
2	Camilo Pascual	8
3	Al Jackson	6
3	Ken Johnson	6
3	Juan Pizarro	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Leon Wagner	.359
2	Wayne Causey	.351
3	Chuck Schilling	.342
4	Frank Malzone	.337
5	Ron Fairly	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Wes Covington	8
2	Dave Nicholson	8
2	Leon Wagner	8
5	8 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	29
2	Wes Covington	27
3	Felipe Alou	26
3	Dave Nicholson	26
3	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Maury Wills	11
3	Lou Brock	8
4	Willie Davis	7
4	Curt Flood	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Ellsworth	0.91
2	Dave Morehead	1.11
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.15
4	Sandy Koufax	1.22
5	Joe Nuxhall	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	6
1	Jim O'Toole	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Bill Fischer	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	56
2	Sandy Koufax	54
3	Steve Barber	51
4	Don Drysdale	50
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	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	Bill Freehan	.469
2	Jim Landis	.405
3	Chuck Schilling	.396
4	Bob Lillis	.395
5	Wes Covington	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Nicholson	6
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Wes Covington	5
2	Bobo Osborne	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Nicholson	19
2	Felipe Alou	16
3	Ron Fairly	15
3	Floyd Robinson	15
3	Frank Robinson	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
1	Bob Purkey	0.00
3	Dick Ellsworth	0.50
4	Don Schwall	0.56
5	Steve Hamilton	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	4
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Al Jackson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	30
2	Orlando Pena	28
3	Jack Sanford	27
4	Bob Bruce	26
4	3 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Bobby Bolin	3
3	Dick Radatz	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Leon Wagner	.374
2	Wayne Causey	.362
3	Frank Malzone	.352
4	Ron Fairly	.352
5	Chuck Schilling	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
2	Wes Covington	8
2	Dave Nicholson	8
2	Leon Wagner	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	28
2	Dave Nicholson	26
3	Wes Covington	24
4	Leon Wagner	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Lou Brock	8
4	George Altman	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Gibbon	0.36
2	Sandy Koufax	0.60
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.11
4	Ray Herbert	1.12
5	Jim Bouton	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	5
1	Bill Fischer	5
1	Ray Herbert	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	46
2	Steve Barber	45
3	Orlando Pena	43
4	Jack Sanford	41
5	Sandy Koufax	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
2	Roy Face	5
3	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Don McMahon	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.349
2	Tommy Davis	.345
3	Bill White	.331
4	Hank Aaron	.325
5	George Altman	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	51
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Rocky Colavito	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	142
2	Hank Aaron	137
3	Willie Mays	132
4	Tommy Davis	128
5	Frank Howard	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	99
2	Willie Davis	34
3	Luis Aparicio	33
4	Vada Pinson	29
5	Chuck Hinton	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.05
2	Hank Aguirre	2.38
3	Bob Purkey	2.40
4	Ray Herbert	2.62
5	Warren Spahn	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	241
2	Camilo Pascual	212
3	Turk Farrell	208
4	Jim Bunning	202
4	Art Mahaffey	202

Saves

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