On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 12 .600 --
White Sox 20 14 .588 0.0
Orioles 20 14 .588 0.0
Yankees 17 12 .586 0.5
Athletics 19 14 .576 0.5
Indians 14 15 .483 3.5
Angels 17 21 .447 5.0
Tigers 13 20 .394 6.5
Twins 13 20 .394 6.5
Senators 14 23 .378 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 14 .622 --
Dodgers 21 16 .568 2.0
Cardinals 20 18 .526 3.5
Cubs 18 17 .514 4.0
Braves 18 19 .486 5.0
Pirates 16 18 .471 5.5
Reds 16 18 .471 5.5
Phillies 16 19 .457 6.0
Colt .45's 17 21 .447 6.5
Mets 16 21 .432 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Cash 4
1 Daryl Spencer 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Marv Breeding 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Jim King 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 2
2 Ed Brinkman 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Peters 2.67
2 Carl Willey 1.67
3 Steve Barber 1.25
4 Dallas Green 1.00
5 Don Drysdale 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 10
2 Don Drysdale 9
3 Gary Peters 8
4 Ray Sadecki 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bronstad 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Dom Zanni 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Covington .359
2 Leon Wagner .358
3 Wayne Causey .356
4 Ron Fairly .341
5 Chuck Schilling .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Leon Wagner 10
3 Bob Allison 9
4 Wes Covington 8
4 Dave Nicholson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 31
2 Bob Allison 29
2 Ron Fairly 29
4 Ken Boyer 28
4 Dave Nicholson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
1 Maury Wills 11
3 Lou Brock 8
4 George Altman 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 0.91
2 Sandy Koufax 1.22
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.34
4 Dave Morehead 1.34
5 Don Schwall 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 7
2 Jim O'Toole 6
2 Jack Sanford 6
4 Bill Fischer 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 61
2 Don Drysdale 59
3 Tom Cheney 56
4 Sandy Koufax 54
5 Jack Sanford 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
3 Jack Baldschun 5
3 Roy Face 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Freehan .444
2 Brooks Robinson .417
3 Jim Gilliam .412
4 Frank Malzone .396
5 Leon Wagner .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Nicholson 5
2 Bob Allison 4
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Max Alvis 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Nicholson 17
2 Frank Robinson 14
3 Felipe Alou 13
3 Vada Pinson 13
3 Dick Stuart 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 6
2 Lou Brock 5
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Frank Robinson 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Herbert 0.00
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.53
3 Don Schwall 0.73
4 Carl Willey 0.79
5 Sandy Koufax 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 30
2 Steve Barber 27
3 Turk Farrell 26
3 Jack Sanford 26
5 Bob Bruce 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
4 Roy Face 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leon Wagner .383
2 Wayne Causey .367
3 Frank Malzone .360
4 Ron Fairly .360
5 Brooks Robinson .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Leon Wagner 10
3 Dave Nicholson 8
4 Bob Allison 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 28
1 Dave Nicholson 28
3 Hank Aaron 26
4 Leon Wagner 25
5 Wes Covington 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 George Altman 7
3 Lou Brock 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.60
2 Carl Willey 0.63
3 Ray Herbert 1.12
4 Dick Ellsworth 1.16
5 Denny Lemaster 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 5
1 Bill Fischer 5
1 Ray Herbert 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 48
2 Tom Cheney 46
2 Don Drysdale 46
4 Jack Sanford 45
5 Orlando Pena 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .345
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Bill White .336
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 George Altman .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 52
2 Harmon Killebrew 46
2 Willie Mays 46
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Rocky Colavito 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 143
2 Frank Robinson 141
3 Willie Mays 135
4 Tommy Davis 131
5 Frank Howard 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 97
2 Luis Aparicio 33
3 Willie Davis 30
3 Chuck Hinton 30
5 Vada Pinson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.92
2 Hank Aguirre 2.43
3 Bob Purkey 2.54
4 Ray Herbert 2.60
5 Don Drysdale 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 24
3 Ray Herbert 22
3 Ralph Terry 22
5 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 248
2 Camilo Pascual 207
3 Turk Farrell 202
4 Art Mahaffey 198
5 2 tied 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Stu Miller 21
3 Dick Radatz 20
4 Lindy McDaniel 19
4 Ron Perranoski 19