On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	19	13	.594	--
White Sox	21	15	.583	--
Orioles	21	15	.583	--
Yankees	18	13	.581	0.5
Athletics	20	15	.571	0.5
Indians	15	16	.484	3.5
Angels	18	22	.450	5.0
Tigers	14	20	.412	6.0
Twins	14	21	.400	6.5
Senators	14	24	.368	8.0

Games

Orioles 4, White Sox 3

White Sox 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 7, Athletics 3

Athletics 9, Red Sox 7

Indians 6, Twins 4

Twins 7, Indians 6

Tigers 5, Senators 1

Angels 6, Yankees 2

Yankees 10, Angels 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	24	15	.615	--
Dodgers	23	16	.590	1.0
Cubs	19	18	.514	4.0
Cardinals	20	19	.513	4.0
Braves	19	20	.487	5.0
Pirates	17	18	.486	5.0
Reds	17	18	.486	5.0
Phillies	17	20	.459	6.0
Colt .45's	17	22	.436	7.0
Mets	16	23	.410	8.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Braves 8, Cubs 2

Pirates 5, Colt .45's 0

Dodgers 1, Mets 0

Dodgers 4, Mets 2

Phillies 3, Giants 0

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Reds 10, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Malzone	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Joe Adcock	5
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Norm Siebern	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Frank Malzone	2
1	John Orsino	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	7
2	Frank Malzone	6
3	George Alusik	4
3	Albie Pearson	4
5	12 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.67
2	Ken McBride	1.12
3	Bill Faul	0.86
3	Pete Richert	0.86
5	2 tied	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Bill Faul	1
1	13 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken McBride	9
2	Bill Faul	6
2	Pete Richert	6
4	John Boozer	5
4	7 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Allen	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wes Covington	.360
2	Frank Malzone	.356
3	Wayne Causey	.355
4	Leon Wagner	.350
5	Dick Groat	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
2	Leon Wagner	11
3	Bob Allison	9
4	Felipe Alou	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	34
2	Ken Boyer	30
2	Leon Wagner	30
4	Bob Allison	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Maury Wills	11
3	Lou Brock	9
4	George Altman	7
4	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.06
2	Dick Ellsworth	1.07
3	Dave Morehead	1.34
4	Don Schwall	1.35
5	Carl Willey	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	7
2	Bill Fischer	6
2	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Jim O'Toole	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	John Wyatt	6
4	Jack Baldschun	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.455
2	Bill Freehan	.429
3	Jim Gilliam	.407
4	Dick Groat	.406
5	Clete Boyer	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	5
1	Leon Wagner	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Bob Allison	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	17
2	Dave Nicholson	15
3	Frank Robinson	14
3	Leon Wagner	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.66
2	Sandy Koufax	0.71
3	Ray Herbert	0.76
4	Carl Willey	0.79
5	Earl Wilson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	30
1	Turk Farrell	30
3	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Jack Sanford	26
5	Al Jackson	25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.389
2	Leon Wagner	.372
3	Chuck Schilling	.365
4	Wayne Causey	.364
5	Ron Fairly	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	12
2	Leon Wagner	11
3	Bob Allison	7
3	Wes Covington	7
3	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	29
2	Ron Fairly	28
2	Dave Nicholson	28
2	Leon Wagner	28
5	4 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Lou Brock	8
4	George Altman	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.50
2	Carl Willey	0.63
3	Don Schwall	1.13
4	Denny Lemaster	1.27
5	Johnny Klippstein	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Fischer	6
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Ron Perranoski	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	48
2	Tom Cheney	46
3	Sandy Koufax	45
4	Orlando Pena	43
5	2 tied	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.345
2	Tommy Davis	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.335
4	Bill White	.332
5	Mickey Mantle	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	52
2	Willie Mays	46
3	Harmon Killebrew	45
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Rocky Colavito	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	145
2	Frank Robinson	143
3	Willie Mays	135
4	Tommy Davis	133
5	Frank Howard	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
2	Luis Aparicio	33
3	Willie Davis	30
3	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Vada Pinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.83
2	Hank Aguirre	2.43
3	Bob Purkey	2.60
4	Ray Herbert	2.61
5	Don Drysdale	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Ralph Terry	23
4	Ray Herbert	22
5	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	248
2	Camilo Pascual	207
3	Turk Farrell	206
4	Sandy Koufax	201
5	Art Mahaffey	198

Saves

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