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 0.0
Orioles 21 15 .583 0.0
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

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

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