On This Day

Monday, May 20, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	22	15	.595	--
Orioles	22	15	.595	0.0
Yankees	18	13	.581	1.0
Red Sox	19	14	.576	1.0
Athletics	20	15	.571	1.0
Indians	16	16	.500	3.5
Angels	18	23	.439	6.0
Twins	15	21	.417	6.5
Tigers	14	21	.400	7.0
Senators	14	25	.359	9.0

Games

Twins 6, Red Sox 5

Indians 7, Angels 5

White Sox 5, Senators 4

Orioles 6, Tigers 0

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
Reds	17	18	.486	5.0
Pirates	17	19	.472	5.5
Phillies	17	20	.459	6.0
Colt .45's	18	22	.450	6.5
Mets	16	23	.410	8.0

Games

Colt .45's 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Albie Pearson	3
2	Joe Adcock	2
2	Nellie Fox	2
2	Chuck Hinton	2
2	9 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	5
2	Earl Battey	3
3	Jackie Brandt	2
3	Boog Powell	2
3	John Romano	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Bob Lillis	1
1	Jake Wood	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Drott	1.00
2	Camilo Pascual	0.91
3	Milt Pappas	0.88
4	Don Lee	0.86
5	Don Cardwell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Drott	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	Milt Pappas	1
1	Camilo Pascual	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
2	Dick Drott	7
2	Jack Kralick	7
2	Milt Pappas	7
5	Don Lee	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Bill Dailey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wes Covington	.360
2	Wayne Causey	.355
3	Leon Wagner	.351
4	Dick Groat	.348
5	Clete Boyer	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	13
1	Leon Wagner	13
3	Bob Allison	10
4	Felipe Alou	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	35
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Bob Allison	30
3	Ken Boyer	30
3	Dave Nicholson	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	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	Milt Pappas	1.18
4	Dave Morehead	1.34
5	Don Schwall	1.35

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	57
5	Camilo Pascual	54

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gilliam	.429
2	Billy Williams	.419
3	Dick Groat	.407
4	Clete Boyer	.404
5	Frank Malzone	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	7
2	Bob Allison	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Max Alvis	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	18
2	Frank Malzone	16
3	Frank Robinson	14
3	Dick Stuart	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	0.56
2	Dick Radatz	0.63
3	Sandy Koufax	0.71
4	Carl Willey	0.72
5	Milt Pappas	0.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
3	Steve Barber	2
3	Jim Bouton	2
3	31 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	30
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Turk Farrell	25
3	Al Jackson	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Bobby Bolin	3
3	Roy Face	2
3	Bill Henry	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Schilling	.380
2	Leon Wagner	.373
3	Frank Malzone	.370
4	Ron Fairly	.365
5	Wayne Causey	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	13
2	Hank Aaron	11
3	Bob Allison	8
4	Wes Covington	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	33
2	Dave Nicholson	29
3	Ron Fairly	28
4	Hank Aaron	27
5	Bob Allison	23

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	Milt Pappas	0.57
2	Sandy Koufax	0.60
3	Carl Willey	0.63
4	Dick Radatz	1.03
5	Don Schwall	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	5
1	Bill Fischer	5
1	Camilo Pascual	5
1	Ron Perranoski	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	48
2	Tom Cheney	47
2	Camilo Pascual	47
4	Don Drysdale	41
4	Jack Sanford	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.345
2	Frank Robinson	.345
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Bill White	.330
5	Mickey Mantle	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	52
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
2	Willie Mays	45
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
2	Luis Aparicio	34
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	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Camilo Pascual	217
3	Turk Farrell	206
4	Sandy Koufax	201
5	Jim Bunning	193

Saves

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