On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	23	15	.605	--
Orioles	23	15	.605	0.0
Yankees	19	13	.594	1.0
Red Sox	19	15	.559	2.0
Athletics	20	16	.556	2.0
Indians	16	16	.500	4.0
Angels	18	23	.439	6.5
Twins	16	21	.432	6.5
Tigers	14	22	.389	8.0
Senators	14	26	.350	10.0

Games

Orioles 4, Tigers 2

Twins 8, Red Sox 2

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	15	.625	--
Dodgers	24	16	.600	1.0
Cardinals	21	19	.525	4.0
Reds	18	18	.500	5.0
Cubs	19	19	.500	5.0
Pirates	18	19	.486	5.5
Braves	19	21	.475	6.0
Phillies	17	21	.447	7.0
Colt .45's	18	23	.439	7.5
Mets	16	24	.400	9.0

Games

Pirates 6, Colt .45's 5

Dodgers 4, Mets 2

Reds 2, Braves 0

Giants 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Runnels	4
2	Ron Fairly	3
2	Curt Flood	3
2	Mike Hershberger	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Jim Pagliaroni	4
3	Bill White	3
4	Willie Davis	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Vada Pinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	2.67
2	Ray Culp	1.67
3	Billy O'Dell	1.29
4	Johnny Podres	1.25
5	Bob Hendley	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Maloney	16
2	Ray Culp	10
2	Johnny Podres	10
4	Billy O'Dell	9
5	Mickey Lolich	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Steve Hamilton	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wayne Causey	.357
2	Wes Covington	.356
3	Dick Groat	.352
4	Leon Wagner	.351
5	Ron Fairly	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	35
2	Hank Aaron	34
3	Frank Robinson	31
4	Bob Allison	30
4	3 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Lou Brock	9
4	Willie Davis	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.06
2	Dick Ellsworth	1.07
3	Milt Pappas	1.18
4	Carl Willey	1.38
5	Johnny Klippstein	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	7
2	Bill Fischer	6
2	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Jim Maloney	6
2	6 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	61
2	Don Drysdale	59
2	Sandy Koufax	59
4	Jim Maloney	58
5	Tom Cheney	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
3	Roy Face	6
3	John Wyatt	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Hershberger	.442
2	Billy Williams	.435
3	Jim Gilliam	.426
4	Dick Groat	.414
5	Ron Fairly	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	7
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Dick Stuart	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	18
2	Frank Malzone	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
4	Dick Stuart	15
5	Tommy Davis	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Lou Brock	4
2	Maury Wills	4
4	Tommy Davis	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Bowsfield	0.50
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.56
3	Hal Woodeshick	0.61
4	Dick Radatz	0.63
5	Sandy Koufax	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Jim Bouton	3
2	John Buzhardt	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	27
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Turk Farrell	25
3	Al Jackson	25
3	Jim Maloney	25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ron Fairly	.383
2	Chuck Schilling	.381
3	Leon Wagner	.377
4	Wayne Causey	.366
5	Dick Groat	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	13
2	Hank Aaron	11
3	Bob Allison	7
3	Ed Bailey	7
3	3 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	32
2	Ron Fairly	29
3	Hank Aaron	27
4	Dave Nicholson	24
5	Floyd Robinson	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	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	Don Schwall	1.26
5	Denny Lemaster	1.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	48
2	Tom Cheney	47
2	Camilo Pascual	47
4	Jim Maloney	45
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
4	Bill Henry	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.347
2	Tommy Davis	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.334
4	Bill White	.331
5	Mickey Mantle	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	52
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Harmon Killebrew	44
4	Frank Robinson	42
5	Leon Wagner	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	145
2	Hank Aaron	142
3	Tommy Davis	133
4	Frank Howard	132
4	Willie Mays	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	97
2	Luis Aparicio	35
3	Willie Davis	31
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Vada Pinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.83
2	Hank Aguirre	2.40
3	Ray Herbert	2.58
4	Bob Purkey	2.60
5	Don Drysdale	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Ralph Terry	22
4	Ray Herbert	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Camilo Pascual	217
3	Turk Farrell	205
4	Sandy Koufax	201
5	Bob Gibson	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Stu Miller	21
2	Dick Radatz	21
4	Lindy McDaniel	19
4	Ron Perranoski	19