On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	30	15	.667	--
Yankees	23	15	.605	3.5
White Sox	24	19	.558	5.0
Red Sox	22	18	.550	5.5
Athletics	22	19	.537	6.0
Twins	21	21	.500	7.5
Indians	17	21	.447	9.5
Angels	20	26	.435	10.5
Tigers	17	25	.405	11.5
Senators	15	32	.319	16.0

Games

Red Sox 11, Yankees 6

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Orioles 4, Athletics 2

Twins 6, Senators 3

Tigers 3, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	17	.622	--
Dodgers	27	18	.600	1.0
Cardinals	26	21	.553	3.0
Cubs	23	21	.523	4.5
Pirates	21	21	.500	5.5
Reds	21	21	.500	5.5
Phillies	21	23	.477	6.5
Braves	20	25	.444	8.0
Colt .45's	19	27	.413	9.5
Mets	17	29	.370	11.5

Games

Reds 10, Giants 6

Dodgers 7, Braves 0

Cubs 5, Mets 2

Phillies 5, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Colt .45's 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
3	Eddie Bressoud	3
3	Gary Geiger	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howie Goss	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	John Bateman	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howie Goss	6
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
3	Bob Allison	3
3	Eddie Bressoud	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pete Rose	2
2	Wayne Causey	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Vada Pinson	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Kaat	1.38
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Jim O'Toole	0.89
4	Roger Craig	0.73
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Jim Kaat	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	11
2	Roger Craig	8
2	Sandy Koufax	8
2	Jim O'Toole	8
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Dom Zanni	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.359
2	Wayne Causey	.355
3	Frank Malzone	.351
4	Wes Covington	.347
5	Leon Wagner	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	14
2	Leon Wagner	13
3	Bob Allison	11
4	Felipe Alou	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	37
2	Ken Boyer	36
3	Hank Aaron	35
3	Frank Robinson	35
5	Bill White	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Lou Brock	12
3	Vada Pinson	11
3	Maury Wills	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Ellsworth	1.22
2	Denny Lemaster	1.47
3	Sandy Koufax	1.51
4	Milt Pappas	1.60
5	Don Schwall	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	8
1	Jim O'Toole	8
3	Sandy Koufax	7
3	Billy O'Dell	7
3	Jack Sanford	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	70
2	Sandy Koufax	68
3	Steve Barber	67
4	Jim Bunning	63
4	Jim Maloney	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	8
2	Roy Face	7
2	Stu Miller	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	John Wyatt	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gary Geiger	.463
2	Dick Groat	.433
3	Ken Boyer	.414
4	Frank Malzone	.412
4	Daryl Spencer	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	6
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Gary Geiger	5
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
2	Mickey Mantle	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leon Wagner	16
2	Jackie Brandt	14
2	Tommy Davis	14
4	Mickey Mantle	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	6
2	Jake Wood	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Lou Brock	4
3	Chuck Hinton	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gaylord Perry	0.63
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.63
3	Cal McLish	0.75
3	Bobby Shantz	0.75
5	Denny Lemaster	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Cal McLish	4
1	Bill Monbouquette	4
1	Robin Roberts	4
4	Jim Bouton	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	27
1	Don Drysdale	27
3	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Jim Maloney	26
3	Camilo Pascual	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	2
1	Bobby Bolin	2
1	Jim Brosnan	2
1	Dean Chance	2
1	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.373
2	Billy Williams	.366
3	Joe Pepitone	.365
4	Ken Boyer	.362
5	Tony Gonzalez	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	8
1	Felipe Alou	8
1	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Ed Bailey	7
4	4 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Brooks Robinson	26
2	Dave Nicholson	25
2	Leon Wagner	25
4	Frank Robinson	24
4	Ron Santo	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	11
2	Vada Pinson	10
3	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Maury Wills	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.84
2	Denny Lemaster	1.17
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.29
4	Don Schwall	1.51
5	Sandy Koufax	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	5
1	Whitey Ford	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Bill Monbouquette	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Denny Lemaster	45
2	Don Drysdale	44
3	Camilo Pascual	43
4	Ray Culp	41
5	Jim Maloney	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Dick Radatz	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.344
2	Frank Robinson	.339
3	Bill White	.335
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Roberto Clemente	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	51
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Frank Robinson	43
4	Willie Mays	40
5	2 tied	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	145
2	Hank Aaron	137
3	Tommy Davis	129
4	Frank Howard	127
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Luis Aparicio	36
3	Vada Pinson	34
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.01
2	Hank Aguirre	2.51
3	Ray Herbert	2.68
4	Robin Roberts	2.73
5	Bob Friend	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Ralph Terry	23
4	Ray Herbert	21
4	Billy O'Dell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	244
2	Camilo Pascual	214
3	Jim Bunning	202
4	Turk Farrell	197
5	Tom Cheney	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	Stu Miller	20
5	3 tied	18