On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 16 .652 --
Yankees 23 15 .605 3.0
White Sox 24 19 .558 4.5
Red Sox 22 18 .550 5.0
Athletics 23 19 .548 5.0
Twins 22 21 .512 6.5
Indians 17 21 .447 9.0
Angels 21 26 .447 9.5
Tigers 17 26 .395 11.5
Senators 15 33 .313 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 17 .630 --
Dodgers 27 18 .600 1.5
Cardinals 27 21 .563 3.0
Cubs 23 21 .523 5.0
Pirates 21 21 .500 6.0
Reds 21 22 .488 6.5
Phillies 21 23 .477 7.0
Braves 20 25 .444 8.5
Colt .45's 19 28 .404 10.5
Mets 17 29 .370 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Ed Charles 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Howie Goss 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Power 5
2 Ed Bailey 3
2 Earl Battey 3
2 Charlie Dees 3
2 Jerry Lumpe 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Charlie Dees 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Purkey 3.00
2 Dick Stigman 1.80
3 Ray Washburn 1.50
4 Bob Bruce 0.75
5 Juan Marichal 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1
1 Dick Stigman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Stigman 9
2 Juan Marichal 8
3 Bob Bruce 6
4 Dave Wickersham 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .352
2 Frank Malzone .351
3 Leon Wagner .350
4 Wayne Causey .350
5 Wes Covington .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 14
2 Leon Wagner 13
3 Bob Allison 11
3 Ed Bailey 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
2 Lou Brock 12
3 Vada Pinson 11
3 Maury Wills 11
5 Frank Robinson 10

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 Bill Fischer 7
3 Sandy Koufax 7
3 3 others tied 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 Rich Rollins .455
3 Ken Boyer .431
4 Frank Malzone .412
5 Dick Groat .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 6
2 Bob Allison 5
2 Ed Bailey 5
2 Earl Battey 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Wagner 16
2 Jackie Brandt 15
3 Brooks Robinson 14
4 Ken Boyer 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 6
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Chuck Hinton 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.63
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.63
3 Cal McLish 0.67
4 Bobby Shantz 0.69
5 Denny Lemaster 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Monbouquette 4
2 Jim Bouton 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 26
1 Jim Maloney 26
1 Camilo Pascual 26
4 Ray Culp 24
4 Bill Monbouquette 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 2
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Dean Chance 2
1 Bill Dailey 2
1 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Malzone .383
2 Ken Boyer .375
3 Billy Williams .374
4 Tony Gonzalez .367
5 Leon Wagner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 8
1 Ed Bailey 8
1 Mickey Mantle 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 27
2 Dave Nicholson 25
2 Frank Robinson 25
2 Leon Wagner 25
5 Felipe Alou 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Vada Pinson 10
3 Luis Aparicio 9
4 Frank Robinson 7
4 Maury Wills 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.96
2 Denny Lemaster 1.17
3 Dick Ellsworth 1.29
4 Don Schwall 1.31
5 Sandy Koufax 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Billy O'Dell 5
1 Camilo Pascual 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 45
2 Don Drysdale 44
3 Camilo Pascual 43
4 Bob Bruce 42
5 Ray Culp 41

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 .346
2 Frank Robinson .340
3 Bill White .336
4 Hank Aaron .331
5 Roberto Clemente .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 43
2 Frank Robinson 43
4 Willie Mays 40
5 3 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 146
2 Hank Aaron 136
3 Tommy Davis 129
3 Frank Howard 129
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 92
2 Luis Aparicio 37
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Chuck Hinton 32
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 198
4 Turk Farrell 196
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