On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	27	18	.600	--
Orioles	31	21	.596	-0.5
White Sox	31	22	.585	0.0
Athletics	26	23	.531	3.0
Twins	26	24	.520	3.5
Red Sox	23	23	.500	4.5
Angels	26	29	.473	6.0
Indians	20	26	.435	7.5
Tigers	21	28	.429	8.0
Senators	18	35	.340	13.0

Games

Yankees 4, Orioles 3

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Twins 4, Athletics 0

White Sox 3, Angels 0

Angels 8, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	22	.585	--
Cardinals	30	23	.566	1.0
Cubs	30	23	.566	1.0
Dodgers	29	23	.558	1.5
Pirates	26	24	.520	3.5
Reds	24	25	.490	5.0
Phillies	24	27	.471	6.0
Braves	24	27	.471	6.0
Colt .45's	22	32	.407	9.5
Mets	20	34	.370	11.5

Games

Cubs 9, Giants 5

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Dodgers 5, Colt .45's 1

Braves 11, Mets 9

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Albie Pearson	6
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Charlie Dees	5
2	Bill Mazeroski	5
2	Billy Moran	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Jackie Brandt	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Mazeroski	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
1	Billy Williams	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Vic Davalillo	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	1.43
2	Ken McBride	1.40
3	Ray Culp	1.14
4	Orlando Pena	1.00
5	Sandy Koufax	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	10
2	Ray Culp	8
2	Sandy Koufax	8
4	Don Cardwell	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Bob Veale	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.341
2	Dick Groat	.335
3	Leon Wagner	.330
4	Al Kaline	.326
5	Ken Boyer	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Bob Allison	15
3	Leon Wagner	13
4	Felipe Alou	12
5	6 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Felipe Alou	40
1	Frank Robinson	40
3	Bob Allison	39
3	Orlando Cepeda	39
5	3 tied	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Lou Brock	13
2	Frank Robinson	13
4	Vada Pinson	12
4	Maury Wills	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Lemaster	1.33
2	Don Schwall	1.38
3	Sandy Koufax	1.45
4	Dick Ellsworth	1.51
5	Larry Jackson	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	9
1	Jim O'Toole	9
3	Dick Ellsworth	8
3	Sandy Koufax	8
3	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	90
2	Sandy Koufax	86
3	Steve Barber	77
4	Jim Bunning	75
5	Camilo Pascual	72

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	John Wyatt	8
4	Roy Face	7
4	Stu Miller	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Dees	.455
2	Albie Pearson	.439
3	Joe Azcue	.438
4	Gary Geiger	.412
5	Dick McAuliffe	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Don Lock	5
3	Felipe Alou	4
3	Earl Battey	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
2	Stan Musial	14
3	Felipe Alou	13
3	Ron Santo	13
5	6 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
3	Lenny Green	5
3	Jake Wood	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Jackson	0.00
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.00
3	Jack Kralick	0.52
4	Jim Roland	0.56
4	Bob Shaw	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Ray Culp	3
1	Dick Ellsworth	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	31
1	Don Drysdale	31
3	Sandy Koufax	27
4	Carl Willey	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Julio Navarro	3
3	Ted Abernathy	2
3	Ed Bauta	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Gary Geiger	.394
2	Frank Malzone	.369
3	Ken Boyer	.364
3	Albie Pearson	.364
3	Carl Warwick	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
2	Don Lock	8
2	Mickey Mantle	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
4	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	25
2	Felipe Alou	22
2	Stan Musial	22
2	Dick Stuart	22
2	Billy Williams	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	9
1	Frank Robinson	9
3	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Lou Brock	8
3	Jake Wood	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.31
2	Denny Lemaster	0.96
3	Cal McLish	1.19
4	Don Schwall	1.31
5	Sandy Koufax	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Ellsworth	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	John Buzhardt	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	61
2	Sandy Koufax	53
3	Ray Culp	45
4	Denny Lemaster	44
5	Bob Friend	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	6
2	Bobby Bolin	5
3	Roy Face	4
3	Bill Henry	4
3	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.341
2	Tommy Davis	.340
3	Frank Robinson	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.326
5	Roberto Clemente	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	51
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Frank Robinson	43
4	Bob Allison	42
5	Willie Mays	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	142
2	Hank Aaron	133
3	Bob Allison	127
4	Frank Howard	123
4	Willie Mays	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Vada Pinson	35
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.68
2	Denny Lemaster	2.27
3	Hank Aguirre	2.51
4	Bob Friend	2.71
5	Tom Cheney	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	25
2	Don Drysdale	23
2	Ralph Terry	23
4	Whitey Ford	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	257
2	Camilo Pascual	215
3	Jim Bunning	209
4	Turk Farrell	200
5	Tom Cheney	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Lindy McDaniel	22
3	Dick Radatz	20
4	John Wyatt	19
5	Terry Fox	18