On This Day

Thursday, June 6, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 21 .604 --
Yankees 27 19 .587 1.5
White Sox 31 22 .585 1.0
Athletics 26 23 .531 4.0
Twins 26 24 .520 4.5
Red Sox 23 24 .489 6.0
Angels 26 29 .473 7.0
Indians 20 26 .435 8.5
Tigers 21 28 .429 9.0
Senators 19 35 .352 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 23 .574 --
Cubs 31 23 .574 --
Giants 31 23 .574 --
Dodgers 29 23 .558 1.0
Reds 26 25 .510 3.5
Pirates 26 26 .500 4.0
Braves 24 27 .471 5.5
Phillies 24 28 .462 6.0
Colt .45's 22 32 .407 9.0
Mets 20 34 .370 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donn Clendenon 5
1 Vada Pinson 5
1 Pete Rose 5
4 Willie Mays 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 2
2 Smoky Burgess 1
2 Jerry Lynch 1
2 Bill Mazeroski 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gordy Coleman 5
2 Jim Gentile 3
2 Frank Robinson 3
2 Dick Schofield 3
2 Daryl Spencer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Bob Saverine 1
1 Chuck Schilling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 0.88
2 Dave Stenhouse 0.82
3 Larry Jackson 0.62
4 Jim Maloney 0.44
5 Robin Roberts 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Jim Maloney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stenhouse 9
2 Juan Marichal 7
3 Tommie Sisk 6
4 Larry Jackson 5
4 Joey Jay 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Ray Sadecki 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Malzone .345
2 Wes Covington .341
3 Dick Groat .336
4 Leon Wagner .330
5 Ken Boyer .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Bob Allison 15
3 Leon Wagner 13
4 Felipe Alou 12
5 7 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 43
2 Felipe Alou 40
3 Bob Allison 39
3 Orlando Cepeda 39
5 4 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Frank Robinson 14
3 Lou Brock 13
4 Vada Pinson 12
4 Maury Wills 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Denny Lemaster 1.33
2 Sandy Koufax 1.45
3 Dick Ellsworth 1.51
4 Larry Jackson 2.05
5 Don Schwall 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 9
1 Jim O'Toole 9
3 Dick Ellsworth 8
3 Sandy Koufax 8
3 3 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 Albie Pearson .463
2 Charlie Dees .455
3 Joe Azcue .438
4 Dick McAuliffe .415
5 Don Lock .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 5
1 Don Lock 5
1 Frank Robinson 5
4 Felipe Alou 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Felipe Alou 13
3 Stan Musial 12
3 Frank Robinson 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Vada Pinson 6
3 Lenny Green 5
3 Jake Wood 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.00
2 Jack Kralick 0.52
3 Jim Roland 0.56
3 Bob Shaw 0.56
5 Denny Lemaster 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Ray Culp 3
1 Dick Ellsworth 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 28
2 Sandy Koufax 27
3 Don Drysdale 25
4 Carl Willey 24
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 .377
2 Frank Malzone .374
3 Billy Williams .370
4 Ken Boyer .368
5 Vada Pinson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 10
2 Don Lock 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Felipe Alou 7
3 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 28
2 Billy Williams 24
3 Felipe Alou 22
3 Stan Musial 22
3 Dick Stuart 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 10
2 Vada Pinson 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 Sandy Koufax 1.42
5 Bob Friend 1.46

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 58
2 Sandy Koufax 53
3 Ray Culp 45
4 Denny Lemaster 44
5 4 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 5
1 Jim Brosnan 5
1 Bill Henry 5
4 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .342
2 Tommy Davis .340
3 Frank Robinson .337
4 Hank Aaron .328
5 Roberto Clemente .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
2 Frank Robinson 44
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 87
2 Luis Aparicio 35
2 Vada Pinson 35
4 Chuck Hinton 32
5 Willie Davis 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.69
2 Denny Lemaster 2.27
3 Hank Aguirre 2.51
4 Bob Friend 2.68
5 Tom Cheney 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 25
2 Ralph Terry 23
3 Don Drysdale 22
4 Whitey Ford 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 250
2 Jim Bunning 209
2 Camilo Pascual 209
4 Turk Farrell 200
5 2 tied 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