On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	32	21	.604	--
White Sox	32	22	.593	0.5
Yankees	27	20	.574	2.0
Twins	27	24	.529	4.0
Athletics	26	24	.520	4.5
Red Sox	23	24	.489	6.0
Angels	26	30	.464	7.5
Indians	21	26	.447	8.0
Tigers	22	28	.440	8.5
Senators	19	36	.345	14.0

Games

Tigers 8, Yankees 4

White Sox 7, Athletics 1

Indians 8, Senators 1

Twins 6, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	30	23	.566	--
Cardinals	31	24	.564	0.0
Cubs	31	24	.564	0.0
Giants	31	24	.564	0.0
Reds	26	25	.510	3.0
Pirates	26	27	.491	4.0
Braves	25	27	.481	4.5
Phillies	24	28	.462	5.5
Colt .45's	23	32	.418	8.0
Mets	21	34	.382	10.0

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Colt .45's 2, Giants 1

Braves 9, Pirates 5

Mets 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mack Jones	4
1	Joe Torre	4
3	Willie Davis	3
3	Lenny Green	3
5	32 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Duke Snider	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Tommie Aaron	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	2
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	Dick Howser	1
2	Tommy McCraw	1
2	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.29
2	Juan Pizarro	1.25
3	Jim Duckworth	0.83
3	Jim Kaat	0.83
5	Bobby Bolin	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Frank Funk	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	10
2	Don Drysdale	9
3	Al Jackson	7
4	Bobby Bolin	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Bob Hendley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.345
2	Dick Groat	.341
3	Wes Covington	.341
4	Leon Wagner	.330
5	Ken Boyer	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Bob Allison	15
3	Leon Wagner	13
4	Felipe Alou	12
5	8 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	43
2	Hank Aaron	40
2	Bob Allison	40
2	Felipe Alou	40
5	2 tied	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	16
2	Frank Robinson	14
3	Lou Brock	13
3	Maury Wills	13
5	2 tied	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	Juan Pizarro	2.11

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	99
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	.448
2	Don Lock	.435
3	Charlie Dees	.429
4	Joe Azcue	.417
5	Ken Boyer	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Don Lock	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	9 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
2	Al Kaline	14
3	Felipe Alou	13
4	Stan Musial	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Lenny Green	5
2	Chuck Hinton	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
2	Jake Wood	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.00
2	Jack Kralick	0.52
3	Jim Roland	0.56
4	Bobby Bolin	0.63
5	Larry Jackson	0.69

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	Don Drysdale	34
2	Juan Marichal	28
3	Sandy Koufax	27
4	Carl Willey	24
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Julio Navarro	3
4	Ed Bauta	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Warwick	.379
2	Gary Geiger	.377
3	Ken Boyer	.374
4	Billy Williams	.373
5	Vada Pinson	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
2	Don Lock	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Earl Battey	7
3	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	28
2	Billy Williams	23
3	Al Kaline	22
3	Stan Musial	22
3	Dick Stuart	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	10
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Lou Brock	8
2	Vada Pinson	8
2	Jake Wood	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.28
2	Denny Lemaster	0.96
3	Cal McLish	1.19
4	Larry Jackson	1.29
5	Bob Friend	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Ellsworth	6
2	Jim Bouton	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	67
2	Sandy Koufax	48
3	Ray Culp	45
4	Denny Lemaster	44
5	3 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	Tommy Davis	.341
2	Bill White	.341
3	Frank Robinson	.337
4	Hank Aaron	.326
5	Roberto Clemente	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	52
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	141
2	Hank Aaron	133
3	Bob Allison	126
4	Frank Howard	124
5	Willie Mays	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Vada Pinson	35
4	Chuck Hinton	32
5	Willie Davis	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.69
2	Denny Lemaster	2.27
3	Hank Aguirre	2.52
4	Bob Friend	2.68
5	Don Drysdale	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	259
2	Camilo Pascual	209
3	Jim Bunning	201
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