On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	32	22	.593	--
White Sox	32	23	.582	0.5
Yankees	27	21	.563	2.0
Twins	28	24	.538	3.0
Athletics	27	24	.529	3.5
Red Sox	24	24	.500	5.0
Indians	22	26	.458	7.0
Angels	26	31	.456	7.5
Tigers	23	28	.451	7.5
Senators	19	37	.339	14.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Orioles 1

Tigers 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 7, White Sox 6

Indians 6, Senators 1

Twins 9, Angels 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	31	23	.574	--
Cardinals	32	24	.571	0.0
Cubs	31	25	.554	1.0
Giants	31	25	.554	1.0
Reds	27	25	.519	3.0
Pirates	27	27	.500	4.0
Braves	25	28	.472	5.5
Phillies	24	29	.453	6.5
Colt .45's	24	32	.429	8.0
Mets	21	35	.375	11.0

Games

Dodgers 9, Cubs 5

Colt .45's 2, Giants 1

Pirates 6, Braves 4

Reds 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 4, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Siebern	4
1	Tom Tresh	4
1	Maury Wills	4
4	Roberto Clemente	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	Chuck Essegian	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	3
1	Chuck Essegian	3
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
1	Jim Landis	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	Dick Groat	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie Broglio	2.00
2	Jack Kralick	1.50
3	Camilo Pascual	1.25
4	Jim O'Toole	1.17
5	Bill Monbouquette	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	10
1	Camilo Pascual	10
3	Jack Kralick	9
4	Bill Monbouquette	8
5	Jim O'Toole	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Sturdivant	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.352
2	Dick Groat	.339
3	Ken Boyer	.332
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Floyd Robinson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Bob Allison	15
3	Leon Wagner	13
4	Felipe Alou	12
4	Dave Nicholson	12

Runs Batted In

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

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	Jim O'Toole	10
2	Steve Barber	9
3	Dick Ellsworth	8
3	Sandy Koufax	8
3	4 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	99
2	Sandy Koufax	86
3	Camilo Pascual	82
4	Steve Barber	81
5	Jim Bunning	75

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	Don Lock	.435
2	Joe Azcue	.425
3	Vada Pinson	.418
4	Albie Pearson	.414
5	Charlie Dees	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Don Lock	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
4	Earl Battey	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	14
2	Orlando Cepeda	12
2	Dick McAuliffe	12
2	Frank Robinson	12
2	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Woodeshick	0.00
2	Jim Roland	0.56
3	Bobby Bolin	0.63
4	Jack Kralick	0.68
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	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	34
2	Camilo Pascual	28
3	Sandy Koufax	26
4	Carl Willey	24
5	Ray Culp	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Julio Navarro	3
4	Ed Bauta	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.386
2	Ken Boyer	.377
3	Gary Geiger	.377
4	Frank Malzone	.375
5	Albie Pearson	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Earl Battey	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	5 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	28
2	Al Kaline	22
3	Orlando Cepeda	21
3	Tommy Davis	21
3	6 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	10
2	Jake Wood	8
3	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7
3	Vada Pinson	7

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	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	67
2	Camilo Pascual	52
3	Sandy Koufax	48
4	Denny Lemaster	44
5	Carl Willey	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.343
2	Bill White	.339
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Roberto Clemente	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	52
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	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	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	87
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	Jim O'Toole	22
3	Ralph Terry	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	259
2	Camilo Pascual	219
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Turk Farrell	192
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