On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	22	.577	--
White Sox	34	25	.576	-0.5
Orioles	32	26	.552	1.0
Twins	30	26	.536	2.0
Red Sox	27	25	.519	3.0
Athletics	29	27	.518	3.0
Indians	26	26	.500	4.0
Angels	29	33	.468	6.0
Tigers	24	31	.436	7.5
Senators	20	40	.333	14.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

White Sox 3, Angels 1

Angels 5, White Sox 0

Indians 12, Tigers 6

Athletics 12, Twins 4

Twins 8, Athletics 1

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	33	25	.569	--
Cardinals	34	26	.567	0.0
Giants	34	26	.567	0.0
Cubs	32	28	.533	2.0
Reds	30	27	.526	2.5
Pirates	28	30	.483	5.0
Phillies	28	30	.483	5.0
Braves	27	31	.466	6.0
Colt .45's	26	34	.433	8.0
Mets	23	38	.377	11.5

Games

Reds 3, Pirates 0

Dodgers 9, Colt .45's 1

Braves 9, Mets 0

Giants 3, Cubs 1

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Charles	4
1	Zoilo Versalles	4
1	Leon Wagner	4
1	Maury Wills	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Joe Azcue	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Max Alvis	3
2	Eddie Bressoud	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Bolin	3.50
2	John Buzhardt	2.00
3	Lew Burdette	1.75
4	Bob Turley	1.40
5	Bill Monbouquette	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bobby Bolin	14
2	Bill Monbouquette	10
3	Johnny Podres	9
4	Lew Burdette	7
4	Bob Turley	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Boozer	1
1	Bill Dailey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.347
2	Dick Groat	.346
3	Al Kaline	.344
4	Wes Covington	.344
5	Tommy Davis	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Bob Allison	15
2	Leon Wagner	15
4	Al Kaline	14
5	3 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	47
1	Al Kaline	47
3	Frank Robinson	45
4	Leon Wagner	44
5	Bob Allison	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	18
2	Frank Robinson	17
3	Vada Pinson	16
4	Maury Wills	15
5	Lou Brock	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Lemaster	1.70
2	Sandy Koufax	1.93
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.98
4	Larry Jackson	2.06
5	Jim O'Toole	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim O'Toole	11
2	Steve Barber	9
2	Jim Maloney	9
2	Juan Marichal	9
2	Camilo Pascual	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	104
2	Sandy Koufax	92
3	Camilo Pascual	86
4	Jim Maloney	83
5	2 tied	81

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	Maury Wills	.571
2	Tommy Davis	.426
3	Al Kaline	.426
4	Vada Pinson	.417
5	Charlie Dees	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	6
2	Ernie Banks	5
2	Willie McCovey	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	18
2	Hank Aaron	12
2	Ed Charles	12
2	Billy Williams	12
5	5 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	9
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Mack Jones	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
2	John Buzhardt	0.33
3	Jack Kralick	0.50
4	Jim Roland	0.56
5	Dick Hall	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	John Buzhardt	3
1	Ray Culp	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	34
2	Juan Pizarro	29
3	Dick Radatz	25
4	Bobby Bolin	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	5
2	Julio Navarro	3
3	Bobby Bolin	2
3	Bill Dailey	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.384
2	Tommy Davis	.381
3	Dick Groat	.369
4	Gary Geiger	.369
5	Frank Malzone	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	9
1	Al Kaline	9
1	Leon Wagner	9
4	Harmon Killebrew	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	26
2	Leon Wagner	25
3	Hank Aaron	22
3	Bob Allison	22
3	3 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Jake Wood	9
4	Luis Aparicio	8
5	Chuck Hinton	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
2	Hal Woodeshick	0.66
3	Bobby Bolin	0.92
4	Bob Friend	1.29
5	Larry Jackson	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Monbouquette	6
2	Ray Culp	5
2	Dick Ellsworth	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	61
2	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Camilo Pascual	50
4	Jim Maloney	46
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Bobby Bolin	4
2	Bill Dailey	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Julio Navarro	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.351
2	Bill White	.340
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Hank Aaron	.332
5	Roberto Clemente	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	53
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Frank Robinson	43
4	Bob Allison	40
5	Willie Mays	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	139
2	Hank Aaron	138
3	Frank Howard	124
4	Bob Allison	123
5	Harmon Killebrew	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Vada Pinson	39
3	Luis Aparicio	36
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.90
2	Denny Lemaster	2.40
3	Bob Friend	2.53
4	Hank Aguirre	2.66
5	Don Drysdale	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	25
2	Jim O'Toole	23
3	Don Drysdale	22
3	Whitey Ford	22
3	Ralph Terry	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	261
2	Camilo Pascual	217
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Bob Gibson	192
4	Juan Pizarro	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Lindy McDaniel	21
3	Dick Radatz	20
4	John Wyatt	19
5	2 tied	17