On This Day

Tuesday, June 18, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 23 .603 --
White Sox 37 27 .578 1.0
Red Sox 32 26 .552 3.0
Indians 33 27 .550 3.0
Twins 33 29 .532 4.0
Orioles 34 30 .531 4.0
Angels 33 34 .493 6.5
Athletics 30 32 .484 7.0
Tigers 24 37 .393 12.5
Senators 21 47 .309 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 39 27 .591 --
Giants 39 28 .582 0.5
Dodgers 37 28 .569 1.5
Reds 34 30 .531 4.0
Cubs 35 31 .530 4.0
Braves 31 33 .484 7.0
Pirates 30 34 .469 8.0
Phillies 30 35 .462 8.5
Colt .45's 27 39 .409 12.0
Mets 25 42 .373 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Roger Maris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 2
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 Jim Gentile 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Brinkman 3
1 Harvey Kuenn 3
1 Bill Mazeroski 3
1 Joe Torre 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Billy Williams 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barry Latman 1.83
2 Lew Burdette 1.00
2 Bob Friend 1.00
4 Ray Culp 0.91
5 Whitey Ford 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Barry Latman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barry Latman 11
2 Ray Culp 10
3 Moe Drabowsky 9
4 Whitey Ford 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Hal Reniff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .343
2 Tommy Davis .340
3 Frank Malzone .339
4 Dick Groat .333
4 Leon Wagner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 19
2 Bob Allison 16
2 Dick Stuart 16
4 Al Kaline 15
4 Leon Wagner 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Frank Robinson 50
3 Al Kaline 48
4 Bob Allison 47
4 Leon Wagner 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 20
2 Luis Aparicio 19
3 Vada Pinson 18
4 Maury Wills 15
5 Lou Brock 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.63
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.83
3 John Buzhardt 1.98
4 Jim O'Toole 2.00
5 Denny Lemaster 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 12
2 Steve Barber 10
2 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Jim Maloney 10
2 Juan Marichal 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 111
2 Don Drysdale 110
3 Jim Maloney 92
4 Ray Culp 89
5 Camilo Pascual 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 11
2 John Wyatt 9
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
4 Ted Abernathy 7
4 6 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .477
2 Frank Thomas .436
3 Norm Siebern .435
4 Vada Pinson .424
5 Al Kaline .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Al Kaline 6
1 Willie Kirkland 6
1 Dick Stuart 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 15
1 Frank Malzone 15
1 Vada Pinson 15
4 Ernie Banks 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 7
1 Frank Robinson 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Dick Howser 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim O'Toole 0.33
2 Dick Radatz 0.40
3 Claude Osteen 0.45
4 Camilo Pascual 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 John Buzhardt 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 33
2 Ray Culp 32
3 Barry Latman 31
4 Dick Radatz 30
5 Juan Pizarro 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Bill Dailey 3
3 Dick Hall 2
3 Ron Kline 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .405
2 Tommy Davis .398
3 Albie Pearson .398
4 Vada Pinson .387
5 Al Kaline .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Battey 10
1 Al Kaline 10
3 Dick Stuart 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 27
2 Frank Malzone 26
3 Frank Robinson 24
4 Ron Santo 23
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 13
1 Frank Robinson 13
3 Jake Wood 10
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.30
2 Bill Dailey 1.07
3 John Buzhardt 1.10
4 Bobby Bolin 1.11
5 Bob Friend 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kralick 6
1 Bill Monbouquette 6
1 Jim O'Toole 6
4 John Buzhardt 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 57
1 Sandy Koufax 57
3 Don Drysdale 51
4 Jim Maloney 50
5 Bill Monbouquette 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Bill Dailey 5
2 Julio Navarro 5
4 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .352
2 Bill White .343
3 Frank Robinson .329
4 Maury Wills .324
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Frank Robinson 42
4 Bob Allison 40
4 Willie Mays 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 137
2 Hank Aaron 132
3 Bob Allison 125
4 Frank Howard 124
5 Harmon Killebrew 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 84
2 Vada Pinson 39
3 Luis Aparicio 37
4 Chuck Hinton 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.76
2 Bob Friend 2.53
3 Denny Lemaster 2.55
4 Jim O'Toole 2.57
5 Don Drysdale 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Jim O'Toole 24
3 Don Drysdale 23
3 Whitey Ford 23
3 Ralph Terry 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 261
2 Camilo Pascual 216
3 Jim Bunning 201
4 Juan Pizarro 198
5 2 tied 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Lindy McDaniel 22
3 Dick Radatz 21
4 John Wyatt 20
5 2 tied 17