On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 25 .615 --
White Sox 42 29 .592 1.0
Red Sox 36 29 .554 4.0
Twins 37 32 .536 5.0
Indians 36 32 .529 5.5
Orioles 37 35 .514 6.5
Angels 37 36 .507 7.0
Athletics 32 36 .471 9.5
Tigers 27 40 .403 14.0
Senators 22 52 .297 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 30 .583 --
Cardinals 41 30 .577 0.5
Dodgers 40 30 .571 1.0
Reds 40 31 .563 1.5
Cubs 38 33 .535 3.5
Braves 35 35 .500 6.0
Pirates 33 36 .478 7.5
Phillies 31 40 .437 10.5
Mets 28 44 .389 14.0
Colt .45's 27 46 .370 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Johnson 4
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Willie Kirkland 3
4 Bob Allison 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Lou Clinton 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cam Carreon 3
1 Lou Clinton 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Gary Geiger 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick McAuliffe 2
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Lenny Green 1
2 Bubba Phillips 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.17
2 Claude Osteen 0.86
3 Bob Heffner 0.80
4 Denny Lemaster 0.75
5 Al Downing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Art Fowler 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Heffner 8
2 Don Drysdale 7
3 Jim Kaat 6
3 Denny Lemaster 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 1
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Malzone .345
2 Roberto Clemente .335
3 Dick Groat .335
4 Leon Wagner .333
5 Tommy Davis .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 21
2 Bob Allison 17
2 Dick Stuart 17
4 Ernie Banks 15
4 4 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 54
2 Bill White 52
3 Frank Robinson 51
4 Bob Allison 50
4 Ron Santo 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 21
2 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Vada Pinson 19
4 Maury Wills 18
5 Jake Wood 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.73
2 Denny Lemaster 1.79
3 Jim O'Toole 1.94
4 Dick Ellsworth 1.95
5 Jim Bouton 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 13
2 Juan Marichal 12
3 Steve Barber 11
3 Sandy Koufax 11
3 Jim Maloney 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 120
2 Don Drysdale 119
3 Ray Culp 100
4 Jim Maloney 99
5 Denny Lemaster 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 11
1 John Wyatt 11
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 10
4 Bill Dailey 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .491
2 Ron Santo .444
3 Roberto Clemente .412
4 Maury Wills .403
5 Julian Javier .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Kirkland 7
1 Dick Stuart 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 6
3 Jim King 6
3 Roger Maris 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 18
2 Johnny Edwards 15
2 Roger Maris 15
4 Willie Kirkland 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Wood 7
2 Frank Robinson 6
3 Vada Pinson 5
4 Chuck Hinton 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nick Willhite 0.60
2 Al McBean 0.63
3 Pedro Ramos 0.67
4 Jim O'Toole 0.69
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 4
2 Jim Bouton 3
2 John Buzhardt 3
2 Sandy Koufax 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Culp 35
2 Barry Latman 33
3 Al Downing 28
3 Sandy Koufax 28
3 2 others tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 6
2 Ted Abernathy 4
2 Julio Navarro 4
2 Dick Radatz 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .429
2 Roberto Clemente .396
3 Ron Santo .395
4 Albie Pearson .386
5 Tommy Davis .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Dick Stuart 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Malzone 25
2 Vada Pinson 24
2 Ron Santo 24
4 Al Kaline 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 14
2 Vada Pinson 12
2 Jake Wood 12
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.53
2 Camilo Pascual 0.69
3 Bill Dailey 0.98
4 Jack Kralick 1.04
5 Bobby Bolin 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
1 Jim O'Toole 6
3 Jim Bouton 5
3 John Buzhardt 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 60
2 Ray Culp 58
3 Don Drysdale 54
4 Juan Pizarro 44
4 Dick Radatz 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 8
1 Bill Dailey 8
3 Julio Navarro 7
4 Dick Radatz 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .349
2 Bill White .349
3 Frank Robinson .327
4 Maury Wills .325
5 Roberto Clemente .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 47
3 Frank Robinson 41
4 Bob Allison 40
4 Willie Mays 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 135
2 Hank Aaron 123
3 Bob Allison 122
4 Frank Howard 121
5 Harmon Killebrew 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 83
2 Luis Aparicio 37
2 Vada Pinson 37
4 Chuck Hinton 33
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.95
2 Bob Friend 2.32
3 Denny Lemaster 2.35
4 Jim O'Toole 2.41
5 Ernie Broglio 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Jim O'Toole 25
3 Whitey Ford 23
4 Don Drysdale 22
4 4 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 257
2 Camilo Pascual 202
3 Jim Bunning 201
4 Juan Pizarro 199
5 Tom Cheney 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 23
2 Dick Radatz 22
2 John Wyatt 22
4 Lindy McDaniel 21
5 2 tied 18