On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	31	.627	--
Red Sox	47	37	.560	5.5
White Sox	48	39	.552	6.0
Orioles	49	40	.551	6.0
Indians	45	40	.529	8.0
Twins	45	41	.523	8.5
Angels	41	48	.461	14.0
Athletics	36	47	.434	16.0
Tigers	36	48	.429	16.5
Senators	30	58	.341	24.5

Games

Tigers 7, White Sox 6

Yankees 4, Angels 3

Red Sox 3, Twins 2

Orioles 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	53	33	.616	--
Giants	49	39	.557	5.0
Cardinals	48	39	.552	5.5
Cubs	47	39	.547	6.0
Reds	47	42	.528	7.5
Braves	44	42	.512	9.0
Pirates	43	43	.500	10.0
Phillies	42	45	.483	11.5
Colt .45's	34	56	.378	21.0
Mets	29	58	.333	24.5

Games

Cubs 4, Reds 1

Dodgers 6, Mets 0

Pirates 2, Colt .45's 1

Cardinals 5, Braves 3

Phillies 7, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Rich Rollins	4
3	Jerry Adair	3
3	Bill Freehan	3
3	Ron Hansen	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	2
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Doug Camilli	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Bill Freehan	3
2	Roy Sievers	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Hubbs	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	3.25
2	Milt Pappas	1.20
3	Don Mossi	0.89
4	Bob Bruce	0.88
5	Ralph Terry	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
2	Don Mossi	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
4	Bob Bruce	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.334
2	Tommy Davis	.328
3	Leon Wagner	.327
4	Frank Malzone	.324
5	Ron Santo	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	26
2	Hank Aaron	25
3	Bob Allison	22
4	Leon Wagner	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	66
2	Ron Santo	62
2	Bill White	62
4	Bob Allison	59
4	Leon Wagner	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	24
2	Vada Pinson	23
3	Frank Robinson	21
4	Maury Wills	20
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	1.30
2	Sandy Koufax	1.63
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.88
4	Bob Friend	1.99
5	Larry Jackson	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	15
2	Whitey Ford	14
2	Jim Maloney	14
2	Juan Marichal	14
5	Jim O'Toole	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	163
2	Don Drysdale	145
3	Jim Maloney	134
4	Juan Marichal	123
5	Ray Culp	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	13
1	Stu Miller	13
3	Lindy McDaniel	12
3	John Wyatt	12
5	3 tied	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Bruton	.450
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.417
3	Rocky Colavito	.377
4	Bobby Richardson	.357
5	Johnny Goryl	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	11
2	Jimmie Hall	6
3	Norm Cash	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	19
2	Norm Cash	13
3	Rocky Colavito	12
4	Hank Aaron	11
4	4 others tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Russ Snyder	5
1	Al Weis	5
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.27
2	Johnny Podres	0.33
3	Don Cardwell	0.70
4	Whitey Ford	0.72
5	Stu Miller	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Don Cardwell	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Juan Marichal	33
3	Dick Ellsworth	32
4	Al Downing	29
5	Johnny Podres	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al McBean	5
1	Stu Miller	5
3	Hal Reniff	4
4	Bill Dailey	3
4	Ron Perranoski	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.438
2	Ron Santo	.367
3	Rocky Colavito	.346
4	Leon Wagner	.339
5	Bobby Richardson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	15
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Roger Maris	10
4	Jim King	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	30
2	Hank Aaron	24
2	Roger Maris	24
4	Ron Santo	23
4	Carl Yastrzemski	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	8
1	Vada Pinson	8
1	Jake Wood	8
4	Pete Rose	7
4	Al Weis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Al McBean	0.34
2	Sandy Koufax	1.20
3	Juan Marichal	1.31
4	Bob Shaw	1.31
5	Bill Dailey	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Whitey Ford	6
3	Tony Cloninger	5
3	Jim Maloney	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	71
2	Jim Maloney	51
3	Ray Culp	49
3	Juan Marichal	49
5	Al Downing	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	10
2	Hal Reniff	8
3	Al McBean	6
3	Stu Miller	6
3	2 others tied	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.344
2	Tommy Davis	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.317
4	Maury Wills	.316
5	Hank Aaron	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	49
2	Harmon Killebrew	48
3	Bob Allison	43
4	Willie Mays	40
5	Frank Robinson	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	123
2	Hank Aaron	122
3	Harmon Killebrew	117
3	Frank Robinson	117
5	Al Kaline	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	78
2	Luis Aparicio	40
2	Vada Pinson	40
4	Chuck Hinton	33
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	1.59
2	Bob Friend	2.04
3	Sandy Koufax	2.08
4	Joe Nuxhall	2.47
5	Jim O'Toole	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
1	Jack Sanford	24
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Don Drysdale	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	255
2	Jim Maloney	211
3	Jim Bunning	206
4	Juan Pizarro	195
5	Whitey Ford	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	22
2	Ron Perranoski	21
2	Dick Radatz	21
4	Roy Face	20
4	Stu Miller	20