On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	36	.640	--
White Sox	57	45	.559	8.0
Orioles	57	49	.538	10.0
Twins	55	48	.534	10.5
Red Sox	52	49	.515	12.5
Indians	51	53	.490	15.0
Angels	51	56	.477	16.5
Athletics	47	55	.461	18.0
Tigers	43	56	.434	20.5
Senators	36	66	.353	29.0

Games

Angels 5, Red Sox 0

Angels 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 3, Indians 0

Indians 12, Athletics 7

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Twins 5, Yankees 1

White Sox 4, Orioles 1

Yankees 3, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	41	.602	--
Cardinals	58	46	.558	4.5
Giants	58	46	.558	4.5
Cubs	55	47	.539	6.5
Reds	56	49	.533	7.0
Phillies	55	49	.529	7.5
Braves	52	52	.500	10.5
Pirates	50	52	.490	11.5
Colt .45's	41	65	.387	22.5
Mets	32	72	.308	30.5

Games

Colt .45's 8, Mets 2

Phillies 7, Dodgers 4

Reds 4, Braves 3

Braves 5, Reds 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cubs 5, Cardinals 1

Cubs 16, Cardinals 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wayne Causey	5
1	Vic Power	5
3	Lou Brock	4
3	Curt Flood	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Brock	2
1	Jimmie Schaffer	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	George Altman	1
3	28 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Brock	5
1	Jimmie Schaffer	5
3	John Romano	4
4	George Alusik	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Freese	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Julian Javier	1
1	Phil Linz	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orlando Pena	2.00
2	Jim Maloney	1.40
3	Don Drysdale	1.25
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.25
5	Ken Johnson	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	John Boozer	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	10
1	Dick Ellsworth	10
3	Jim Maloney	7
3	Bob Purkey	7
5	Jim Bunning	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Gladding	2
2	Art Fowler	1
2	Barry Latman	1
2	Julio Navarro	1
2	Dom Zanni	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
4	Tony Gonzalez	.324
5	Al Kaline	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	30
2	Hank Aaron	29
3	Harmon Killebrew	23
3	Willie Mays	23
5	Bob Allison	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	82
2	Bill White	73
3	Ken Boyer	71
4	Ron Santo	70
5	2 tied	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Vada Pinson	24
2	Frank Robinson	24
4	Maury Wills	23
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Ellsworth	1.86
2	Sandy Koufax	1.89
3	Bob Friend	1.97
4	Juan Marichal	2.04
5	Gary Peters	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	17
2	Whitey Ford	16
2	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Jim Maloney	16
5	Dick Ellsworth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	188
2	Don Drysdale	180
3	Jim Maloney	162
4	Juan Marichal	145
5	Jim Bunning	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	17
2	Lindy McDaniel	16
2	John Wyatt	16
4	Bill Dailey	15
5	Dick Radatz	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.484
2	Curt Flood	.438
2	Tony Gonzalez	.438
4	Harvey Kuenn	.422
5	Vada Pinson	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	9
2	Johnny Blanchard	6
2	Willie Mays	6
4	Ken Boyer	5
4	Johnny Callison	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Mincher	19
2	Ken Boyer	16
3	Johnny Blanchard	15
3	Dick Groat	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	5
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Tony Gonzalez	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	0.40
2	Gary Peters	0.50
3	Diego Segui	0.71
4	Steve Hamilton	0.75
4	Wilbur Wood	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	4
2	Dennis Bennett	3
2	Dick Ellsworth	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	35
2	Gary Peters	33
3	Al Downing	29
4	Jim Maloney	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Bob Shaw	4
1	John Wyatt	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Gonzalez	.364
2	Harvey Kuenn	.361
3	Dick Groat	.357
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.357
5	Wally Moon	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	15
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Don Mincher	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	Norm Cash	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	29
2	Hank Aaron	27
3	Willie Mays	24
3	Roy Sievers	24
5	Norm Cash	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Russ Snyder	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Julian Javier	7
2	Tommy McCraw	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.65
2	Stu Miller	1.07
3	Juan Marichal	1.08
4	Gary Peters	1.27
5	Dick Radatz	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Ellsworth	6
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Gary Peters	6
1	Johnny Podres	6
1	Dick Radatz	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	61
2	Sandy Koufax	59
3	Al Downing	58
4	Gary Peters	56
5	Juan Marichal	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	9
2	Al McBean	7
2	Hal Reniff	7
4	Bob Shaw	6
5	5 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.335
2	Tommy Davis	.331
3	Tony Gonzalez	.317
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.316
5	Dick Groat	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Willie McCovey	37
5	Al Kaline	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	123
2	Al Kaline	120
3	Frank Robinson	118
4	Harmon Killebrew	108
4	Bill White	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	77
2	Luis Aparicio	40
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Frank Robinson	31
5	Chuck Hinton	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	2.11
2	Sandy Koufax	2.27
3	Juan Marichal	2.43
4	Joe Nuxhall	2.45
5	Denny Lemaster	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Jim Maloney	21
3	Jack Sanford	21
3	Ralph Terry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	265
2	Jim Maloney	235
3	Jim Bunning	207
4	Sandy Koufax	195
4	Juan Marichal	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	25
2	Stu Miller	22
2	Dick Radatz	22
4	Ron Perranoski	21
5	2 tied	19