On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 37 .641 --
White Sox 59 46 .562 8.0
Orioles 60 49 .550 9.0
Twins 57 49 .538 10.5
Red Sox 53 51 .510 13.5
Indians 53 55 .491 15.5
Angels 53 58 .477 17.0
Athletics 48 57 .457 19.0
Tigers 43 59 .422 22.5
Senators 37 68 .352 30.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 42 .604 --
Cardinals 60 47 .561 4.5
Giants 60 47 .561 4.5
Cubs 57 48 .543 6.5
Phillies 56 51 .523 8.5
Reds 57 52 .523 8.5
Braves 54 54 .500 11.0
Pirates 52 53 .495 11.5
Colt .45's 41 67 .380 24.0
Mets 33 73 .311 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Altman 3
1 Ellis Burton 3
1 Jimmie Schaffer 3
4 Tommy Harper 2
4 Gene Oliver 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Burton 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Steve Boros 1
2 Jimmie Schaffer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Schaffer 3
2 Ellis Burton 2
2 Larry Jackson 2
4 Hank Aaron 1
4 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 0.71
2 Joey Jay 0.50
3 Curt Simmons 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Curt Simmons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Joey Jay 5
3 Frank Funk 3
3 Claude Raymond 3
3 Curt Simmons 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .337
2 Roberto Clemente .332
3 Carl Yastrzemski .328
4 Tony Gonzalez .322
5 Tommy Davis .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 31
2 Hank Aaron 30
3 Bob Allison 24
3 Willie Mays 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 88
2 Bill White 76
3 Ron Santo 73
4 Ken Boyer 72
5 Willie McCovey 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 27
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 1.90
3 Gary Peters 2.04
4 Bob Friend 2.04
5 Larry Jackson 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 195
2 Don Drysdale 180
3 Jim Maloney 162
4 Juan Marichal 148
5 Jim Bunning 137

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .418
2 Dick Groat .415
3 Tony Gonzalez .397
3 Billy Williams .397
5 Roberto Clemente .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Mincher 8
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Don Lock 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Willie Mays 15
2 Don Mincher 15
4 Dick Stuart 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gonzalez 4
1 Dick McAuliffe 4
3 Albie Pearson 3
3 Tony Taylor 3
5 15 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.57
2 Gary Peters 0.67
3 Diego Segui 0.81
4 Orlando Pena 1.03
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Orlando Pena 3
1 Gary Peters 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 35
2 Don Drysdale 29
3 Jim Bouton 27
4 Sandy Koufax 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 3
1 Johnny Klippstein 3
1 Bobby Shantz 3
1 John Wyatt 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .375
2 Tony Gonzalez .359
3 Johnny Goryl .354
4 Tommy Harper .346
5 Dick Groat .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 13
2 Willie Mays 10
2 Don Mincher 10
4 Hank Aaron 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Willie McCovey 27
3 Roy Sievers 24
4 Don Mincher 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Julian Javier 6
2 Dick McAuliffe 6
2 Tommy McCraw 6
2 Al Weis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.36
2 Warren Spahn 1.09
3 Ron Perranoski 1.40
4 Juan Marichal 1.46
5 Gary Peters 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 58
2 Al Downing 56
3 Don Drysdale 54
3 Pedro Ramos 54
5 Gary Peters 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 9
2 Hal Reniff 6
2 Bob Shaw 6
4 Art Fowler 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .336
2 Tommy Davis .326
3 Carl Yastrzemski .318
4 Dick Groat .315
5 Roberto Clemente .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Willie McCovey 38
5 Bob Allison 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 125
2 Al Kaline 117
2 Frank Robinson 117
4 Willie Mays 109
4 Bill White 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 76
2 Luis Aparicio 41
3 Vada Pinson 36
4 Frank Robinson 30
5 Chuck Hinton 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 2.16
2 Sandy Koufax 2.26
3 Juan Marichal 2.45
4 Larry Jackson 2.46
5 Juan Pizarro 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 23
2 Juan Marichal 22
3 Jim Maloney 21
3 Bill Monbouquette 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 260
2 Jim Maloney 235
3 Sandy Koufax 202
4 Jim Bunning 198
4 Juan Marichal 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wyatt 25
2 Stu Miller 22
2 Dick Radatz 22
4 Ron Perranoski 21
5 Roy Face 20