On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	38	.638	--
White Sox	60	47	.561	8.0
Orioles	61	50	.550	9.0
Twins	59	49	.546	9.5
Red Sox	54	53	.505	14.0
Indians	53	57	.482	16.5
Angels	54	59	.478	17.0
Athletics	48	59	.449	20.0
Tigers	45	59	.433	21.5
Senators	39	69	.361	29.5

Games

Tigers 7, Indians 5

Twins 7, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

Angels 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	65	43	.602	--
Cardinals	62	47	.569	3.5
Giants	61	48	.560	4.5
Cubs	58	49	.542	6.5
Reds	58	53	.523	8.5
Phillies	56	53	.514	9.5
Braves	56	55	.505	10.5
Pirates	53	54	.495	11.5
Colt .45's	42	68	.382	24.0
Mets	34	75	.312	31.5

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 5

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Dodgers 2, Colt .45's 0

Braves 10, Mets 7

Cardinals 7, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
1	Dick Groat	4
1	Jim Piersall	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Blanchard	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Jimmie Hall	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
1	Eddie Mathews	3
1	Carl Sawatski	3
1	Frank Thomas	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.33
2	Al Downing	1.09
3	Cal McLish	1.00
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.00
5	Jack Sanford	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Jim Duckworth	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	12
2	Bill Monbouquette	7
2	Dick Stigman	7
4	Bob Bruce	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Bob Shaw	1
1	Bill Stafford	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.342
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
3	Roberto Clemente	.331
4	Tommy Davis	.328
5	Tony Gonzalez	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	32
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Willie Mays	26
4	Bob Allison	25
5	Harmon Killebrew	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	92
2	Bill White	77
3	Willie McCovey	73
3	Ron Santo	73
5	Ken Boyer	72

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	Sandy Koufax	1.81
2	Gary Peters	2.01
3	Juan Pizarro	2.03
4	Bob Friend	2.04
5	Larry Jackson	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Jim Maloney	17
2	Juan Marichal	17
4	Whitey Ford	16
5	Dick Ellsworth	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	199
2	Don Drysdale	182
3	Jim Maloney	173
4	Juan Marichal	148
5	Jim Bunning	141

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	Vic Power	.444
2	Jesse Gonder	.439
3	Dick Groat	.418
4	Curt Flood	.411
5	Billy Williams	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
1	Don Mincher	8
3	Johnny Blanchard	6
4	Billy Williams	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	19
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Don Mincher	15
4	Johnny Blanchard	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Dick McAuliffe	4
3	Donn Clendenon	3
3	Gary Geiger	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Brosnan	0.69
2	Juan Pizarro	0.73
3	Gary Peters	0.81
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.08
5	Jim Maloney	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Denny Lemaster	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	35
2	Al Downing	34
3	Jim Maloney	31
4	Sandy Koufax	29
5	Jim Bouton	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Shantz	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Bob Shaw	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.382
2	Jesse Gonder	.378
3	Roberto Clemente	.368
4	Harvey Kuenn	.359
5	Vic Power	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Willie McCovey	28
3	Don Mincher	24
3	Roy Sievers	24
5	Willie Mays	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Tommy McCraw	7
3	Julian Javier	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.38
2	Ron Perranoski	1.40
3	Juan Pizarro	1.42
4	Gary Peters	1.48
5	Johnny Podres	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Jim Maloney	5
1	Gary Peters	5
1	Johnny Podres	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	58
2	Jim Maloney	57
3	Sandy Koufax	53
4	Don Drysdale	51
5	Gary Peters	50

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	8
2	Ron Kline	6
2	Hal Reniff	6
2	Bob Shaw	6
5	3 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.340
2	Tommy Davis	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
4	Dick Groat	.315
5	Hank Aaron	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	Bob Allison	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	128
2	Al Kaline	115
2	Frank Robinson	115
4	Willie Mays	111
5	Harmon Killebrew	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Frank Robinson	30
5	Chuck Hinton	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.16
2	Bob Friend	2.20
3	Larry Jackson	2.43
4	Juan Marichal	2.45
5	Juan Pizarro	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Jim Maloney	22
1	Juan Marichal	22
4	Jack Sanford	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	262
2	Jim Maloney	246
3	Sandy Koufax	206
4	Jim Bunning	202
5	Juan Marichal	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	24
2	Stu Miller	22
3	Ron Perranoski	21
3	Dick Radatz	21
5	Roy Face	20