On This Day

Sunday, August 4, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	39	.636	--
White Sox	61	47	.565	7.5
Orioles	62	51	.549	9.0
Twins	59	50	.541	10.0
Red Sox	54	54	.500	14.5
Indians	54	58	.482	16.5
Angels	54	60	.474	17.5
Athletics	49	59	.454	19.5
Tigers	46	60	.434	21.5
Senators	40	69	.367	29.0

Games

Tigers 2, Indians 0

Indians 3, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Twins 2

Senators 7, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Angels 1

Orioles 7, Yankees 2

Yankees 11, Orioles 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	66	43	.606	--
Giants	62	48	.564	4.5
Cardinals	62	49	.559	5.0
Cubs	58	50	.537	7.5
Reds	60	53	.531	8.0
Phillies	58	53	.523	9.0
Braves	57	55	.509	10.5
Pirates	53	56	.486	13.0
Colt .45's	42	69	.378	25.0
Mets	34	76	.309	32.5

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Pirates 2

Reds 4, Pirates 1

Dodgers 4, Colt .45's 0

Braves 2, Mets 1

Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Dick Groat	4
1	Tony Taylor	4
1	Tom Tresh	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim King	2
2	Bob Bailey	1
2	Steve Barber	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elston Howard	4
2	Jackie Brandt	3
2	Cam Carreon	3
2	Wes Covington	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Harper	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Lew Burdette	1
2	Jim Davenport	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hank Aguirre	1.33
2	Joe Gibbon	1.17
3	Mickey Lolich	1.14
4	Moe Drabowsky	0.80
4	Bob Gibson	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	8
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Mickey Lolich	8
4	Joe Gibbon	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	2
2	Gary Bell	1
2	Dick Hall	1
2	Ed Roebuck	1
2	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.344
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.331
4	Tommy Davis	.327
5	Tony Gonzalez	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	32
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Bob Allison	25
4	Harmon Killebrew	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	92
2	Bill White	78
3	Ron Santo	74
4	Willie McCovey	73
5	Ken Boyer	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Vada Pinson	24
2	Frank Robinson	24
2	Maury Wills	24
5	Chuck Hinton	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.81
2	Gary Peters	2.01
3	Juan Pizarro	2.03
4	Larry Jackson	2.06
5	Dick Ellsworth	2.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	18
2	Jim Maloney	17
2	Juan Marichal	17
4	Whitey Ford	16
5	2 tied	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	Jesse Gonder	.425
1	Vic Power	.425
3	Orlando Cepeda	.400
3	Curt Flood	.400
3	Dick Groat	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	8
2	Johnny Blanchard	6
2	Don Mincher	6
4	Jimmie Hall	5
4	Billy Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	19
2	Willie Mays	17
3	Frank Robinson	16
4	Vada Pinson	14
5	Billy Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Gonzalez	5
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
2	Tommy McCraw	4
2	Tony Taylor	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.00
2	Jim Brosnan	0.69
3	Juan Pizarro	0.73
4	Johnny Klippstein	1.06
5	Jim Maloney	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Denny Lemaster	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	37
2	Al Downing	34
3	Jim Maloney	31
4	Jim Bouton	29
5	Chris Short	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	4
1	Bobby Shantz	4
1	Bob Shaw	4
4	Jim Brosnan	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.386
2	Roberto Clemente	.384
3	Jesse Gonder	.376
4	Tony Gonzalez	.367
5	Jerry Lumpe	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	12
2	Willie Mays	11
3	Don Mincher	10
4	Johnny Blanchard	8
4	Harmon Killebrew	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	29
2	Willie McCovey	26
3	Roy Sievers	25
4	Willie Mays	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	7
2	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Julian Javier	6
4	Donn Clendenon	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.35
2	Gary Peters	1.17
3	Johnny Podres	1.35
4	Warren Spahn	1.38
5	Juan Pizarro	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Podres	6
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Jim Maloney	5
2	Gary Peters	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	8
2	Bob Shaw	7
3	Jack Baldschun	6
3	Hal Reniff	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.334
2	Tommy Davis	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
4	Dick Groat	.318
5	Roberto Clemente	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Bob Allison	38
4	Willie McCovey	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	128
2	Frank Robinson	116
3	Al Kaline	115
4	Willie Mays	111
5	Bill White	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	74
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.16
2	Bob Friend	2.25
3	Juan Pizarro	2.35
4	Juan Marichal	2.38
5	Larry Jackson	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Jim Maloney	22
1	Juan Marichal	22
4	Jack Sanford	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	256
2	Jim Maloney	246
3	Sandy Koufax	206
4	Jim Bunning	198
5	Juan Marichal	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	24
2	Stu Miller	22
3	Ron Perranoski	21
3	Dick Radatz	21
5	2 tied	19