On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	40	.640	--
White Sox	63	48	.568	8.0
Twins	62	50	.554	9.5
Orioles	63	53	.543	10.5
Indians	56	59	.487	17.0
Red Sox	54	57	.486	17.0
Angels	54	63	.462	20.0
Athletics	50	61	.450	21.0
Tigers	49	60	.450	21.0
Senators	41	72	.363	31.0

Games

Tigers 6, Red Sox 5

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Twins 3, Angels 0

Yankees 3, Senators 1

Indians 2, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	44	.607	--
Giants	63	50	.558	5.5
Cardinals	63	51	.553	6.0
Cubs	59	52	.532	8.5
Reds	62	55	.530	8.5
Phillies	60	55	.522	9.5
Pirates	56	56	.500	12.0
Braves	57	58	.496	12.5
Colt .45's	44	70	.386	25.0
Mets	36	77	.319	32.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4

Pirates 1, Braves 0

Mets 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Alusik	3
1	Duke Carmel	3
1	Cam Carreon	3
1	Gary Geiger	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gary Geiger	2
1	Ron Santo	2
3	Duke Carmel	1
3	Norm Cash	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	3
1	Gary Geiger	3
1	Roy Sievers	3
4	Dick Bertell	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Azcue	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	1.67
2	Bob Buhl	1.00
2	Bob Sadowski	1.00
4	Steve Barber	0.73
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	Alan Koch	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	8
2	Bob Sadowski	7
3	Dick Donovan	5
3	Phil Regan	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.333
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.333
4	Tony Gonzalez	.321
5	Tommy Davis	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Harmon Killebrew	26
5	Bob Allison	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	93
2	Bill White	80
3	Ron Santo	76
4	Al Kaline	75
5	Willie McCovey	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Vada Pinson	25
3	Frank Robinson	24
3	Maury Wills	24
5	Chuck Hinton	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.77
2	Dick Ellsworth	2.01
3	Bob Friend	2.03
4	Gary Peters	2.07
5	Juan Pizarro	2.10

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	210
2	Don Drysdale	188
3	Jim Maloney	180
4	Juan Marichal	153
5	Jim Bunning	144

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	18
2	Bill Dailey	17
3	Lindy McDaniel	16
3	John Wyatt	16
5	Dick Radatz	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jesse Gonder	.452
2	Vic Power	.418
3	Orlando Cepeda	.400
3	Al Spangler	.400
5	Willie Mays	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Fred Whitfield	6
3	Gary Geiger	5
4	Jimmie Hall	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
1	Frank Robinson	16
3	Willie Mays	15
4	Rocky Colavito	13
4	Vada Pinson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	6
2	Tommy Harper	5
3	Tony Gonzalez	4
3	Tony Taylor	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Brosnan	0.00
2	Jack Baldschun	0.73
3	Jim Duffalo	0.92
4	Stan Williams	1.06
5	Billy O'Dell	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Camilo Pascual	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Al Downing	27
2	Pedro Ramos	27
4	Dean Chance	25
4	Jim Maloney	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Jack Baldschun	3
3	Fred Gladding	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.387
2	Tony Gonzalez	.382
3	Roberto Clemente	.364
4	Curt Flood	.362
5	Harvey Kuenn	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Willie McCovey	11
3	Don Mincher	10
4	Harmon Killebrew	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	30
2	Roy Sievers	28
3	Willie Mays	25
4	Don Mincher	24
5	Elston Howard	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	7
2	Donn Clendenon	6
2	Tommy Harper	6
4	Tony Gonzalez	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.70
2	Stan Williams	1.04
3	Gary Peters	1.35
4	Dennis Bennett	1.38
5	Jim Duffalo	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	6
2	Johnny Podres	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	Dick Stigman	5
2	Ralph Terry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Jim Maloney	59
3	Don Drysdale	50
4	Al Downing	47
5	Pedro Ramos	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	7
1	Bob Shaw	7
3	Jack Baldschun	6
4	Jim Brosnan	5
4	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
2	Tommy Davis	.328
3	Bill White	.326
4	Dick Groat	.320
5	Roberto Clemente	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	Bob Allison	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Al Kaline	116
3	Frank Robinson	114
4	Bill White	108
5	Willie Mays	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	70
2	Luis Aparicio	40
3	Vada Pinson	37
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	2.07
2	Sandy Koufax	2.11
3	Bob Friend	2.18
4	Juan Pizarro	2.41
5	Juan Marichal	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
2	Jim Maloney	21
2	Juan Marichal	21
4	Bill Monbouquette	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	258
2	Jim Maloney	246
3	Sandy Koufax	217
4	Jim Bunning	199
5	Juan Marichal	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	23
2	John Wyatt	22
3	Dick Radatz	21
4	Jim Brosnan	19
4	2 others tied	19