On This Day
Monday, August 12, 1963
Standings
American league
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yankees | 74 | 40 | .649 | -- |
White Sox | 66 | 50 | .569 | 9.0 |
Twins | 65 | 51 | .560 | 10.0 |
Orioles | 65 | 54 | .546 | 11.5 |
Indians | 57 | 61 | .483 | 19.0 |
Red Sox | 55 | 60 | .478 | 19.5 |
Athletics | 52 | 62 | .456 | 22.0 |
Angels | 54 | 66 | .450 | 23.0 |
Tigers | 51 | 63 | .447 | 23.0 |
Senators | 42 | 74 | .362 | 33.0 |
Games
National League
Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 69 | 46 | .600 | -- |
Giants | 66 | 51 | .564 | 4.0 |
Cardinals | 64 | 53 | .547 | 6.0 |
Reds | 64 | 56 | .533 | 7.5 |
Cubs | 61 | 54 | .530 | 8.0 |
Pirates | 60 | 57 | .513 | 10.0 |
Phillies | 61 | 58 | .513 | 10.0 |
Braves | 59 | 59 | .500 | 11.5 |
Colt .45's | 45 | 74 | .378 | 26.0 |
Mets | 38 | 79 | .325 | 32.0 |
Games
Daily Leaders
Hits
Rk | Player | H |
---|---|---|
1 | Al Spangler | 4 |
2 | Tony Taylor | 3 |
3 | Lou Clinton | 2 |
3 | Tony Gonzalez | 2 |
3 | 5 others tied | 2 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou Clinton | 2 |
2 | Johnny Callison | 1 |
2 | Jimmie Hall | 1 |
2 | Felix Mantilla | 1 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Lou Clinton | 4 |
2 | Johnny Callison | 2 |
2 | Jimmie Hall | 2 |
2 | Jerry Lynch | 2 |
5 | 8 tied | 1 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Tony Gonzalez | 2 |
1 | Lenny Green | 2 |
3 | Cookie Rojas | 1 |
3 | Tony Taylor | 1 |
Dominance
Rk | Player | DOM |
---|---|---|
1 | Chris Short | 0.89 |
2 | Turk Farrell | 0.50 |
3 | Jim Duffalo | 0.38 |
4 | Bob Friend | 0.30 |
5 | Bob Heffner | 0.29 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Friend | 1 |
1 | Bob Heffner | 1 |
1 | Chris Short | 1 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Chris Short | 8 |
2 | Jim Duffalo | 5 |
2 | Turk Farrell | 5 |
4 | Dick Radatz | 4 |
5 | Bob Friend | 3 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Roy Face | 1 |
1 | Dick Radatz | 1 |
Season Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Dick Groat | .343 |
2 | Carl Yastrzemski | .333 |
3 | Roberto Clemente | .333 |
4 | Tony Gonzalez | .320 |
5 | Tommy Davis | .319 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Willie McCovey | 33 |
2 | Hank Aaron | 31 |
3 | Willie Mays | 28 |
3 | Dick Stuart | 28 |
5 | Harmon Killebrew | 26 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Aaron | 96 |
2 | Bill White | 82 |
3 | Ron Santo | 78 |
3 | Dick Stuart | 78 |
5 | Al Kaline | 77 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Luis Aparicio | 28 |
2 | Vada Pinson | 25 |
2 | Maury Wills | 25 |
4 | Frank Robinson | 24 |
5 | Chuck Hinton | 20 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandy Koufax | 1.94 |
2 | Dick Ellsworth | 1.97 |
3 | Gary Peters | 1.99 |
4 | Bob Friend | 2.00 |
5 | Larry Jackson | 2.04 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandy Koufax | 18 |
1 | Juan Marichal | 18 |
3 | Whitey Ford | 17 |
3 | Jim Maloney | 17 |
5 | Dick Ellsworth | 16 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandy Koufax | 214 |
2 | Don Drysdale | 201 |
3 | Jim Maloney | 180 |
4 | Juan Marichal | 159 |
5 | Jim Bunning | 144 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Stu Miller | 19 |
2 | Bill Dailey | 18 |
3 | Lindy McDaniel | 16 |
3 | Dick Radatz | 16 |
3 | John Wyatt | 16 |
14 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Al Spangler | .429 |
2 | Orlando Cepeda | .400 |
3 | Tom Tresh | .396 |
4 | Willie Mays | .390 |
5 | Lou Brock | .386 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Dick Stuart | 7 |
2 | Jimmie Hall | 6 |
2 | Fred Whitfield | 6 |
4 | Willie Mays | 5 |
4 | Boog Powell | 5 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Rocky Colavito | 15 |
2 | Hank Aaron | 14 |
2 | Jimmie Hall | 14 |
2 | Eddie Mathews | 14 |
2 | 2 others tied | 14 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Donn Clendenon | 6 |
2 | Tony Gonzalez | 4 |
2 | Tommy Harper | 4 |
2 | Tony Taylor | 4 |
5 | 2 tied | 3 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Roy Face | 0.00 |
1 | Bill Dailey | 0.00 |
3 | Billy O'Dell | 0.50 |
4 | Dave DeBusschere | 0.64 |
5 | Jim Bouton | 0.92 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Bob Friend | 3 |
1 | Al McBean | 3 |
1 | Camilo Pascual | 3 |
1 | Robin Roberts | 3 |
1 | Tracy Stallard | 3 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Dean Chance | 28 |
2 | Sandy Koufax | 26 |
3 | Pedro Ramos | 25 |
4 | Tracy Stallard | 23 |
5 | Chris Short | 22 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Bobby Shantz | 4 |
2 | Bill Dailey | 3 |
2 | Roy Face | 3 |
2 | Terry Fox | 3 |
5 | 12 tied | 2 |
30 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Dick Groat | .420 |
2 | Roberto Clemente | .377 |
3 | Vic Power | .373 |
4 | Harvey Kuenn | .372 |
5 | Tony Gonzalez | .368 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Willie Mays | 12 |
1 | Don Mincher | 12 |
3 | Boog Powell | 9 |
3 | Dick Stuart | 9 |
5 | 5 tied | 8 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Aaron | 30 |
2 | Don Mincher | 28 |
3 | Willie Mays | 27 |
4 | Elston Howard | 25 |
5 | 3 tied | 24 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Donn Clendenon | 7 |
1 | Tony Gonzalez | 7 |
1 | Tommy McCraw | 7 |
4 | Tommy Harper | 6 |
5 | 5 tied | 5 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Gary Peters | 1.01 |
2 | Stan Williams | 1.04 |
3 | Juan Marichal | 1.53 |
3 | Dick Stigman | 1.53 |
5 | Paul Toth | 1.73 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Gary Peters | 6 |
2 | Camilo Pascual | 5 |
2 | Robin Roberts | 5 |
2 | Dick Stigman | 5 |
5 | 19 tied | 4 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Don Drysdale | 56 |
2 | Pedro Ramos | 52 |
3 | Sandy Koufax | 51 |
4 | Al Downing | 49 |
5 | 2 tied | 46 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Stu Miller | 6 |
1 | Bob Shaw | 6 |
3 | Jack Baldschun | 5 |
3 | Bill Dailey | 5 |
3 | 4 others tied | 5 |
365 Day Leaders
Batting Average
Rk | Player | Avg |
---|---|---|
1 | Carl Yastrzemski | .329 |
2 | Tommy Davis | .329 |
3 | Bill White | .324 |
4 | Dick Groat | .322 |
5 | Roberto Clemente | .316 |
Home Runs
Rk | Player | HR |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Aaron | 46 |
2 | Harmon Killebrew | 44 |
3 | Willie Mays | 42 |
4 | Bob Allison | 38 |
4 | Willie McCovey | 38 |
Runs Batted In
Rk | Player | RBI |
---|---|---|
1 | Hank Aaron | 127 |
2 | Al Kaline | 118 |
3 | Frank Robinson | 111 |
4 | Vada Pinson | 108 |
4 | Bill White | 108 |
Stolen Bases
Rk | Player | SB |
---|---|---|
1 | Maury Wills | 69 |
2 | Luis Aparicio | 40 |
3 | Vada Pinson | 35 |
4 | Chuck Hinton | 30 |
5 | Frank Robinson | 28 |
ERA
Rk | Player | ERA |
---|---|---|
1 | Gary Peters | 1.99 |
2 | Bob Friend | 2.06 |
3 | Larry Jackson | 2.22 |
4 | Sandy Koufax | 2.26 |
5 | Juan Marichal | 2.35 |
Wins
Rk | Player | W |
---|---|---|
1 | Whitey Ford | 22 |
1 | Juan Marichal | 22 |
3 | Bob Friend | 20 |
3 | Ray Herbert | 20 |
3 | 4 others tied | 20 |
Strikeouts
Rk | Player | SO |
---|---|---|
1 | Don Drysdale | 264 |
2 | Jim Maloney | 238 |
3 | Sandy Koufax | 221 |
4 | Juan Marichal | 201 |
5 | Jim Bunning | 194 |
Saves
Rk | Player | Sv |
---|---|---|
1 | Stu Miller | 23 |
2 | Dick Radatz | 22 |
2 | John Wyatt | 22 |
4 | Roy Face | 20 |
5 | Bill Dailey | 19 |