On This Day

Friday, August 23, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	45	.643	--
White Sox	70	56	.556	11.0
Orioles	72	58	.554	11.0
Twins	69	57	.548	12.0
Red Sox	61	65	.484	20.0
Indians	62	67	.481	20.5
Tigers	58	66	.468	22.0
Angels	59	71	.454	24.0
Athletics	57	69	.452	24.0
Senators	46	81	.362	35.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Tigers 17, Athletics 2

Tigers 6, Athletics 2

Angels 17, Senators 0

Orioles 14, Twins 4

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Orioles 6, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	50	.603	--
Cardinals	71	56	.559	5.5
Giants	70	57	.551	6.5
Phillies	70	59	.543	7.5
Braves	67	61	.523	10.0
Reds	68	63	.519	10.5
Cubs	65	62	.512	11.5
Pirates	64	62	.508	12.0
Colt .45's	47	81	.367	30.0
Mets	40	87	.315	36.5

Games

Cubs 6, Mets 5

Braves 6, Dodgers 1

Giants 11, Reds 3

Cardinals 4, Colt .45's 1

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick McAuliffe	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Jackie Brandt	4
2	Norm Cash	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
1	Russ Snyder	2
1	Billy Williams	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	23 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Billy Williams	5
3	Billy Moran	4
3	Russ Snyder	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Curt Flood	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.00
1	Pedro Ramos	2.00
3	Ken McBride	1.00
4	Earl Wilson	0.88
5	Dennis Bennett	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	14
2	Bob Gibson	12
3	Dick Radatz	7
3	Earl Wilson	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.333
2	Tommy Davis	.330
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.325
4	Vada Pinson	.324
5	Roberto Clemente	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	34
2	Hank Aaron	33
2	Dick Stuart	33
4	Willie Mays	30
5	Harmon Killebrew	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	106
2	Dick Stuart	93
3	Bill White	91
4	Ken Boyer	88
5	Vada Pinson	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Maury Wills	26
3	Vada Pinson	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	Chuck Hinton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.84
2	Sandy Koufax	2.00
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.07
4	Larry Jackson	2.17
5	Bob Friend	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
1	Juan Marichal	19
3	Steve Barber	18
3	Jim Maloney	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	233
2	Don Drysdale	215
3	Jim Maloney	195
4	Juan Marichal	175
5	2 tied	153

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	20
2	Bill Dailey	18
2	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Dick Radatz	18
5	John Wyatt	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Howard	.412
2	Lou Brock	.407
3	Gene Oliver	.400
4	Vada Pinson	.397
5	Tommy Davis	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	9
2	Jimmie Hall	6
3	Lou Clinton	5
3	Boog Powell	5
3	Don Zimmer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	21
2	Tommy Davis	16
3	Johnny Blanchard	15
3	Ken Boyer	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Tartabull	7
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Lee Maye	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	0.00
2	Dick Donovan	0.45
3	Bob Miller	0.56
4	Grover Powell	0.61
5	Gary Peters	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	Dennis Bennett	3
1	Jim Bouton	3
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	31
2	Pedro Ramos	28
3	Don Drysdale	27
4	Dick Ellsworth	23
4	2 others tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Dick Hall	3
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	Al Worthington	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.370
2	Willie Mays	.366
3	Lou Brock	.351
4	Hank Aaron	.348
4	Tommy Davis	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	14
2	Jimmie Hall	11
3	Willie Mays	9
3	Boog Powell	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	33
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Willie Mays	29
4	Jimmie Hall	26
4	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Tony Gonzalez	6
3	Tommy Harper	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave DeBusschere	1.09
2	Gary Peters	1.16
3	Stan Williams	1.29
4	Curt Simmons	1.88
5	Bob Sadowski	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	6
1	Gary Peters	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Dennis Bennett	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	60
2	Sandy Koufax	57
3	Don Drysdale	53
4	Dick Ellsworth	45
4	Bob Gibson	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	6
1	Ron Kline	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Dick Radatz	5
3	Bobby Shantz	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.337
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.319
3	Bill White	.319
4	Tony Gonzalez	.318
5	Vada Pinson	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Bob Allison	37
4	Willie McCovey	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
2	Al Kaline	112
2	Willie Mays	112
4	Bill White	111
5	Vada Pinson	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	63
2	Luis Aparicio	42
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.84
2	Bob Friend	2.25
3	Sandy Koufax	2.29
4	Larry Jackson	2.31
5	Dick Ellsworth	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	22
2	Whitey Ford	21
2	Bill Monbouquette	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
2	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	268
2	Sandy Koufax	240
3	Jim Maloney	237
4	Juan Marichal	203
5	Camilo Pascual	196

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	24
2	Dick Radatz	23
3	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	John Wyatt	20
5	Bill Dailey	19