On This Day

Saturday, August 24, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	45	.646	--
White Sox	70	57	.551	12.0
Twins	70	57	.551	12.0
Orioles	72	59	.550	12.0
Indians	63	67	.485	20.5
Red Sox	61	66	.480	21.0
Tigers	59	66	.472	22.0
Angels	60	71	.458	24.0
Athletics	57	70	.449	25.0
Senators	46	82	.359	36.5

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Angels 10, Senators 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Twins 1, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	51	.598	--
Cardinals	71	57	.555	5.5
Giants	71	57	.555	5.5
Phillies	70	60	.538	7.5
Braves	68	61	.527	9.0
Reds	68	64	.515	10.5
Pirates	65	62	.512	11.0
Cubs	65	63	.508	11.5
Colt .45's	48	81	.372	29.0
Mets	41	87	.320	35.5

Games

Mets 5, Cubs 0

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Giants 4, Reds 3

Pirates 7, Phillies 0

Colt .45's 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Allen	3
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Curt Flood	3
1	Jim Fregosi	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Bressoud	2
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Jimmie Hall	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Felix Torres	4
2	Al Kaline	3
2	Billy Moran	3
4	Max Alvis	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Flood	2
2	Duke Carmel	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Bobby Richardson	1
2	George Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal Brown	1.75
2	Whitey Ford	1.33
3	Cal Koonce	1.17
4	Chris Short	1.00
4	Ron Taylor	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Moe Drabowsky	8
1	Whitey Ford	8
3	Hal Brown	7
3	Cal Koonce	7
3	3 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Julio Navarro	1
1	Bob Shaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.331
2	Tommy Davis	.327
3	Roberto Clemente	.325
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.324
5	Vada Pinson	.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	Al Kaline	85

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	Whitey Ford	18
3	Jim Maloney	18

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	Felix Torres	.462
2	Al Kaline	.422
3	Gene Oliver	.409
4	Frank Howard	.400
5	Chuck Hiller	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	8
2	Jimmie Hall	7
3	Lou Clinton	5
3	Boog Powell	5
3	Don Zimmer	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	19
2	Tommy Davis	16
3	Johnny Blanchard	15
3	Ken Boyer	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.42
2	Hank Aguirre	0.50
3	Grover Powell	0.61
4	Gary Peters	0.62
5	Dave DeBusschere	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Dennis Bennett	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	28
2	Don Drysdale	27
2	Lee Stange	27
4	Chris Short	26
5	Bob Gibson	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Ron Kline	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
4	Jack Baldschun	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.398
2	Willie Mays	.377
3	Jim Fregosi	.358
4	Felix Torres	.353
5	Lou Brock	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	13
2	Jimmie Hall	11
3	Willie Mays	9
3	Boog Powell	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	31
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Hank Aaron	29
4	Roberto Clemente	26
4	2 others tied	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	Johnny Klippstein	0.70
2	Dave DeBusschere	1.09
3	Gary Peters	1.18
4	Stan Williams	1.29
5	Curt Simmons	1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Pedro Ramos	55
3	Don Drysdale	45
3	Bob Gibson	45
3	Chris Short	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	6
2	Jack Baldschun	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Dick Radatz	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.337
2	Roberto Clemente	.320
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.319
4	Tony Gonzalez	.317
5	Bill White	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Willie McCovey	37
5	Bob Allison	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
2	Al Kaline	113
2	Willie Mays	113
4	Bill White	111
5	Vada Pinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Luis Aparicio	42
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	27

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	Whitey Ford	22
2	Juan Marichal	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	197
5	Jim Bunning	194

Saves

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