On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	46	.649	--
White Sox	72	58	.554	12.5
Twins	72	58	.554	12.5
Orioles	72	61	.541	14.0
Tigers	62	66	.484	21.5
Indians	64	69	.481	22.0
Red Sox	62	69	.473	23.0
Angels	60	73	.451	26.0
Athletics	58	72	.446	26.5
Senators	48	83	.366	37.0

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Angels 1

Yankees 5, Red Sox 0

Athletics 2, Orioles 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	52	.600	--
Cardinals	72	59	.550	6.5
Giants	72	59	.550	6.5
Phillies	71	61	.538	8.0
Braves	70	62	.530	9.0
Reds	70	65	.519	10.5
Cubs	67	63	.515	11.0
Pirates	66	63	.512	11.5
Colt .45's	49	83	.371	30.0
Mets	41	89	.315	37.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Braves 3, Colt .45's 2

Dodgers 3, Reds 2

Pirates 2, Mets 1

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Leo Cardenas	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Tommy McCraw	3
1	Bobby Richardson	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Yogi Berra	2
1	Don Demeter	2
1	Elston Howard	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Cam Carreon	1
1	Bob Sadowski	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Nottebart	1.00
2	Mudcat Grant	0.88
3	Bob Friend	0.75
4	Jim Bouton	0.67
4	4 others tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mudcat Grant	7
1	Don Nottebart	7
3	Bob Friend	6
3	Robin Roberts	6
3	Jack Sanford	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.331
2	Tommy Davis	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
4	Al Kaline	.321
5	Roberto Clemente	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Willie McCovey	34
3	Dick Stuart	33
4	Willie Mays	32
5	Harmon Killebrew	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	110
2	Dick Stuart	93
3	Bill White	92
4	Al Kaline	90
5	Ken Boyer	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Vada Pinson	26
2	Maury Wills	26
4	Frank Robinson	25
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.77
2	Sandy Koufax	1.96
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.03
4	Bob Friend	2.10
5	Larry Jackson	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
1	Juan Marichal	19
3	Steve Barber	18
3	Jim Bouton	18
3	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	239
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Jim Maloney	195
4	Juan Marichal	182
5	Gary Peters	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	20
2	Bill Dailey	19
3	Lindy McDaniel	18
3	Dick Radatz	18
5	John Wyatt	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.460
2	Tommy McCraw	.429
3	Jim Fregosi	.415
4	Albie Pearson	.405
5	Bill Bruton	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	6
2	Dick Stuart	5
2	Don Zimmer	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Johnny Blanchard	15
2	Dick Stuart	15
4	Hank Aaron	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	6
2	Jose Tartabull	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Curt Flood	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.00
2	Bob Miller	0.41
3	Grover Powell	0.56
4	Gary Peters	0.60
5	Dave DeBusschere	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Dennis Bennett	3
2	Jim Bouton	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	28
2	Mudcat Grant	26
3	Bob Gibson	25
3	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Stan Williams	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	3
2	Jack Baldschun	2
2	Roy Face	2
2	Fred Gladding	2
2	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.420
2	Lou Brock	.370
3	Al Spangler	.367
4	Orlando Cepeda	.366
5	Ron Santo	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	12
1	Dick Stuart	12
3	Willie Mays	10
4	Eddie Mathews	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Dick Stuart	29
4	Jimmie Hall	27
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Donn Clendenon	6
3	Tony Taylor	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave DeBusschere	0.64
2	Gary Peters	1.10
3	Bob Sadowski	1.15
4	Stan Williams	1.36
5	Chris Short	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	7
2	Gary Peters	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Don Drysdale	49
3	Al Downing	48
3	Pedro Ramos	48
5	Dick Ellsworth	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Fred Gladding	5
1	Ron Kline	5
1	Bobby Shantz	5
5	7 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.338
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.319
3	Vada Pinson	.319
4	Dick Groat	.317
5	Roberto Clemente	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
2	Willie Mays	43
4	Bob Allison	38
5	Willie McCovey	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
2	Al Kaline	118
2	Willie Mays	118
4	Bill White	108
5	Vada Pinson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	58
2	Luis Aparicio	39
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Frank Robinson	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.77
2	Bob Friend	2.15
3	Sandy Koufax	2.25
4	Larry Jackson	2.35
5	Dick Ellsworth	2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	264
2	Sandy Koufax	246
3	Jim Maloney	231
4	Juan Marichal	204
5	Camilo Pascual	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	24
2	Dick Radatz	22
3	Bill Dailey	20
3	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	John Wyatt	20