On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	46	.652	--
White Sox	74	58	.561	12.0
Twins	72	58	.554	13.0
Orioles	73	61	.545	14.0
Tigers	63	66	.488	21.5
Indians	64	71	.474	23.5
Red Sox	62	70	.470	24.0
Angels	60	74	.448	27.0
Athletics	58	73	.443	27.5
Senators	48	83	.366	37.5

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 3

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Tigers 2, Angels 1

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Orioles 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	53	.595	--
Giants	73	59	.553	5.5
Cardinals	72	60	.545	6.5
Phillies	72	61	.541	7.0
Braves	71	62	.534	8.0
Reds	71	65	.522	9.5
Pirates	67	63	.515	10.5
Cubs	67	64	.511	11.0
Colt .45's	49	84	.368	30.0
Mets	41	90	.313	37.0

Games

Phillies 8, Cubs 7

Braves 9, Colt .45's 1

Reds 9, Dodgers 5

Pirates 7, Mets 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy McCraw	5
1	Pete Ward	5
3	Nellie Fox	4
4	Johnny Callison	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Haller	2
1	Gene Oliver	2
3	Jerry Adair	1
3	Jackie Brandt	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Oliver	6
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Tommy McCraw	4
4	Roberto Clemente	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Hector Lopez	1
2	Denis Menke	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.43
2	Tony Cloninger	1.00
2	Whitey Ford	1.00
4	Jim Maloney	0.71
5	2 tied	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	10
2	Don Cardwell	7
2	Dean Chance	7
4	Tony Cloninger	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Joey Jay	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.330
2	Tommy Davis	.325
3	Roberto Clemente	.325
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
5	Al Kaline	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	112
2	Dick Stuart	94
3	Bill White	92
4	Al Kaline	90
5	Ken Boyer	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Maury Wills	28
3	Vada Pinson	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	Whitey Ford	19
1	Sandy Koufax	19
1	Jim Maloney	19
1	Juan Marichal	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	239
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Jim Maloney	200
4	Juan Marichal	182
5	Juan Pizarro	163

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	Tommy McCraw	.465
2	Willie Mays	.451
3	Jim Fregosi	.415
4	Albie Pearson	.415
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	6
1	Dick Stuart	6
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Max Alvis	4
3	12 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Hank Aaron	16
2	Gene Oliver	16
2	Dick Stuart	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.00
1	Don Mossi	0.00
3	Grover Powell	0.56
4	Gary Peters	0.60
5	Dick Hall	0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	29
2	Al Downing	28
3	Sandy Koufax	25
3	Stan Williams	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.407
2	Orlando Cepeda	.369
3	Jim Fregosi	.361
4	Lou Brock	.359
5	Ron Santo	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	13
2	Jimmie Hall	12
3	Willie Mays	9
4	Eddie Mathews	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Donn Clendenon	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave DeBusschere	0.64
2	Gary Peters	1.12
3	Bob Sadowski	1.15
4	Stan Williams	1.17
5	Jim Bouton	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Al Downing	48
3	Pedro Ramos	47
4	Dean Chance	45
4	Bob Gibson	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Ron Kline	5
2	Bobby Shantz	5
4	Jack Baldschun	4
4	6 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.336
2	Roberto Clemente	.320
3	Vada Pinson	.320
4	Tony Gonzalez	.317
5	Dick Groat	.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	132
2	Willie Mays	118
3	Al Kaline	115
4	Bill White	108
5	Vada Pinson	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	60
2	Luis Aparicio	39
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	30
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	23
2	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	236
4	Juan Marichal	204
5	Camilo Pascual	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	24
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Bill Dailey	20
3	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	John Wyatt	20