Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 29, 1963

On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	47	.647	--
White Sox	75	58	.564	11.0
Twins	74	58	.561	11.5
Orioles	73	61	.545	13.5
Tigers	64	66	.492	20.5
Red Sox	63	70	.474	23.0
Indians	64	72	.471	23.5
Angels	60	75	.444	27.0
Athletics	58	73	.443	27.0
Senators	48	85	.361	38.0

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Angels 1

Twins 14, Senators 2

Twins 10, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	53	.598	--
Giants	73	60	.549	6.5
Cardinals	72	60	.545	7.0
Phillies	72	62	.537	8.0
Braves	71	62	.534	8.5
Reds	71	65	.522	10.0
Cubs	68	64	.515	11.0
Pirates	67	64	.511	11.5
Colt .45's	49	84	.368	30.5
Mets	42	90	.318	37.0

Games

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Dodgers 11, Giants 1

Mets 7, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Allen	6
2	Jimmie Hall	5
3	Harmon Killebrew	4
3	Vic Power	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Bernie Allen	2
2	Jimmie Hall	2
2	Vic Power	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
2	Bernie Allen	4
2	Ron Fairly	4
2	Vic Power	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ron Hansen	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	Don Wert	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.75
2	Hank Aguirre	1.25
3	Gary Peters	1.14
4	Dwight Siebler	0.80
5	Don Rudolph	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Peters	8
2	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Don Rudolph	7
4	Hank Aguirre	5
4	John Boozer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Bearnarth	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.330
2	Tommy Davis	.327
3	Roberto Clemente	.324
4	Al Kaline	.323
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	112
2	Dick Stuart	96
3	Al Kaline	92
3	Bill White	92
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	1.78
2	Sandy Koufax	1.93
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.99
4	Bob Friend	2.10
5	Larry Jackson	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
2	Dick Ellsworth	19
2	Whitey Ford	19
2	Jim Maloney	19
2	Juan Marichal	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	246
2	Don Drysdale	219
3	Jim Maloney	200
4	Juan Marichal	182
5	Gary Peters	166

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	.489
2	Bernie Allen	.439
3	Albie Pearson	.425
4	Al Kaline	.415
5	Willie Mays	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	8
2	Dick Stuart	6
3	Frank Howard	5
4	Bob Allison	4
4	13 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Oliver	16
2	Norm Cash	15
2	Jimmie Hall	15
2	Willie Mays	15
5	2 tied	14

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	Dick Hall	0.66
5	Gary Peters	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	4
1	Gary Peters	4
3	Hank Aguirre	3
3	Jim Bouton	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
1	Gary Peters	32
3	Al Downing	28
3	Stan Williams	28
5	Lee Stange	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Ron Kline	3
3	Jack Baldschun	2
3	Fred Gladding	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.398
2	Tommy McCraw	.366
3	Orlando Cepeda	.359
4	Frank Howard	.357
5	Lou Brock	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	14
2	Dick Stuart	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	9
4	Eddie Mathews	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Hall	29
1	Dick Stuart	29
3	Hank Aaron	26
3	Willie Mays	26
5	Rocky Colavito	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Donn Clendenon	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave DeBusschere	0.64
2	Bob Sadowski	1.15
3	Gary Peters	1.24
4	Al Downing	1.28
5	Stan Williams	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
1	Gary Peters	6
4	Steve Barber	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Pedro Ramos	47
3	Al Downing	45
3	Bob Gibson	45
5	Chris Short	43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.336
2	Vada Pinson	.320
3	Roberto Clemente	.319
4	Tony Gonzalez	.317
5	Dick Groat	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	46
2	Hank Aaron	45
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Bob Allison	39
5	Willie McCovey	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	132
2	Al Kaline	117
2	Willie Mays	117
4	Vada Pinson	107
4	Bill White	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	59
2	Luis Aparicio	39
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.78
2	Bob Friend	2.15
3	Sandy Koufax	2.21
4	Larry Jackson	2.35
5	Dick Ellsworth	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Bill Monbouquette	22
2	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Dick Ellsworth	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	264
2	Sandy Koufax	253
3	Jim Maloney	236
4	Camilo Pascual	198
5	2 tied	196

Saves

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