On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	47	.652	--
White Sox	76	59	.563	12.0
Twins	75	59	.560	12.5
Orioles	73	63	.537	15.5
Tigers	65	67	.492	21.5
Red Sox	64	71	.474	24.0
Indians	65	73	.471	24.5
Angels	61	76	.445	28.0
Athletics	59	74	.444	28.0
Senators	49	86	.363	39.0

Games

Yankees 5, Orioles 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Tigers 9, Indians 8

Athletics 7, Angels 0

White Sox 2, Twins 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	54	.597	--
Cardinals	74	60	.552	6.0
Giants	74	61	.548	6.5
Braves	73	62	.541	7.5
Phillies	72	64	.529	9.0
Reds	73	65	.529	9.0
Cubs	69	65	.515	11.0
Pirates	67	66	.504	12.5
Colt .45's	50	85	.370	30.5
Mets	42	92	.313	38.0

Games

Cubs 6, Colt .45's 5

Giants 4, Dodgers 3

Braves 4, Mets 3

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Cardinals 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felipe Alou	4
2	Ken Boyer	3
2	Jimmie Hall	3
2	Tommy Harper	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Freehan	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Frank Bolling	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ellis Burton	4
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Mike de la Hoz	3
2	Norm Siebern	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gino Cimoli	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Felix Mantilla	1
1	Lee Maye	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ernie Broglio	1.00
1	Bob Miller	1.00
3	Carl Willey	0.88
4	Jim O'Toole	0.75
4	Bob Turley	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Fred Gladding	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Miller	8
2	Ernie Broglio	7
2	Carl Willey	7
4	Bob Turley	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Hal Reniff	1
1	Dom Zanni	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.330
2	Tommy Davis	.322
3	Vada Pinson	.321
4	Roberto Clemente	.320
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	112
2	Dick Stuart	96
3	Ken Boyer	95
4	Bill White	93
5	Al Kaline	92

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Maury Wills	30
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	2.13
5	Al Downing	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	20
2	Jim Bouton	19
2	Dick Ellsworth	19
2	Whitey Ford	19
2	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	246
2	Don Drysdale	228
3	Jim Maloney	200
4	Juan Marichal	188
5	Gary Peters	166

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy McCraw	.451
2	Ron Santo	.415
3	Bernie Allen	.400
3	Orlando Cepeda	.400
5	Eddie Bressoud	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
2	Dick Stuart	5
2	Don Zimmer	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	16
2	Norm Siebern	15
3	Willie Mays	14
4	Max Alvis	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	4
1	Jose Tartabull	4
1	Maury Wills	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.00
1	Grover Powell	0.00
3	Bob Miller	0.41
4	Dick Hall	0.63
5	Jim O'Toole	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	4
1	Gary Peters	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
4	Don Cardwell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	32
1	Sandy Koufax	32
1	Gary Peters	32
4	Juan Marichal	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Bob Shaw	3
3	Fred Gladding	2
3	Dick Hall	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.403
2	Willie Mays	.387
3	Orlando Cepeda	.379
4	Lou Brock	.368
5	Tommy McCraw	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	13
2	Dick Stuart	12
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
4	Frank Howard	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	27
1	Jimmie Hall	27
1	Willie Mays	27
4	Dick Stuart	26
5	Hank Aaron	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
1	Maury Wills	7
4	Tommy Harper	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Sadowski	1.15
2	Al Downing	1.23
3	Gary Peters	1.24
4	Bob Miller	1.30
5	Stan Williams	1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Camilo Pascual	50
3	Al Downing	49
4	Don Drysdale	48
5	Bob Gibson	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Ron Kline	5
1	Bob Shaw	5
4	Jack Baldschun	4
4	6 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.332
2	Vada Pinson	.321
3	Dick Groat	.318
4	Roberto Clemente	.318
5	Maury Wills	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	47
2	Hank Aaron	44
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Bob Allison	39
5	Willie McCovey	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	131
2	Al Kaline	117
2	Willie Mays	117
4	Ken Boyer	109
5	Bill White	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	61
2	Luis Aparicio	39
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.78
2	Bob Friend	2.21
3	Sandy Koufax	2.21
4	Dick Ellsworth	2.37
5	Camilo Pascual	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Bill Monbouquette	22
2	Camilo Pascual	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	271
2	Sandy Koufax	253
3	Jim Maloney	236
4	Camilo Pascual	205
5	Juan Marichal	202

Saves

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