On This Day

Friday, September 6, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	93	49	.655	--
Twins	79	62	.560	13.5
White Sox	79	63	.556	14.0
Orioles	77	66	.538	16.5
Tigers	69	71	.493	23.0
Indians	68	76	.472	26.0
Red Sox	67	76	.469	26.5
Angels	64	79	.448	29.5
Athletics	63	78	.447	29.5
Senators	51	90	.362	41.5

Games

Orioles 4, Red Sox 2

Twins 9, White Sox 8

Senators 7, Indians 2

Orioles 6, Red Sox 4

Angels 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	55	.610	--
Cardinals	81	61	.570	5.5
Braves	76	65	.539	10.0
Giants	76	66	.535	10.5
Phillies	75	66	.532	11.0
Cubs	74	67	.525	12.0
Reds	75	69	.521	12.5
Pirates	69	72	.489	17.0
Colt .45's	51	91	.359	35.5
Mets	45	96	.319	41.0

Games

Mets 5, Reds 4

Cubs 3, Colt .45's 0

Dodgers 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1

Braves 5, Phillies 0

Pirates 5, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Schofield	5
2	Boog Powell	4
2	Bill Virdon	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Nicholson	4
1	Dick Stuart	4
3	Earl Battey	3
3	Jackie Brandt	3
3	Milt Pappas	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Charles	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Larry Brown	1
2	Bill Freehan	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shaw	1.75
2	Mike McCormick	0.80
3	Bennie Daniels	0.75
4	Sandy Koufax	0.73
5	Hank Aguirre	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	8
1	Mike McCormick	8
3	Bob Shaw	7
4	Bennie Daniels	6
4	Glen Hobbie	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.328
2	Hank Aaron	.322
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
4	Tommy Davis	.322
5	Vada Pinson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	37
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
1	Dick Stuart	37
4	Willie McCovey	36
5	Willie Mays	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	115
2	Dick Stuart	104
3	Ken Boyer	101
4	Bill White	98
5	Al Kaline	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Maury Wills	30
3	Vada Pinson	26
3	Frank Robinson	26
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.84
2	Sandy Koufax	1.98
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.09
4	Bob Friend	2.11
5	Al Downing	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Whitey Ford	21
3	Dick Ellsworth	20
3	Jim Maloney	20
3	Juan Marichal	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	267
2	Don Drysdale	234
3	Jim Maloney	213
4	Juan Marichal	197
5	Gary Peters	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	22
2	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Dick Radatz	20
4	Bill Dailey	19
5	John Wyatt	18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.426
2	Eddie Bressoud	.404
3	Jim Fregosi	.393
4	Albie Pearson	.392
5	Hank Aaron	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Jimmie Hall	7
3	Bob Allison	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	17
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
3	Norm Cash	15
3	Al Kaline	15
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Bobby Richardson	4
2	Maury Wills	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.00
2	Bob Veale	0.40
3	Bob Shaw	0.59
4	Glen Hobbie	0.61
5	Earl Francis	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Jim Bouton	3
3	Dick Ellsworth	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Bob Gibson	28
3	Bobby Bolin	25
3	Gary Peters	25
5	Whitey Ford	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Gladding	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
4	Ron Kline	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Fregosi	.381
2	Tommy McCraw	.380
3	Ron Santo	.374
4	Orlando Cepeda	.366
5	Curt Flood	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	14
2	Jimmie Hall	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
4	Frank Howard	9
5	Don Lock	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	34
2	Ken Boyer	28
3	Tommy Davis	27
4	Norm Cash	26
4	Norm Siebern	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Jose Tartabull	8
3	Bill Bruton	7
4	Jim Gilliam	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	0.92
2	Grover Powell	0.99
3	Whitey Ford	1.09
4	Al Downing	1.29
5	Bob Miller	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	7
2	Camilo Pascual	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
4	Jim Bouton	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	68
2	Camilo Pascual	50
3	Gary Peters	49
4	Bob Gibson	47
5	Don Drysdale	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Ron Kline	5
1	Dick Radatz	5
4	Fred Gladding	4
4	6 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.330
2	Roberto Clemente	.320
3	Vada Pinson	.318
4	Al Kaline	.315
5	Hank Aaron	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Hank Aaron	46
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Bob Allison	38
4	Willie McCovey	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	131
2	Al Kaline	114
3	Ken Boyer	113
4	Willie Mays	111
5	Bill White	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	58
2	Luis Aparicio	42
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Chuck Hinton	29
5	Frank Robinson	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.84
2	Sandy Koufax	2.23
3	Bob Friend	2.26
4	Dick Ellsworth	2.31
5	Camilo Pascual	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Bill Monbouquette	23
2	Warren Spahn	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	274
2	Don Drysdale	272
3	Jim Maloney	237
4	Juan Marichal	204
5	Camilo Pascual	203

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	26
2	Dick Radatz	23
3	Lindy McDaniel	21
3	John Wyatt	21
5	Bill Dailey	20