On This Day

Monday, September 9, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	50	.655	--
White Sox	82	64	.562	13.5
Twins	81	64	.559	14.0
Orioles	77	69	.527	18.5
Tigers	71	73	.493	23.5
Red Sox	70	76	.479	25.5
Indians	70	77	.476	26.0
Athletics	66	78	.458	28.5
Angels	64	82	.438	31.5
Senators	51	94	.352	44.0

Games

White Sox 9, Orioles 4

Athletics 7, Yankees 6

Twins 7, Indians 4

Tigers 1, Senators 0

Tigers 10, Senators 7

Red Sox 5, Angels 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	57	.601	--
Cardinals	84	61	.579	3.0
Braves	80	65	.552	7.0
Giants	78	66	.542	8.5
Phillies	75	69	.521	11.5
Cubs	74	70	.514	12.5
Reds	76	72	.514	12.5
Pirates	69	74	.483	17.0
Colt .45's	53	91	.368	33.5
Mets	47	97	.326	39.5

Games

Braves 9, Reds 2

Braves 7, Reds 4

Mets 6, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Frank Bolling	4
1	Ty Cline	4
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Nellie Fox	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordy Coleman	2
1	Jimmie Hall	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Jimmie Hall	3
2	Tommy Harper	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tim Harkness	3
2	Dick Smith	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Luis Aparicio	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.00
1	Jim Perry	1.00
3	Bob Sadowski	0.71
4	Dennis Bennett	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	Gary Peters	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	7
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	2
2	Dick Radatz	1
2	Garry Roggenburk	1
2	Bobby Tiefenauer	1
2	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.328
2	Tommy Davis	.323
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.322
4	Hank Aaron	.321
5	Vada Pinson	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	39
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
2	Willie McCovey	37
2	Dick Stuart	37
5	Willie Mays	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	121
2	Dick Stuart	105
3	Ken Boyer	104
4	Bill White	101
5	2 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Maury Wills	31
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Frank Robinson	26
5	Hank Aaron	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.95
2	Sandy Koufax	1.98
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.09
4	Bob Friend	2.16
5	Al Downing	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	22
2	Whitey Ford	21
2	Jim Maloney	21
2	Juan Marichal	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	267
2	Don Drysdale	237
3	Jim Maloney	224
4	Juan Marichal	205
5	Gary Peters	179

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.429
2	Eddie Bressoud	.412
3	Max Alvis	.400
4	Manny Jimenez	.378
5	Rich Rollins	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
3	Bob Allison	7
3	Jimmie Hall	7
5	Hank Aaron	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	16
1	Orlando Cepeda	16
1	Harmon Killebrew	16
4	Hank Aaron	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Maury Wills	5
4	Denis Menke	4
4	Albie Pearson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Glen Hobbie	0.34
2	Bob Veale	0.59
3	Hal Reniff	0.63
4	Earl Francis	0.66
5	Joe Nuxhall	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	30
2	Jim Maloney	29
2	Dick Stigman	29
4	Sandy Koufax	28
5	Don Drysdale	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Ron Perranoski	3
2	John Wyatt	3
4	Larry Bearnarth	2
4	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.390
2	Tommy McCraw	.380
3	Willie Mays	.365
4	Max Alvis	.357
5	Orlando Cepeda	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	14
2	Dick Stuart	12
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	31
1	Dick Stuart	31
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Tommy Davis	27
5	Jimmie Hall	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Jose Tartabull	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Bill Bruton	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Grover Powell	0.99
2	Bob Miller	1.08
3	Whitey Ford	1.09
4	Curt Simmons	1.43
5	Hank Aguirre	1.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	7
1	Warren Spahn	7
3	Don Cardwell	5
3	Dick Ellsworth	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	57
2	Don Drysdale	49
2	Camilo Pascual	49
2	Gary Peters	49
5	Dick Ellsworth	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	7
2	Roy Face	5
2	Ron Kline	5
4	Terry Fox	4
4	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.331
2	Roberto Clemente	.320
3	Vada Pinson	.318
4	Dick Groat	.318
5	Hank Aaron	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Hank Aaron	47
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	136
2	Ken Boyer	114
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Al Kaline	111
5	Bill White	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	52
2	Luis Aparicio	43
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Frank Robinson	27
5	2 tied	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.95
2	Sandy Koufax	2.23
3	Bob Friend	2.30
4	Dick Ellsworth	2.31
5	Al Downing	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Whitey Ford	23
2	Bill Monbouquette	23
4	Sandy Koufax	22
4	Jim Maloney	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	274
2	Don Drysdale	273
3	Jim Maloney	248
4	Juan Marichal	212
5	Jim Bunning	201

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	25
2	Stu Miller	24
3	John Wyatt	23
4	Lindy McDaniel	21
5	Bill Dailey	20