On This Day

Tuesday, September 10, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 51 .651 --
Twins 82 64 .562 13.0
White Sox 82 65 .558 13.5
Orioles 78 69 .531 17.5
Tigers 72 74 .493 23.0
Red Sox 70 77 .476 25.5
Indians 70 78 .473 26.0
Athletics 67 78 .462 27.5
Angels 65 82 .442 30.5
Senators 52 95 .354 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 57 .604 --
Cardinals 85 61 .582 3.0
Braves 80 66 .548 8.0
Giants 78 67 .538 9.5
Phillies 76 69 .524 11.5
Reds 77 72 .517 12.5
Cubs 74 71 .510 13.5
Pirates 69 75 .479 18.0
Colt .45's 53 92 .366 34.5
Mets 48 97 .331 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Cash 5
1 Bubba Phillips 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Johnny Callison 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Bob Allison 2
3 Bill Bruton 1
3 Johnny Callison 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Billy Moran 4
3 Johnny Callison 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gates Brown 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Dick Smith 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.50
2 Chris Short 1.33
3 Carl Willey 0.67
4 Frank Baumann 0.57
5 Bob Gibson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerry Arrigo 1
1 Bob Duliba 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 9
2 Chris Short 8
3 John Tsitouris 7
4 Bob Gibson 5
4 Harvey Haddix 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Gladding 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 John Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .330
2 Hank Aaron .324
3 Tommy Davis .323
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Carl Yastrzemski .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 41
2 Willie McCovey 38
2 Dick Stuart 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
5 Bob Allison 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Dick Stuart 106
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 Sandy Koufax 1.94
2 Gary Peters 1.95
3 Dick Ellsworth 2.09
4 Bob Friend 2.16
5 Al Downing 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Whitey Ford 21
2 Jim Maloney 21
2 Juan Marichal 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 276
2 Don Drysdale 237
3 Jim Maloney 224
4 Juan Marichal 205
5 Gary Peters 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 23
2 Dick Radatz 22
3 John Wyatt 21
4 Lindy McDaniel 20
5 Bill Dailey 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .435
2 Eddie Bressoud .412
3 Max Alvis .397
4 Manny Jimenez .378
5 Bobby Del Greco .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
2 Rocky Colavito 16
3 Hank Aaron 15
3 Ken Boyer 15
3 Tim McCarver 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Veale 0.59
2 Hal Reniff 0.63
3 Earl Francis 0.66
4 Ken Johnson 0.75
5 Joe Nuxhall 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 Bob Gibson 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Jim Maloney 29
3 Juan Marichal 23
4 Ray Culp 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 4
1 John Wyatt 4
3 Bill Henry 3
3 Stu Miller 3
3 Ron Perranoski 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .398
2 Jim Fregosi .376
3 Tommy McCraw .375
4 Albie Pearson .362
5 Max Alvis .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Hall 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Dick Stuart 11
4 Hank Aaron 10
4 Bob Allison 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 30
2 Ken Boyer 29
3 Hank Aaron 28
4 Norm Cash 26
4 Tommy Davis 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Bill Bruton 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Jose Tartabull 6
3 Maury Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grover Powell 0.99
2 Whitey Ford 1.08
2 Bob Miller 1.08
4 Lee Stange 1.23
5 Curt Simmons 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Peters 7
1 Warren Spahn 7
3 Dick Ellsworth 5
3 Bob Gibson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 66
2 Camilo Pascual 49
2 Gary Peters 49
4 Dick Ellsworth 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 7
2 Stu Miller 5
2 John Wyatt 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .333
2 Roberto Clemente .323
3 Hank Aaron .320
4 Vada Pinson .319
5 Dick Groat .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 48
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Willie McCovey 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 137
2 Ken Boyer 113
3 Willie Mays 111
4 Bill White 109
5 Al Kaline 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 49
2 Luis Aparicio 42
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Frank Robinson 27
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.95
2 Sandy Koufax 2.20
3 Bob Friend 2.24
4 Dick Ellsworth 2.31
5 Warren Spahn 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 283
2 Don Drysdale 273
3 Jim Maloney 248
4 Juan Marichal 212
5 Camilo Pascual 200

Saves

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