On This Day

Saturday, September 21, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	101	55	.647	--
White Sox	89	66	.574	11.5
Twins	88	69	.561	13.5
Orioles	82	73	.529	18.5
Tigers	76	79	.490	24.5
Red Sox	74	83	.471	27.5
Indians	73	82	.471	27.5
Athletics	71	84	.458	29.5
Angels	70	86	.449	31.0
Senators	53	100	.346	46.5

Games

Twins 13, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 11, Twins 2

Angels 4, Indians 2

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 5, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	96	59	.619	--
Cardinals	91	65	.583	5.5
Giants	84	71	.542	12.0
Phillies	82	73	.529	14.0
Braves	82	74	.526	14.5
Reds	82	74	.526	14.5
Cubs	78	78	.500	18.5
Pirates	72	83	.465	24.0
Colt .45's	60	95	.387	36.0
Mets	50	105	.323	46.0

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 0

Phillies 4, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Mets 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Allen	4
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
1	Felix Mantilla	4
4	Don Buford	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Roman Mejias	2
3	George Banks	1
3	Yogi Berra	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roman Mejias	7
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
3	Willie Davis	4
4	Bernie Allen	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Bailey	1
1	Ed Kirkpatrick	1
1	Tony Kubek	1
1	Charlie Lau	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.33
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Denny McLain	0.73
4	Ralph Terry	0.67
5	Dean Chance	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Dallas Green	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Denny McLain	8
3	Dean Chance	5
4	Fritz Ackley	4
4	10 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Bearnarth	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.323
2	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
3	Dick Groat	.322
4	Roberto Clemente	.320
5	Orlando Cepeda	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	44
2	Hank Aaron	42
2	Dick Stuart	42
4	Willie McCovey	40
5	Willie Mays	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	127
2	Dick Stuart	115
3	Bill White	109
4	Ken Boyer	107
5	2 tied	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	40
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Vada Pinson	27
5	Frank Robinson	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.91
2	Gary Peters	2.04
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.14
4	Bob Friend	2.34
5	Juan Pizarro	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
1	Juan Marichal	24
3	Whitey Ford	23
4	Jim Maloney	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	298
2	Don Drysdale	245
3	Jim Maloney	240
4	Juan Marichal	232
5	Bob Gibson	190

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.446
2	Jerry Lumpe	.440
3	Felix Mantilla	.436
4	Willie Stargell	.410
5	Willie Mays	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
3	Dick Stuart	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	16
2	Vada Pinson	13
3	Hank Aaron	12
3	Orlando Cepeda	12
3	Willie Mays	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Willie Davis	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
4	Orlando Cepeda	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.00
1	Stu Miller	0.00
3	Ken Johnson	0.35
4	Jack Lamabe	0.53
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Ken Johnson	3
2	Phil Regan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	35
2	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Turk Farrell	30
3	Pedro Ramos	30
3	Chris Short	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Bill Henry	3
2	Stu Miller	3
2	Ron Perranoski	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.398
2	Curt Flood	.380
3	Willie Mays	.380
4	Jim Fregosi	.363
5	Albie Pearson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	16
2	Orlando Cepeda	13
3	Hank Aaron	10
3	Jimmie Hall	10
3	Dick Stuart	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
2	Orlando Cepeda	26
3	Willie Mays	24
3	Dick Stuart	24
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Hank Aaron	9
2	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Willie Davis	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.79
2	Jack Lamabe	1.15
3	Ken Johnson	1.23
4	Bob Miller	1.37
5	Bobby Tiefenauer	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Phil Regan	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	65
2	Juan Marichal	63
3	Pedro Ramos	52
4	Bob Gibson	49
5	Jim Maloney	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
2	Stu Miller	5
2	Dick Radatz	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	5 tied	4