On This Day

Wednesday, September 25, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 55 .654 --
White Sox 91 67 .576 12.5
Twins 89 70 .560 15.0
Orioles 84 75 .528 20.0
Tigers 78 81 .491 26.0
Indians 76 82 .481 27.5
Red Sox 75 85 .469 29.5
Athletics 72 86 .456 31.5
Angels 70 90 .438 34.5
Senators 55 103 .348 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 60 .620 --
Cardinals 92 67 .579 6.5
Giants 85 73 .538 13.0
Phillies 84 74 .532 14.0
Reds 84 75 .528 14.5
Braves 83 76 .522 15.5
Cubs 80 79 .503 18.5
Pirates 73 85 .462 25.0
Colt .45's 63 95 .399 35.0
Mets 50 108 .316 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Ken Retzer 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Eddie Bressoud 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Eddie Bressoud 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Retzer 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Don Demeter 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Rod Kanehl 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 2.00
2 Jim Bouton 1.00
3 Mike McCormick 0.78
4 Ken Johnson 0.62
5 Ernie Broglio 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Ken Johnson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 8
2 Dean Chance 7
2 Mike McCormick 7
4 Ernie Broglio 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .323
2 Carl Yastrzemski .320
3 Dick Groat .320
4 Orlando Cepeda .319
5 Roberto Clemente .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Hank Aaron 43
2 Willie McCovey 43
4 Dick Stuart 42
5 Willie Mays 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 129
2 Dick Stuart 118
3 Ken Boyer 110
4 Bill White 109
5 Vada Pinson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 40
2 Maury Wills 37
3 Hank Aaron 30
4 Vada Pinson 27
5 Frank Robinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.88
2 Dick Ellsworth 2.14
3 Gary Peters 2.18
4 Bob Friend 2.34
5 Al Downing 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Whitey Ford 24
2 Juan Marichal 24
4 Jim Maloney 23
5 Warren Spahn 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 306
2 Jim Maloney 254
3 Don Drysdale 249
4 Juan Marichal 241
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .472
2 Orlando Cepeda .426
3 Willie Davis .412
4 Jerry Lumpe .404
5 Felix Mantilla .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Vada Pinson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Willie Mays 12
2 Dick Stuart 12
4 Johnny Callison 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
2 Ken Johnson 0.34
3 Ray Sadecki 0.42
4 Tom Sturdivant 0.47
5 John Tsitouris 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Ken Johnson 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Phil Regan 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 36
2 Sandy Koufax 30
2 Jim Maloney 30
4 Pedro Ramos 28
5 Camilo Pascual 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
3 Stu Miller 3
4 Ted Bowsfield 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .387
2 Willie Mays .385
3 Roy McMillan .359
4 Pete Runnels .354
5 Russ Nixon .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 Hank Aaron 10
4 Bob Allison 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Orlando Cepeda 28
3 Dick Stuart 25
4 Hank Aaron 23
5 Ken Boyer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Luis Aparicio 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.82
2 Tom Sturdivant 0.95
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.19
4 Ken Johnson 1.20
5 Ron Perranoski 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
1 Phil Regan 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 67
2 Juan Marichal 66
3 Jim Maloney 59
4 Dick Stigman 47
5 Camilo Pascual 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 8
2 Stu Miller 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
4 Bill Henry 5
4 Dick Radatz 5