On This Day

Saturday, April 20, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 6 3 .667 --
White Sox 5 3 .625 0.5
Red Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Athletics 6 4 .600 0.5
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.5
Angels 4 6 .400 2.5
Indians 3 5 .375 2.5
Senators 3 5 .375 2.5
Twins 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 3 .700 --
Pirates 6 3 .667 0.5
Braves 7 4 .636 0.5
Cardinals 6 4 .600 1.0
Cubs 5 5 .500 2.0
Phillies 5 5 .500 2.0
Dodgers 5 6 .455 2.5
Reds 3 5 .375 3.0
Colt .45's 4 7 .364 3.5
Mets 2 8 .200 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Hinton 4
1 Lee Thomas 4
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 Frank Howard 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommie Aaron 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Marv Breeding 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Nicholson 5
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Bobo Osborne 3
2 Roy Sievers 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Marv Breeding 1
2 Jim Davenport 1
2 Nelson Mathews 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.11
2 Dave McNally 1.00
3 Bob Buhl 0.75
4 Ray Sadecki 0.67
5 Al Jackson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 10
2 Dave McNally 9
3 Dave Morehead 7
4 Dean Chance 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Demeter .450
2 Frank Howard .447
3 Al Smith .424
4 Willie McCovey .417
5 Felipe Alou .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elston Howard 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Donn Clendenon 3
2 Don Demeter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Edwards 11
1 Lee Thomas 11
3 Bob Allison 10
3 Felipe Alou 10
3 Don Demeter 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Willie Davis 3
5 4 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 0.00
1 Bob Miller 0.00
1 Don Lee 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
5 Bob Buhl 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 3
2 Hank Aguirre 2
2 Jack Baldschun 2
2 Steve Barber 2
2 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 28
2 Jim Bunning 18
2 Don Drysdale 18
4 Dave Morehead 17
4 Juan Pizarro 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
1 John Wyatt 3
5 2 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .351
2 Tommy Davis .344
3 George Altman .332
4 Hank Aaron .331
5 Pete Runnels .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Willie Mays 48
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 142
2 Frank Robinson 141
3 Willie Mays 138
4 Hank Aaron 131
5 Harmon Killebrew 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 101
2 Willie Davis 35
3 Luis Aparicio 33
4 Chuck Hinton 29
5 Vada Pinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.05
2 Sandy Koufax 2.34
3 Don Drysdale 2.56
4 Bob Gibson 2.59
5 Warren Spahn 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 25
3 Ralph Terry 22
4 Bob Purkey 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 235
2 Sandy Koufax 221
3 Bob Gibson 211
4 Turk Farrell 206
5 Camilo Pascual 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 26
2 Dick Radatz 22
3 Stu Miller 20
4 Marshall Bridges 18
4 Ron Perranoski 18