On This Day

Thursday, April 25, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 9 5 .643 --
White Sox 7 4 .636 0.5
Athletics 9 6 .600 0.5
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.5
Red Sox 6 6 .500 2.0
Tigers 7 8 .467 2.5
Angels 7 8 .467 2.5
Indians 5 6 .455 2.5
Twins 6 9 .400 3.5
Senators 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Giants 10 6 .625 0.0
Pirates 8 5 .615 0.5
Dodgers 10 7 .588 0.5
Braves 9 8 .529 1.5
Phillies 7 7 .500 2.0
Cubs 7 9 .438 3.0
Mets 6 9 .400 3.5
Reds 5 8 .385 3.5
Colt .45's 5 12 .294 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Denis Menke 3
1 Coot Veal 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 2
2 Bob Aspromonte 1
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 4
2 Ed Bailey 3
2 Frank Thomas 3
4 Bob Aspromonte 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Ernie Fazio 1
2 Al Spangler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kralick 1.25
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.00
2 Bob Miller 1.00
4 Dave Wickersham 0.70
5 Roger Craig 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Jack Kralick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Miller 9
2 Steve Barber 7
2 Dave Wickersham 7
4 Bobby Bolin 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 John Pregenzer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Demeter .426
2 Johnny Edwards .404
3 Frank Howard .397
4 Dick Groat .381
5 Felipe Alou .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
2 Bob Allison 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Donn Clendenon 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 16
2 Bob Allison 15
3 Don Demeter 14
4 Ron Fairly 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Curt Flood 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Felipe Alou 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Cheney 0.00
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
3 Dave Morehead 0.57
4 Gary Bell 0.64
5 Ernie Broglio 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 4
2 Hank Aguirre 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Don Nottebart 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 33
2 Steve Barber 31
3 Jim Bunning 24
4 Larry Jackson 23
5 Hank Aguirre 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Stu Miller 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .353
2 Tommy Davis .343
3 George Altman .335
4 Hank Aaron .332
5 Mickey Mantle .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Hank Aaron 48
3 Harmon Killebrew 47
4 Frank Robinson 42
5 Leon Wagner 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 141
2 Willie Mays 138
3 Hank Aaron 135
3 Tommy Davis 135
5 Frank Howard 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 102
2 Willie Davis 34
3 Luis Aparicio 31
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 Vada Pinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.20
2 Sandy Koufax 2.27
3 Don Drysdale 2.66
4 Bob Gibson 2.67
5 Bob Purkey 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 234
2 Camilo Pascual 213
3 Turk Farrell 211
4 Sandy Koufax 208
5 Bob Gibson 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 26
2 Dick Radatz 21
3 Stu Miller 20
4 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Marshall Bridges 18