On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 17 .605 --
Orioles 30 20 .600 -0.5
White Sox 29 20 .592 0.0
Athletics 25 21 .543 2.5
Red Sox 23 22 .511 4.0
Twins 24 23 .511 4.0
Angels 24 27 .471 6.0
Indians 19 25 .432 7.5
Tigers 20 27 .426 8.0
Senators 17 35 .327 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 19 .620 --
Cardinals 30 22 .577 2.0
Dodgers 27 22 .551 3.5
Cubs 27 23 .540 4.0
Reds 24 23 .511 5.5
Pirates 24 24 .500 6.0
Phillies 23 27 .460 8.0
Braves 22 27 .449 8.5
Colt .45's 21 30 .412 10.5
Mets 20 32 .385 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Ward 5
2 Nellie Fox 4
2 Woodie Held 4
2 Don Lock 4
2 Frank Malzone 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Wayne Causey 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Bob Allison 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Ward 5
2 Willie Mays 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Joe Azcue 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Choo-Choo Coleman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Pizarro 1.50
2 Jack Kralick 1.33
3 Tracy Stallard 1.17
4 Jim Kaat 0.75
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Bearnarth 1
1 Dean Chance 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 10
2 Roger Craig 7
2 Art Mahaffey 7
2 Tracy Stallard 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Julio Navarro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wes Covington .351
2 Frank Malzone .343
3 Leon Wagner .343
4 Dick Groat .341
5 Wayne Causey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 16
2 Bob Allison 13
2 Leon Wagner 13
4 Felipe Alou 12
5 Ed Bailey 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 39
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Ken Boyer 38
2 Orlando Cepeda 38
2 Leon Wagner 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Frank Robinson 13
3 Lou Brock 12
4 Vada Pinson 11
4 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ellsworth 1.09
2 Denny Lemaster 1.33
3 Don Schwall 1.38
4 Sandy Koufax 1.49
5 Larry Jackson 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 9
2 Steve Barber 8
2 Juan Marichal 8
2 Billy O'Dell 8
5 9 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 78
2 Don Drysdale 77
3 Steve Barber 70
3 Jim Bunning 70
3 Camilo Pascual 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
2 John Wyatt 8
4 Roy Face 7
4 Stu Miller 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick McAuliffe .449
2 Gary Geiger .426
3 Albie Pearson .415
4 Tommy Davis .408
5 Rich Rollins .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Battey 6
2 Felipe Alou 5
2 Ed Bailey 5
2 Gary Geiger 5
2 Don Lock 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 16
2 Stan Musial 14
3 Felipe Alou 13
3 Bill White 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Jake Wood 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.48
2 Bob Shaw 0.60
3 Denny Lemaster 0.63
4 Bob Friend 0.85
5 Cal McLish 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cal McLish 4
2 Jim Bouton 3
2 Dick Ellsworth 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 26
1 Camilo Pascual 26
3 Ray Culp 25
3 Jim Maloney 25
5 Sandy Koufax 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Julio Navarro 3
1 John Wyatt 3
4 Ed Bauta 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Geiger .394
2 Frank Malzone .383
3 Roberto Clemente .377
4 Wes Covington .360
5 Billy Williams .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Bob Allison 8
2 Ed Bailey 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 27
2 Orlando Cepeda 24
2 Stan Musial 24
2 Dave Nicholson 24
2 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Vada Pinson 10
1 Frank Robinson 10
5 Jake Wood 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.55
2 Don Schwall 1.04
3 Denny Lemaster 1.04
4 Dick Ellsworth 1.08
5 Sandy Koufax 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 6
1 Billy O'Dell 6
3 Dick Ellsworth 5
3 Sandy Koufax 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 48
1 Camilo Pascual 48
3 Bob Bruce 47
3 Denny Lemaster 47
5 Sandy Koufax 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Jim Brosnan 6
3 Bobby Bolin 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .347
2 Bill White .339
3 Frank Robinson .332
4 Hank Aaron .324
5 Roberto Clemente .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 51
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Frank Robinson 41
5 Bob Allison 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 139
2 Hank Aaron 136
3 Willie Mays 126
4 Bob Allison 124
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 88
2 Luis Aparicio 36
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Chuck Hinton 31
5 Willie Davis 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.78
2 Denny Lemaster 2.27
3 Hank Aguirre 2.43
4 Bob Friend 2.69
5 Robin Roberts 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Don Drysdale 23
2 Ralph Terry 23
4 Billy O'Dell 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 244
2 Camilo Pascual 213
3 Jim Bunning 205
4 Turk Farrell 197
5 Bob Gibson 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 29
2 Lindy McDaniel 22
3 Dick Radatz 21
4 John Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 18