On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	23	.582	--
White Sox	35	26	.574	0.0
Orioles	33	27	.550	1.5
Twins	32	27	.542	2.0
Red Sox	29	25	.537	2.5
Indians	29	27	.518	3.5
Athletics	30	29	.508	4.0
Angels	30	34	.469	6.5
Tigers	24	34	.414	9.5
Senators	21	43	.328	15.5

Games

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Indians 4, Senators 0

Angels 9, Twins 6

Yankees 9, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	37	26	.587	--
Cardinals	36	26	.581	0.5
Dodgers	35	26	.574	1.0
Cubs	33	30	.524	4.0
Reds	31	29	.517	4.5
Braves	29	31	.483	6.5
Pirates	28	32	.467	7.5
Phillies	28	33	.459	8.0
Colt .45's	26	37	.413	11.0
Mets	25	38	.397	12.0

Games

Mets 4, Reds 1

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Giants 1, Colt .45's 0

Braves 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Hershberger	3
1	Lee Maye	3
1	Billy Moran	3
1	Floyd Robinson	3
1	Rich Rollins	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Battey	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Hank Foiles	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hector Lopez	4
2	Hank Foiles	3
2	Tom Tresh	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	Floyd Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pedro Ramos	7.00
2	Juan Marichal	2.50
3	Dick Drott	1.17
4	Bennie Daniels	1.00
5	Don Drysdale	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	9
2	Tony Cloninger	8
3	Dick Drott	7
3	Pedro Ramos	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Julio Navarro	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.353
2	Frank Malzone	.343
3	Tommy Davis	.343
4	Dick Groat	.341
5	Wes Covington	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Bob Allison	16
3	Al Kaline	15
3	Leon Wagner	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	48
2	Hank Aaron	47
2	Bob Allison	47
4	Leon Wagner	46
5	Frank Robinson	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	19
1	Frank Robinson	19
3	Vada Pinson	16
4	Maury Wills	15
5	Lou Brock	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.77
2	Denny Lemaster	1.94
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.98
4	Jim O'Toole	2.08
5	John Buzhardt	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim O'Toole	11
2	Steve Barber	10
2	Juan Marichal	10
4	Sandy Koufax	9
4	4 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	110
2	Sandy Koufax	102
3	Camilo Pascual	86
4	Steve Barber	84
5	Jim Maloney	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	10
2	John Wyatt	9
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
4	Ted Abernathy	7
4	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Maury Wills	.532
2	Al Kaline	.460
3	Norm Siebern	.422
4	Albie Pearson	.407
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Willie McCovey	5
3	Dick Stuart	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	18
2	Bob Allison	13
2	Ernie Banks	13
4	Gordy Coleman	12
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Mack Jones	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
2	Claude Osteen	0.45
3	John Buzhardt	0.50
4	Jim Roland	0.56
5	Jim O'Toole	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Jack Kralick	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Don Drysdale	33
3	Dick Radatz	27
4	Juan Pizarro	25
5	Bob Friend	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	6
2	Bill Dailey	2
2	Dick Hall	2
2	Bill Henry	2
2	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.396
2	Joe Adcock	.391
3	Charlie Dees	.391
4	Tommy Davis	.385
5	Vada Pinson	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
1	Al Kaline	10
3	Earl Battey	9
3	Harmon Killebrew	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	27
2	Bob Allison	24
3	Hank Aaron	22
3	Joe Adcock	22
3	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Vada Pinson	11
3	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	Jake Wood	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
2	Bobby Bolin	0.99
3	Hal Woodeshick	1.01
4	Bob Friend	1.47
5	Camilo Pascual	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	5
1	Ray Culp	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bob Friend	5
1	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	60
2	Ray Culp	49
3	Sandy Koufax	48
4	Denny Lemaster	42
4	Camilo Pascual	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Abernathy	7
2	Bill Dailey	4
2	Dick Hall	4
2	Julio Navarro	4
2	John Wyatt	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.351
2	Bill White	.340
3	Frank Robinson	.329
4	Hank Aaron	.327
5	Maury Wills	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	51
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Frank Robinson	42
4	Bob Allison	40
4	Willie Mays	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	134
2	Hank Aaron	133
3	Bob Allison	125
4	Frank Howard	124
5	Harmon Killebrew	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	85
2	Vada Pinson	38
3	Luis Aparicio	37
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Willie Davis	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.85
2	Denny Lemaster	2.50
3	Bob Friend	2.55
4	Hank Aguirre	2.66
5	Don Drysdale	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Don Drysdale	23
2	Jim O'Toole	23
4	Whitey Ford	22
4	Ralph Terry	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	267
2	Camilo Pascual	217
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Juan Pizarro	190
5	Tom Cheney	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Dick Radatz	21
4	John Wyatt	20
5	2 tied	17