On This Day

Sunday, June 16, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 23 .596 --
White Sox 37 26 .587 0.0
Red Sox 31 25 .554 2.5
Indians 31 27 .534 3.5
Orioles 33 29 .532 3.5
Twins 32 29 .525 4.0
Athletics 30 31 .492 6.0
Angels 32 34 .485 6.5
Tigers 24 36 .400 11.5
Senators 21 45 .318 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 27 .585 --
Cardinals 37 27 .578 0.5
Dodgers 36 27 .571 1.0
Reds 33 29 .532 3.5
Cubs 34 31 .523 4.0
Braves 30 32 .484 6.5
Pirates 29 33 .468 7.5
Phillies 29 34 .460 8.0
Colt .45's 27 38 .415 11.0
Mets 25 40 .385 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 6
2 George Altman 5
2 Dick Howser 5
2 Bill White 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roman Mejias 3
2 George Altman 1
2 Earl Battey 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie James 4
1 Roman Mejias 4
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
5 15 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Maye 2
1 Al Weis 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dean Chance 1.00
1 Don Nottebart 1.00
1 Ralph Terry 1.00
1 Nick Willhite 1.00
5 Bob Buhl 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Abernathy 1
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 16 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 9
1 Jim Maloney 9
3 Juan Pizarro 8
3 Curt Simmons 8
5 Al McBean 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Jim Duffalo 1
1 Dallas Green 1
1 Don Lee 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .349
2 Frank Malzone .349
3 Tommy Davis .339
4 Maury Wills .337
5 Dick Groat .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 18
2 Bob Allison 16
3 Al Kaline 15
3 Dick Stuart 15
3 Leon Wagner 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 49
1 Frank Robinson 49
3 Al Kaline 48
4 Bob Allison 47
5 Leon Wagner 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 20
2 Luis Aparicio 19
3 Vada Pinson 17
4 Maury Wills 15
5 Lou Brock 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.77
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.98
3 John Buzhardt 1.98
4 Jim O'Toole 2.00
5 Denny Lemaster 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 12
2 Steve Barber 10
2 Jim Maloney 10
2 Juan Marichal 10
5 5 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 110
2 Sandy Koufax 102
3 Jim Maloney 92
4 Camilo Pascual 86
5 2 tied 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 John Wyatt 9
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
4 Ted Abernathy 7
4 5 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .527
2 Frank Thomas .472
3 Al Kaline .463
4 Norm Siebern .449
5 George Altman .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 7
2 Ernie Banks 6
2 Dick Stuart 6
4 Jim King 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 18
2 Gordy Coleman 14
2 Frank Malzone 14
2 Vada Pinson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Vada Pinson 6
4 Dick Howser 5
4 Mack Jones 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.36
2 Claude Osteen 0.45
3 John Buzhardt 0.67
4 Jim O'Toole 0.76
5 Camilo Pascual 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 4
1 Juan Pizarro 4
3 John Buzhardt 3
3 Jack Kralick 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
1 Juan Pizarro 33
3 Dick Radatz 31
4 Bill Monbouquette 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 6
2 Julio Navarro 3
3 Bill Dailey 2
3 Dick Hall 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Adcock .403
2 Tommy Davis .389
3 Al Kaline .385
4 Albie Pearson .382
5 Vada Pinson .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 27
2 Frank Malzone 25
3 Bob Allison 24
4 Hank Aaron 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 14
2 Vada Pinson 12
3 Jake Wood 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.29
2 John Buzhardt 1.10
3 Bobby Bolin 1.27
4 Bob Friend 1.47
5 Jim O'Toole 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Monbouquette 6
1 Jim O'Toole 6
3 Jim Bouton 5
3 John Buzhardt 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 60
2 Jim Maloney 50
3 Sandy Koufax 48
4 Ray Culp 47
5 Bill Monbouquette 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 7
2 Julio Navarro 5
3 Bill Dailey 4
3 Dick Radatz 4
3 John Wyatt 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .352
2 Bill White .343
3 Frank Robinson .327
4 Maury Wills .323
5 Hank Aaron .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Frank Robinson 42
4 Bob Allison 40
4 Willie Mays 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 137
2 Hank Aaron 130
3 Bob Allison 125
4 Frank Howard 124
5 Tommy Davis 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 85
2 Vada Pinson 39
3 Luis Aparicio 37
4 Willie Davis 30
4 Chuck Hinton 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.85
2 Bob Friend 2.55
3 Denny Lemaster 2.55
4 Don Drysdale 2.67
5 Jim O'Toole 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Jim O'Toole 24
3 Don Drysdale 23
3 Ralph Terry 23
5 Whitey Ford 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 261
2 Camilo Pascual 216
3 Jim Bunning 204
4 Juan Pizarro 198
5 Jim Maloney 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Dick Radatz 22
3 Lindy McDaniel 21
4 John Wyatt 20
5 2 tied 17