On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 23 .596 --
White Sox 37 26 .587 0.0
Red Sox 31 26 .544 3.0
Indians 32 27 .542 3.0
Orioles 34 29 .540 3.0
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 46 .313 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 38 27 .585 --
Dodgers 37 27 .578 0.5
Giants 38 28 .576 0.5
Reds 33 30 .524 4.0
Cubs 34 31 .523 4.0
Pirates 30 33 .476 7.0
Braves 30 33 .476 7.0
Phillies 30 34 .469 7.5
Colt .45's 27 38 .415 11.0
Mets 25 41 .379 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Curt Flood 3
1 Minnie Minoso 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Joe Gaines 3
2 Roy Sievers 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Alvis 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Kralick 1.20
2 Sandy Koufax 1.12
3 Ryne Duren 0.89
4 Mike McCormick 0.50
5 3 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 9
2 Ryne Duren 8
3 Tony Cloninger 6
3 Jack Kralick 6
5 Mike McCormick 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .349
2 Frank Malzone .342
3 Dick Groat .337
4 Tommy Davis .337
5 Maury Wills .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 19
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 51
2 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 1.63
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 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Jim Maloney 10
2 Juan Marichal 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 111
2 Don Drysdale 110
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 6 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .500
2 Norm Siebern .455
3 Al Kaline .451
4 Frank Thomas .436
5 Vada Pinson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Al Kaline 6
3 Jim King 5
3 Willie Kirkland 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 15
1 Vada Pinson 15
3 Gordy Coleman 14
3 Frank Malzone 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Vada Pinson 6
4 Dick Howser 5
4 Mack Jones 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim O'Toole 0.33
2 Dick Radatz 0.40
3 Claude Osteen 0.45
4 John Buzhardt 0.67
4 Juan Marichal 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 John Buzhardt 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Jack Kralick 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
1 Sandy Koufax 33
3 Dick Radatz 30
4 Juan Pizarro 27
5 Jim Maloney 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .419
2 Tommy Davis .398
3 Albie Pearson .398
4 Al Kaline .385
5 Vada Pinson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Battey 10
1 Al Kaline 10
3 Hank Aaron 8
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 27
2 Hank Aaron 25
2 Frank Malzone 25
4 Frank Robinson 23
4 Ron Santo 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 0.30
2 John Buzhardt 1.10
3 Bobby Bolin 1.11
4 Bob Friend 1.47
5 Jack Kralick 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Kralick 6
1 Bill Monbouquette 6
1 Jim O'Toole 6
4 John Buzhardt 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 60
2 Sandy Koufax 57
3 Jim Maloney 50
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 .353
2 Bill White .343
3 Frank Robinson .327
4 Maury Wills .324
5 Hank Aaron .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 51
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 136
2 Hank Aaron 132
3 Bob Allison 125
4 Frank Howard 124
5 Tommy Davis 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 85
2 Vada Pinson 38
3 Luis Aparicio 37
4 Chuck Hinton 30
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.76
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 201
4 Juan Pizarro 198
5 2 tied 190

Saves

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