On This Day

Wednesday, June 26, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 26 .612 --
White Sox 43 30 .589 1.0
Red Sox 39 29 .574 2.5
Twins 39 32 .549 4.0
Angels 39 37 .513 6.5
Indians 36 35 .507 7.0
Orioles 38 37 .507 7.0
Athletics 33 36 .478 9.0
Tigers 27 42 .391 15.0
Senators 22 53 .293 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 43 30 .589 --
Dodgers 42 30 .583 0.5
Giants 42 32 .568 1.5
Reds 40 33 .548 3.0
Cubs 39 34 .534 4.0
Braves 36 36 .500 6.5
Pirates 33 38 .465 9.0
Phillies 33 40 .452 10.0
Mets 29 45 .392 14.5
Colt .45's 28 47 .373 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Harkness 4
1 Frank Thomas 4
1 Leon Wagner 4
1 Carl Warwick 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
1 Eddie Bressoud 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 4
1 Tim Harkness 4
3 Russ Nixon 3
3 Frank Thomas 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Mudcat Grant 1
2 Al Luplow 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Maloney 1.38
2 Ken McBride 1.17
3 Dick Stigman 0.88
4 Mudcat Grant 0.78
5 Paul Foytack 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Galen Cisco 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Jack Lamabe 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 11
2 Mudcat Grant 7
2 Ken McBride 7
2 Dick Stigman 7
5 Dave Morehead 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 1
1 Julio Navarro 1
1 Hal Reniff 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Malzone .347
2 Leon Wagner .340
3 Tommy Davis .338
4 Dick Groat .334
5 Bill White .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 21
2 Bob Allison 19
3 Dick Stuart 17
4 Earl Battey 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 55
2 Bill White 54
3 Bob Allison 52
3 Ron Santo 52
5 Frank Robinson 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 21
2 Luis Aparicio 19
2 Vada Pinson 19
4 Maury Wills 18
5 Jake Wood 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.68
2 Denny Lemaster 1.79
3 Dick Ellsworth 1.95
4 Juan Pizarro 2.01
5 Larry Jackson 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 13
2 Sandy Koufax 12
2 Juan Marichal 12
4 Steve Barber 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 129
2 Don Drysdale 119
3 Jim Maloney 110
4 Ray Culp 100
5 Juan Pizarro 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 11
1 Dick Radatz 11
1 John Wyatt 11
4 Bill Dailey 10
4 2 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .479
2 Julian Javier .431
3 Ron Santo .431
4 Leon Wagner .407
5 Frank Thomas .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
1 Roger Maris 7
3 Don Demeter 6
3 Jim King 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 17
2 Frank Malzone 14
2 Vada Pinson 14
2 Dick Stuart 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 6
1 Jake Wood 6
3 Chuck Hinton 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al McBean 0.59
2 Hal Reniff 0.63
3 Jack Baldschun 0.69
4 Earl Wilson 0.76
5 Sandy Koufax 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Bill Monbouquette 4
3 Jim Bouton 3
3 John Buzhardt 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Juan Pizarro 29
3 Ray Culp 28
4 Jim Maloney 27
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 7
2 Dick Radatz 6
3 Julio Navarro 5
4 Hal Reniff 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Maury Wills .416
2 Ron Santo .390
3 Vada Pinson .372
4 Tommy Davis .369
4 Bill White .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 10
2 Bob Allison 9
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Dick Stuart 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 25
2 Ron Santo 24
3 Frank Malzone 23
3 Roger Maris 23
3 Bill White 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Robinson 13
2 Jake Wood 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Vada Pinson 9
5 Chuck Hinton 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Radatz 0.72
2 Camilo Pascual 0.90
3 Bill Dailey 0.98
4 Jack Kralick 1.04
5 Bobby Bolin 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
1 Juan Marichal 6
1 Ken McBride 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 69
2 Juan Pizarro 53
3 Dick Radatz 51
4 Don Drysdale 49
5 Jim Maloney 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Abernathy 8
1 Bill Dailey 8
1 Julio Navarro 8
4 Dick Radatz 7
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .352
2 Tommy Davis .345
3 Frank Robinson .325
4 Maury Wills .323
5 Mickey Mantle .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Bob Allison 42
4 Willie Mays 40
5 Frank Robinson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 131
2 Bob Allison 124
3 Hank Aaron 121
4 Harmon Killebrew 120
5 Frank Howard 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 83
2 Luis Aparicio 37
2 Vada Pinson 37
4 Chuck Hinton 34
5 Willie Davis 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.90
2 Bob Friend 2.34
3 Denny Lemaster 2.35
4 Jim O'Toole 2.51
5 Steve Barber 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 26
2 Jim O'Toole 24
3 Whitey Ford 23
4 Don Drysdale 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 257
2 Juan Pizarro 210
3 Jim Bunning 202
3 Camilo Pascual 202
5 Jim Maloney 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 24
2 Roy Face 23
3 John Wyatt 21
4 Lindy McDaniel 19
5 2 tied 18