On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	28	.622	--
Twins	44	32	.579	3.0
White Sox	45	34	.570	3.5
Red Sox	41	34	.547	5.5
Indians	40	37	.519	7.5
Orioles	42	39	.519	7.5
Angels	41	40	.506	8.5
Athletics	35	41	.461	12.0
Tigers	29	46	.387	17.5
Senators	24	56	.300	25.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 1

Twins 7, Tigers 4

Senators 7, Athletics 2

Yankees 3, White Sox 0

Orioles 4, Angels 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	45	32	.584	--
Cardinals	45	33	.577	0.5
Giants	45	34	.570	1.0
Reds	43	35	.551	2.5
Cubs	41	35	.539	3.5
Braves	38	39	.494	7.0
Pirates	38	40	.487	7.5
Phillies	36	43	.456	10.0
Colt .45's	30	50	.375	16.5
Mets	29	49	.372	16.5

Games

Cubs 4, Mets 1

Reds 6, Colt .45's 4

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Giants 1, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Freehan	3
1	Buck Rodgers	3
1	Pete Rose	3
1	Al Smith	3
5	31 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Lou Clinton	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gordy Coleman	3
1	Jimmie Hall	3
1	Al Spangler	3
4	Bob Allison	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Altman	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Bill Freehan	1
1	Howie Goss	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Downing	1.43
2	Dave Morehead	1.25
3	Curt Simmons	1.17
4	Don Drysdale	0.83
4	Juan Marichal	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	10
1	Juan Marichal	10
3	Dick Stigman	9
4	Curt Simmons	7
4	Tom Sturdivant	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Leon Wagner	.348
2	Frank Malzone	.339
3	Tommy Davis	.335
4	Dick Groat	.330
5	Bill White	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	22
2	Bob Allison	20
3	Leon Wagner	19
4	Willie McCovey	18
5	5 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	59
2	Leon Wagner	57
3	Bill White	56
4	Bob Allison	55
5	Ron Santo	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Robinson	21
2	Luis Aparicio	20
2	Vada Pinson	20
4	Maury Wills	19
5	2 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.95
2	Dick Ellsworth	1.99
3	Denny Lemaster	2.00
4	Al McBean	2.05
5	Bob Friend	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	13
1	Jim O'Toole	13
3	Steve Barber	12
3	Whitey Ford	12
3	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	137
2	Don Drysdale	131
3	Jim Maloney	116
4	Ray Culp	114
5	Juan Marichal	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	13
2	John Wyatt	12
3	Lindy McDaniel	11
3	Dick Radatz	11
5	3 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.462
2	Bob Johnson	.450
3	Ron Santo	.435
4	Rich Rollins	.422
5	Leon Wagner	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	7
3	Don Demeter	5
3	Jim Gentile	5
3	Willie McCovey	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Vada Pinson	13
2	Carl Yastrzemski	13
5	3 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	5
2	Russ Snyder	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
2	Maury Wills	4
2	Jake Wood	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.00
2	Bill Dailey	0.53
3	Al McBean	0.69
4	Tony Cloninger	0.78
5	Earl Wilson	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Culp	35
2	Juan Marichal	34
3	Barry Latman	32
4	Sandy Koufax	26
5	Al Downing	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	9
2	Al McBean	4
2	Dick Radatz	4
2	Hal Reniff	4
5	4 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.398
2	Ron Santo	.383
3	Maury Wills	.373
4	Rich Rollins	.371
5	Pete Ward	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
2	Willie McCovey	10
3	Al Kaline	9
3	Roger Maris	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vada Pinson	28
2	Frank Malzone	25
3	Gordy Coleman	23
3	Al Kaline	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	9
1	Frank Robinson	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Dailey	0.88
2	Dick Radatz	0.89
3	Earl Wilson	1.05
4	Juan Marichal	1.23
5	Jack Kralick	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Juan Pizarro	6
4	Sandy Koufax	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Ray Culp	57
3	Don Drysdale	54
3	Juan Pizarro	54
5	2 tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	11
2	Ted Abernathy	9
3	Julio Navarro	6
3	Dick Radatz	6
5	Hal Reniff	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.349
2	Tommy Davis	.346
3	Mickey Mantle	.325
4	Maury Wills	.320
5	Frank Robinson	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	49
2	Harmon Killebrew	48
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Bob Allison	42
5	Frank Robinson	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	127
2	Bob Allison	124
3	Hank Aaron	122
4	Harmon Killebrew	121
5	Frank Howard	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	81
2	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Vada Pinson	37
4	Chuck Hinton	35
5	2 tied	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	2.17
2	Sandy Koufax	2.25
3	Denny Lemaster	2.45
4	Joe Nuxhall	2.48
5	Ernie Broglio	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	26
2	Whitey Ford	23
2	Jim O'Toole	23
4	Warren Spahn	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	249
2	Jim Maloney	200
3	Juan Pizarro	197
4	Jim Bunning	196
5	Juan Marichal	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	23
2	Roy Face	22
2	John Wyatt	22
4	Lindy McDaniel	19
5	Ron Perranoski	18