On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	34	.618	--
White Sox	51	41	.554	5.5
Red Sox	50	41	.549	6.0
Twins	50	42	.543	6.5
Orioles	52	44	.542	6.5
Indians	46	47	.495	11.0
Angels	46	50	.479	12.5
Athletics	40	51	.440	16.0
Tigers	37	51	.420	17.5
Senators	33	59	.359	23.5

Games

Orioles 8, Tigers 6

Red Sox 10, Athletics 6

Twins 9, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	35	.624	--
Cubs	51	41	.554	6.5
Cardinals	51	43	.543	7.5
Giants	51	44	.537	8.0
Reds	50	45	.526	9.0
Pirates	47	46	.505	11.0
Braves	47	46	.505	11.0
Phillies	47	47	.500	11.5
Colt .45's	36	61	.371	24.0
Mets	32	62	.340	26.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Giants 6, Mets 5

Dodgers 10, Pirates 5

Reds 6, Cardinals 3

Phillies 5, Colt .45's 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Williams	4
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Donn Clendenon	3
2	Tom Haller	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Siebern	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	Don Demeter	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rich Rollins	5
2	Gene Freese	4
2	Maury Wills	4
4	Ed Bailey	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Tommy Harper	1
1	Ken Hubbs	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Johnson	1.00
2	John Boozer	0.80
3	Tony Cloninger	0.67
3	Earl Francis	0.67
5	Jim Duffalo	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Boozer	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Johnson	7
2	Tony Cloninger	6
3	Jim Duffalo	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Brunet	1
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Jim Owens	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.333
2	Tommy Davis	.331
3	Dick Groat	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.326
5	Frank Malzone	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	29
2	Hank Aaron	26
3	Bob Allison	22
4	Harmon Killebrew	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	72
2	Ron Santo	67
3	Bill White	66
4	Willie McCovey	63
5	Ken Boyer	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	25
2	Vada Pinson	24
3	Frank Robinson	22
3	Maury Wills	22
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.65
2	Dick Ellsworth	1.80
3	Bob Friend	1.94
4	Larry Jackson	2.11
5	Jim O'Toole	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Juan Marichal	15
3	Whitey Ford	14
3	Jim Maloney	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	170
2	Don Drysdale	151
3	Jim Maloney	142
4	Juan Marichal	132
5	2 tied	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	16
2	Bill Dailey	15
2	Stu Miller	15
4	Dick Radatz	13
4	John Wyatt	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jerry Lumpe	.429
2	Roberto Clemente	.381
3	Chuck Hinton	.380
4	Willie McCovey	.373
5	Johnny Edwards	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	10
2	George Alusik	5
2	Rich Rollins	5
4	Johnny Callison	4
4	8 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	18
2	Roy Sievers	14
3	Don Demeter	13
3	Carl Yastrzemski	13
5	Bubba Phillips	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Julian Javier	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Ken Hubbs	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Cheney	0.64
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.64
3	Sandy Koufax	0.67
4	Ron Perranoski	0.69
5	Gary Bell	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Podres	4
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	Don Schwall	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gary Peters	28
2	Jim Maloney	26
3	Al Downing	24
3	Whitey Ford	24
3	Sandy Koufax	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
3	Ron Perranoski	4
3	Hal Reniff	4
5	5 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.409
2	Chuck Hinton	.365
3	Harvey Kuenn	.363
4	Roberto Clemente	.352
5	Harmon Killebrew	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
3	Roger Maris	10
4	Don Demeter	8
4	Jimmie Hall	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	31
2	Carl Yastrzemski	27
3	Ron Santo	24
4	Don Demeter	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	7
1	Julian Javier	7
1	Vada Pinson	7
1	Maury Wills	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.34
2	Bill Dailey	1.06
3	Bob Friend	1.13
4	Don Schwall	1.42
5	Dick Ellsworth	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Tony Cloninger	5
3	Dick Ellsworth	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Juan Marichal	53
3	Jim Maloney	50
4	Al Downing	49
4	Gary Peters	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	11
2	Stu Miller	8
2	Hal Reniff	8
4	Al McBean	7
4	Ron Perranoski	7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.337
2	Bill White	.335
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.320
4	Maury Wills	.318
5	Tony Gonzalez	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	47
3	Willie Mays	42
4	Bob Allison	41
5	Willie McCovey	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	121
2	Bob Allison	120
3	Al Kaline	115
3	Frank Robinson	115
5	Harmon Killebrew	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	79
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	39
4	Willie Davis	29
4	2 others tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.07
2	Bob Friend	2.08
3	Joe Nuxhall	2.49
4	Jim O'Toole	2.51
5	Larry Jackson	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Jack Sanford	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Juan Marichal	21
4	Jim O'Toole	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	252
2	Jim Maloney	218
3	Jim Bunning	207
4	Bob Gibson	191
4	Juan Marichal	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	23
1	John Wyatt	23
3	Ron Perranoski	22
4	Stu Miller	21
5	2 tied	20