On This Day

Saturday, July 27, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	35	.643	--
White Sox	56	45	.554	8.5
Orioles	57	48	.543	9.5
Twins	54	47	.535	10.5
Red Sox	52	47	.525	11.5
Indians	50	52	.490	15.0
Angels	49	56	.467	17.5
Athletics	46	54	.460	18.0
Tigers	41	56	.423	21.5
Senators	36	64	.360	28.0

Games

Angels 5, Red Sox 2

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Senators 8, Tigers 4

Yankees 5, Twins 1

White Sox 5, Orioles 3

White Sox 10, Orioles 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	40	.608	--
Cardinals	58	44	.569	4.0
Giants	57	46	.553	5.5
Reds	55	48	.534	7.5
Cubs	53	47	.530	8.0
Phillies	54	49	.524	8.5
Braves	51	51	.500	11.0
Pirates	50	51	.495	11.5
Colt .45's	40	65	.381	23.5
Mets	32	71	.311	30.5

Games

Colt .45's 1, Mets 0

Phillies 4, Dodgers 1

Braves 5, Reds 4

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Nicholson	5
2	Jim Landis	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Jim Fregosi	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Lock	2
2	John Bateman	1
2	Joe Gaines	1
2	Harmon Killebrew	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Lock	5
1	Dave Nicholson	5
3	Jim Landis	3
3	Tom Tresh	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Tony Gonzalez	1
2	Tommy Harper	1
2	Woodie Held	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Bruce	2.25
2	Juan Marichal	1.17
3	Ralph Terry	0.86
4	Dennis Bennett	0.80
5	Steve Barber	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Hank Fischer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Bruce	9
2	Dennis Bennett	8
3	Steve Barber	7
3	Juan Marichal	7
3	Pedro Ramos	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	2
2	Art Fowler	1
2	Ron Kline	1
2	Johnny Klippstein	1
2	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.343
2	Tony Gonzalez	.328
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
4	Roberto Clemente	.327
5	Frank Malzone	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	30
2	Hank Aaron	28
3	Harmon Killebrew	23
4	Bob Allison	22
4	Willie Mays	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	80
2	Bill White	70
3	Ken Boyer	69
3	Ron Santo	69
5	Willie McCovey	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Vada Pinson	24
2	Frank Robinson	24
4	Maury Wills	23
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.89
2	Dick Ellsworth	1.90
3	Bob Friend	1.97
4	Juan Marichal	2.04
5	Juan Pizarro	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	17
2	Whitey Ford	16
2	Sandy Koufax	16
4	Jim Maloney	15
5	Dick Ellsworth	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	188
2	Don Drysdale	170
3	Jim Maloney	155
4	Juan Marichal	145
5	Jim Bunning	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	17
2	Lindy McDaniel	16
2	John Wyatt	16
4	Bill Dailey	15
5	Dick Radatz	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.500
2	Tony Gonzalez	.460
3	Curt Flood	.429
4	Chuck Hinton	.420
5	Harvey Kuenn	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	8
2	Johnny Blanchard	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Roy Sievers	6
5	Harmon Killebrew	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Mincher	18
2	Roy Sievers	17
3	Johnny Blanchard	15
3	Boog Powell	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	5
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Tony Gonzalez	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	0.33
2	Juan Pizarro	0.40
3	Jack Baldschun	0.69
4	Steve Hamilton	0.75
5	Dennis Bennett	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Hank Fischer	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	29
1	Gary Peters	29
3	Jim Bouton	28
4	Pedro Ramos	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Bob Shaw	4
1	John Wyatt	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Gonzalez	.377
2	Dick Groat	.364
3	Harvey Kuenn	.362
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.355
5	Bob Johnson	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	15
2	Willie Mays	10
3	Jimmie Hall	8
3	Harmon Killebrew	8
3	Don Mincher	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	29
2	Hank Aaron	25
3	Roy Sievers	24
4	Norm Cash	22
4	Willie Mays	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Russ Snyder	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Tommy McCraw	7
4	Julian Javier	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.65
2	Juan Marichal	1.08
3	Gary Peters	1.32
3	Dick Radatz	1.32
5	Bob Friend	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
1	Johnny Podres	6
1	Dick Radatz	6
4	Dick Ellsworth	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Al Downing	58
3	Juan Marichal	55
4	Gary Peters	52
5	Don Drysdale	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	9
2	Al McBean	7
2	Hal Reniff	7
4	Ron Kline	6
4	Bob Shaw	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.334
2	Tommy Davis	.330
3	Tony Gonzalez	.321
4	Frank Malzone	.318
5	Dick Groat	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	46
1	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Willie McCovey	37
5	Bob Allison	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	122
2	Al Kaline	119
3	Frank Robinson	116
4	Harmon Killebrew	108
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	78
2	Luis Aparicio	40
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Frank Robinson	31
5	Chuck Hinton	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	2.07
2	Sandy Koufax	2.27
3	Joe Nuxhall	2.44
4	Juan Marichal	2.47
5	Bill Monbouquette	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Ralph Terry	21
4	Don Drysdale	20
4	5 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	255
2	Jim Maloney	228
3	Jim Bunning	201
4	Juan Marichal	197
5	Sandy Koufax	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	25
2	Stu Miller	22
2	Dick Radatz	22
4	Ron Perranoski	21
5	Roy Face	20