On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	37	.641	--
White Sox	59	46	.562	8.0
Orioles	60	49	.550	9.0
Twins	57	49	.538	10.5
Red Sox	53	51	.510	13.5
Indians	53	55	.491	15.5
Angels	53	58	.477	17.0
Athletics	48	57	.457	19.0
Tigers	43	59	.422	22.5
Senators	37	68	.352	30.0

Games

Twins 9, Red Sox 5

Indians 1, Angels 0

Indians 9, Angels 5

White Sox 5, Senators 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Orioles 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	64	42	.604	--
Giants	60	47	.561	4.5
Cardinals	59	47	.557	5.0
Cubs	56	48	.538	7.0
Reds	57	51	.528	8.0
Phillies	56	51	.523	8.5
Braves	54	53	.505	10.5
Pirates	52	53	.495	11.5
Colt .45's	41	67	.380	24.0
Mets	33	73	.311	31.0

Games

Pirates 6, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 5, Mets 3

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Phillies 7, Giants 3

Reds 9, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Larry Brown	4
1	Billy Williams	4
3	Johnny Callison	3
3	Cam Carreon	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pedro Ramos	2
1	Fred Whitfield	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Eddie Bressoud	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Whitfield	5
2	Ron Santo	3
3	Bob Allison	2
3	Bob Aspromonte	2
3	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Larry Brown	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	Rod Kanehl	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Barry Latman	2.00
2	Paul Toth	1.33
3	Pedro Ramos	1.15
4	Ralph Terry	1.00
5	Jim O'Toole	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	15
2	Barry Latman	10
3	Jim O'Toole	7
4	Pete Richert	5
4	Ralph Terry	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.337
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
4	Tony Gonzalez	.322
5	Tommy Davis	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	31
2	Hank Aaron	30
3	Bob Allison	24
3	Willie Mays	24
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	87
2	Bill White	75
3	Ron Santo	73
4	Ken Boyer	72
5	Willie McCovey	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Vada Pinson	24
2	Frank Robinson	24
4	Maury Wills	23
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Ellsworth	1.86
2	Sandy Koufax	1.90
3	Gary Peters	2.04
4	Bob Friend	2.04
5	Juan Marichal	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	195
2	Don Drysdale	180
3	Jim Maloney	162
4	Juan Marichal	148
5	Jim Bunning	137

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Lau	.469
2	Dick Groat	.434
3	Curt Flood	.421
4	Joe Torre	.420
5	Tony Gonzalez	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Mincher	8
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Don Lock	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
2	Willie Mays	15
2	Don Mincher	15
4	Frank Robinson	14
4	Dick Stuart	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Dick McAuliffe	4
3	Tommy McCraw	3
3	Albie Pearson	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.00
2	Juan Pizarro	0.57
3	Gary Peters	0.67
4	Garry Roggenburk	0.75
5	Diego Segui	0.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	3
1	Jim Bouton	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Hank Fischer	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	39
2	Jim Bouton	35
3	Don Drysdale	29
4	Dean Chance	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Art Fowler	3
2	Johnny Klippstein	3
2	Bob Shaw	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Gonzalez	.357
2	Johnny Goryl	.354
3	Roberto Clemente	.349
4	Tommy Harper	.346
5	Harvey Kuenn	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	13
2	Willie Mays	10
2	Don Mincher	10
4	Hank Aaron	8
5	6 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	28
2	Willie McCovey	27
3	Roy Sievers	24
4	Don Mincher	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Julian Javier	6
2	Dick McAuliffe	6
2	Tommy McCraw	6
2	Al Weis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.36
2	Warren Spahn	1.09
3	Ron Perranoski	1.40
4	Juan Marichal	1.46
5	Gary Peters	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Podres	6
2	Dick Ellsworth	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	58
2	Al Downing	56
3	Don Drysdale	54
3	Pedro Ramos	54
5	Jim Maloney	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	9
2	Hal Reniff	6
2	Bob Shaw	6
4	Art Fowler	5
4	5 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.337
2	Tommy Davis	.326
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.318
4	Dick Groat	.315
5	Roberto Clemente	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	46
1	Harmon Killebrew	46
3	Willie Mays	41
4	Willie McCovey	38
5	Bob Allison	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	124
2	Al Kaline	117
2	Frank Robinson	117
4	Willie Mays	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	76
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Frank Robinson	30
5	Chuck Hinton	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	2.16
2	Sandy Koufax	2.26
3	Juan Marichal	2.45
4	Denny Lemaster	2.49
5	Larry Jackson	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Jim Maloney	21
3	Bill Monbouquette	21
3	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	260
2	Jim Maloney	235
3	Sandy Koufax	202
4	Jim Bunning	198
4	Juan Marichal	198

Saves

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