On This Day

Monday, August 5, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 39 .636 --
White Sox 61 47 .565 7.5
Orioles 62 51 .549 9.0
Twins 59 50 .541 10.0
Red Sox 54 54 .500 14.5
Indians 54 58 .482 16.5
Angels 54 60 .474 17.5
Athletics 49 59 .454 19.5
Tigers 46 60 .434 21.5
Senators 40 69 .367 29.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 43 .606 --
Cardinals 62 49 .559 5.0
Giants 62 49 .559 5.0
Cubs 58 50 .537 7.5
Reds 60 53 .531 8.0
Phillies 58 53 .523 9.0
Braves 57 55 .509 10.5
Pirates 53 56 .486 13.0
Colt .45's 43 69 .384 24.5
Mets 34 76 .309 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 3
1 Al Spangler 3
3 Bob Aspromonte 2
3 Willie McCovey 2
3 Jose Pagan 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Willie McCovey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Johnny Temple 2
3 John Bateman 1
3 Harvey Kuenn 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Aspromonte 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 0.62
2 Don Nottebart 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Woodeshick 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 5
2 Don Nottebart 4
2 Hal Woodeshick 4
4 Jack Fisher 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .344
2 Roberto Clemente .334
3 Carl Yastrzemski .331
4 Tommy Davis .327
5 Tony Gonzalez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 33
2 Hank Aaron 31
3 Willie Mays 28
4 Bob Allison 25
4 Harmon Killebrew 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 92
2 Bill White 78
3 Willie McCovey 74
3 Ron Santo 74
5 Ken Boyer 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 27
2 Vada Pinson 24
2 Frank Robinson 24
2 Maury Wills 24
5 Chuck Hinton 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.81
2 Gary Peters 2.01
3 Juan Pizarro 2.03
4 Larry Jackson 2.06
5 Dick Ellsworth 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 18
2 Jim Maloney 17
2 Juan Marichal 17
4 Whitey Ford 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 199
2 Don Drysdale 182
3 Jim Maloney 173
4 Juan Marichal 153
5 Jim Bunning 141

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 Jesse Gonder .432
2 Vic Power .425
3 Al Spangler .410
4 Norm Cash .400
5 Billy Williams .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 9
2 Johnny Blanchard 6
3 Jimmie Hall 5
4 Norm Cash 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Hank Aaron 16
2 Frank Robinson 16
4 Johnny Blanchard 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gonzalez 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
3 Donn Clendenon 3
3 Gary Geiger 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.00
2 Barry Latman 0.45
3 Johnny Klippstein 0.67
4 Jim Brosnan 0.69
5 Juan Pizarro 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Denny Lemaster 3
1 Jim Maloney 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Maloney 31
2 Pedro Ramos 30
3 Al Downing 24
4 Sandy Koufax 23
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 4
1 Bobby Shantz 4
3 Jim Brosnan 3
3 Ron Kline 3
3 Bob Shaw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .393
2 Roberto Clemente .388
3 Jesse Gonder .376
4 Tony Gonzalez .374
5 Jerry Lumpe .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Willie McCovey 12
3 Don Mincher 10
4 Johnny Blanchard 8
4 Harmon Killebrew 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 29
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Roy Sievers 25
4 Willie McCovey 24
4 Don Mincher 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy McCraw 7
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Tony Gonzalez 5
2 Julian Javier 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.35
2 Gary Peters 1.17
3 Warren Spahn 1.38
4 Juan Pizarro 1.41
5 Johnny Podres 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Jim Maloney 5
1 Gary Peters 5
1 Johnny Podres 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 58
2 Jim Maloney 57
3 Sandy Koufax 53
4 Don Drysdale 51
5 Pedro Ramos 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 7
1 Bob Shaw 7
3 Jack Baldschun 6
3 Hal Reniff 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .335
2 Bill White .333
3 Carl Yastrzemski .323
4 Dick Groat .319
5 Roberto Clemente .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 47
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Willie Mays 45
4 Willie McCovey 39
5 Bob Allison 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Frank Robinson 116
3 Al Kaline 115
4 Willie Mays 112
5 Bill White 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 72
2 Luis Aparicio 41
3 Vada Pinson 36
4 Chuck Hinton 30
5 Frank Robinson 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.16
2 Bob Friend 2.25
3 Juan Pizarro 2.35
4 Juan Marichal 2.41
5 Larry Jackson 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 22
1 Jim Maloney 22
1 Juan Marichal 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 256
2 Jim Maloney 246
3 Sandy Koufax 206
4 Juan Marichal 202
5 Jim Bunning 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wyatt 23
2 Stu Miller 22
3 Dick Radatz 21
4 Ron Perranoski 20
5 2 tied 19