On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	40	.633	--
White Sox	61	48	.560	8.0
Orioles	63	51	.553	8.5
Twins	60	50	.545	9.5
Red Sox	54	55	.495	15.0
Indians	54	59	.478	17.0
Angels	54	61	.470	18.0
Athletics	50	59	.459	19.0
Tigers	47	60	.439	21.0
Senators	41	70	.369	29.0

Games

Tigers 10, Red Sox 1

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Senators 8, Yankees 5

Orioles 6, Indians 4

Twins 5, Angels 1

Yankees 1, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	43	.609	--
Cardinals	63	49	.563	5.0
Giants	63	49	.563	5.0
Cubs	58	51	.532	8.5
Reds	61	54	.530	8.5
Phillies	59	54	.522	9.5
Braves	57	56	.504	11.5
Pirates	54	56	.491	13.0
Colt .45's	43	70	.381	25.5
Mets	34	77	.306	33.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Giants 3, Colt .45's 1

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Reds 6, Phillies 4

Cardinals 4, Mets 3

Phillies 7, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	4
1	Ed Charles	4
1	Tony Taylor	4
1	Maury Wills	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Cottier	2
1	Jim Gentile	2
1	Fred Whitfield	2
4	Rocky Colavito	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Cottier	4
1	Jim Gentile	4
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
4	Rocky Colavito	3
4	George Smith	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Max Alvis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	5.50
2	Dennis Bennett	1.20
3	Don Drysdale	0.75
3	Lee Stange	0.75
5	Dean Chance	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Jim Duffalo	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	11
2	Dennis Bennett	6
2	Dean Chance	6
2	Don Drysdale	6
2	Lee Stange	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.342
2	Roberto Clemente	.336
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.330
4	Tommy Davis	.323
5	Tony Gonzalez	.321

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	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Vada Pinson	25
3	Frank Robinson	24
3	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	Dick Ellsworth	2.07
5	Bob Friend	2.12

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	188
3	Jim Maloney	173
4	Juan Marichal	153
5	Jim Bunning	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	18
2	Bill Dailey	16
2	Lindy McDaniel	16
2	John Wyatt	16
5	Dick Radatz	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jesse Gonder	.410
2	Charlie Lau	.406
3	Al Spangler	.405
4	Vic Power	.400
5	Willie Mays	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	9
2	Johnny Blanchard	5
2	Jimmie Hall	5
2	Fred Whitfield	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Hank Aaron	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
4	Rocky Colavito	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Tony Gonzalez	4
2	Tommy Harper	4
2	Tony Taylor	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.59
2	Jim Brosnan	0.67
2	Johnny Klippstein	0.67
4	Stan Williams	0.75
5	Jim Duffalo	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Denny Lemaster	3
2	Jim Maloney	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	32
2	Jim Maloney	31
3	Don Drysdale	26
4	Dean Chance	25
5	Al Downing	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Jack Baldschun	4
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Ron Kline	3
3	Bob Shaw	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.390
2	Roberto Clemente	.383
3	Tony Gonzalez	.378
4	Harvey Kuenn	.366
5	Jesse Gonder	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Willie McCovey	11
3	Don Mincher	10
4	Johnny Blanchard	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	29
2	Willie Mays	25
2	Roy Sievers	25
4	Don Mincher	24
5	5 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy McCraw	7
2	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Tony Gonzalez	5
2	Tommy Harper	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Baldschun	0.65
2	Gary Peters	1.06
3	Dennis Bennett	1.38
4	Warren Spahn	1.38
5	Juan Pizarro	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Gary Peters	5
1	Johnny Podres	5
1	Robin Roberts	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
2	Jim Maloney	52
2	Pedro Ramos	52
4	Don Drysdale	50
5	Al Downing	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	7
1	Bob Shaw	7
3	Jack Baldschun	6
4	Art Fowler	5
4	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.330
2	Bill White	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.323
4	Dick Groat	.318
5	Roberto Clemente	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	47
2	Willie Mays	45
3	Harmon Killebrew	44
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	Bob Allison	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	127
2	Frank Robinson	114
3	Al Kaline	112
3	Willie Mays	112
5	2 tied	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	71
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	37
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	2.38
4	Juan Marichal	2.41
5	Larry Jackson	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Juan Marichal	22
3	Jim Maloney	21
4	Ray Herbert	20
4	4 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	262
2	Jim Maloney	239
3	Sandy Koufax	206
4	Juan Marichal	202
5	Jim Bunning	198

Saves

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