On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	40	.646	--
White Sox	65	49	.570	8.5
Twins	64	50	.561	9.5
Orioles	64	54	.542	11.5
Indians	56	61	.479	19.0
Red Sox	54	59	.478	19.0
Athletics	52	61	.460	21.0
Angels	54	65	.454	22.0
Tigers	50	62	.446	22.5
Senators	42	73	.365	32.0

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 1

Athletics 6, Indians 3

Twins 5, Red Sox 3

Senators 6, Orioles 5

Yankees 2, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	45	.605	--
Giants	65	50	.565	4.5
Cardinals	64	52	.552	6.0
Cubs	60	53	.531	8.5
Reds	63	56	.529	8.5
Phillies	60	57	.513	10.5
Pirates	58	57	.504	11.5
Braves	58	59	.496	12.5
Colt .45's	45	72	.385	25.5
Mets	37	78	.322	32.5

Games

Dodgers 10, Reds 3

Cubs 4, Mets 0

Pirates 3, Colt .45's 2

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Giants 7, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Boog Powell	3
2	Don Lock	2
2	Dick Stuart	2
4	Ellis Burton	1
4	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Fairly	3
1	Don Lock	3
1	Boog Powell	3
4	Hank Aaron	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Tartabull	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ernie Bowman	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy O'Dell	999.00
2	Don Drysdale	1.62
3	Whitey Ford	1.00
4	Bill Faul	0.88
4	Don Nottebart	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	13
2	Bobby Bolin	9
3	Bill Faul	7
3	Don Nottebart	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.345
2	Roberto Clemente	.332
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.332
4	Tony Gonzalez	.320
5	Tommy Davis	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	33
2	Hank Aaron	31
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Dick Stuart	27
5	Harmon Killebrew	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	95
2	Bill White	82
3	Ron Santo	77
4	Al Kaline	76
4	2 others tied	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	28
2	Vada Pinson	25
2	Maury Wills	25
4	Frank Robinson	24
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.77
2	Dick Ellsworth	2.01
3	Bob Friend	2.03
4	Larry Jackson	2.04
5	Juan Marichal	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	210
2	Don Drysdale	201
3	Jim Maloney	180
4	Juan Marichal	159
5	Jim Bunning	144

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cam Carreon	.486
2	Orlando Cepeda	.434
3	Vic Power	.403
4	Tom Tresh	.386
5	Norm Cash	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Lock	6
1	Willie Mays	6
1	Dick Stuart	6
1	Fred Whitfield	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Vada Pinson	15
4	Roberto Clemente	13
5	7 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	6
2	Tommy Harper	5
3	Tony Taylor	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.00
2	Billy O'Dell	0.50
3	Turk Farrell	0.52
4	Jim Duffalo	0.55
5	Jim Brosnan	0.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	33
2	Don Drysdale	31
3	Dean Chance	28
4	Jim Maloney	25
5	Steve Barber	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Shantz	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Bill Dailey	3
3	Fred Gladding	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.398
2	Tony Gonzalez	.376
3	Vic Power	.370
4	Roberto Clemente	.369
5	Jesse Gonder	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	12
2	Don Mincher	11
3	Willie McCovey	10
4	Harmon Killebrew	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	32
2	Roy Sievers	28
3	Boog Powell	26
4	Willie Mays	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	7
1	Tommy McCraw	7
3	Tommy Harper	6
4	Luis Aparicio	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	1.04
2	Gary Peters	1.35
3	Jim Duffalo	1.55
4	Dick Stigman	1.62
5	Jack Baldschun	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Robin Roberts	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	63
2	Sandy Koufax	60
3	Jim Maloney	59
4	Pedro Ramos	52
5	Al Downing	47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Yastrzemski	.328
2	Tommy Davis	.326
3	Bill White	.326
4	Dick Groat	.323
5	Roberto Clemente	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Willie McCovey	39
5	Bob Allison	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	128
2	Al Kaline	117
3	Frank Robinson	113
4	Bill White	110
5	Vada Pinson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Vada Pinson	36
4	Chuck Hinton	29
4	Frank Robinson	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	2.07
2	Sandy Koufax	2.11
3	Bob Friend	2.18
4	Juan Pizarro	2.33
5	Juan Marichal	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Juan Marichal	22
3	Jim Maloney	21
4	Ray Herbert	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	271
2	Jim Maloney	246
3	Sandy Koufax	217
4	Juan Marichal	201
5	Jim Bunning	199

Saves

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