On This Day

Monday, August 12, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 40 .649 --
White Sox 66 50 .569 9.0
Twins 65 51 .560 10.0
Orioles 65 54 .546 11.5
Indians 57 61 .483 19.0
Red Sox 55 60 .478 19.5
Athletics 52 62 .456 22.0
Angels 54 66 .450 23.0
Tigers 51 63 .447 23.0
Senators 42 74 .362 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 46 .600 --
Giants 66 51 .564 4.0
Cardinals 64 53 .547 6.0
Reds 64 56 .533 7.5
Cubs 61 54 .530 8.0
Pirates 60 57 .513 10.0
Phillies 61 58 .513 10.0
Braves 59 59 .500 11.5
Colt .45's 45 74 .378 26.0
Mets 38 79 .325 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Spangler 4
2 Tony Taylor 3
3 Lou Clinton 2
3 Tony Gonzalez 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Clinton 2
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Jimmie Hall 1
2 Felix Mantilla 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Clinton 4
2 Johnny Callison 2
2 Jimmie Hall 2
2 Jerry Lynch 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
1 Lenny Green 2
3 Cookie Rojas 1
3 Tony Taylor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Short 0.89
2 Turk Farrell 0.50
3 Jim Duffalo 0.38
4 Bob Friend 0.30
5 Bob Heffner 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Bob Heffner 1
1 Chris Short 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Short 8
2 Jim Duffalo 5
2 Turk Farrell 5
4 Dick Radatz 4
5 Bob Friend 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Dick Radatz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .343
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
3 Roberto Clemente .333
4 Tony Gonzalez .320
5 Tommy Davis .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 96
2 Bill White 82
3 Ron Santo 78
3 Dick Stuart 78
5 Al Kaline 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 28
2 Vada Pinson 25
2 Maury Wills 25
4 Frank Robinson 24
5 Chuck Hinton 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.94
2 Dick Ellsworth 1.97
3 Gary Peters 1.99
4 Bob Friend 2.00
5 Larry Jackson 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 18
1 Juan Marichal 18
3 Whitey Ford 17
3 Jim Maloney 17
5 Dick Ellsworth 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 214
2 Don Drysdale 201
3 Jim Maloney 180
4 Juan Marichal 159
5 Jim Bunning 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 19
2 Bill Dailey 18
3 Lindy McDaniel 16
3 Dick Radatz 16
3 John Wyatt 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Spangler .429
2 Orlando Cepeda .400
3 Tom Tresh .396
4 Willie Mays .390
5 Lou Brock .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 7
2 Jimmie Hall 6
2 Fred Whitfield 6
4 Willie Mays 5
4 Boog Powell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 15
2 Hank Aaron 14
2 Jimmie Hall 14
2 Eddie Mathews 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.00
1 Bill Dailey 0.00
3 Billy O'Dell 0.50
4 Dave DeBusschere 0.64
5 Jim Bouton 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Al McBean 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Robin Roberts 3
1 Tracy Stallard 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dean Chance 28
2 Sandy Koufax 26
3 Pedro Ramos 25
4 Tracy Stallard 23
5 Chris Short 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Shantz 4
2 Bill Dailey 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Terry Fox 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .420
2 Roberto Clemente .377
3 Vic Power .373
4 Harvey Kuenn .372
5 Tony Gonzalez .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Don Mincher 12
3 Boog Powell 9
3 Dick Stuart 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
2 Don Mincher 28
3 Willie Mays 27
4 Elston Howard 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donn Clendenon 7
1 Tony Gonzalez 7
1 Tommy McCraw 7
4 Tommy Harper 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.01
2 Stan Williams 1.04
3 Juan Marichal 1.53
3 Dick Stigman 1.53
5 Paul Toth 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Peters 6
2 Camilo Pascual 5
2 Robin Roberts 5
2 Dick Stigman 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 56
2 Pedro Ramos 52
3 Sandy Koufax 51
4 Al Downing 49
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 6
1 Bob Shaw 6
3 Jack Baldschun 5
3 Bill Dailey 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .329
2 Tommy Davis .329
3 Bill White .324
4 Dick Groat .322
5 Roberto Clemente .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Bob Allison 38
4 Willie McCovey 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Al Kaline 118
3 Frank Robinson 111
4 Vada Pinson 108
4 Bill White 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 69
2 Luis Aparicio 40
3 Vada Pinson 35
4 Chuck Hinton 30
5 Frank Robinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.99
2 Bob Friend 2.06
3 Larry Jackson 2.22
4 Sandy Koufax 2.26
5 Juan Marichal 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 22
1 Juan Marichal 22
3 Bob Friend 20
3 Ray Herbert 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 264
2 Jim Maloney 238
3 Sandy Koufax 221
4 Juan Marichal 201
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

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