On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 45 .640 --
White Sox 70 55 .560 10.0
Twins 69 55 .556 10.5
Orioles 70 58 .547 11.5
Indians 62 66 .484 19.5
Red Sox 60 65 .480 20.0
Athletics 57 67 .460 22.5
Tigers 56 66 .459 22.5
Angels 58 71 .450 24.0
Senators 46 80 .365 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 49 .608 --
Cardinals 70 56 .556 6.5
Giants 69 57 .548 7.5
Phillies 69 59 .539 8.5
Reds 68 62 .523 10.5
Braves 66 61 .520 11.0
Pirates 64 61 .512 12.0
Cubs 64 62 .508 12.5
Colt .45's 47 80 .370 30.0
Mets 40 86 .317 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Curt Flood 4
2 Max Alvis 3
2 Wayne Causey 3
2 Alex Grammas 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Johnny Blanchard 1
1 Eddie Bressoud 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Bressoud 6
2 Johnny Blanchard 4
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Joe Torre 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Tartabull 2
2 Ellis Burton 1
2 Ron Santo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave McNally 1.00
1 Ed Rakow 1.00
3 Dave Morehead 0.75
4 Juan Marichal 0.55
5 Dean Chance 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave McNally 8
2 Juan Marichal 6
2 Dave Morehead 6
4 Ed Rakow 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Al McBean 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .336
2 Tommy Davis .329
3 Carl Yastrzemski .325
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Vada Pinson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 34
2 Dick Stuart 33
3 Hank Aaron 32
4 Willie Mays 30
5 Harmon Killebrew 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 104
2 Dick Stuart 93
3 Bill White 91
4 Ken Boyer 88
5 Vada Pinson 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 31
2 Maury Wills 26
3 Vada Pinson 25
3 Frank Robinson 25
5 Chuck Hinton 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.84
2 Sandy Koufax 2.00
3 Dick Ellsworth 2.07
4 Larry Jackson 2.17
5 Bob Friend 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 19
1 Juan Marichal 19
3 Steve Barber 18
3 Jim Maloney 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 233
2 Don Drysdale 215
3 Jim Maloney 195
4 Juan Marichal 175
5 Jim Bunning 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 20
2 Bill Dailey 18
2 Dick Radatz 18
4 Lindy McDaniel 17
4 John Wyatt 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Howard .420
2 Gene Oliver .417
3 Lou Brock .393
4 Joe Azcue .389
5 2 tied .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 9
2 Jimmie Hall 5
2 Frank Howard 5
2 Boog Powell 5
2 Don Zimmer 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 21
2 Johnny Blanchard 15
2 Ken Boyer 15
2 Tommy Davis 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Tartabull 6
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Bill Bruton 4
4 Ed Charles 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.00
2 Dick Donovan 0.31
3 Jim Maloney 0.56
4 Grover Powell 0.61
5 Dave DeBusschere 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Peters 4
2 Steve Barber 3
2 Don Cardwell 3
2 Dick Donovan 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 27
1 Don Drysdale 27
3 Gary Peters 24
4 Dick Ellsworth 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Dick Hall 3
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
2 Al Worthington 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .369
2 Orlando Cepeda .363
3 Frank Howard .351
4 Al Spangler .350
5 Tommy Davis .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 14
2 Willie Mays 11
3 Jimmie Hall 10
4 Boog Powell 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 33
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Hank Aaron 28
4 Frank Robinson 27
5 Johnny Blanchard 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Donn Clendenon 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Tony Gonzalez 6
2 Tommy Harper 6
2 Jose Tartabull 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.28
2 Stan Williams 1.07
3 Jim Maloney 1.13
4 Gary Peters 1.16
5 Dave DeBusschere 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 6
1 Camilo Pascual 6
1 Gary Peters 6
4 Hank Aguirre 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 57
2 Don Drysdale 53
2 Jim Maloney 53
4 Steve Barber 47
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Kline 6
2 Jack Baldschun 5
2 Roy Face 5
2 Dick Radatz 5
2 Bobby Shantz 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .334
2 Dick Groat .321
3 Tony Gonzalez .320
4 Carl Yastrzemski .318
5 Vada Pinson .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Harmon Killebrew 43
3 Willie Mays 41
4 Bob Allison 37
4 Willie McCovey 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 128
2 Al Kaline 111
2 Willie Mays 111
2 Vada Pinson 111
2 Bill White 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 63
2 Luis Aparicio 41
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Chuck Hinton 30
5 Frank Robinson 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Peters 1.84
2 Bob Friend 2.25
3 Sandy Koufax 2.29
4 Larry Jackson 2.31
5 Camilo Pascual 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 22
2 Whitey Ford 21
2 Bill Monbouquette 21
2 Camilo Pascual 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 268
2 Sandy Koufax 240
3 Jim Maloney 237
4 Juan Marichal 203
5 Camilo Pascual 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 24
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 John Wyatt 21
4 Bill Dailey 19
4 Lindy McDaniel 19