On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	97	51	.655	--
Twins	84	64	.568	13.0
White Sox	83	65	.561	14.0
Orioles	78	70	.527	19.0
Tigers	72	75	.490	24.5
Red Sox	70	79	.470	27.5
Indians	70	80	.467	28.0
Athletics	67	80	.456	29.5
Angels	67	82	.450	30.5
Senators	53	95	.358	44.0

Games

Yankees 5, Athletics 2

Twins 3, Indians 2

Angels 2, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	89	57	.610	--
Cardinals	87	61	.588	3.0
Braves	80	67	.544	9.5
Giants	79	68	.537	10.5
Phillies	77	70	.524	12.5
Reds	78	72	.520	13.0
Cubs	74	73	.503	15.5
Pirates	69	77	.473	20.0
Colt .45's	54	93	.367	35.5
Mets	49	98	.333	40.5

Games

Giants 6, Mets 0

Phillies 4, Colt .45's 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 3

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Allen	3
1	Dick Schofield	3
3	Felipe Alou	2
3	Joe Azcue	2
3	20 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Johnny Blanchard	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Roseboro	5
2	Bill White	3
3	Ed Bailey	2
3	Johnny Blanchard	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Choo-Choo Coleman	1
2	John Wojcik	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	2.60
2	Dwight Siebler	1.00
3	Ernie Broglio	0.88
3	Ray Culp	0.88
5	Pedro Ramos	0.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	Bill Dailey	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	13
2	Pedro Ramos	11
3	Ernie Broglio	7
3	Ray Culp	7
5	Dwight Siebler	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.331
2	Roberto Clemente	.325
3	Hank Aaron	.324
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.321
5	Tommy Davis	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	41
2	Harmon Killebrew	38
2	Willie McCovey	38
2	Dick Stuart	38
5	Bob Allison	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	124
2	Dick Stuart	106
3	Ken Boyer	104
3	Bill White	104
5	3 tied	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
4	Frank Robinson	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.94
2	Gary Peters	1.95
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.16
4	Bob Friend	2.31
5	Al Downing	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	23
2	Whitey Ford	22
2	Jim Maloney	22
2	Juan Marichal	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	276
2	Don Drysdale	239
3	Jim Maloney	232
4	Juan Marichal	218
5	Gary Peters	179

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.459
2	Pete Runnels	.410
3	Max Alvis	.390
4	Manny Jimenez	.387
5	Orlando Cepeda	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	8
3	Bob Allison	7
3	Jimmie Hall	7
5	Hank Aaron	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Orlando Cepeda	16
2	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Tim McCarver	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Albie Pearson	4
3	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Reniff	0.63
2	Bob Gibson	0.67
2	Curt Simmons	0.67
4	Ken Johnson	0.75
5	Jim Maloney	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Al Jackson	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Juan Marichal	36
3	Jim Maloney	32
4	Ray Culp	28
5	Pedro Ramos	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
1	Dick Radatz	4
1	John Wyatt	4
4	Bill Henry	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.386
2	Eddie Bressoud	.376
3	Tommy McCraw	.375
4	Jim Fregosi	.368
5	Hank Aaron	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	13
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	Hank Aaron	10
3	Bob Allison	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	29
2	Hank Aaron	28
2	Dick Stuart	28
4	Tommy Davis	26
4	Jimmie Hall	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Maury Wills	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Bill Bruton	7
5	Jose Tartabull	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	1.06
2	Whitey Ford	1.07
3	Bob Miller	1.08
4	Don Mossi	1.37
5	Lee Stange	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Gary Peters	6
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	62
2	Juan Marichal	59
3	Jim Maloney	52
4	Pedro Ramos	48
5	Bob Gibson	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	Dick Radatz	6
3	John Wyatt	5
4	Fred Gladding	4
4	3 others tied	4