On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	52	.656	--
White Sox	85	65	.567	13.5
Twins	85	66	.563	14.0
Orioles	78	72	.520	20.5
Tigers	74	75	.497	24.0
Red Sox	72	79	.477	27.0
Indians	71	81	.467	28.5
Angels	68	83	.450	31.0
Athletics	67	82	.450	31.0
Senators	53	97	.353	45.5

Games

Tigers 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

Twins 6, Yankees 2

Yankees 3, Twins 1

White Sox 7, Senators 5

Angels 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	58	.611	--
Cardinals	89	61	.593	2.5
Braves	80	69	.537	11.0
Giants	80	69	.537	11.0
Phillies	78	72	.520	13.5
Reds	79	73	.520	13.5
Cubs	75	74	.503	16.0
Pirates	70	78	.473	20.5
Colt .45's	56	93	.376	35.0
Mets	49	100	.329	42.0

Games

Reds 8, Cubs 4

Colt .45's 4, Mets 0

Giants 7, Pirates 3

Cardinals 3, Braves 2

Dodgers 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	4
1	Tom Tresh	4
3	George Banks	3
3	Johnny Edwards	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	2
2	Bob Aspromonte	1
2	Bob Chance	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vada Pinson	4
2	Ed Charles	3
2	Jose Pagan	3
2	Dick Williams	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	2.00
2	Robin Roberts	1.60
3	Pete Richert	1.40
4	John Boozer	0.89
5	Ken Johnson	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Bruce Howard	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	John Boozer	8
1	Jim Bunning	8
1	Robin Roberts	8
4	Bob Gibson	7
4	Pete Richert	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Jack Spring	1
1	Ron Taylor	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.328
2	Roberto Clemente	.327
3	Hank Aaron	.321
4	Tommy Davis	.321
5	Carl Yastrzemski	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	41
2	Dick Stuart	40
3	Harmon Killebrew	38
3	Willie McCovey	38
5	Bob Allison	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	124
2	Dick Stuart	110
3	Ken Boyer	106
3	Bill White	106
5	Vada Pinson	99

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.93
2	Gary Peters	2.04
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.16
4	Bob Friend	2.30
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	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	284
2	Don Drysdale	239
3	Jim Maloney	232
4	Juan Marichal	218
5	Gary Peters	182

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.438
2	Fred Whitfield	.432
3	Manny Jimenez	.400
4	Bill Freehan	.381
4	Tim McCarver	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
2	Hank Aaron	6
3	Bob Allison	5
3	Jimmie Hall	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
1	Tim McCarver	15
3	Dick Stuart	14
4	Ken Boyer	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Albie Pearson	5
4	Jim Gilliam	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Johnson	0.38
2	Curt Simmons	0.50
3	Ed Roebuck	0.54
4	Hal Reniff	0.63
5	2 tied	0.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	4
1	Curt Simmons	4
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	Al Jackson	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Jim Maloney	32
3	Juan Marichal	30
4	Pedro Ramos	26
4	Chris Short	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	5
2	Ron Perranoski	4
2	John Wyatt	4
4	Stu Miller	3
4	Ron Taylor	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Bressoud	.397
2	Curt Flood	.394
3	Albie Pearson	.386
4	Tommy McCraw	.378
5	Orlando Cepeda	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Hall	13
2	Dick Stuart	11
3	Bob Allison	10
3	Orlando Cepeda	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	27
2	Jimmie Hall	26
2	Norm Siebern	26
2	Dick Stuart	26
5	Tommy Davis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Hank Aaron	8
2	Maury Wills	8
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	0.90
2	Whitey Ford	1.07
3	Bob Miller	1.13
4	Don Mossi	1.37
5	Ken Johnson	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Peters	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Juan Marichal	54
3	Camilo Pascual	49
4	Gary Peters	48
4	Pedro Ramos	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	Dick Radatz	6
3	Fred Gladding	4
3	Ron Kline	4
3	4 others tied	4