On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	100	53	.654	--
White Sox	86	65	.570	13.0
Twins	86	67	.562	14.0
Orioles	79	72	.523	20.0
Tigers	74	77	.490	25.0
Red Sox	73	80	.477	27.0
Indians	73	81	.474	27.5
Athletics	68	83	.450	31.0
Angels	68	84	.447	31.5
Senators	53	98	.351	46.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Twins 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	59	.612	--
Cardinals	91	63	.591	3.0
Giants	83	69	.546	10.0
Phillies	80	72	.526	13.0
Reds	81	73	.526	13.0
Braves	80	73	.523	13.5
Cubs	76	77	.497	17.5
Pirates	72	80	.474	21.0
Colt .45's	58	94	.382	35.0
Mets	49	103	.322	44.0

Games

Reds 4, Colt .45's 3

Giants 11, Braves 3

Phillies 8, Mets 6

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Johnny Callison	4
2	Jim Davenport	4
2	Willie Stargell	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Johnny Callison	3
3	Jesus Alou	2
3	Earl Battey	2
3	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ellis Burton	2
1	Gary Geiger	2
3	Max Alvis	1
3	Roberto Clemente	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pedro Ramos	1.71
2	Al Downing	1.20
2	Dwight Siebler	1.20
4	Sandy Koufax	1.00
5	Bob Friend	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Ray Culp	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	12
1	Pedro Ramos	12
3	Don Nottebart	8
4	Bob Friend	7
4	Tommie Sisk	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.323
2	Dick Groat	.323
3	Tommy Davis	.322
4	Orlando Cepeda	.320
5	Vada Pinson	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	42
2	Dick Stuart	40
3	Harmon Killebrew	39
4	Willie McCovey	38
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	126
2	Dick Stuart	110
3	Bill White	108
4	Ken Boyer	107
5	Vada Pinson	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Maury Wills	36
3	Hank Aaron	28
4	Vada Pinson	27
5	Frank Robinson	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.87
2	Gary Peters	2.04
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.21
4	Bob Friend	2.33
5	Juan Pizarro	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Whitey Ford	23
2	Juan Marichal	23
4	Jim Maloney	22
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	288
2	Don Drysdale	242
3	Jim Maloney	232
4	Juan Marichal	225
5	Gary Peters	182

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Stargell	.450
2	Orlando Cepeda	.444
3	Bill White	.403
4	Tim McCarver	.397
5	2 tied	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Hank Aaron	6
3	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	18
2	Bill White	15
3	Hank Aaron	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	13
3	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Willie Davis	5
2	Tony Taylor	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Johnson	0.38
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.60
3	Hal Reniff	0.67
4	Bob Gibson	0.69
4	Bobby Tiefenauer	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Ray Culp	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	37
2	Turk Farrell	30
2	Pedro Ramos	30
4	Sandy Koufax	29
5	Ray Culp	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Ron Perranoski	4
1	John Wyatt	4
4	Bill Henry	3
4	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.412
2	Eddie Bressoud	.397
3	Tommy McCraw	.384
4	Curt Flood	.380
5	Albie Pearson	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	12
2	Jimmie Hall	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	Dick Stuart	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Siebern	26
2	Orlando Cepeda	25
2	Harmon Killebrew	25
4	Hank Aaron	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Hank Aaron	9
3	Luis Aparicio	8
4	Willie Davis	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	1.03
2	Bob Miller	1.16
3	Sandy Koufax	1.26
4	Don Mossi	1.37
5	Curt Simmons	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Jim Bouton	5
3	Bob Gibson	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	65
2	Pedro Ramos	60
3	Juan Marichal	56
4	Al Downing	47
5	Jim Maloney	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Dick Radatz	5
4	Fred Gladding	4
4	5 others tied	4