On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 53 .654 --
White Sox 88 65 .575 12.0
Twins 87 68 .561 14.0
Orioles 81 73 .526 19.5
Tigers 75 78 .490 25.0
Indians 73 81 .474 27.5
Red Sox 73 82 .471 28.0
Athletics 69 83 .454 30.5
Angels 69 86 .445 32.0
Senators 53 99 .349 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 59 .614 --
Cardinals 91 64 .587 4.0
Giants 83 70 .542 11.0
Phillies 81 72 .529 13.0
Braves 81 73 .526 13.5
Reds 81 74 .523 14.0
Cubs 77 77 .500 17.5
Pirates 72 81 .471 22.0
Colt .45's 59 94 .386 35.0
Mets 49 104 .320 45.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Bob Allison 3
3 Luis Aparicio 2
3 Bill Freehan 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 2
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 4
2 Bernie Allen 2
2 Buck Rodgers 2
2 Lee Thomas 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Bob Johnson 1
2 Bubba Phillips 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 0.86
2 Bo Belinsky 0.75
3 Dick Stigman 0.50
4 Dave McNally 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 1
1 Phil Regan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bo Belinsky 6
1 Jim Bunning 6
1 Dick Stigman 6
4 Fred Gladding 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .323
2 Carl Yastrzemski .322
3 Roberto Clemente .321
4 Tommy Davis .321
5 Orlando Cepeda .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 42
2 Dick Stuart 41
3 Harmon Killebrew 40
4 Willie McCovey 38
5 Willie Mays 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Dick Stuart 112
3 Bill White 109
4 Ken Boyer 107
5 Vada Pinson 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 40
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 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 288
2 Don Drysdale 242
3 Jim Maloney 240
4 Juan Marichal 225
5 Bob Gibson 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 25
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 .432
2 Joe Cunningham .419
3 Orlando Cepeda .411
4 Dick Schofield .393
5 Bill White .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Vada Pinson 6
4 Harmon Killebrew 5
4 Dick Stuart 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 15
2 Hank Aaron 14
3 Harmon Killebrew 13
4 Joe Cunningham 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Willie Davis 5
2 Tony Taylor 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.53
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.60
3 Jack Lamabe 0.64
4 Curt Simmons 0.77
5 Chris Short 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Whitey Ford 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 30
1 Pedro Ramos 30
1 Chris Short 30
4 Sandy Koufax 29
5 Juan Marichal 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Bill Henry 3
2 Stu Miller 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .412
2 Tommy McCraw .400
3 Curt Flood .380
4 Eddie Bressoud .377
5 Albie Pearson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Jimmie Hall 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 27
1 Norm Siebern 27
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
3 Rocky Colavito 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 1.03
2 Bob Miller 1.25
3 Sandy Koufax 1.26
4 Curt Simmons 1.37
5 Bobby Tiefenauer 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Gary Peters 6
1 Phil Regan 6
4 Bob Gibson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Juan Marichal 56
3 Pedro Ramos 52
4 Camilo Pascual 51
5 Bob Gibson 49

Saves

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