On This Day

Monday, September 23, 1963

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 102 55 .650 --
White Sox 90 66 .577 11.5
Twins 89 69 .563 13.5
Orioles 83 74 .529 19.0
Tigers 77 80 .490 25.0
Indians 75 82 .478 27.0
Red Sox 74 84 .468 28.5
Athletics 71 85 .455 30.5
Angels 70 88 .443 32.5
Senators 54 102 .346 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 60 .615 --
Cardinals 91 66 .580 5.5
Giants 85 71 .545 11.0
Reds 83 74 .529 13.5
Phillies 82 74 .526 14.0
Braves 82 75 .522 14.5
Cubs 79 78 .503 17.5
Pirates 73 83 .468 23.0
Colt .45's 61 95 .391 35.0
Mets 50 106 .321 46.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Cash 3
2 Ed Brinkman 2
2 Willie Horton 2
4 Don Blasingame 1
4 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 2
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Gus Triandos 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Horton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Regan 1.11
2 Bennie Daniels 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Regan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Regan 10
2 Bennie Daniels 3
3 Bob Baird 2
3 Ed Roebuck 2
5 Willie Smith 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 45
2 Willie McCovey 43
3 Hank Aaron 42
3 Dick Stuart 42
5 Willie Mays 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Dick Stuart 116
3 Bill White 109
4 Ken Boyer 108
5 Vada Pinson 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 40
2 Maury Wills 37
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Vada Pinson 27
5 Frank Robinson 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.91
2 Gary Peters 2.04
3 Dick Ellsworth 2.14
4 Bob Friend 2.34
5 Al Downing 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 24
1 Juan Marichal 24
3 Whitey Ford 23
4 Jim Maloney 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 298
2 Don Drysdale 245
3 Jim Maloney 240
4 Juan Marichal 232
5 Camilo Pascual 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 26
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 Lindy McDaniel 21
3 John Wyatt 21
5 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .432
2 Orlando Cepeda .431
3 Willie Mays .408
4 Bernie Allen .396
5 Felix Mantilla .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Willie McCovey 6
3 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Dick Stuart 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Johnny Callison 11
2 Jimmie Hall 11
2 Willie Mays 11
2 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 6
1 Maury Wills 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
4 Orlando Cepeda 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.00
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
1 Ron Perranoski 0.00
1 Jack Lamabe 0.00
1 Stu Miller 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Regan 4
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Juan Marichal 3
2 Chris Short 3
2 John Tsitouris 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
1 Chris Short 31
3 Pedro Ramos 28
4 Juan Marichal 27
4 Camilo Pascual 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Stu Miller 4
3 Ron Perranoski 3
4 Ted Bowsfield 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Orlando Cepeda .398
2 Willie Mays .381
3 Curt Flood .371
4 Pete Runnels .352
5 Earl Battey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Orlando Cepeda 13
3 Jimmie Hall 10
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 32
2 Orlando Cepeda 24
3 Dick Stuart 23
4 Rocky Colavito 22
4 Willie Mays 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Hank Aaron 9
3 Luis Aparicio 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 Tony Taylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.79
2 Jack Lamabe 1.15
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.19
4 Ken Johnson 1.23
5 Bob Veale 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
1 Phil Regan 6
3 Sandy Koufax 5
3 Juan Marichal 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Juan Marichal 57
3 Camilo Pascual 53
4 Jim Maloney 45
4 Chris Short 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 6
1 Ron Perranoski 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
4 Dick Radatz 5
5 4 tied 4