On This Day

Thursday, October 3, 1963

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1963 World Series

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 4
New York Yankees 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 2
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Elston Howard 2
1 Hector Lopez 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 Bill Skowron 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Downing 0.75
2 Johnny Podres 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Downing 6
2 Johnny Podres 4
3 Ron Perranoski 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .625
2 Bill Skowron .571
3 Tom Tresh .429
4 Elston Howard .375
5 2 tied .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Roseboro 1
1 Bill Skowron 1
1 Tom Tresh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Roseboro 3
1 Bill Skowron 3
3 Willie Davis 2
3 Tom Tresh 2
5 2 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Maury Wills 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 0.00
2 Johnny Podres 1.08
3 Sandy Koufax 2.00
4 Ralph Terry 3.00
5 Al Downing 5.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 15
2 Al Downing 6
3 Stan Williams 5
4 Whitey Ford 4
4 Johnny Podres 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Skowron .571
2 Tommy Davis .545
3 Tom Tresh .429
4 Elston Howard .333
5 Willie Davis .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Roseboro 1
1 Bill Skowron 1
1 Tom Tresh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Roseboro 3
1 Bill Skowron 3
3 Willie Davis 2
3 Willie Mays 2
3 Tom Tresh 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Bill White 1
2 Maury Wills 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 0.00
1 Jim Bunning 0.00
1 Don Drysdale 0.00
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.00
5 Johnny Podres 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 15
2 Al Downing 6
3 Dick Radatz 5
3 Stan Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 57 .646 --
White Sox 94 68 .580 10.5
Twins 91 70 .565 13.0
Orioles 86 76 .531 18.5
Tigers 79 83 .488 25.5
Indians 79 83 .488 25.5
Red Sox 76 85 .472 28.0
Athletics 73 89 .451 31.5
Angels 70 91 .435 34.0
Senators 56 106 .346 48.5

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 63 .611 --
Cardinals 93 69 .574 6.0
Giants 88 74 .543 11.0
Phillies 87 75 .537 12.0
Reds 86 76 .531 13.0
Braves 84 78 .519 15.0
Cubs 82 80 .506 17.0
Pirates 74 88 .457 25.0
Colt .45's 66 96 .407 33.0
Mets 51 111 .315 48.0