On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1963

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	46	.643	--
Twins	71	57	.555	11.5
White Sox	71	58	.550	12.0
Orioles	72	60	.545	12.5
Indians	64	68	.485	20.5
Red Sox	62	67	.481	21.0
Tigers	61	66	.480	21.0
Angels	60	72	.455	24.5
Athletics	57	72	.442	26.0
Senators	47	82	.364	36.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 3

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

Tigers 11, Athletics 5

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Angels 1

Twins 5, Orioles 3

Yankees 4, White Sox 0

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602	--
Cardinals	71	58	.550	6.5
Giants	71	58	.550	6.5
Phillies	71	60	.542	7.5
Braves	68	62	.523	10.0
Reds	69	64	.519	10.5
Cubs	66	63	.512	11.5
Pirates	65	63	.508	12.0
Colt .45's	49	81	.377	29.0
Mets	41	88	.318	36.5

Games

Cubs 3, Mets 1

Dodgers 2, Braves 1

Reds 8, Giants 7

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Colt .45's 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Gino Cimoli	4
2	Tony Kubek	4
2	Frank Malzone	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Elston Howard	2
2	Max Alvis	1
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	4
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Tito Francona	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Dick McAuliffe	1
1	Tommy McCraw	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Downing	4.33
2	Bob Heffner	1.50
3	Chris Zachary	1.00
4	Gary Peters	0.89
5	Sandy Koufax	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Abernathy	1
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Al Downing	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Downing	13
2	Bob Heffner	12
3	Bill Monbouquette	11
4	Stan Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Gladding	2
2	Al Worthington	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.329
2	Tommy Davis	.329
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.323
5	Vada Pinson	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	34
2	Hank Aaron	33
2	Dick Stuart	33
4	Willie Mays	31
5	Harmon Killebrew	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	106
2	Dick Stuart	93
3	Bill White	91
4	Ken Boyer	88
4	Al Kaline	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Maury Wills	26
3	Vada Pinson	25
3	Frank Robinson	25
5	Chuck Hinton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.77
2	Sandy Koufax	1.96
3	Dick Ellsworth	2.03
4	Larry Jackson	2.17
5	Bob Friend	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	19
1	Juan Marichal	19
3	Steve Barber	18
3	Dick Ellsworth	18
3	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	239
2	Don Drysdale	215
3	Jim Maloney	195
4	Juan Marichal	175
5	Gary Peters	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	20
2	Bill Dailey	18
2	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Dick Radatz	18
5	John Wyatt	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Felix Torres	.442
2	Albie Pearson	.419
3	Bill Bruton	.415
3	Jim Fregosi	.415
5	Willie Mays	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Clinton	6
1	Jimmie Hall	6
1	Dick Stuart	6
4	Don Zimmer	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	18
2	Dick Stuart	17
3	Norm Cash	16
4	Johnny Blanchard	15
4	Tommy Davis	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	5
1	Jose Tartabull	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Curt Flood	4
5	George Smith	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Miller	0.41
2	Grover Powell	0.61
3	Dave DeBusschere	0.63
4	Gary Peters	0.66
4	Dick Hall	0.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	4
1	Gary Peters	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Dennis Bennett	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	31
2	Al Downing	30
3	Dick Ellsworth	29
3	Sandy Koufax	29
5	Gary Peters	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Al Worthington	3
4	Jack Baldschun	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Orlando Cepeda	.392
2	Willie Mays	.377
3	Jim Fregosi	.368
4	Lou Brock	.360
5	Tommy Davis	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	13
2	Jimmie Hall	11
3	Willie Mays	9
4	Don Lock	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	31
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Hank Aaron	28
3	Frank Robinson	28
5	Jimmie Hall	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Donn Clendenon	7
1	Jose Tartabull	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Bill Bruton	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Klippstein	0.70
2	Dave DeBusschere	1.09
3	Gary Peters	1.10
4	Stan Williams	1.36
5	Bob Sadowski	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Camilo Pascual	7
2	Gary Peters	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Dennis Bennett	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	55
2	Sandy Koufax	51
3	Al Downing	48
4	Steve Barber	47
5	Dick Ellsworth	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Kline	6
2	Jack Baldschun	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Fred Gladding	5
2	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.337
2	Roberto Clemente	.319
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.318
4	Maury Wills	.318
5	Bill White	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	44
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
2	Willie Mays	42
4	Willie McCovey	37
5	Bob Allison	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	129
2	Al Kaline	116
2	Willie Mays	116
4	Bill White	111
5	Vada Pinson	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	61
2	Luis Aparicio	40
3	Vada Pinson	33
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Frank Robinson	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gary Peters	1.77
2	Bob Friend	2.25
2	Sandy Koufax	2.25
4	Larry Jackson	2.31
5	Dick Ellsworth	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Camilo Pascual	22
3	Dick Ellsworth	21
3	Juan Marichal	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	260
2	Sandy Koufax	246
3	Jim Maloney	237
4	Camilo Pascual	198
5	Juan Marichal	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	24
2	Dick Radatz	22
3	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	John Wyatt	20
5	Bill Dailey	19