On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	32	.556	--
Angels	42	34	.553	0.0
Indians	41	34	.547	0.5
Twins	43	36	.544	0.5
Tigers	38	36	.514	3.0
Orioles	39	38	.506	3.5
White Sox	40	39	.506	3.5
Athletics	36	42	.462	7.0
Red Sox	35	41	.461	7.0
Senators	26	48	.351	15.0

Games

Tigers 3, Orioles 2

Athletics 9, Red Sox 5

White Sox 5, Indians 4

White Sox 7, Indians 6

Twins 9, Senators 0

Yankees 6, Angels 3

Angels 12, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	52	28	.650	--
Dodgers	52	29	.642	0.5
Pirates	45	32	.584	5.5
Cardinals	43	34	.558	7.5
Reds	40	34	.541	9.0
Braves	38	39	.494	12.5
Phillies	34	42	.447	16.0
Colt .45's	32	42	.432	17.0
Cubs	29	51	.363	23.0
Mets	20	54	.270	29.0

Games

Reds 6, Colt .45's 1

Dodgers 5, Mets 1

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 7, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Steve Bilko	4
1	Billy Moran	4
1	Buck Rodgers	4
1	Tom Tresh	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	2
2	Bernie Allen	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	George Alusik	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Tresh	5
2	Cam Carreon	4
2	Art Fowler	4
4	George Alusik	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cline	2
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Willie Kirkland	1
2	Phil Linz	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	2.17
2	Juan Pizarro	1.12
3	Don Cardwell	0.80
4	Ryne Duren	0.75
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	13
2	Juan Pizarro	9
3	Ryne Duren	6
4	Bob Hendley	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Dean Stone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.353
2	Pete Runnels	.342
3	Tommy Davis	.337
4	Felipe Alou	.333
5	Stan Musial	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	23
2	Ernie Banks	21
2	Willie Mays	21
4	Norm Cash	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	81
2	Willie Mays	69
3	Hank Aaron	65
4	Orlando Cepeda	64
5	2 tied	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	42
2	Dick Howser	19
2	Jake Wood	19
4	Willie Davis	16
4	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.09
2	Sandy Koufax	2.33
3	Turk Farrell	2.46
4	Bob Purkey	2.55
5	Dave Stenhouse	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	14
2	Bob Purkey	13
3	Camilo Pascual	12
4	Dick Donovan	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	183
2	Don Drysdale	114
3	Camilo Pascual	106
4	Bob Gibson	101
5	Billy O'Dell	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	13
2	Dick Radatz	12
3	Stu Miller	11
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Marshall Bridges	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Demeter	.407
2	Tommy Davis	.400
2	Harvey Kuenn	.400
2	Bob Skinner	.400
5	Rocky Colavito	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	7
2	Don Demeter	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Norm Cash	5
3	Rocky Colavito	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	18
2	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Tommy Davis	16
2	Don Demeter	16
5	Leon Wagner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Julian Javier	5
3	Willie Kirkland	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Terry Fox	0.00
1	Jack Hamilton	0.00
4	Sandy Koufax	0.53
5	Bob Purkey	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Camilo Pascual	4
3	Hank Aguirre	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	46
2	Don Drysdale	33
3	Camilo Pascual	30
4	Hank Aguirre	27
5	Ralph Terry	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	4
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.383
2	Bob Skinner	.374
3	Pete Runnels	.374
4	Frank Robinson	.370
5	Hank Aaron	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Hinton	10
1	Leon Wagner	10
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	Frank Malzone	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Tommy Davis	32
3	Willie Mays	28
3	Frank Robinson	28
5	Roberto Clemente	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Jake Wood	8
4	Willie Mays	7
5	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.23
2	Bob Purkey	1.46
3	Whitey Ford	1.54
4	Jack Hamilton	1.65
5	Hank Aguirre	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	7
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5
2	Ralph Terry	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Don Drysdale	56
3	Ralph Terry	47
4	Dennis Bennett	43
4	Camilo Pascual	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
2	Marshall Bridges	6
3	Don Elston	5
3	Terry Fox	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.348
2	Al Kaline	.347
3	Roberto Clemente	.343
4	Vada Pinson	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	47
3	Orlando Cepeda	44
4	Rocky Colavito	42
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	142
1	Rocky Colavito	142
3	Willie Mays	137
4	Hank Aaron	134
5	Frank Robinson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
2	Luis Aparicio	43
3	Jake Wood	39
4	Dick Howser	36
5	4 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.42
2	Milt Pappas	2.87
3	Warren Spahn	2.93
4	Steve Barber	2.94
5	Curt Simmons	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
1	Joey Jay	22
1	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Ralph Terry	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	324
2	Camilo Pascual	238
3	Juan Pizarro	223
4	Don Drysdale	204
5	Jim Bunning	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	21
2	Roy Face	19
3	Luis Arroyo	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Ray Moore	15