On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	32	.568	--
Angels	43	34	.558	0.5
Indians	42	34	.553	1.0
Twins	44	37	.543	1.5
Tigers	40	36	.526	3.0
Orioles	39	39	.500	5.0
White Sox	40	41	.494	5.5
Red Sox	36	42	.462	8.0
Athletics	36	44	.450	9.0
Senators	26	49	.347	16.5

Games

Twins 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 8, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	29	.651	--
Giants	53	29	.646	0.5
Pirates	47	32	.595	5.0
Cardinals	44	36	.550	8.5
Reds	42	35	.545	9.0
Braves	40	40	.500	12.5
Phillies	34	44	.436	17.5
Colt .45's	32	44	.421	18.5
Cubs	30	53	.361	24.0
Mets	21	55	.276	29.5

Games

Pirates 5, Colt .45's 2

Giants 10, Mets 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Reds 6, Cubs 1

Braves 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Smoky Burgess	4
1	Gino Cimoli	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Roger Maris	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Jim Pagliaroni	1
1	Frank Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tony Cloninger	999.00
2	Jim O'Toole	1.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.89
4	Harvey Haddix	0.80
5	Paul Foytack	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Curtis	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	10
2	Bob Gibson	8
3	Hank Fischer	6
3	Ken Johnson	6
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.352
2	Pete Runnels	.338
3	Tommy Davis	.335
4	Felipe Alou	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	23
2	Ernie Banks	22
2	Willie Mays	22
4	Norm Cash	21
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	82
2	Willie Mays	72
3	Hank Aaron	68
4	Orlando Cepeda	65
5	Frank Robinson	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	42
2	Dick Howser	19
2	Jake Wood	19
4	Willie Davis	17
5	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.33
2	Bob Shaw	2.41
3	Turk Farrell	2.46
4	Dave Stenhouse	2.61
5	Whitey Ford	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	14
2	Bob Purkey	13
3	Dick Donovan	12
3	Camilo Pascual	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	183
2	Don Drysdale	114
3	Bob Gibson	109
4	Camilo Pascual	106
5	Billy O'Dell	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	15
2	Dick Radatz	12
3	Stu Miller	11
4	Marshall Bridges	10
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.455
2	Harvey Kuenn	.417
3	Jim Gilliam	.404
4	Rocky Colavito	.394
4	Ted Savage	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	16
1	Smoky Burgess	16
1	Charlie James	16
1	Eddie Mathews	16
5	Ernie Banks	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Julian Javier	4
2	Willie Kirkland	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Terry Fox	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
3	Sandy Koufax	0.72
4	Barry Latman	0.98
5	Camilo Pascual	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Cal Koonce	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Don Drysdale	33
3	Camilo Pascual	26
4	Hank Aguirre	25
4	Ralph Terry	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	5
1	Roy Face	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
4	Dean Chance	3
4	Terry Fox	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Skinner	.387
2	Rocky Colavito	.372
3	Pete Runnels	.371
4	Smoky Burgess	.370
5	Roberto Clemente	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
1	Leon Wagner	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Felipe Alou	9
3	Chuck Hinton	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	36
2	Tommy Davis	30
3	Frank Robinson	29
4	Willie Mays	27
5	Frank Malzone	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Willie Mays	7
3	Jake Wood	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Sam Jones	0.95
3	Whitey Ford	1.13
4	Sandy Koufax	1.23
5	Hank Aguirre	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Cal Koonce	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Bob Gibson	50
3	Don Drysdale	49
4	Camilo Pascual	43
5	Bill Monbouquette	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	9
2	Marshall Bridges	7
3	Don Elston	6
4	Lindy McDaniel	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.350
2	Al Kaline	.345
3	Roberto Clemente	.339
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	44
3	Orlando Cepeda	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Willie Mays	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	141
2	Orlando Cepeda	140
2	Willie Mays	140
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	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.32
2	Warren Spahn	2.84
3	Milt Pappas	2.87
4	Steve Barber	2.95
5	Billy O'Dell	2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	324
2	Camilo Pascual	238
3	Juan Pizarro	222
4	Don Drysdale	200
5	2 tied	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
1	Stu Miller	21
3	Luis Arroyo	16
3	Ray Moore	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16