On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Angels	45	34	.570	--
Yankees	43	33	.566	0.5
Indians	44	34	.564	0.5
Twins	45	38	.542	2.0
Tigers	40	38	.513	4.5
Orioles	40	40	.500	5.5
White Sox	41	42	.494	6.0
Red Sox	37	43	.463	8.5
Athletics	37	45	.451	9.5
Senators	26	51	.338	18.0

Games

Twins 8, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 9, Twins 5

Orioles 7, White Sox 3

White Sox 5, Orioles 2

Indians 1, Tigers 0

Indians 6, Tigers 2

Angels 4, Senators 2

Angels 4, Senators 1

Athletics 11, Yankees 1

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	56	29	.659	--
Giants	55	29	.655	0.5
Pirates	49	32	.605	5.0
Cardinals	45	36	.556	9.0
Reds	43	35	.551	9.5
Braves	40	41	.494	14.0
Phillies	34	46	.425	19.5
Colt .45's	32	46	.410	20.5
Cubs	30	54	.357	25.5
Mets	21	57	.269	31.5

Games

Pirates 7, Colt .45's 0

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 16, Phillies 1

Dodgers 7, Phillies 3

Giants 11, Mets 4

Giants 10, Mets 3

Reds 8, Cubs 6

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Clinton	7
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Ed Charles	5
2	Roberto Clemente	5
2	8 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Clinton	2
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Willie McCovey	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	7
1	Willie Mays	7
1	Willie McCovey	7
4	Tommy Davis	5
5	5 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Davis	2
1	Maury Wills	2
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Francis	1.33
2	Sandy Koufax	1.25
3	Don Mossi	1.14
4	Jim Perry	1.00
4	Dave Stenhouse	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Earl Francis	8
2	Don Mossi	8
4	Dave Stenhouse	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.350
2	Tommy Davis	.344
3	Pete Runnels	.336
4	Felipe Alou	.332
5	Roberto Clemente	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	24
1	Leon Wagner	24
3	Ernie Banks	22
4	Norm Cash	21
5	4 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	87
2	Willie Mays	79
3	Hank Aaron	68
4	Orlando Cepeda	67
5	2 tied	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	44
2	Dick Howser	19
2	Jake Wood	19
4	Willie Davis	17
5	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.09
2	Sandy Koufax	2.26
3	Bob Shaw	2.41
4	Turk Farrell	2.46
5	Dave Stenhouse	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	14
2	Bob Purkey	13
3	Dick Donovan	12
3	Sandy Koufax	12
3	Camilo Pascual	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	193
2	Don Drysdale	114
3	Bob Gibson	109
4	Camilo Pascual	106
5	Billy O'Dell	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	16
2	Dick Radatz	13
3	Stu Miller	11
4	Marshall Bridges	10
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.485
2	Tommy Davis	.435
3	Ted Savage	.415
4	Jim Gilliam	.400
5	Harvey Kuenn	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	7
1	Roger Maris	7
3	Ken Boyer	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	18
1	Frank Howard	18
1	Willie Mays	18
4	Hank Aaron	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Tommy Davis	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Jim Landis	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Terry Fox	0.55
3	Sandy Koufax	0.79
4	Camilo Pascual	1.00
5	Barry Latman	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Ted Bowsfield	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	47
2	Hank Aguirre	31
3	Don Drysdale	27
4	Camilo Pascual	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Marshall Bridges	5
3	Dean Chance	4
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
5	2 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.390
2	Bob Skinner	.373
3	Rocky Colavito	.371
3	Frank Robinson	.371
5	Smoky Burgess	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	11
1	Leon Wagner	11
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Felipe Alou	9
3	Chuck Hinton	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Tommy Davis	32
2	Willie Mays	32
4	Frank Robinson	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Willie Mays	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Sam Jones	0.95
3	Whitey Ford	1.13
4	Sandy Koufax	1.20
5	Hank Aguirre	1.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	83
2	Don Drysdale	49
3	Bill Monbouquette	47
4	Bob Gibson	46
5	Camilo Pascual	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	10
2	Marshall Bridges	6
3	Don Elston	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.345
3	Al Kaline	.345
4	Vada Pinson	.330
5	Frank Robinson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Jim Gentile	44
2	Willie Mays	44
4	Orlando Cepeda	43
5	Rocky Colavito	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	147
2	Orlando Cepeda	142
3	Rocky Colavito	141
4	Hank Aaron	134
5	Frank Robinson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Jake Wood	39
4	Dick Howser	35
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.32
2	Warren Spahn	2.82
3	Billy O'Dell	2.93
4	Steve Barber	2.95
5	Ralph Terry	2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	327
2	Camilo Pascual	229
3	Juan Pizarro	226
4	Don Drysdale	200
5	2 tied	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Luis Arroyo	16
3	Ray Moore	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16