On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 45 34 .570 --
Angels 45 34 .570 --
Yankees 43 33 .566 0.5
Twins 45 38 .542 2.0
Tigers 40 39 .506 5.0
Orioles 41 40 .506 5.0
White Sox 41 43 .488 6.5
Red Sox 37 43 .463 8.5
Athletics 37 45 .451 9.5
Senators 26 51 .338 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 29 .663 --
Giants 55 30 .647 1.5
Pirates 50 32 .610 5.0
Cardinals 45 36 .556 9.5
Reds 43 35 .551 10.0
Braves 40 41 .494 14.5
Phillies 34 47 .420 20.5
Colt .45's 32 46 .410 21.0
Cubs 30 54 .357 26.0
Mets 21 57 .269 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Chico Fernandez 3
4 Jerry Adair 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Al Luplow 3
2 John Romano 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Jim Davenport 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Bubba Morton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 0.89
2 Al McBean 0.71
3 Frank Baumann 0.20
4 Frank Lary 0.17
5 Jim Owens 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Bill Dailey 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Al McBean 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 8
2 Al McBean 5
3 Dallas Green 3
3 Ron Kline 3
3 Phil Regan 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Stock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .350
2 Tommy Davis .345
3 Pete Runnels .336
4 Felipe Alou .331
5 Roberto Clemente .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 24
1 Leon Wagner 24
3 Ernie Banks 22
4 Norm Cash 21
5 Rocky Colavito 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 88
2 Willie Mays 79
3 Hank Aaron 68
4 Orlando Cepeda 67
5 3 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 46
2 Dick Howser 19
2 Jake Wood 19
4 Willie Davis 18
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 15
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 122
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 Tommy Davis .452
2 Smoky Burgess .432
3 Rocky Colavito .403
4 Roberto Clemente .389
5 Roman Mejias .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Mickey Mantle 7
1 Roger Maris 7
4 Ken Boyer 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 20
2 Rocky Colavito 19
2 Tommy Davis 19
4 Willie Mays 17
5 Smoky Burgess 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Tommy Davis 6
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Jim Landis 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Jim O'Toole 0.39
3 Terry Fox 0.59
4 Sandy Koufax 0.79
5 Camilo Pascual 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Gene Conley 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 47
2 Don Drysdale 35
3 Hank Aguirre 31
4 Camilo Pascual 26
5 Juan Pizarro 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .393
2 Rocky Colavito .380
3 Bob Skinner .375
4 Frank Robinson .371
5 Tommy Davis .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 11
1 Roger Maris 11
1 Leon Wagner 11
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 35
2 Tommy Davis 32
2 Willie Mays 32
4 Rocky Colavito 29
5 Frank Robinson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Julian Javier 9
3 Tommy Davis 7
3 Willie Mays 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Sandy Koufax 0.93
3 Sam Jones 0.95
4 Whitey Ford 1.13
5 Hank Aguirre 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 7
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Camilo Pascual 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 70
2 Don Drysdale 57
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 Roberto Clemente .348
2 Pete Runnels .347
3 Al Kaline .346
4 Vada Pinson .332
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 49
2 Rocky Colavito 45
3 Jim Gentile 44
4 Willie Mays 43
5 Orlando Cepeda 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 145
2 Willie Mays 143
3 Orlando Cepeda 134
4 Hank Aaron 133
5 Frank Robinson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 71
2 Luis Aparicio 41
3 Jake Wood 38
4 Dick Howser 33
5 Willie Davis 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.32
2 Warren Spahn 2.82
3 Ralph Terry 2.99
4 Billy O'Dell 3.02
5 Steve Barber 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 22
2 Joey Jay 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 208
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