On This Day

Wednesday, July 11, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 33 .582 --
Indians 47 36 .566 1.0
Angels 45 37 .549 2.5
Twins 45 41 .523 4.5
Tigers 43 40 .518 5.0
Orioles 42 43 .494 7.0
White Sox 43 45 .489 7.5
Red Sox 40 43 .482 8.0
Athletics 40 45 .471 9.0
Senators 26 54 .325 20.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 31 .652 --
Giants 57 31 .648 0.5
Pirates 52 34 .605 4.5
Reds 46 36 .561 8.5
Cardinals 47 38 .553 9.0
Braves 42 43 .494 14.0
Phillies 37 49 .430 19.5
Colt .45's 33 50 .398 22.0
Cubs 32 56 .364 25.5
Mets 23 59 .280 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Sievers 2
1 Tony Taylor 2
3 Joey Amalfitano 1
3 Don Demeter 1
3 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Savage 1
1 Roy Sievers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 4
2 Ted Savage 2
3 Merritt Ranew 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Woodeshick 0.50
2 Art Mahaffey 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Mahaffey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Mahaffey 3
2 Dick Drott 2
2 Hal Woodeshick 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .353
2 Roberto Clemente .342
3 Pete Runnels .340
4 Frank Robinson .340
5 Manny Jimenez .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 25
1 Leon Wagner 25
3 Norm Cash 23
4 Ernie Banks 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 90
2 Willie Mays 80
3 Hank Aaron 72
4 Frank Robinson 70
5 Orlando Cepeda 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 46
2 Jake Wood 21
3 Dick Howser 19
4 Willie Davis 18
5 Julian Javier 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.08
2 Sandy Koufax 2.15
3 Bob Shaw 2.37
4 Turk Farrell 2.58
5 Bob Purkey 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 15
2 Bob Purkey 14
3 Sandy Koufax 13
4 Dick Donovan 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 202
2 Don Drysdale 122
3 Bob Gibson 113
4 Camilo Pascual 110
5 Billy O'Dell 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 17
2 Dick Radatz 14
3 Stu Miller 12
4 Marshall Bridges 11
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .489
2 Lou Clinton .488
3 Roberto Clemente .442
3 Tommy Davis .442
5 Smoky Burgess .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 9
2 Mickey Mantle 8
3 Lou Clinton 6
4 Ken Boyer 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 19
2 Lou Clinton 18
2 Roger Maris 18
4 Ken Boyer 15
4 Willie Mays 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Tommy Davis 6
3 Chuck Hinton 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.34
2 Barry Latman 0.75
3 Hank Aguirre 0.99
4 Joey Jay 1.02
5 Ted Bowsfield 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Jim O'Toole 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 32
2 Juan Pizarro 31
3 Don Drysdale 28
4 Johnny Podres 25
5 Hank Aguirre 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Marshall Bridges 3
2 Dean Chance 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .434
2 Frank Robinson .427
3 Hank Aaron .406
4 Rocky Colavito .405
5 Tommy Davis .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
1 Roger Maris 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Mickey Mantle 10
3 Leon Wagner 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 35
2 Frank Robinson 28
3 Tommy Davis 26
3 Willie Mays 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Julian Javier 8
3 Tommy Davis 7
4 Tony Gonzalez 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.60
2 Bob Purkey 1.33
3 Hank Aguirre 1.36
4 Barry Latman 1.64
5 Dick Donovan 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Art Mahaffey 5
4 Hank Aguirre 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 71
2 Don Drysdale 47
3 Bob Gibson 44
4 Hank Aguirre 38
5 Juan Pizarro 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .348
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Pete Runnels .342
4 Hank Aaron .330
5 Frank Robinson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 49
2 Jim Gentile 45
3 Rocky Colavito 43
4 Mickey Mantle 42
4 Willie Mays 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 138
2 Rocky Colavito 136
3 Orlando Cepeda 133
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Frank Robinson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 70
2 Luis Aparicio 42
3 Jake Wood 38
4 Dick Howser 33
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.46
2 Warren Spahn 2.81
3 Sandy Koufax 2.82
4 Billy O'Dell 2.97
5 Juan Marichal 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Terry 22
2 Don Drysdale 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Joey Jay 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 330
2 Juan Pizarro 230
3 Camilo Pascual 223
4 Don Drysdale 201
5 Bob Gibson 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 22
2 Roy Face 21
3 Luis Arroyo 17
4 Ray Moore 16
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 16