On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	35	.583	--
Angels	48	39	.552	2.5
Indians	48	40	.545	3.0
Twins	47	43	.522	5.0
Orioles	46	44	.511	6.0
White Sox	47	45	.511	6.0
Tigers	43	44	.494	7.5
Red Sox	43	45	.489	8.0
Athletics	41	50	.451	11.5
Senators	29	56	.341	20.5

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 3

Orioles 6, Indians 4

Orioles 6, Indians 5

Yankees 8, Athletics 6

Yankees 11, Athletics 3

Twins 5, Red Sox 3

Angels 5, Senators 1

Senators 10, Angels 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	32	.660	--
Giants	59	34	.634	2.5
Pirates	56	35	.615	4.5
Cardinals	50	40	.556	10.0
Reds	48	39	.552	10.5
Braves	44	46	.489	16.0
Phillies	40	51	.440	20.5
Colt .45's	34	54	.386	25.0
Cubs	35	58	.376	26.5
Mets	24	63	.276	34.5

Games

Colt .45's 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 4, Colt .45's 1

Braves 5, Reds 0

Reds 3, Braves 2

Mets 5, Giants 3

Giants 9, Mets 8

Dodgers 9, Phillies 1

Phillies 2, Dodgers 1

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	5
1	Ken Hubbs	5
1	Roy McMillan	5
4	Frank Bolling	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	2
1	Elston Howard	2
1	Willie Kirkland	2
1	Roger Maris	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	4
1	Chuck Essegian	4
1	Elston Howard	4
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Hamlin	3
2	Tommie Aaron	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Wayne Causey	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Mahaffey	1.40
2	Bob Buhl	0.88
2	Johnny Podres	0.88
4	Denny Lemaster	0.78
5	2 tied	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Wills	8
2	Bob Buhl	7
2	Chuck Estrada	7
2	Denny Lemaster	7
2	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.353
2	Roberto Clemente	.350
3	Pete Runnels	.341
4	Manny Jimenez	.334
5	Frank Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	26
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Jim Gentile	24
4	Norm Cash	23
4	Roger Maris	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	95
2	Willie Mays	82
3	Hank Aaron	77
4	Frank Robinson	74
5	Orlando Cepeda	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	47
2	Jake Wood	21
3	Dick Howser	19
4	Willie Davis	18
5	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.06
2	Hank Aguirre	2.16
3	Bob Shaw	2.32
4	Bob Purkey	2.45
5	Turk Farrell	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	16
2	Sandy Koufax	14
2	Bob Purkey	14
4	Camilo Pascual	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	208
2	Don Drysdale	131
3	Camilo Pascual	120
4	Bob Gibson	118
5	Billy O'Dell	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Dick Radatz	14
3	Stu Miller	13
4	Marshall Bridges	11
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.519
2	Roberto Clemente	.483
3	Jim Davenport	.464
4	Tommy Davis	.442
5	Frank Robinson	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Lou Clinton	6
3	Gordy Coleman	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	19
2	Lou Clinton	17
2	Frank Howard	17
2	Roger Maris	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	7
2	Tommy Davis	5
2	Maury Wills	5
4	Ken Hamlin	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.37
2	Ernie Broglio	0.49
3	Al McBean	1.24
4	Johnny Podres	1.25
5	Jack Baldschun	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Pizarro	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Arnold Earley	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	30
2	Juan Pizarro	29
3	Sandy Koufax	25
4	Johnny Podres	22
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Stu Miller	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.464
2	Roberto Clemente	.436
3	Tommy Davis	.400
4	Bob Skinner	.396
5	Frank Robinson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Leon Wagner	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Tommy Davis	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	29
4	Frank Howard	28
4	Willie Mays	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Tommy Davis	8
2	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Tony Gonzalez	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.46
2	Barry Latman	1.32
3	Bob Purkey	1.36
4	Hank Aguirre	1.51
5	Ike Delock	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Art Mahaffey	6
3	Ray Herbert	5
3	Sandy Koufax	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	71
2	Don Drysdale	56
3	Camilo Pascual	45
4	Juan Pizarro	42
5	3 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	8
2	Marshall Bridges	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	6
4	Dean Chance	5
4	Dick Radatz	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.349
2	Roberto Clemente	.348
3	Pete Runnels	.344
4	Hank Aaron	.329
5	Vada Pinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Jim Gentile	48
3	Rocky Colavito	44
4	Willie Mays	41
5	4 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	139
2	Rocky Colavito	137
3	Orlando Cepeda	136
4	Hank Aaron	133
5	Frank Robinson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	70
2	Luis Aparicio	41
3	Jake Wood	38
4	Dick Howser	32
5	Chuck Hinton	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.48
2	Sandy Koufax	2.75
3	Bob Shaw	2.89
4	Warren Spahn	2.89
5	Bob Gibson	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
1	Ralph Terry	22
3	Joey Jay	21
3	Sandy Koufax	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	336
2	Camilo Pascual	233
3	Juan Pizarro	229
4	Don Drysdale	210
5	Bob Gibson	196

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	23
2	Roy Face	20
3	Luis Arroyo	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Ray Moore	15