On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	35	.593	--
Angels	49	40	.551	3.5
Indians	48	41	.539	4.5
Twins	48	43	.527	5.5
Orioles	47	44	.516	6.5
White Sox	47	47	.500	8.0
Tigers	43	45	.489	9.0
Red Sox	43	46	.483	9.5
Athletics	41	52	.441	13.5
Senators	32	56	.364	20.0

Games

Yankees 1, Red Sox 0

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Senators 7, White Sox 3

Orioles 3, Athletics 2

Twins 7, Indians 2

Angels 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	62	33	.653	--
Giants	61	34	.642	1.0
Pirates	57	35	.620	3.5
Cardinals	51	41	.554	9.5
Reds	49	40	.551	10.0
Braves	45	47	.489	15.5
Phillies	42	51	.452	19.0
Colt .45's	34	56	.378	25.5
Cubs	35	59	.372	26.5
Mets	24	64	.273	34.5

Games

Reds 7, Dodgers 5

Phillies 3, Colt .45's 0

Phillies 8, Colt .45's 2

Giants 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 8, Cubs 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	4
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Bill White	4
4	Bob Aspromonte	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Bob Aspromonte	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	Stan Musial	3
2	Frank Torre	3
2	Bill White	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Clay Dalrymple	1
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Jim King	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.43
1	Juan Pizarro	1.43
3	Ralph Terry	1.29
4	Ken McBride	1.00
4	3 others tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Cheney	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	10
1	Juan Pizarro	10
3	Ralph Terry	9
4	Billy O'Dell	8
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Tommy Davis	.348
3	Stan Musial	.346
4	Manny Jimenez	.342
5	Pete Runnels	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	26
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Jim Gentile	24
4	Hank Aaron	23
4	3 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	95
2	Willie Mays	82
3	Hank Aaron	79
4	Orlando Cepeda	74
4	Frank Robinson	74

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.09
2	Sandy Koufax	2.15
3	Bob Shaw	2.32
4	Bob Purkey	2.69
5	Dick Donovan	2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	131
3	Camilo Pascual	130
4	Bob Gibson	118
5	Billy O'Dell	112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.510
2	Roberto Clemente	.509
3	Jim Davenport	.446
4	Tommy Davis	.444
5	Stan Musial	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	7
2	Lou Clinton	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Lou Clinton	17
3	Norm Siebern	16
4	Frank Howard	15
4	Roger Maris	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	8
2	Tommy Davis	5
2	Maury Wills	5
4	Ken Hamlin	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.47
2	Ernie Broglio	0.49
3	Cal Koonce	0.56
4	Jack Baldschun	0.60
5	Sandy Koufax	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	Art Mahaffey	3
2	Al McBean	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	30
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Dave Stenhouse	22
5	Dick Radatz	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Jim Hannan	3
4	Luis Arroyo	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.451
2	Roberto Clemente	.421
3	Tommy Davis	.407
4	Bob Skinner	.392
5	Frank Robinson	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
2	Leon Wagner	10
4	Lou Clinton	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	32
1	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Tommy Davis	30
4	Frank Howard	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Tommy Davis	8
2	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Vada Pinson	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.76
2	Barry Latman	1.32
3	Hank Aguirre	1.48
4	Ike Delock	1.71
5	Jack Baldschun	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	Ray Herbert	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Camilo Pascual	54
3	Juan Pizarro	52
4	Don Drysdale	50
5	Ralph Terry	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
3	Marshall Bridges	6
4	Dean Chance	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Roberto Clemente	.346
3	Pete Runnels	.341
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	48
3	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Orlando Cepeda	41
4	Harmon Killebrew	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	138
2	Willie Mays	136
3	Hank Aaron	133
4	Rocky Colavito	130
5	Frank Robinson	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	70
2	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Jake Wood	37
4	Dick Howser	30
5	Chuck Hinton	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.55
2	Sandy Koufax	2.72
3	Bob Shaw	2.79
4	Warren Spahn	2.91
5	Bob Gibson	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	23
2	Don Drysdale	22
2	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	330
2	Juan Pizarro	239
3	Camilo Pascual	236
4	Don Drysdale	210
5	Bob Gibson	196

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	22
2	Roy Face	20
3	Luis Arroyo	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	2 tied	15