On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	35	.598	--
Angels	50	40	.556	3.5
Indians	48	42	.533	5.5
Twins	49	43	.533	5.5
Orioles	47	45	.511	7.5
White Sox	47	48	.495	9.0
Tigers	43	46	.483	10.0
Red Sox	43	47	.478	10.5
Athletics	42	52	.447	13.5
Senators	33	56	.371	20.0

Games

Yankees 12, Red Sox 4

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

Twins 14, Indians 3

Angels 5, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	63	33	.656	--
Giants	61	35	.635	2.0
Pirates	57	35	.620	4.0
Cardinals	52	41	.559	9.5
Reds	49	41	.544	11.0
Braves	46	47	.495	15.5
Phillies	43	51	.457	19.0
Colt .45's	34	57	.374	26.5
Cubs	35	60	.368	27.5
Mets	24	64	.273	35.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 5

Phillies 6, Colt .45's 2

Braves 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	4
2	Earl Battey	3
2	Hobie Landrith	3
2	Eddie Mathews	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordy Coleman	2
1	Frank Howard	2
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
4	Bob Allison	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
2	Bob Allison	4
2	Frank Howard	4
2	Mickey Mantle	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Billy Moran	1
1	Ted Savage	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	3.00
2	Don Drysdale	1.67
3	Dick Stigman	1.57
4	Bob Shaw	1.25
5	Jim O'Toole	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Bob Giggie	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	12
2	Dick Stigman	11
3	Jim O'Toole	8
4	Paul Foytack	7
5	Ray Herbert	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.349
2	Roberto Clemente	.349
3	Stan Musial	.346
4	Pete Runnels	.341
5	Manny Jimenez	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	26
2	Willie Mays	25
3	Jim Gentile	24
3	Harmon Killebrew	24
5	4 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	96
2	Willie Mays	82
3	Hank Aaron	80
4	Frank Robinson	75
5	Orlando Cepeda	74

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.09
2	Sandy Koufax	2.15
3	Bob Shaw	2.19
4	Bob Purkey	2.69
5	Bob Gibson	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	16
2	Sandy Koufax	14
2	Camilo Pascual	14
2	Bob Purkey	14
5	6 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	136
3	Bob Gibson	130
3	Camilo Pascual	130
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	Roberto Clemente	.510
2	Lou Clinton	.490
3	Stan Musial	.485
4	Felix Torres	.455
5	Tommy Davis	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Lou Clinton	6
2	Gordy Coleman	6
4	Jim Gentile	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	25
2	Frank Howard	19
3	Lou Clinton	16
3	Norm Siebern	16
5	Gordy Coleman	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ernie Broglio	0.49
2	Dick Radatz	0.52
3	Jack Baldschun	0.60
4	Bob Gibson	0.67
5	Bob Shaw	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Art Mahaffey	3
1	Al McBean	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	30
2	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Don Drysdale	22
4	Dave Stenhouse	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hannan	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Dean Chance	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.466
2	Roberto Clemente	.417
3	Tommy Davis	.395
4	Stan Musial	.388
5	Frank Robinson	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	11
2	Hank Aaron	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	35
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Frank Howard	32
4	Tommy Davis	28
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
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	Hank Aguirre	1.63
3	Ray Herbert	1.96
4	Bob Gibson	1.99
5	Ken McBride	2.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Don Drysdale	55
3	Camilo Pascual	54
4	Juan Pizarro	52
5	Bob Gibson	49

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	.348
2	Roberto Clemente	.347
3	Pete Runnels	.342
4	Hank Aaron	.330
5	Vada Pinson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	48
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
5	Orlando Cepeda	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	135
1	Willie Mays	135
3	Hank Aaron	134
4	Rocky Colavito	129
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	Bob Shaw	2.69
3	Sandy Koufax	2.74
4	Billy O'Dell	2.87
5	Warren Spahn	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	23
2	Don Drysdale	22
2	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Sandy Koufax	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	328
2	Juan Pizarro	239
3	Camilo Pascual	236
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Bob Gibson	208

Saves

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