On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 37 .598 --
Angels 53 41 .564 3.0
Twins 52 44 .542 5.0
Indians 49 45 .521 7.0
Orioles 49 47 .510 8.0
White Sox 49 49 .500 9.0
Tigers 45 48 .484 10.5
Red Sox 44 50 .468 12.0
Athletics 43 55 .439 15.0
Senators 35 58 .376 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 34 .660 --
Giants 64 36 .640 2.0
Pirates 60 37 .619 4.5
Reds 54 41 .568 9.5
Cardinals 55 43 .561 10.0
Braves 50 49 .505 15.5
Phillies 45 55 .450 21.0
Colt .45's 36 60 .375 28.0
Cubs 35 64 .354 30.5
Mets 24 70 .255 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Floyd Robinson 6
2 Jim Hickman 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Joe Adcock 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Gonzalez 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Bernie Allen 1
2 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 4
1 Harry Bright 4
1 Ed Charles 4
1 Willie Davis 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Denny Lemaster 1.00
1 Dave Stenhouse 1.00
3 Ray Herbert 0.67
3 Bob Moorhead 0.67
5 Bob Bruce 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Denny Lemaster 9
2 Dave Stenhouse 8
3 Camilo Pascual 7
4 Jim Bouton 5
4 Bob Bruce 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Danny McDevitt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .348
2 Roberto Clemente .344
3 Pete Runnels .337
4 Manny Jimenez .335
5 Frank Robinson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 28
2 Leon Wagner 27
3 Hank Aaron 26
3 Norm Cash 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 102
2 Willie Mays 87
3 Hank Aaron 85
4 Frank Robinson 77
5 Orlando Cepeda 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 49
2 Jake Wood 23
3 Willie Davis 22
4 Dick Howser 19
5 Julian Javier 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.15
2 Bob Shaw 2.36
3 Hank Aguirre 2.37
4 Bob Gibson 2.64
5 Bob Purkey 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 17
2 Bob Purkey 15
3 Sandy Koufax 14
3 Camilo Pascual 14
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 209
2 Don Drysdale 141
3 Camilo Pascual 137
4 Bob Gibson 134
5 Juan Pizarro 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 17
2 Dick Radatz 15
3 Stu Miller 13
4 Marshall Bridges 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .485
2 Charlie Maxwell .474
3 Felix Torres .422
4 Harmon Killebrew .410
5 Bill White .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Gordy Coleman 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Tony Gonzalez 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 23
2 Gordy Coleman 17
3 Hank Aaron 16
3 Jackie Brandt 16
5 Vada Pinson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 7
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Ted Savage 4
2 Bob Skinner 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 0.50
2 Dick Radatz 0.56
3 Ken McBride 0.67
4 Stu Miller 0.71
5 Bob Gibson 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 4
2 Bennie Daniels 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 38
2 Camilo Pascual 27
3 Turk Farrell 26
4 Bob Gibson 25
5 Ralph Terry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Hannan 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 Jack Baldschun 2
3 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Clinton .438
2 Tommy Davis .410
3 Roberto Clemente .400
4 Stan Musial .372
5 Smoky Burgess .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 12
2 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Ken Boyer 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 35
2 Tommy Davis 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 Lou Clinton 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Tommy Davis 8
2 Chuck Hinton 8
4 Willie Davis 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.89
2 Ken McBride 1.38
3 Juan Pizarro 1.97
4 Bob Gibson 1.98
5 Frank Baumann 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
1 Juan Pizarro 6
1 Ralph Terry 6
4 Bobby Bolin 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 63
1 Juan Pizarro 63
3 Camilo Pascual 57
4 Don Drysdale 54
5 Hank Aguirre 46

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .344
2 Pete Runnels .340
3 Hank Aaron .332
4 Vada Pinson .329
5 Felipe Alou .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 49
2 Jim Gentile 45
3 Harmon Killebrew 42
4 Norm Cash 41
4 Orlando Cepeda 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 137
2 Orlando Cepeda 135
3 Hank Aaron 133
4 Frank Robinson 124
5 Rocky Colavito 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 70
2 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Jake Wood 36
4 Dick Howser 30
5 Willie Davis 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.74
2 Dick Donovan 2.75
3 Bob Shaw 2.77
4 Sandy Koufax 2.80
5 Warren Spahn 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Terry 24
2 Don Drysdale 23
3 Joey Jay 21
3 Camilo Pascual 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 321
2 Juan Pizarro 245
3 Camilo Pascual 228
4 Don Drysdale 218
5 Bob Gibson 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 22
2 Roy Face 20
3 Luis Arroyo 17
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
5 2 tied 15