On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	37	.602	--
Angels	55	42	.567	3.0
Twins	53	45	.541	5.5
Indians	50	45	.526	7.0
White Sox	50	49	.505	9.0
Orioles	50	49	.505	9.0
Tigers	46	49	.484	11.0
Red Sox	44	51	.463	13.0
Athletics	43	56	.434	16.0
Senators	35	59	.372	21.5

Games

Indians 5, Athletics 4

Tigers 4, Twins 3

White Sox 6, Senators 0

Orioles 3, Angels 2

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Angels 8, Orioles 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	35	.657	--
Giants	66	36	.647	1.0
Pirates	60	39	.606	5.5
Reds	56	41	.577	8.5
Cardinals	56	44	.560	10.0
Braves	51	49	.510	15.0
Phillies	46	56	.451	21.0
Colt .45's	36	62	.367	29.0
Cubs	36	65	.356	30.5
Mets	24	71	.253	39.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Pirates 4

Giants 3, Colt .45's 1

Braves 5, Mets 4

Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brooks Robinson	4
2	Joe Adcock	3
2	Steve Bilko	3
2	Jackie Brandt	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Del Crandall	1
2	Joe Cunningham	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Kasko	3
1	Willie Kirkland	3
1	Albie Pearson	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Mathews	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	0.91
2	Whitey Ford	0.80
3	Ernie Broglio	0.78
4	Turk Farrell	0.75
5	Early Wynn	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	10
2	Whitey Ford	8
3	Ernie Broglio	7
3	Glen Hobbie	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.348
2	Manny Jimenez	.340
3	Pete Runnels	.340
4	Roberto Clemente	.337
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Norm Cash	27
2	Leon Wagner	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	102
2	Willie Mays	91
3	Hank Aaron	85
4	Orlando Cepeda	77
4	Frank Robinson	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	49
2	Jake Wood	23
3	Willie Davis	22
4	Dick Howser	19
5	Julian Javier	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.30
3	Hank Aguirre	2.31
4	Bob Gibson	2.64
5	Bob Purkey	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	17
2	Bob Purkey	15
3	Joey Jay	14
3	Sandy Koufax	14
3	Camilo Pascual	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	141
3	Camilo Pascual	137
4	Bob Gibson	134
5	Turk Farrell	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Dick Radatz	15
3	Marshall Bridges	13
3	Stu Miller	13
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.457
2	Lou Clinton	.400
3	Bill White	.391
4	Felix Torres	.386
5	2 tied	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Bob Allison	6
2	Tony Gonzalez	6
2	Frank Howard	6
2	Willie Mays	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Bob Allison	17
3	Jackie Brandt	16
3	Frank Howard	16
5	Felix Torres	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Chuck Hinton	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.56
2	Ken McBride	0.67
3	Bob Gibson	0.67
4	Juan Pizarro	0.69
5	Stu Miller	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Bennie Daniels	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	29
2	Turk Farrell	27
2	Camilo Pascual	27
4	Ernie Broglio	24
4	Ralph Terry	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hannan	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
3	Jack Baldschun	2
3	Gary Bell	2
3	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.440
2	Tommy Davis	.397
3	Roberto Clemente	.388
4	Smoky Burgess	.364
4	2 others tied	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Frank Howard	11
3	Hank Aaron	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Harmon Killebrew	33
3	Lou Clinton	29
4	Tommy Davis	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Chuck Hinton	8
3	Tommy Davis	7
3	Willie Davis	7
5	Hank Aaron	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.85
2	Ken McBride	1.38
3	Hank Aguirre	1.70
4	Jim O'Toole	1.81
5	Juan Pizarro	2.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	6
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Don Drysdale	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	60
2	Sandy Koufax	52
3	Don Drysdale	47
3	Camilo Pascual	47
5	Johnny Podres	45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.341
2	Roberto Clemente	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.329
4	Vada Pinson	.327
5	Felipe Alou	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	44
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Norm Cash	41
4	Harmon Killebrew	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Orlando Cepeda	134
3	Hank Aaron	130
4	Rocky Colavito	120
5	Frank Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Luis Aparicio	36
3	Jake Wood	35
4	Dick Howser	30
5	Willie Davis	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.73
2	Warren Spahn	2.74
3	Bob Gibson	2.75
4	Sandy Koufax	2.80
5	Dick Donovan	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	24
2	Don Drysdale	23
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Camilo Pascual	21
4	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	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	22
2	Roy Face	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
4	Luis Arroyo	17
5	2 tied	15