On This Day

Wednesday, July 25, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	38	.600	--
Angels	56	42	.571	2.5
Twins	54	45	.545	5.0
Indians	50	46	.521	7.5
White Sox	50	50	.500	9.5
Orioles	50	50	.500	9.5
Tigers	46	50	.479	11.5
Red Sox	45	52	.464	13.0
Athletics	44	56	.440	15.5
Senators	36	59	.379	21.0

Games

Athletics 5, Indians 4

Twins 7, Tigers 6

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Red Sox 4, Yankees 2

Angels 5, Orioles 0

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	68	35	.660	--
Giants	67	36	.650	1.0
Pirates	60	40	.600	6.5
Reds	57	41	.582	8.5
Cardinals	56	45	.554	11.0
Braves	52	49	.515	15.0
Phillies	46	57	.447	22.0
Colt .45's	36	63	.364	30.0
Cubs	37	65	.363	30.5
Mets	24	72	.250	40.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Giants 3, Colt .45's 2

Braves 11, Mets 5

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2

Reds 13, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Gardner	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Smoky Burgess	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	5
2	Smoky Burgess	4
2	Eddie Mathews	4
4	Bob Allison	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Chuck Cottier	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Don Lock	1
1	Andre Rodgers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Diego Segui	0.80
2	Dennis Bennett	0.75
2	Don Drysdale	0.75
4	Billy O'Dell	0.67
5	Don Mossi	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dennis Bennett	6
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Bob Hendley	6
1	Billy O'Dell	6
5	Don Mossi	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Hank Fischer	1
1	Dave Gerard	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Tommy Davis	.347
3	Pete Runnels	.339
4	Manny Jimenez	.337
5	Frank Robinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Norm Cash	27
2	Leon Wagner	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
4	Ernie Banks	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	103
2	Willie Mays	91
3	Hank Aaron	85
4	Frank Robinson	79
5	Orlando Cepeda	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	Dave Stenhouse	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	18
2	Bob Purkey	16
3	Joey Jay	14
3	Sandy Koufax	14
3	Camilo Pascual	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	147
3	Camilo Pascual	137
4	Bob Gibson	134
5	Juan Pizarro	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Dick Radatz	16
3	Stu Miller	14
4	Marshall Bridges	13
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.447
2	Bill White	.397
3	Felix Torres	.393
4	Roy McMillan	.383
5	Charlie Maxwell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Tony Gonzalez	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Bob Allison	20
3	Joe Adcock	16
3	Jackie Brandt	16
3	Frank Howard	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Chuck Hinton	4
1	Vada Pinson	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.52
2	Ken McBride	0.67
3	Bob Gibson	0.67
4	Moe Drabowsky	0.75
5	3 tied	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Bennie Daniels	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	32
2	Turk Farrell	27
2	Camilo Pascual	27
4	Don Drysdale	25
4	Ralph Terry	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Jim Hannan	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Jack Baldschun	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.423
2	Tommy Davis	.388
3	Smoky Burgess	.385
4	Frank Robinson	.378
5	Roberto Clemente	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Frank Howard	11
2	Mickey Mantle	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Harmon Killebrew	33
3	Lou Clinton	29
3	Tommy Davis	29
3	Roger Maris	29

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	1.63
3	Stu Miller	1.71
4	Dick Radatz	1.75
5	Hank Aguirre	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	63
2	Don Drysdale	53
3	Sandy Koufax	52
4	Camilo Pascual	47
5	Johnny Podres	45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.340
2	Roberto Clemente	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.326
4	Vada Pinson	.326
5	Felipe Alou	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	44
3	Willie Mays	43
4	Ernie Banks	42
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Orlando Cepeda	134
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Rocky Colavito	117
4	Roger Maris	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Luis Aparicio	37
3	Jake Wood	35
4	Dick Howser	30
5	Willie Davis	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.68
2	Bob Shaw	2.73
3	Bob Gibson	2.75
4	Sandy Koufax	2.80
5	Dick Donovan	2.81

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	321
2	Juan Pizarro	248
3	Camilo Pascual	228
4	Don Drysdale	224
5	Bob Gibson	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	23
2	Roy Face	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
4	Luis Arroyo	17
5	Dick Radatz	16