On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 38 .604 --
Angels 56 42 .571 3.0
Twins 54 45 .545 5.5
Indians 50 46 .521 8.0
White Sox 51 50 .505 9.5
Orioles 50 50 .500 10.0
Tigers 46 50 .479 12.0
Red Sox 45 53 .459 14.0
Athletics 44 56 .440 16.0
Senators 36 60 .375 22.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 35 .660 --
Giants 67 36 .650 1.0
Pirates 60 41 .594 7.0
Reds 58 41 .586 8.0
Cardinals 56 45 .554 11.0
Braves 53 49 .520 14.5
Phillies 46 57 .447 22.0
Colt .45's 36 63 .364 30.0
Cubs 37 65 .363 30.5
Mets 24 73 .247 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clete Boyer 3
1 Chuck Hinton 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Smoky Burgess 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Gordy Coleman 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elston Howard 4
2 Clete Boyer 3
3 Gordy Coleman 2
3 Dale Long 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Herbert 0.56
2 Johnny Klippstein 0.50
3 Warren Spahn 0.45
4 Bennie Daniels 0.43
5 Craig Anderson 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Herbert 5
1 Johnny Klippstein 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
4 Craig Anderson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Bob Turley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .347
2 Pete Runnels .340
3 Manny Jimenez .337
4 Frank Robinson .336
5 Roberto Clemente .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 103
2 Willie Mays 91
3 Hank Aaron 86
4 Frank Robinson 80
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 Hank Aaron 6
3 Joe Adcock 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 21
2 Bob Allison 20
3 Joe Adcock 17
4 Jackie Brandt 16
4 Frank Howard 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Chuck Hinton 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 7 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 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Clinton .420
2 Frank Robinson .393
3 Smoky Burgess .377
4 Stan Musial .371
5 Bill White .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 12
2 Frank Howard 11
2 Mickey Mantle 11
4 Hank Aaron 10
4 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 35
2 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Lou Clinton 30
4 Roger Maris 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Chuck Hinton 8
3 Tommy Davis 7
3 Willie Davis 7
5 2 tied 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 Jack Sanford 6
4 Whitey Ford 5
4 3 others 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 Dean Chance 6
2 Marshall Bridges 5
2 Roy Face 5
2 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .341
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Hank Aaron .328
4 Vada Pinson .327
5 Felipe Alou .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 45
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 132
3 Hank Aaron 129
4 Rocky Colavito 117
4 Frank Robinson 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 2.63
2 Bob Shaw 2.73
3 Bob Gibson 2.75
4 Sandy Koufax 2.82
5 Dick Donovan 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 24
1 Ralph Terry 24
3 Warren Spahn 22
4 Joey Jay 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 311
2 Juan Pizarro 245
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 16
4 Dick Radatz 16