On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	38	.612	--
Angels	56	44	.560	5.0
Twins	56	45	.554	5.5
Orioles	53	50	.515	9.5
Indians	50	48	.510	10.0
White Sox	51	52	.495	11.5
Tigers	48	50	.490	12.0
Red Sox	45	56	.446	16.5
Athletics	44	59	.427	18.5
Senators	39	60	.394	21.5

Games

Orioles 3, Athletics 0

Orioles 7, Athletics 1

Twins 5, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Angels 1

Senators 9, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	70	35	.667	--
Giants	67	38	.638	3.0
Pirates	61	43	.587	8.5
Reds	59	42	.584	9.0
Cardinals	57	47	.548	12.5
Braves	54	50	.519	15.5
Phillies	48	58	.453	22.5
Cubs	38	65	.369	31.0
Colt .45's	36	64	.360	31.5
Mets	26	74	.260	41.5

Games

Reds 9, Braves 3

Dodgers 8, Giants 6

Phillies 9, Pirates 2

Mets 9, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	4
1	Richie Ashburn	4
1	Tony Gonzalez	4
1	Jerry Lumpe	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	4
1	Roy Sievers	4
3	Johnny Blanchard	3
3	Jackie Brandt	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Richie Ashburn	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Ruben Amaro	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Hall	2.00
2	Art Mahaffey	1.25
3	Jim Kaat	1.00
4	Ed Rakow	0.75
5	Barry Latman	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Hall	12
2	Jim Kaat	8
3	Ed Rakow	6
4	Steve Barber	5
4	Art Mahaffey	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Craig Anderson	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Joe Nuxhall	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.352
2	Tommy Davis	.350
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Hank Aaron	.332
5	Pete Runnels	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Norm Cash	29
3	Hank Aaron	27
3	Leon Wagner	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	105
2	Willie Mays	91
3	Hank Aaron	87
4	Frank Robinson	81
5	Orlando Cepeda	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	50
2	Willie Davis	24
3	Jake Wood	23
4	Dick Howser	19
5	Julian Javier	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.37
3	Bob Shaw	2.48
4	Bob Gibson	2.51
5	Dave Stenhouse	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	18
2	Bob Purkey	16
3	Camilo Pascual	15
4	Joey Jay	14
4	2 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	147
3	Camilo Pascual	144
4	Bob Gibson	141
5	Juan Pizarro	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Dick Radatz	16
3	Stu Miller	14
4	Marshall Bridges	13
5	2 tied	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.488
2	Roy McMillan	.423
3	Tony Gonzalez	.397
4	Johnny Edwards	.386
5	Frank Howard	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	8
2	Bob Allison	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Norm Cash	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	23
2	Bob Allison	19
3	Joe Adcock	18
3	Jackie Brandt	18
5	Harmon Killebrew	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	6
2	Bob Johnson	4
2	Vada Pinson	4
2	Maury Wills	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken McBride	0.00
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	0.00
3	Bob Duliba	0.69
3	Roy Face	0.69
5	Bob Gibson	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Bennie Daniels	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	26
2	Art Mahaffey	25
2	Juan Pizarro	25
4	Ernie Broglio	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Jim Hannan	3
3	Jack Baldschun	2
3	Gary Bell	2
3	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.394
2	Tommy Davis	.387
3	Smoky Burgess	.375
3	Lou Clinton	.375
5	Stan Musial	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	13
2	Mickey Mantle	12
3	Roger Maris	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	5 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Lou Clinton	30
3	Gordy Coleman	30
5	Bob Allison	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Willie Davis	9
3	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Tommy Davis	6
4	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.79
2	Stu Miller	1.38
3	Ken McBride	1.63
4	Johnny Podres	1.65
5	Dick Radatz	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
2	Bobby Bolin	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	54
2	Johnny Podres	51
3	Don Drysdale	46
3	Bob Gibson	46
5	3 tied	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.337
2	Pete Runnels	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Stan Musial	.325
5	Vada Pinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	45
2	Jim Gentile	44
3	Norm Cash	43
3	Willie Mays	43
5	Ernie Banks	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	139
2	Orlando Cepeda	133
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Dick Stuart	118
5	Frank Robinson	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	68
2	Luis Aparicio	37
3	Jake Wood	34
4	Dick Howser	30
5	Willie Davis	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	2.59
2	Warren Spahn	2.63
3	Sandy Koufax	2.82
4	Bob Shaw	2.84
5	2 tied	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	23
1	Ralph Terry	23
3	Camilo Pascual	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	311
2	Juan Pizarro	245
3	Camilo Pascual	230
4	Don Drysdale	217
5	Bob Gibson	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	23
2	Roy Face	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
4	Dick Radatz	16
5	Luis Arroyo	15