On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	39	.610	--
Angels	57	45	.559	5.0
Twins	57	46	.553	5.5
Indians	51	49	.510	10.0
Orioles	53	51	.510	10.0
White Sox	52	53	.495	11.5
Tigers	49	51	.490	12.0
Red Sox	46	56	.451	16.0
Athletics	45	59	.433	18.0
Senators	39	61	.390	22.0

Games

Athletics 7, Orioles 3

Indians 3, Twins 2

Twins 7, Indians 5

Tigers 7, Angels 6

Angels 12, Tigers 8

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

Yankees 7, White Sox 4

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	71	35	.670	--
Giants	67	39	.632	4.0
Reds	61	42	.592	8.5
Pirates	61	44	.581	9.5
Cardinals	59	47	.557	12.0
Braves	54	52	.509	17.0
Phillies	49	58	.458	22.5
Cubs	39	66	.371	31.5
Colt .45's	37	65	.363	32.0
Mets	26	76	.255	43.0

Games

Cubs 4, Colt .45's 2

Colt .45's 3, Cubs 1

Reds 8, Braves 6

Reds 2, Braves 1

Dodgers 11, Giants 1

Phillies 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Mets 5

Cardinals 5, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	5
1	Bobby Richardson	5
3	Norm Cash	4
3	Chico Fernandez	4
3	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Maxwell	3
2	Hank Aaron	2
2	Vic Power	2
2	Frank Robinson	2
5	22 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	5
1	Charlie Maxwell	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Tony Gonzalez	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jose Tartabull	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Chuck Cottier	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Hendley	1.00
2	Don Drysdale	0.83
3	Jim Bunning	0.82
4	Bob Miller	0.80
5	Cal McLish	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	9
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Bob Hendley	5
2	Glen Hobbie	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.353
2	Stan Musial	.352
3	Frank Robinson	.339
4	Manny Jimenez	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Norm Cash	30
3	Hank Aaron	29
4	Leon Wagner	28
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	106
2	Willie Mays	92
3	Hank Aaron	91
4	Frank Robinson	85
5	Orlando Cepeda	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	51
2	Willie Davis	25
3	Jake Wood	23
4	Dick Howser	19
4	Julian Javier	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.37
3	Bob Shaw	2.48
4	Bob Gibson	2.61
5	Dave Stenhouse	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	19
2	Bob Purkey	16
3	Joey Jay	15
3	Camilo Pascual	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	152
3	Camilo Pascual	144
4	Bob Gibson	142
5	Juan Pizarro	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Dick Radatz	17
3	Marshall Bridges	14
3	Stu Miller	14
5	2 tied	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.463
2	Tony Gonzalez	.418
3	Frank Howard	.415
4	Roy McMillan	.414
5	Johnny Edwards	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Bob Allison	7
2	Norm Cash	7
2	Willie Mays	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	26
2	Bob Allison	19
3	Joe Adcock	18
3	Jackie Brandt	18
5	Tony Gonzalez	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	7
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Chuck Cottier	4
3	Bob Johnson	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken McBride	0.00
2	Bob Duliba	0.60
3	Roy Face	0.69
4	Jim Kaat	1.11
5	Steve Barber	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	30
2	Turk Farrell	28
3	Johnny Podres	26
4	Jim Bunning	25
4	Art Mahaffey	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
5	13 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.402
2	Tommy Davis	.396
3	Frank Howard	.394
4	Stan Musial	.386
5	Lou Clinton	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	14
2	Hank Aaron	12
3	Norm Cash	11
3	Mickey Mantle	11
3	Willie Mays	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	45
2	Harmon Killebrew	31
3	Lou Clinton	30
3	Gordy Coleman	30
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	10
1	Maury Wills	10
3	Chuck Hinton	9
4	Jose Tartabull	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.79
2	Johnny Podres	1.32
3	Dick Stigman	1.55
4	Dick Radatz	1.57
5	Ken McBride	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Juan Pizarro	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Bobby Bolin	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	59
2	Don Drysdale	51
3	Jim O'Toole	42
3	Camilo Pascual	42
3	Dave Stenhouse	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
1	Dick Radatz	6
3	Marshall Bridges	5
3	Dean Chance	5
3	3 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.338
2	Pete Runnels	.334
3	Hank Aaron	.331
4	Vada Pinson	.325
5	Stan Musial	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	45
2	Norm Cash	44
2	Jim Gentile	44
2	Willie Mays	44
5	Harmon Killebrew	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	137
2	Hank Aaron	132
3	Orlando Cepeda	131
4	Rocky Colavito	118
5	Frank Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Luis Aparicio	37
3	Jake Wood	34
4	Willie Davis	30
5	Dick Howser	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.63
2	Bob Gibson	2.66
3	Dick Donovan	2.81
4	Sandy Koufax	2.82
5	Bob Shaw	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
3	Camilo Pascual	22
3	Warren Spahn	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	311
2	Juan Pizarro	250
3	Camilo Pascual	230
4	Don Drysdale	222
5	Bob Gibson	206

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	22
2	Roy Face	21
3	Dick Radatz	17
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
5	Luis Arroyo	15