On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 39 .614 --
Angels 57 46 .553 6.0
Twins 57 47 .548 6.5
Indians 52 49 .515 10.0
Orioles 54 51 .514 10.0
White Sox 52 53 .495 12.0
Tigers 49 51 .490 12.5
Red Sox 46 56 .451 16.5
Athletics 45 59 .433 18.5
Senators 39 62 .386 23.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Moran 4
2 Tom Tresh 3
3 Bob Allison 2
3 Earl Battey 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 4
2 Earl Battey 3
2 Elston Howard 3
4 Jerry Adair 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Roger Maris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Osteen 0.57
2 Bill Stafford 0.33
3 Jack Fisher 0.30
4 Jim Perry 0.21
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Bill Stafford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Osteen 4
2 Jack Fisher 3
2 Jim Perry 3
2 Bill Stafford 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 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 3 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 Hoyt Wilhelm 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gonzalez .458
2 Johnny Edwards .439
3 Frank Howard .435
4 Jerry Lumpe .412
4 Charlie Maxwell .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 8
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 24
2 Bob Allison 21
3 Joe Adcock 17
4 Jackie Brandt 16
4 Tony Gonzalez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 7
2 Vada Pinson 4
2 Jose Tartabull 4
2 Maury Wills 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken McBride 0.00
1 Pete Burnside 0.00
3 Jim Kaat 1.11
4 Steve Barber 1.16
5 Dave Stenhouse 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Ray Moore 3
1 Dave Stenhouse 3
1 Ralph Terry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 30
2 Turk Farrell 28
3 Jim Bunning 25
4 Bob Gibson 24
4 Camilo Pascual 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marshall Bridges 3
1 Terry Fox 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Dick Radatz 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .398
2 Stan Musial .397
3 Frank Robinson .393
4 Frank Howard .381
5 Charlie Maxwell .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 12
2 Hank Aaron 11
2 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Willie Mays 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 41
2 Bob Allison 30
2 Gordy Coleman 30
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 9
1 Chuck Hinton 9
1 Maury Wills 9
4 Jose Tartabull 7
5 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 1.07
2 Ken McBride 1.07
3 Johnny Podres 1.32
4 Dick Stigman 1.55
5 Dick Radatz 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
1 Juan Pizarro 6
1 Jack Sanford 6
4 Joey Jay 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 59
2 Don Drysdale 51
3 Camilo Pascual 42
4 Bob Gibson 41
4 Johnny Podres 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 6
2 Marshall Bridges 5
2 Roy Face 5
2 Dick Radatz 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .337
2 Roberto Clemente .333
3 Hank Aaron .331
4 Vada Pinson .325
5 Frank Robinson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 45
2 Norm Cash 44
2 Jim Gentile 44
4 Willie Mays 43
5 Harmon Killebrew 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 135
2 Hank Aaron 130
3 Orlando Cepeda 127
4 Rocky Colavito 116
4 Frank Robinson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 68
2 Luis Aparicio 35
3 Jake Wood 34
4 Willie Davis 30
5 Dick Howser 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 2.68
2 Warren Spahn 2.69
3 Dick Donovan 2.81
4 Sandy Koufax 2.82
5 Bob Shaw 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Terry 24
2 Don Drysdale 23
3 Joey Jay 22
3 Camilo Pascual 22
5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 304
2 Juan Pizarro 249
3 Camilo Pascual 230
4 Don Drysdale 214
5 Bob Gibson 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 22
2 Roy Face 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
4 Dick Radatz 17
5 Luis Arroyo 15