On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	39	.625	--
Angels	60	47	.561	6.5
Twins	60	47	.561	6.5
Orioles	55	53	.509	12.0
Indians	53	52	.505	12.5
Tigers	51	53	.490	14.0
White Sox	52	56	.481	15.0
Red Sox	48	57	.457	17.5
Athletics	46	62	.426	21.0
Senators	40	64	.385	25.0

Games

Orioles 6, Angels 3

Senators 2, Red Sox 1

Yankees 10, White Sox 2

Indians 1, Athletics 0

Twins 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	73	36	.670	--
Giants	68	41	.624	5.0
Reds	63	43	.594	8.5
Pirates	63	45	.583	9.5
Cardinals	60	49	.550	13.0
Braves	55	53	.509	17.5
Phillies	51	58	.468	22.0
Colt .45's	39	66	.371	32.0
Cubs	40	68	.370	32.5
Mets	26	79	.248	45.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Mets 6

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Colt .45's 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Hector Lopez	4
1	Carl Warwick	4
1	Bill White	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	2
2	Don Blasingame	1
2	Steve Boros	1
2	Choo-Choo Coleman	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Warwick	4
2	Steve Boros	3
2	Howie Goss	3
2	Elston Howard	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Jerry Adair	1
2	Ron Davis	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Kralick	1.83
2	Ken Johnson	0.80
3	Ken McBride	0.71
4	Don Drysdale	0.67
4	2 others tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kralick	11
2	Ken Johnson	8
3	Don Drysdale	6
3	Earl Wilson	6
5	Ken McBride	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Tommy Davis	.348
3	Pete Runnels	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	32
2	Norm Cash	30
3	Hank Aaron	29
4	Leon Wagner	28
5	Harmon Killebrew	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	110
2	Willie Mays	94
3	Hank Aaron	92
4	Frank Robinson	89
5	2 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	54
2	Willie Davis	26
3	Jake Wood	23
4	Julian Javier	20
5	Dick Howser	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.35
3	Hank Aguirre	2.45
4	Robin Roberts	2.52
5	Turk Farrell	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	20
2	Joey Jay	16
2	Bob Purkey	16
4	Dick Donovan	15
4	3 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	158
3	Bob Gibson	146
4	Camilo Pascual	144
5	Turk Farrell	137

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	19
2	Dick Radatz	18
3	Marshall Bridges	14
3	Stu Miller	14
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Gonzalez	.500
2	Al Spangler	.472
3	Smoky Burgess	.435
4	Frank Howard	.422
5	Jim Gilliam	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	10
2	Norm Cash	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Willie Mays	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	22
2	Joe Adcock	18
3	Tony Gonzalez	17
3	Frank Thomas	17
5	Jackie Brandt	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	7
2	Maury Wills	6
3	Julian Javier	4
3	Jose Tartabull	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Burnside	0.00
2	Early Wynn	0.47
3	Art Fowler	0.75
3	Dick Radatz	0.75
5	Warren Spahn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Joey Jay	4
3	Ernie Broglio	3
3	Dick Donovan	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	33
2	Art Mahaffey	30
3	Jim Bunning	23
3	Jim Kaat	23
3	Juan Pizarro	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Don Cardwell	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.444
2	Tony Gonzalez	.391
3	Tommy Davis	.388
4	Frank Howard	.384
5	Smoky Burgess	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
1	Frank Thomas	11
3	Hank Aaron	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	Willie Mays	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	42
2	Bob Allison	30
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
4	Gordy Coleman	28
4	Tommy Davis	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Willie Davis	9
2	Chuck Hinton	9
4	Jose Tartabull	7
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.61
2	Sandy Koufax	1.07
3	Dick Hall	1.40
4	Johnny Podres	1.72
5	Ken McBride	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Art Mahaffey	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	53
2	Turk Farrell	47
3	Art Mahaffey	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
4	Jim Kaat	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	6
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
3	Marshall Bridges	4
3	Dean Chance	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.334
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Hank Aaron	.334
5	Vada Pinson	.323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	137
2	Hank Aaron	127
2	Orlando Cepeda	127
4	Rocky Colavito	120
5	Frank Robinson	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	71
2	Luis Aparicio	35
3	Jake Wood	34
4	Willie Davis	31
5	Dick Howser	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.69
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Bob Shaw	2.80
4	Sandy Koufax	2.82
5	Bob Gibson	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	304
2	Juan Pizarro	252
3	Camilo Pascual	230
4	Don Drysdale	220
5	Bob Gibson	204

Saves

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