On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	40	.619	--
Twins	61	47	.565	5.5
Angels	60	48	.556	6.5
Orioles	56	53	.514	11.0
Indians	53	53	.500	12.5
White Sox	53	56	.486	14.0
Tigers	51	54	.486	14.0
Red Sox	48	58	.453	17.5
Athletics	47	62	.431	20.0
Senators	41	64	.390	24.0

Games

Orioles 3, Angels 1

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

Athletics 8, Indians 3

Twins 4, Tigers 3

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	74	36	.673	--
Giants	69	41	.627	5.0
Reds	63	45	.583	10.0
Pirates	63	46	.578	10.5
Cardinals	61	49	.555	13.0
Braves	57	53	.518	17.0
Phillies	51	60	.459	23.5
Colt .45's	39	67	.368	33.0
Cubs	40	69	.367	33.5
Mets	28	79	.262	44.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Cubs 3

Braves 6, Phillies 2

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 2, Colt .45's 0

Mets 9, Reds 1

Mets 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vada Pinson	5
2	Jim Hickman	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Dick Brown	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Schaive	2
2	Tommie Aaron	1
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Choo-Choo Coleman	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	5
2	Tommie Aaron	4
3	George Altman	2
3	Choo-Choo Coleman	2
3	14 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Cottier	2
1	Willie Davis	2
1	Maury Wills	2
4	Joey Amalfitano	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Washburn	1.60
2	Don Lee	1.00
3	Cal McLish	0.75
3	Bob Miller	0.75
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Washburn	8
2	Roger Craig	7
2	Don Lee	7
2	Joe Nuxhall	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.355
2	Tommy Davis	.345
3	Pete Runnels	.336
4	Frank Robinson	.335
5	Roberto Clemente	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	110
2	Willie Mays	95
3	Hank Aaron	93
4	Frank Robinson	89
5	Orlando Cepeda	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	56
2	Willie Davis	28
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Julian Javier	21
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	Al Spangler	.485
2	Tony Gonzalez	.453
3	Frank Howard	.422
4	Hector Lopez	.411
5	Jim Gilliam	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	10
2	Joe Adcock	7
3	Norm Cash	5
3	Frank Howard	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	23
2	Frank Howard	22
3	Frank Thomas	18
4	Tony Gonzalez	14
4	Frank Robinson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	8
1	Maury Wills	8
3	Chuck Cottier	5
3	Jose Tartabull	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Early Wynn	0.47
2	Warren Spahn	1.00
3	Steve Barber	1.04
4	Bob Hendley	1.17
5	Lee Stange	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	23
1	Jim Kaat	23
1	Juan Pizarro	23
4	Don Drysdale	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	Terry Fox	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.444
2	Charlie Maxwell	.384
3	Tony Gonzalez	.381
4	Bill White	.367
5	Jerry Lumpe	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	11
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
1	Frank Thomas	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	35
2	Harmon Killebrew	29
3	Joe Adcock	28
4	Gordy Coleman	27
4	Frank Robinson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Willie Davis	11
3	Chuck Hinton	9
4	Chuck Cottier	7
4	Jose Tartabull	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.67
2	Ken McBride	1.60
3	Johnny Podres	1.72
4	Bob Friend	1.81
5	Art Mahaffey	1.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	49
2	Turk Farrell	47
3	Art Mahaffey	45
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Jim Bunning	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
1	Dick Radatz	5
3	Marshall Bridges	4
3	Jim Hannan	4
5	14 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.340
2	Stan Musial	.334
3	Hank Aaron	.333
4	Roberto Clemente	.329
5	Vada Pinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	45
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Jim Gentile	43
3	Willie Mays	43
5	Harmon Killebrew	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	138
2	Hank Aaron	128
3	Orlando Cepeda	127
4	Rocky Colavito	119
5	Frank Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Jake Wood	35
4	Willie Davis	33
5	Dick Howser	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.69
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Sandy Koufax	2.82
4	Bob Gibson	2.83
5	Bob Shaw	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
3	Camilo Pascual	22
5	2 tied	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