On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	42	.607	--
Twins	63	48	.568	4.0
Angels	61	49	.555	5.5
Orioles	57	54	.514	10.0
White Sox	55	56	.495	12.0
Indians	54	55	.495	12.0
Tigers	52	56	.481	13.5
Red Sox	49	60	.450	17.0
Athletics	50	62	.446	17.5
Senators	42	66	.389	23.5

Games

Angels 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Orioles 4

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 1, Senators 0

Twins 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	76	37	.673	--
Giants	71	41	.634	4.5
Reds	65	46	.586	10.0
Pirates	63	47	.573	11.5
Cardinals	62	50	.554	13.5
Braves	59	53	.527	16.5
Phillies	51	62	.451	25.0
Colt .45's	40	69	.367	34.0
Cubs	41	71	.366	34.5
Mets	29	81	.264	45.5

Games

Reds 1, Colt .45's 0

Dodgers 2, Mets 1

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Giants 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Steve Boros	3
2	Lou Clinton	3
2	Chuck Hiller	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Steve Boros	3
2	Willie Mays	2
3	George Altman	1
3	Dick Brown	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Steve Boros	3
2	Al Smith	3
4	Earl Battey	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Mike Hershberger	1
2	Roman Mejias	1
2	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Shaw	1.40
2	Ed Rakow	1.38
3	Turk Farrell	1.29
4	Sam McDowell	1.12
5	Johnny Podres	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Mike Joyce	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Rakow	11
2	Turk Farrell	9
2	Sam McDowell	9
4	Bob Shaw	7
5	Johnny Podres	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.350
2	Frank Robinson	.337
3	Pete Runnels	.333
4	Hank Aaron	.333
5	Roberto Clemente	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Norm Cash	30
3	Hank Aaron	29
3	Harmon Killebrew	29
5	Leon Wagner	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	112
2	Willie Mays	100
3	Hank Aaron	93
4	Frank Robinson	91
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	58
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	2.28
3	Robin Roberts	2.48
4	Turk Farrell	2.53
5	Hank Aguirre	2.53

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	Turk Farrell	146
3	Bob Gibson	146
5	Camilo Pascual	144

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	Smoky Burgess	.450
2	Tony Gonzalez	.449
3	Orlando Cepeda	.429
3	Stan Musial	.429
3	Al Spangler	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	9
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Willie Mays	6
4	Steve Boros	5
4	Frank Robinson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	20
2	Frank Howard	19
3	Frank Thomas	17
4	Al Kaline	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.50
2	Dick Radatz	0.64
3	Don Rudolph	0.96
4	Steve Barber	1.04
5	Ed Rakow	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Podres	4
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	30
2	Jim Kaat	28
3	Jim Bunning	23
4	Ed Rakow	21
5	Jim O'Toole	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.466
2	Smoky Burgess	.385
3	Bill White	.379
4	Tony Gonzalez	.373
5	Frank Robinson	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Frank Thomas	11
3	Joe Adcock	10
3	Gordy Coleman	10
3	Willie Mays	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	33
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Joe Adcock	31
4	Gordy Coleman	30
5	Frank Robinson	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	Jose Tartabull	8
5	Chuck Cottier	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.56
2	Bob Friend	1.36
3	Frank Baumann	1.60
3	Ken McBride	1.60
5	Johnny Podres	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	56
2	Juan Pizarro	51
3	Jim Kaat	45
4	Art Mahaffey	40
5	Johnny Podres	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
1	Dick Radatz	5
3	Marshall Bridges	4
3	Jim Hannan	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Stan Musial	.336
3	Hank Aaron	.332
4	Roberto Clemente	.329
5	Tommy Davis	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Orlando Cepeda	126
3	Hank Aaron	125
4	Rocky Colavito	117
4	Frank Robinson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Luis Aparicio	35
2	Jake Wood	35
4	Willie Davis	32
5	Dick Howser	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.66
2	Dick Donovan	2.70
3	Sandy Koufax	2.76
4	Bob Shaw	2.80
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	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	297
2	Juan Pizarro	245
3	Camilo Pascual	225
4	Don Drysdale	215
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	2 tied	15