On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	42	.611	--
Twins	63	49	.563	5.0
Angels	62	49	.559	5.5
Orioles	57	55	.509	11.0
Indians	55	55	.500	12.0
White Sox	56	56	.500	12.0
Tigers	52	57	.477	14.5
Athletics	51	62	.451	17.5
Red Sox	49	61	.445	18.0
Senators	42	67	.385	24.5

Games

Angels 3, Red Sox 1

White Sox 4, Orioles 0

Indians 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 10, Senators 3

Yankees 14, Twins 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	37	.675	--
Giants	72	41	.637	4.5
Reds	66	46	.589	10.0
Pirates	63	48	.568	12.5
Cardinals	63	50	.558	13.5
Braves	60	53	.531	16.5
Phillies	51	63	.447	26.0
Colt .45's	40	70	.364	35.0
Cubs	41	72	.363	35.5
Mets	29	82	.261	46.5

Games

Reds 3, Colt .45's 0

Dodgers 7, Mets 5

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Edwards	4
1	Elston Howard	4
3	George Alusik	3
3	Chuck Hinton	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tom Tresh	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	George Altman	1
2	George Alusik	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Alusik	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Elston Howard	3
2	Tony Kubek	3
2	Tom Tresh	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Mike Hershberger	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Jose Pagan	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	1.50
2	Lew Burdette	1.00
2	Ray Herbert	1.00
4	Mudcat Grant	0.86
5	Ernie Broglio	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lew Burdette	8
2	Juan Marichal	7
3	Mudcat Grant	6
3	Joey Jay	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.359
2	Tommy Davis	.348
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Pete Runnels	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	112
2	Willie Mays	100
3	Hank Aaron	95
4	Frank Robinson	92
5	2 tied	81

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	21
2	Joey Jay	17
3	Bob Purkey	16
3	Ralph Terry	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	162
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	Stan Musial	.444
3	Orlando Cepeda	.417
3	Tony Gonzalez	.417
5	Frank Howard	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	9
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Steve Boros	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	21
2	Frank Howard	18
3	Frank Thomas	17
4	Elston Howard	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.50
2	Dick Radatz	0.61
3	Steve Barber	1.04
4	Ed Rakow	1.14
5	Cal McLish	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	4
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Joey Jay	4
4	Dick Donovan	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	30
2	Jim Kaat	28
3	Jim Bunning	25
4	Don Drysdale	21
4	Ed Rakow	21

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	.458
2	Smoky Burgess	.392
3	Bill White	.383
4	Charlie Maxwell	.380
5	Frank Howard	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Gordy Coleman	11
2	Frank Thomas	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	Joe Adcock	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	34
2	Gordy Coleman	32
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
4	Joe Adcock	31
5	Frank Robinson	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Chuck Hinton	8
3	Jose Tartabull	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.59
2	Bob Friend	1.36
3	Frank Baumann	1.60
3	Ken McBride	1.60
5	Johnny Podres	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	56
2	Juan Pizarro	51
3	Jim Kaat	45
4	Art Mahaffey	41
5	Don Drysdale	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Hannan	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Ron Perranoski	4
1	Dick Radatz	4
1	John Wyatt	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Pete Runnels	.337
3	Hank Aaron	.332
4	Roberto Clemente	.323
5	Tommy Davis	.322

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	142
2	Hank Aaron	127
2	Orlando Cepeda	127
4	Frank Robinson	118
5	Tommy Davis	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Jake Wood	35
3	Luis Aparicio	33
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	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
1	Ralph Terry	25
3	Joey Jay	23
4	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	219
5	Bob Gibson	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Dick Radatz	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	2 tied	15