On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	43	.609	--
Angels	64	49	.566	4.5
Twins	63	50	.558	5.5
Orioles	58	56	.509	11.0
Indians	55	56	.495	12.5
White Sox	56	58	.491	13.0
Tigers	54	57	.486	13.5
Athletics	52	62	.456	17.0
Red Sox	50	61	.450	17.5
Senators	42	69	.378	25.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 0

Angels 5, White Sox 1

Angels 7, White Sox 5

Athletics 4, Twins 3

Yankees 3, Orioles 2

Orioles 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 6, Senators 5

Tigers 10, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	78	37	.678	--
Giants	72	42	.632	5.5
Reds	67	46	.593	10.0
Pirates	63	49	.563	13.5
Cardinals	64	50	.561	13.5
Braves	60	54	.526	17.5
Phillies	51	64	.443	27.0
Cubs	42	72	.368	35.5
Colt .45's	40	71	.360	36.0
Mets	30	82	.268	46.5

Games

Reds 4, Colt .45's 0

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Cubs 12, Braves 4

Mets 5, Giants 2

Cardinals 2, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Landis	5
1	Felix Torres	5
3	Jerry Adair	4
3	Steve Boros	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee Maye	2
2	Bernie Allen	1
2	George Alusik	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	3
1	Norm Cash	3
1	Gary Geiger	3
1	Lee Maye	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	2.00
2	Jack Kralick	1.17
3	Bob Bruce	1.00
3	Gene Conley	1.00
3	Al McBean	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	10
2	Al McBean	9
3	Glen Hobbie	7
3	Jack Kralick	7
3	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Jack Spring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.354
2	Tommy Davis	.345
3	Frank Robinson	.333
4	Pete Runnels	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	34
2	Norm Cash	31
3	Hank Aaron	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	30
5	2 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	112
2	Willie Mays	100
3	Hank Aaron	95
4	Frank Robinson	92
5	Orlando Cepeda	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	60
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	Bob Gibson	156
4	Turk Farrell	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	Al Spangler	.438
3	Harvey Kuenn	.412
4	Orlando Cepeda	.396
5	Frank Howard	.385

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	19
2	Frank Thomas	18
3	Frank Howard	17
4	Steve Boros	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Willie Davis	6
3	George Altman	5
3	Chuck Cottier	5
3	Jose Tartabull	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bud Daley	0.00
2	Turk Farrell	0.38
3	Warren Spahn	0.50
4	Dick Radatz	0.61
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	25
2	Turk Farrell	24
3	Ed Rakow	23
4	Bob Gibson	22
5	Don Drysdale	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	John Wyatt	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.417
2	Smoky Burgess	.365
3	Bill White	.364
4	Frank Howard	.360
5	Orlando Cepeda	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
1	Frank Thomas	12
3	Joe Adcock	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	33
2	Harmon Killebrew	31
3	Joe Adcock	30
4	Bob Allison	26
4	Felix Torres	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Jose Tartabull	7
4	Richie Ashburn	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.59
2	Bob Friend	1.36
3	Ken McBride	1.60
4	Johnny Podres	1.62
5	Cal McLish	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Art Mahaffey	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	51
2	Juan Pizarro	46
3	Bob Gibson	43
4	Art Mahaffey	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	4
1	Jim Hannan	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
1	Ron Perranoski	4
1	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	.321
5	Frank Robinson	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	142
2	Orlando Cepeda	128
3	Hank Aaron	127
4	Frank Robinson	118
5	Rocky Colavito	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Jake Wood	35
3	Luis Aparicio	33
4	Willie Davis	32
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.66
2	Sandy Koufax	2.76
3	Bob Gibson	2.79
4	Bob Shaw	2.80
5	Dick Donovan	2.88

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	249
3	Camilo Pascual	225
4	Don Drysdale	219
5	Bob Gibson	205

Saves

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