On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	43	.613	--
Angels	65	50	.565	5.0
Twins	64	51	.557	6.0
Orioles	58	56	.509	11.5
White Sox	58	58	.500	12.5
Indians	56	57	.496	13.0
Tigers	55	58	.487	14.0
Red Sox	51	61	.455	17.5
Athletics	52	64	.448	18.5
Senators	42	71	.372	27.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Indians 3, Senators 0

Angels 1, Twins 0

Yankees 8, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	38	.675	--
Giants	74	42	.638	4.5
Reds	69	46	.600	9.0
Cardinals	65	50	.565	13.0
Pirates	63	50	.558	14.0
Braves	62	54	.534	16.5
Phillies	51	66	.436	28.0
Cubs	43	73	.371	35.5
Colt .45's	40	73	.354	37.0
Mets	30	84	.263	47.5

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Reds 8, Mets 4

Braves 7, Colt .45's 6

Giants 11, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	George Altman	3
1	George Alusik	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	George Altman	1
2	George Alusik	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tom Haller	4
2	Elston Howard	3
2	Marv Throneberry	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Donn Clendenon	2
3	Tom Haller	1
3	Jim Landis	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	0.91
2	Dean Chance	0.88
3	Pedro Ramos	0.86
3	Early Wynn	0.86
5	Billy O'Dell	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	10
2	Dave Stenhouse	9
3	Jim Kaat	8
3	Jim Maloney	8
5	Dean Chance	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	Dean Stone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.344
2	Frank Robinson	.339
3	Hank Aaron	.337
4	Roberto Clemente	.331
5	Pete Runnels	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Norm Cash	31
3	Hank Aaron	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	30
5	3 tied	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	115
2	Willie Mays	102
3	Hank Aaron	96
4	Frank Robinson	95
5	Frank Howard	85

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	4 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	15
4	Stu Miller	14
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.452
2	Hank Aaron	.415
3	Orlando Cepeda	.412
4	Harvey Kuenn	.409
5	Bobby Richardson	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
1	Frank Thomas	9
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	George Altman	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	21
2	Frank Thomas	17
3	Joe Adcock	16
4	Frank Robinson	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Cloninger	0.00
2	Turk Farrell	0.38
3	Russ Kemmerer	0.60
4	Dick Radatz	0.67
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Jack Fisher	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	33
2	Turk Farrell	24
3	Ed Rakow	23
4	Bob Gibson	22
4	Jim O'Toole	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	John Wyatt	3
4	Marshall Bridges	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.395
2	Bill White	.360
3	Hank Aaron	.358
4	Smoky Burgess	.354
5	Orlando Cepeda	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	13
2	Joe Adcock	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
4	Willie Mays	10
4	Frank Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Joe Adcock	33
3	Harmon Killebrew	31
4	Elston Howard	28
5	Frank Thomas	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Vada Pinson	7
3	Jose Tartabull	7
5	5 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.59
2	Jim Kaat	1.56
3	Ken McBride	1.60
4	Cal McLish	1.63
5	Bob Gibson	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Ernie Broglio	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	51
2	Jim Kaat	48
3	Juan Pizarro	46
4	Bob Gibson	43
5	Art Mahaffey	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Marshall Bridges	4
2	Terry Fox	4
2	Jim Hannan	4
2	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.339
2	Pete Runnels	.337
3	Stan Musial	.336
4	Roberto Clemente	.330
5	Frank Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Roger Maris	45
3	Norm Cash	44
4	Harmon Killebrew	43
5	Jim Gentile	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Hank Aaron	128
2	Orlando Cepeda	128
4	Frank Robinson	121
5	Tommy Davis	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Jake Wood	34
3	Luis Aparicio	33
4	Willie Davis	32
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.69
2	Sandy Koufax	2.71
3	Warren Spahn	2.74
4	Bob Gibson	2.79
5	Dick Donovan	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	25
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Joey Jay	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	293
2	Juan Pizarro	249
3	Camilo Pascual	215
4	Don Drysdale	208
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	Ron Perranoski	16