On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	44	.614	--
Angels	66	51	.564	5.5
Twins	65	52	.556	6.5
White Sox	60	58	.508	12.0
Orioles	58	59	.496	13.5
Indians	57	58	.496	13.5
Tigers	56	60	.483	15.0
Red Sox	54	61	.470	16.5
Athletics	52	66	.441	20.0
Senators	43	72	.374	27.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 1

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Indians 5, Senators 3

Twins 5, Angels 3

Yankees 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	40	.664	--
Giants	76	42	.644	2.5
Reds	71	46	.607	7.0
Pirates	65	50	.565	12.0
Cardinals	65	53	.551	13.5
Braves	63	55	.534	15.5
Phillies	54	66	.450	25.5
Cubs	43	75	.364	35.5
Colt .45's	41	74	.357	36.0
Mets	30	86	.259	47.5

Games

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Reds 8, Mets 4

Colt .45's 8, Braves 5

Giants 5, Dodgers 1

Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Phillies 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	5
1	Don Demeter	5
3	Julian Javier	4
3	Fred Whitfield	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Green	2
1	Bob Skinner	2
3	George Altman	1
3	Eddie Bressoud	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Callison	7
2	Fred Whitfield	5
3	Gene Green	4
4	Eddie Bressoud	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ruben Amaro	1
1	Bob Aspromonte	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	1.60
2	Earl Wilson	1.12
3	Steve Hamilton	0.88
4	Joey Jay	0.64
5	Ernie Broglio	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Dallas Green	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	9
2	Juan Marichal	8
3	Steve Hamilton	7
3	Joey Jay	7
5	Ernie Broglio	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Juan Pizarro	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.345
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Frank Robinson	.341
4	Hank Aaron	.335
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	Ernie Banks	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	118
2	Willie Mays	102
3	Hank Aaron	98
4	Frank Robinson	97
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	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.19
3	Hank Aguirre	2.43
4	Robin Roberts	2.56
5	Turk Farrell	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	18
3	Bob Purkey	17
4	Art Mahaffey	16
4	Ralph Terry	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	169
3	Bob Gibson	156
4	Camilo Pascual	150
5	Turk Farrell	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Dick Radatz	18
3	Marshall Bridges	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.459
2	Felipe Alou	.400
2	Don Demeter	.400
4	Smoky Burgess	.395
5	Bobby Richardson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
1	Frank Thomas	9
3	Joe Adcock	7
3	George Altman	7
5	Marv Throneberry	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Frank Thomas	17
3	Joe Adcock	16
3	Frank Robinson	16
5	Elston Howard	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Gary Geiger	6
3	Donn Clendenon	4
3	Willie Davis	4
3	Jose Tartabull	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
1	Tony Cloninger	0.00
1	Bud Daley	0.00
4	Bob Shaw	0.35
5	2 tied	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	4
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	26
2	Jim Kaat	25
3	Earl Wilson	23
4	Don Drysdale	22
4	Art Mahaffey	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Ron Perranoski	3
1	Claude Raymond	3
1	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.373
2	Stan Musial	.369
3	Bill White	.356
4	Frank Howard	.351
5	Al Spangler	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	13
1	Frank Thomas	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
3	Frank Robinson	11
5	Willie Mays	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Joe Adcock	34
3	Harmon Killebrew	31
4	Elston Howard	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Richie Ashburn	6
3	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.35
2	Cal McLish	1.47
3	Jim Kaat	1.56
4	Ken McBride	1.60
5	Bob Shaw	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
3	Marshall Bridges	5
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	53
2	Jim Kaat	48
3	Don Drysdale	47
3	Art Mahaffey	47
5	Bob Gibson	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Marshall Bridges	4
2	Roy Face	4
2	Terry Fox	4
2	5 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.338
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Stan Musial	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.330
5	Felipe Alou	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Hank Aaron	130
3	Orlando Cepeda	126
4	Frank Robinson	123
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.60
2	Sandy Koufax	2.71
3	Bob Gibson	2.79
4	Warren Spahn	2.79
5	Dick Donovan	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	23
4	Camilo Pascual	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	293
2	Juan Pizarro	244
3	Camilo Pascual	221
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Bob Gibson	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Stu Miller	22
3	Dick Radatz	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	Ron Perranoski	16