On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	45	.615	--
Angels	68	53	.562	6.0
Twins	66	54	.550	7.5
White Sox	62	59	.512	12.0
Tigers	59	60	.496	14.0
Indians	58	62	.483	15.5
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.5
Red Sox	56	63	.471	17.0
Athletics	54	66	.450	19.5
Senators	45	74	.378	28.0

Games

White Sox 10, Indians 2

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 3, Orioles 1

Athletics 8, Senators 4

Yankees 9, Twins 3

Angels 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	42	.653	--
Giants	77	43	.642	1.5
Reds	73	47	.608	5.5
Pirates	67	50	.573	10.0
Cardinals	65	55	.542	13.5
Braves	64	57	.529	15.0
Phillies	57	66	.463	23.0
Colt .45's	43	74	.368	34.0
Cubs	44	76	.367	34.5
Mets	30	89	.252	48.0

Games

Cubs 7, Giants 5

Reds 4, Braves 3

Colt .45's 3, Cardinals 1

Pirates 6, Dodgers 3

Phillies 9, Mets 3

Phillies 8, Mets 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	5
1	Don Demeter	5
3	Clay Dalrymple	4
3	Felix Mantilla	4
3	Gene Woodling	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Callison	2
1	Don Demeter	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
4	Jerry Adair	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
1	Johnny Callison	4
1	Clay Dalrymple	4
1	Don Demeter	4
1	Jerry Lumpe	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Vada Pinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.17
2	Dennis Bennett	0.86
3	Billy O'Dell	0.80
4	Hank Aguirre	0.67
4	3 others tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy O'Dell	8
2	Juan Pizarro	7
3	Dennis Bennett	6
3	Dan Osinski	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Mike Joyce	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.342
2	Hank Aaron	.339
3	Tommy Davis	.339
4	Roberto Clemente	.333
5	Pete Runnels	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Norm Cash	32
3	Hank Aaron	31
3	Ernie Banks	31
5	Harmon Killebrew	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	118
2	Willie Mays	107
3	Frank Robinson	105
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	2 tied	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	60
2	Willie Davis	28
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Julian Javier	21
5	Luis Aparicio	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.19
3	Hank Aguirre	2.34
4	Turk Farrell	2.58
5	Robin Roberts	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	18
2	Bob Purkey	18
4	Ralph Terry	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	172
3	Bob Gibson	166
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	Don Demeter	.419
2	Smoky Burgess	.400
3	Al Smith	.397
4	Al Spangler	.395
5	Hank Aaron	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	10
2	Frank Thomas	9
3	Joe Adcock	7
4	George Altman	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	20
2	Frank Thomas	17
3	Joe Adcock	16
3	Johnny Callison	16
3	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Gary Geiger	6
3	Donn Clendenon	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	11 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
2	Bob Shaw	0.35
3	Bill Monbouquette	0.55
4	Dick Radatz	0.67
5	Larry Sherry	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Howie Koplitz	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	30
2	Dean Chance	27
2	Art Mahaffey	27
4	Jim Kaat	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	4
1	John Wyatt	4
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.377
2	Hank Aaron	.371
3	Frank Robinson	.365
4	Chuck Hinton	.362
5	Bill White	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	13
1	Frank Robinson	13
1	Frank Thomas	13
4	Willie Mays	12
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	34
2	Frank Howard	33
3	Frank Robinson	31
4	Bob Allison	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Vada Pinson	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Kaat	1.58
2	Frank Baumann	1.62
3	Dean Chance	1.63
4	Cal McLish	1.64
5	Bob Shaw	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	50
2	Juan Pizarro	49
3	Bob Gibson	48
3	Jim O'Toole	48
5	Art Mahaffey	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	5
1	Ron Perranoski	5
1	Claude Raymond	5
1	John Wyatt	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.339
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Frank Robinson	.334
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Roberto Clemente	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Roger Maris	42
5	2 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	142
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	130
4	Orlando Cepeda	125
5	Tommy Davis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	71
2	Jake Wood	33
3	Luis Aparicio	32
3	Willie Davis	32
5	Dick Howser	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.31
2	Bob Shaw	2.61
3	Sandy Koufax	2.71
4	Bob Gibson	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	25
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Joey Jay	23
4	Jim O'Toole	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	293
2	Juan Pizarro	251
3	Camilo Pascual	216
4	Don Drysdale	213
4	Bob Gibson	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Dick Radatz	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	Ron Perranoski	16