On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	47	.605	--
Angels	70	53	.569	4.0
Twins	68	55	.553	6.0
White Sox	63	60	.512	11.0
Tigers	60	60	.500	12.5
Orioles	59	62	.488	14.0
Indians	58	64	.475	15.5
Red Sox	57	64	.471	16.0
Athletics	56	66	.459	17.5
Senators	45	77	.369	28.5

Games

Orioles 5, Indians 2

Tigers 2, White Sox 0

Athletics 7, Yankees 2

Twins 7, Red Sox 3

Red Sox 9, Twins 4

Angels 4, Senators 3

Angels 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	42	.659	--
Giants	77	45	.631	3.5
Reds	74	48	.607	6.5
Pirates	68	51	.571	11.0
Cardinals	66	55	.545	14.0
Braves	65	58	.528	16.0
Phillies	57	67	.460	24.5
Colt .45's	44	75	.370	35.0
Cubs	45	77	.369	35.5
Mets	30	89	.252	49.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Reds 2

Colt .45's 3, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Giants 4

Pirates 9, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lee Thomas	6
2	Lou Clinton	4
2	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Bernie Allen	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Clinton	2
1	Lee Thomas	2
1	Zoilo Versalles	2
4	Bernie Allen	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Clinton	3
1	Ron Fairly	3
1	Charlie Lau	3
1	Zoilo Versalles	3
1	Earl Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Ruben Amaro	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Richert	1.00
1	Earl Wilson	1.00
3	Milt Pappas	0.90
4	Bob Bruce	0.89
5	Jim Bunning	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Pappas	9
2	Bob Bruce	8
2	Earl Wilson	8
4	Harvey Haddix	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dan Osinski	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Claude Raymond	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.343
2	Tommy Davis	.341
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Pete Runnels	.329
5	Roberto Clemente	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Norm Cash	32
3	Hank Aaron	31
3	Ernie Banks	31
3	Frank Robinson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	120
2	Frank Robinson	110
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	Norm Siebern	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Luis Aparicio	21
4	Julian Javier	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.29
3	Hank Aguirre	2.34
4	Turk Farrell	2.63
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	Turk Farrell	152
5	Camilo Pascual	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Dick Radatz	19
3	Marshall Bridges	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	Ron Perranoski	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.453
2	Al Spangler	.424
3	Don Demeter	.414
4	George Alusik	.400
5	Hank Aaron	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Tom Tresh	6
5	7 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	23
2	Joe Adcock	15
2	Johnny Callison	15
2	Harmon Killebrew	15
2	Willie Mays	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Gary Geiger	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Don Landrum	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
4	Bill Monbouquette	0.75
5	Joe Nuxhall	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	Ed Rakow	3
1	Jack Sanford	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	28
2	Earl Wilson	27
3	Ken Johnson	25
4	Bob Gibson	24
4	Jack Kralick	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
1	Claude Raymond	5
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.397
2	Hank Aaron	.390
3	Chuck Hinton	.383
4	Bernie Allen	.376
5	Frank Robinson	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	15
2	Willie Mays	13
2	Frank Thomas	13
4	Joe Adcock	12
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	36
2	Joe Adcock	33
2	Frank Howard	33
4	Bob Allison	28
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Willie Davis	11
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	6 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Cal McLish	1.35
2	Dean Chance	1.50
3	Jim Kaat	1.58
4	Frank Baumann	1.62
5	Warren Spahn	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Bob Shaw	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	53
2	Turk Farrell	48
2	Bob Gibson	48
4	Art Mahaffey	45
5	Jim Kaat	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	7
2	Claude Raymond	6
3	Terry Fox	5
3	Dick Radatz	5
3	John Wyatt	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.342
2	Pete Runnels	.337
3	Frank Robinson	.331
4	Stan Musial	.324
5	Felipe Alou	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Norm Cash	43
3	Rocky Colavito	40
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Orlando Cepeda	123
4	Tommy Davis	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	75
2	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	32
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.31
2	Sandy Koufax	2.63
3	Bob Shaw	2.68
4	Bob Gibson	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Art Mahaffey	20
4	6 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	287
2	Juan Pizarro	241
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	19
4	Ron Perranoski	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18