On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	48	.603	--
Angels	70	54	.565	4.5
Twins	68	56	.548	6.5
White Sox	64	60	.516	10.5
Tigers	60	61	.496	13.0
Orioles	59	63	.484	14.5
Indians	59	64	.480	15.0
Red Sox	58	64	.475	15.5
Athletics	57	67	.460	17.5
Senators	46	77	.374	28.0

Games

Indians 4, Orioles 3

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 11, Athletics 7

Red Sox 12, Twins 4

Senators 2, Angels 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	81	43	.653	--
Giants	78	45	.634	2.5
Reds	75	48	.610	5.5
Pirates	69	51	.575	10.0
Cardinals	68	55	.553	12.5
Braves	65	59	.524	16.0
Phillies	57	68	.456	24.5
Colt .45's	45	76	.372	34.5
Cubs	46	78	.371	35.0
Mets	30	91	.248	49.5

Games

Reds 12, Dodgers 1

Colt .45's 2, Cubs 1

Cubs 6, Colt .45's 5

Giants 6, Braves 4

Pirates 5, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Mets 4

Cardinals 10, Mets 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill White	6
2	J C Hartman	5
2	Norm Larker	5
2	Norm Siebern	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	2
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Tito Francona	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	5
2	Frank Malzone	4
2	Wally Post	4
2	Bill White	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Charles	2
1	Willie Kirkland	2
1	Billy Williams	2
4	Jerry Adair	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Nuxhall	2.20
2	George Brunet	1.40
3	Ray Herbert	0.88
4	Ken Johnson	0.83
5	Bob Gibson	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	George Brunet	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Nuxhall	11
2	Bob Gibson	9
3	Tom Sturdivant	8
4	George Brunet	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Arnold Earley	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Claude Osteen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.345
2	Tommy Davis	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Stan Musial	.335
5	Pete Runnels	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Norm Cash	32
2	Frank Robinson	32
4	Hank Aaron	31
4	2 others tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	121
2	Frank Robinson	111
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	Norm Siebern	88

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	2.32
4	Bob Gibson	2.52
5	Turk Farrell	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	18
2	Bob Purkey	18
4	Jack Sanford	17
4	Ralph Terry	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Bob Gibson	175
3	Don Drysdale	172
4	Turk Farrell	152
5	Camilo Pascual	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
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	.448
2	Frank Robinson	.421
3	Al Spangler	.405
4	Felipe Alou	.404
5	Don Demeter	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Joe Adcock	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Tom Tresh	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	22
2	Joe Adcock	15
2	Johnny Callison	15
4	George Alusik	14
4	5 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Ed Charles	5
2	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Gary Geiger	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
3	Al McBean	0.53
4	Bob Gibson	0.65
5	Bill Monbouquette	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	29
2	Jim O'Toole	28
3	Whitey Ford	25
4	Joe Nuxhall	23
5	2 tied	22

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	.427
2	Hank Aaron	.387
3	Chuck Hinton	.380
4	Frank Robinson	.376
5	Bernie Allen	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	16
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
3	Frank Howard	29
4	Willie Mays	26
5	Tommy Davis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Richie Ashburn	7
3	Ed Charles	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.88
2	Dick Radatz	1.05
3	Bud Daley	1.44
4	Dean Chance	1.50
5	Bill Monbouquette	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	48
2	Bob Gibson	45
2	Art Mahaffey	45
2	Jim O'Toole	45
5	Ken Johnson	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
1	Claude Raymond	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Terry Fox	5
3	Dick Radatz	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.342
2	Pete Runnels	.341
3	Frank Robinson	.333
4	Felipe Alou	.327
5	Stan Musial	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Norm Cash	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	41
4	Rocky Colavito	40
4	Roger Maris	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Tommy Davis	124
5	Orlando Cepeda	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.29
2	Bob Gibson	2.61
3	Sandy Koufax	2.63
4	Bob Shaw	2.68
5	Warren Spahn	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
1	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Jack Sanford	21
5	7 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	287
2	Juan Pizarro	241
3	Bob Gibson	222
4	Camilo Pascual	216
5	Don Drysdale	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