On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	48	.607	--
Angels	71	54	.568	4.5
Twins	70	56	.556	6.0
White Sox	65	61	.516	11.0
Tigers	61	62	.496	13.5
Orioles	60	63	.488	14.5
Indians	59	65	.476	16.0
Red Sox	58	66	.468	17.0
Athletics	57	68	.456	18.5
Senators	46	78	.371	29.0

Games

Orioles 6, Indians 5

White Sox 11, Tigers 5

Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Yankees 21, Athletics 7

Twins 4, Red Sox 2

Twins 7, Red Sox 4

Angels 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	43	.656	--
Giants	78	46	.629	3.5
Reds	75	49	.605	6.5
Pirates	69	52	.570	11.0
Cardinals	69	55	.556	12.5
Braves	66	59	.528	16.0
Phillies	58	68	.460	24.5
Cubs	47	78	.376	35.0
Colt .45's	45	77	.369	35.5
Mets	30	92	.246	50.5

Games

Dodgers 5, Reds 1

Cubs 4, Colt .45's 3

Braves 13, Giants 8

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 10, Mets 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bruton	5
2	George Altman	4
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	Elston Howard	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Elston Howard	2
1	Willie McCovey	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elston Howard	8
2	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Charlie Maxwell	6
4	Bill Bruton	5
5	2 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Tommie Aaron	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.75
2	Juan Pizarro	1.00
2	Hal Woodeshick	1.00
4	Dean Chance	0.83
4	Phil Regan	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	7
1	Lee Stange	7
3	Al Jackson	6
4	Dean Chance	5
4	6 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.345
2	Frank Robinson	.343
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Pete Runnels	.330
5	George Altman	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Hank Aaron	33
3	Norm Cash	32
3	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Frank Robinson	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	121
2	Frank Robinson	111
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Hank Aaron	104
5	Harmon Killebrew	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	65
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	Hank Aguirre	2.24
3	Bob Shaw	2.29
4	Bob Gibson	2.52
5	Turk Farrell	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Joey Jay	18
2	Bob Purkey	18
2	Ralph Terry	18
5	Jack Sanford	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	179
3	Bob Gibson	175
4	Turk Farrell	152
5	2 tied	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	Hank Aaron	.421
2	Ken Boyer	.419
3	Don Demeter	.414
4	Bill White	.407
5	Felipe Alou	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Tom Tresh	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	22
2	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Elston Howard	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Ed Charles	5
2	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Gary Geiger	5
5	Luis Aparicio	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Al McBean	0.53
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.55
4	Bob Gibson	0.65
5	Dean Chance	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	29
2	Jim O'Toole	28
3	Whitey Ford	25
4	Dean Chance	24
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	6
2	Ron Perranoski	4
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Roy Face	3
3	Frank Sullivan	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.434
2	Hank Aaron	.402
3	Chuck Hinton	.371
4	Frank Robinson	.371
5	Bernie Allen	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	16
2	Frank Thomas	13
3	Joe Adcock	12
3	Willie Mays	12
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	36
2	Joe Adcock	33
3	Frank Howard	29
4	Elston Howard	27
5	Rocky Colavito	26

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	Dean Chance	1.42
4	Bud Daley	1.44
5	Warren Spahn	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Frank Robinson	.330
4	Felipe Alou	.326
5	Tommy Davis	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Norm Cash	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	42
4	Rocky Colavito	41
5	Roger Maris	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Hank Aaron	129
2	Frank Robinson	129
4	Tommy Davis	124
5	Rocky Colavito	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	76
2	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Dick Howser	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.22
2	Bob Gibson	2.51
3	Sandy Koufax	2.63
4	Bob Shaw	2.75
5	Warren Spahn	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
1	Ralph Terry	25
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Jack Sanford	21
5	6 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	287
2	Juan Pizarro	244
3	Bob Gibson	218
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Camilo Pascual	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Dick Radatz	19
4	Ron Perranoski	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18