On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	49	.602	--
Angels	71	54	.568	4.0
Twins	71	56	.559	5.0
White Sox	65	61	.516	10.5
Tigers	61	62	.496	13.0
Orioles	60	63	.488	14.0
Indians	59	65	.476	15.5
Red Sox	58	67	.464	17.0
Athletics	58	68	.460	17.5
Senators	46	78	.371	28.5

Games

Athletics 7, Yankees 3

Twins 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	44	.651	--
Giants	78	47	.624	3.5
Reds	76	49	.608	5.5
Pirates	71	52	.577	9.5
Cardinals	69	55	.556	12.0
Braves	67	59	.532	15.0
Phillies	59	68	.465	23.5
Cubs	47	78	.376	34.5
Colt .45's	45	78	.366	35.5
Mets	30	94	.242	51.0

Games

Reds 7, Dodgers 3

Braves 9, Giants 4

Pirates 2, Mets 0

Pirates 6, Mets 3

Phillies 7, Colt .45's 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Davis	4
2	Ken Aspromonte	3
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Bobby Del Greco	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Tommie Aaron	1
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	4
2	Roger Maris	3
3	Tommie Aaron	2
3	Earl Battey	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Jim Hickman	1
2	Bob Lillis	1
2	Duke Snider	1
2	Bobby Wine	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	1.00
2	Al McBean	0.71
2	Bob Miller	0.71
4	Jay Hook	0.67
5	Bob Purkey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Dallas Green	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Bob Purkey	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	6
1	Bob Purkey	6
3	Dallas Green	5
3	Al McBean	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Frank Sullivan	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.345
2	Frank Robinson	.344
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Pete Runnels	.333
5	George Altman	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	122
2	Frank Robinson	115
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Hank Aaron	104
5	Harmon Killebrew	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
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	Robin Roberts	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Bob Purkey	19
3	Joey Jay	18
3	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	155
5	2 tied	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	23
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	Don Demeter	.429
2	Hank Aaron	.397
3	Bill White	.392
4	Frank Robinson	.389
5	2 tied	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Willie Mays	6
2	Tom Tresh	6
4	George Alusik	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	24
2	Elston Howard	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
4	Johnny Callison	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Ed Charles	4
2	Donn Clendenon	4
2	Gary Geiger	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.55
3	Bob Gibson	0.65
4	Bill Monbouquette	1.13
5	Dean Chance	1.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Rakow	4
2	Hank Aguirre	3
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Dean Chance	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	6
2	Roy Face	4
2	Ron Perranoski	4
4	Frank Sullivan	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.403
2	Hank Aaron	.402
3	Frank Robinson	.376
4	Chuck Hinton	.375
5	Don Demeter	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Joe Adcock	12
2	Frank Thomas	12
4	Willie Mays	11
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	40
2	Joe Adcock	33
3	Frank Howard	29
4	Elston Howard	27
5	Rocky Colavito	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Willie Davis	9
3	Richie Ashburn	7
3	Ed Charles	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.88
2	Bud Daley	1.30
3	Dick Radatz	1.35
4	Dean Chance	1.43
5	2 tied	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Ed Rakow	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
4	Ernie Broglio	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	45
1	Jim O'Toole	45
3	Don Drysdale	43
3	Ken Johnson	43
5	Juan Pizarro	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	7
2	Roy Face	6
2	Ron Perranoski	6
4	Terry Fox	5
4	John Wyatt	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.343
2	Pete Runnels	.341
3	Frank Robinson	.328
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Tommy Davis	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Tommy Davis	125
5	Rocky Colavito	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	77
2	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Dick Howser	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.23
2	Bob Gibson	2.51
3	Sandy Koufax	2.63
4	Bob Shaw	2.75
5	Warren Spahn	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
1	Ralph Terry	25
3	Joey Jay	21
3	Bob Purkey	21
3	2 others tied	21

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	25
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Dick Radatz	19
4	Ron Perranoski	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18