On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	49	.608	--
Twins	72	56	.563	5.5
Angels	71	56	.559	6.0
White Sox	66	62	.516	11.5
Tigers	62	63	.496	14.0
Orioles	61	64	.488	15.0
Indians	60	66	.476	16.5
Red Sox	59	68	.465	18.0
Athletics	59	69	.461	18.5
Senators	46	79	.368	30.0

Games

White Sox 7, Orioles 6

Indians 7, Tigers 3

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

Yankees 4, Angels 3

Senators 8, Twins 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	45	.646	--
Giants	78	48	.619	3.5
Reds	78	49	.614	4.0
Pirates	73	53	.579	8.5
Cardinals	69	57	.548	12.5
Braves	69	59	.539	13.5
Phillies	62	68	.477	21.5
Cubs	47	80	.370	35.0
Colt .45's	45	81	.357	36.5
Mets	32	95	.252	50.0

Games

Reds 9, Cubs 5

Braves 6, Cardinals 4

Mets 5, Giants 4

Phillies 5, Dodgers 1

Pirates 3, Colt .45's 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	4
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
4	Leo Cardenas	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Kasko	4
2	Yogi Berra	3
2	Hank Foiles	3
2	Joe Hicks	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	Brooks Robinson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Sturdivant	1.60
2	Chris Short	1.20
3	George Brunet	1.12
4	Moe Drabowsky	0.83
4	Jack Sanford	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Jack Curtis	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Brunet	9
2	Lee Stange	8
2	Tom Sturdivant	8
4	Bob Miller	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Carl Willey	1
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.343
2	Frank Robinson	.341
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Pete Runnels	.333
5	Felipe Alou	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Harmon Killebrew	34
3	Hank Aaron	33
3	Frank Robinson	33
5	Norm Cash	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	122
2	Frank Robinson	115
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Hank Aaron	104
5	Norm Siebern	95

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	2.32
4	Bob Gibson	2.52
5	Robin Roberts	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Joey Jay	19
2	Bob Purkey	19
4	Ralph Terry	18
5	2 tied	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	24
2	Dick Radatz	19
3	Marshall Bridges	16
4	Stu Miller	15
5	Ron Perranoski	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Demeter	.431
2	Norm Siebern	.423
3	Hank Aaron	.411
4	Bill White	.396
5	Ken Retzer	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Johnny Callison	5
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Lou Clinton	5
2	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	23
2	Don Demeter	17
3	Johnny Callison	16
3	Rocky Colavito	16
3	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Johnny Callison	4
2	Ed Charles	4
2	Donn Clendenon	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.55
3	Bob Gibson	0.65
4	Hank Aguirre	0.75
5	Dallas Green	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	29
1	Bob Gibson	29
3	Jim O'Toole	26
4	Bob Bruce	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	6
2	Roy Face	5
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	John Wyatt	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.387
2	Frank Robinson	.381
3	Don Demeter	.380
4	Bill White	.377
5	Al Spangler	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	12
3	Willie Mays	10
4	Joe Adcock	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	38
2	Elston Howard	29
3	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Norm Siebern	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Willie Davis	7
2	Gary Geiger	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.99
2	Bud Daley	1.29
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.37
4	Don Cardwell	1.41
5	Dean Chance	1.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	46
2	Whitey Ford	43
3	Earl Wilson	42
4	Bob Gibson	41
5	4 tied	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.343
2	Hank Aaron	.342
3	Tommy Davis	.328
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Frank Robinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Norm Cash	42
4	Rocky Colavito	41
4	Roger Maris	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	141
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Tommy Davis	125
5	Rocky Colavito	122

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	Sandy Koufax	2.44
3	Bob Gibson	2.51
4	Bob Shaw	2.77
5	Warren Spahn	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Art Mahaffey	21
4	Bob Purkey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	284
2	Juan Pizarro	235
3	Bob Gibson	218
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Camilo Pascual	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Dick Radatz	19
4	Ron Perranoski	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18