On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	50	.603	--
Angels	72	56	.563	5.0
Twins	72	58	.554	6.0
White Sox	66	62	.516	11.0
Tigers	63	63	.500	13.0
Orioles	61	64	.488	14.5
Indians	60	67	.472	16.5
Red Sox	60	68	.469	17.0
Athletics	59	70	.457	18.5
Senators	48	79	.378	28.5

Games

Tigers 8, Indians 5

Red Sox 8, Athletics 2

Angels 5, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Twins 4

Senators 6, Twins 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	45	.648	--
Giants	79	48	.622	3.5
Reds	79	49	.617	4.0
Pirates	74	53	.583	8.5
Cardinals	69	58	.543	13.5
Braves	70	59	.543	13.5
Phillies	62	69	.473	22.5
Cubs	47	81	.367	36.0
Colt .45's	45	82	.354	37.5
Mets	32	96	.250	51.0

Games

Reds 14, Cubs 3

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 2, Mets 1

Dodgers 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Johnson	4
1	Al Kaline	4
1	Johnny Schaive	4
4	Bernie Allen	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Kaline	2
1	Billy Moran	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	George Altman	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Johnson	5
2	Gordy Coleman	4
2	Vada Pinson	4
4	Bob Allison	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Lock	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Ted Savage	1
1	Roy Sievers	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vern Law	1.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.80
3	Ken Johnson	0.67
4	Johnny Podres	0.62
5	Juan Marichal	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Vern Law	5
3	Johnny Podres	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Claude Raymond	1
1	Ted Wills	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.342
2	Hank Aaron	.341
3	Tommy Davis	.340
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	Norm Cash	33
3	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	68
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Luis Aparicio	21
4	Julian Javier	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.13
2	Sandy Koufax	2.15
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	Camilo Pascual	156
5	Turk Farrell	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Dick Radatz	19
3	Marshall Bridges	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Ron Perranoski	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.434
2	Don Demeter	.431
3	Gus Bell	.424
4	Hank Aaron	.411
5	Frank Robinson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Don Demeter	6
3	Johnny Callison	5
3	Lou Clinton	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	23
2	Don Demeter	18
3	Roger Maris	17
4	Harmon Killebrew	16
4	Norm Siebern	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Johnny Callison	4
2	Donn Clendenon	4
2	Gary Geiger	4
2	Vada Pinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Hank Aguirre	0.56
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
4	Dallas Green	0.83
5	Bob Gibson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	4
2	Tony Cloninger	3
2	Eddie Fisher	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	29
2	Jim O'Toole	26
3	Dennis Bennett	24
3	Jim Maloney	24
3	Earl Wilson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	7
2	Roy Face	5
3	Ron Perranoski	4
4	John Wyatt	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.386
1	Frank Robinson	.386
1	Bill White	.386
4	Don Demeter	.374
5	Al Spangler	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	12
3	Tom Tresh	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	Al Kaline	28
4	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Norm Siebern	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Willie Davis	7
2	Gary Geiger	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.86
2	Bud Daley	1.24
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.37
4	Don Cardwell	1.41
5	Ray Herbert	1.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	43
2	Earl Wilson	42
3	Bob Gibson	41
3	Ken Johnson	41
3	Jim Kaat	41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.344
2	Hank Aaron	.341
3	Stan Musial	.328
4	Frank Robinson	.327
5	Felipe Alou	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Norm Cash	43
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Rocky Colavito	40
4	Roger Maris	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	137
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Tommy Davis	125
5	Harmon Killebrew	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	78
2	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	29
5	Chuck Hinton	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.11
2	Sandy Koufax	2.44
3	Bob Gibson	2.51
4	Bob Shaw	2.77
5	Bob Purkey	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Bob Purkey	21
5	6 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	284
2	Juan Pizarro	235
3	Bob Gibson	218
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Camilo Pascual	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Stu Miller	19
2	Ron Perranoski	19
2	Dick Radatz	19
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	18