On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	52	.594	--
Angels	72	57	.558	4.5
Twins	72	59	.550	5.5
White Sox	67	62	.519	9.5
Tigers	64	63	.504	11.5
Orioles	63	64	.496	12.5
Red Sox	61	68	.473	15.5
Indians	60	68	.469	16.0
Athletics	60	70	.462	17.0
Senators	48	80	.375	28.0

Games

Orioles 6, Yankees 2

Orioles 14, Yankees 2

Red Sox 3, Indians 0

Tigers 11, Senators 1

Athletics 12, Twins 1

White Sox 7, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	83	46	.643	--
Giants	80	48	.625	2.5
Reds	80	49	.620	3.0
Pirates	74	53	.583	8.0
Cardinals	69	58	.543	13.0
Braves	70	60	.538	13.5
Phillies	62	70	.470	22.5
Cubs	48	81	.372	35.0
Colt .45's	45	83	.352	37.5
Mets	33	96	.256	50.0

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 2

Reds 4, Colt .45's 2

Mets 6, Dodgers 3

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	8
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Boog Powell	5
2	Russ Snyder	5
5	2 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Steve Boros	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Boros	4
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
1	Gino Cimoli	4
1	Russ Snyder	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Joe Cunningham	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chuck Estrada	1.11
2	Bill Monbouquette	1.00
3	Billy O'Dell	0.71
4	Bob Buhl	0.70
5	Don Drysdale	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	10
2	Don Drysdale	8
2	Bill Monbouquette	8
2	Pedro Ramos	8
5	Bob Buhl	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Dom Zanni	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.344
2	Tommy Davis	.341
3	Hank Aaron	.341
4	Pete Runnels	.335
5	Felipe Alou	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	122
2	Frank Robinson	116
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Hank Aaron	105
5	Norm Siebern	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Luis Aparicio	23
5	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	Bob Purkey	20
3	Joey Jay	19
4	Ralph Terry	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	187
3	Bob Gibson	175
4	Camilo Pascual	156
5	Turk Farrell	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Dick Radatz	20
3	Marshall Bridges	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Ron Perranoski	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jerry Adair	.448
2	Bill White	.434
3	Frank Robinson	.415
4	Don Demeter	.414
5	Lou Brock	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	10
2	Don Demeter	6
3	Johnny Callison	5
3	Orlando Cepeda	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	23
2	Rocky Colavito	17
2	Roger Maris	17
4	Don Demeter	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Donn Clendenon	4
4	Johnny Callison	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.39
2	Hank Aguirre	0.56
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
4	Dallas Green	0.87
5	Bob Gibson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	4
1	Bob Purkey	4
3	Ray Herbert	3
3	Jim Maloney	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	29
2	Don Drysdale	25
3	Jim Maloney	24
3	Earl Wilson	24
5	Dean Chance	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	6
2	Roy Face	5
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	John Wyatt	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.398
2	Hank Aaron	.387
3	Bill White	.382
4	Al Spangler	.378
5	Don Demeter	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	11
3	Tom Tresh	10
4	Joe Adcock	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	39
2	Elston Howard	29
3	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Al Kaline	27
4	Norm Siebern	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Willie Davis	7
2	Gary Geiger	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.86
2	Bill Monbouquette	1.15
3	Bud Daley	1.24
4	Dick Radatz	1.44
5	Ray Herbert	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Ray Herbert	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	46
2	Earl Wilson	42
3	Bob Gibson	41
3	Ken Johnson	41
5	Jim O'Toole	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.345
2	Hank Aaron	.340
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Frank Robinson	.329
5	Tommy Davis	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	44
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	135
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Tommy Davis	124
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	79
2	Luis Aparicio	35
3	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	28
5	Chuck Hinton	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.11
2	Sandy Koufax	2.44
3	Bob Gibson	2.47
4	Bob Shaw	2.78
5	Bob Purkey	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	284
2	Juan Pizarro	235
3	Don Drysdale	220
4	Bob Gibson	216
5	Camilo Pascual	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Dick Radatz	20
3	Stu Miller	19
3	Ron Perranoski	19
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	18