On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	54	.585	--
Angels	72	58	.554	4.0
Twins	73	59	.553	4.0
White Sox	68	62	.523	8.0
Tigers	65	63	.508	10.0
Orioles	65	64	.504	10.5
Indians	61	68	.473	14.5
Red Sox	61	69	.469	15.0
Athletics	60	71	.458	16.5
Senators	48	81	.372	27.5

Games

Orioles 8, Yankees 6

Orioles 4, Yankees 3

Indians 8, Red Sox 6

Tigers 7, Senators 5

Twins 3, Athletics 1

White Sox 9, Angels 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	84	46	.646	--
Giants	81	48	.628	2.5
Reds	81	49	.623	3.0
Pirates	75	54	.581	8.5
Cardinals	70	59	.543	13.5
Braves	71	60	.542	13.5
Phillies	62	71	.466	23.5
Cubs	48	82	.369	36.0
Colt .45's	45	84	.349	38.5
Mets	33	97	.254	51.0

Games

Braves 10, Cubs 1

Reds 7, Colt .45's 6

Dodgers 8, Mets 2

Giants 6, Phillies 1

Cardinals 3, Pirates 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brooks Robinson	7
2	Tom Tresh	5
3	Jackie Brandt	4
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Harry Bright	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty Keough	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
3	Harry Bright	3
3	Willie Davis	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Don Landrum	1
1	Jim Marshall	1
1	Bubba Phillips	1
1	Pete Runnels	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.25
2	Ed Rakow	0.90
3	Dick Stigman	0.88
4	Earl Francis	0.83
5	Bud Daley	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Earl Francis	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Rakow	9
2	Barry Latman	8
3	Bud Daley	7
3	Dick Stigman	7
5	Eddie Fisher	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.345
2	Tommy Davis	.342
3	Hank Aaron	.339
4	Pete Runnels	.336
5	Felipe Alou	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Hank Aaron	35
3	Harmon Killebrew	34
4	Norm Cash	33
4	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	123
2	Frank Robinson	118
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Hank Aaron	107
5	2 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	69
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jake Wood	24
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	Joey Jay	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
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	Turk Farrell	157
5	Camilo Pascual	156

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	Bill White	.455
2	Don Demeter	.426
3	Jerry Adair	.418
4	Brooks Robinson	.397
5	Frank Robinson	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	8
2	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Rocky Colavito	6
2	Don Demeter	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	23
2	Rocky Colavito	18
2	Roger Maris	18
4	Harmon Killebrew	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Johnny Callison	3
3	Ed Charles	3
3	Don Landrum	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.39
2	Jim Maloney	0.53
3	Hank Aguirre	0.56
4	Chris Short	0.59
5	Joe Nuxhall	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	4
1	Bob Purkey	4
3	Eddie Fisher	3
3	Ray Herbert	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Earl Wilson	24
3	Ken Johnson	21
3	Dick Stigman	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Claude Raymond	5
3	Terry Fox	3
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.389
2	Bill White	.384
3	Frank Robinson	.381
4	Don Demeter	.380
5	Orlando Cepeda	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	39
2	Elston Howard	30
3	Rocky Colavito	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	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
2	Don Landrum	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.86
2	Bill Monbouquette	1.15
3	Ron Perranoski	1.37
4	Ray Herbert	1.47
5	Jim Maloney	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	Ed Rakow	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	41
2	Don Drysdale	40
2	Jim O'Toole	40
4	Jim Kaat	38
4	Earl Wilson	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.343
2	Hank Aaron	.341
3	Frank Robinson	.329
4	Tommy Davis	.328
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Norm Cash	43
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Rocky Colavito	41
5	Roger Maris	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	135
2	Hank Aaron	131
2	Frank Robinson	131
4	Tommy Davis	125
5	Rocky Colavito	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	79
2	Luis Aparicio	36
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	23
4	Bob Purkey	22
5	4 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
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19