On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	55	.580	--
Angels	73	58	.557	3.0
Twins	74	59	.556	3.0
White Sox	68	63	.519	8.0
Tigers	66	64	.508	9.5
Orioles	66	64	.508	9.5
Indians	63	68	.481	13.0
Red Sox	61	71	.462	15.5
Athletics	60	72	.455	16.5
Senators	49	82	.374	27.0

Games

Orioles 2, Yankees 1

Indians 10, Red Sox 5

Indians 4, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Senators 3

Senators 5, Tigers 2

Twins 1, Athletics 0

Angels 4, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	85	46	.649	--
Giants	82	48	.631	2.5
Reds	81	51	.614	4.5
Pirates	76	55	.580	9.0
Cardinals	71	60	.542	14.0
Braves	71	61	.538	14.5
Phillies	62	72	.463	24.5
Cubs	49	82	.374	36.0
Colt .45's	47	84	.359	38.0
Mets	33	98	.252	52.0

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Colt .45's 2, Reds 1

Colt .45's 6, Reds 4

Dodgers 16, Mets 5

Giants 7, Phillies 4

Cardinals 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roberto Clemente	4
1	Chuck Essegian	4
1	Frank Malzone	4
1	Dick Stuart	4
1	Bill White	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Skinner	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Dick Bertell	1
2	Steve Boros	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Davis	4
1	Stan Musial	4
1	Bubba Phillips	4
4	Chuck Essegian	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	George Altman	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Bob Burda	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Kralick	3.00
2	Dick Donovan	2.67
3	Jim Bunning	1.00
3	Whitey Ford	1.00
3	Pete Richert	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Brunet	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Donovan	8
1	Pete Richert	8
3	Jim Bunning	7
3	Dick Ellsworth	7
3	Whitey Ford	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Jack Lamabe	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.342
2	Tommy Davis	.340
3	Hank Aaron	.338
4	Pete Runnels	.338
5	Felipe Alou	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	124
2	Frank Robinson	118
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Hank Aaron	108
5	3 tied	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	72
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	Robin Roberts	2.43
5	Bob Gibson	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Joey Jay	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
4	Jack Sanford	18
4	Ralph Terry	18

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	Jerry Adair	.444
2	Brooks Robinson	.434
3	Bill White	.433
4	Don Demeter	.417
5	Norm Siebern	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
1	Frank Robinson	7
3	Lou Clinton	6
3	Willie Davis	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	22
2	Harmon Killebrew	17
3	Willie Davis	16
3	Don Demeter	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Johnny Callison	3
3	Don Landrum	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	0.39
1	Ray Herbert	0.39
3	Chris Short	0.59
4	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
5	Bob Gibson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	27
2	Whitey Ford	26
3	Jim Maloney	22
4	Ken Johnson	21
4	3 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Terry Fox	4
1	Claude Raymond	4
4	Ron Perranoski	3
4	John Wyatt	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.388
2	Don Demeter	.387
3	Hank Aaron	.378
4	Orlando Cepeda	.377
5	Jerry Adair	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	10
3	Steve Boros	9
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	38
2	Rocky Colavito	29
3	Frank Howard	28
4	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Norm Siebern	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	23
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	1.59
5	Jim Maloney	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Ed Rakow	5
2	Jack Sanford	5
2	Ralph Terry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	43
2	Whitey Ford	42
3	Bob Gibson	41
3	Earl Wilson	41
5	Don Drysdale	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.346
2	Hank Aaron	.340
3	Stan Musial	.330
4	Frank Robinson	.327
5	Tommy Davis	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	134
2	Frank Robinson	131
3	Hank Aaron	130
4	Tommy Davis	126
5	Orlando Cepeda	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	36
3	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Chuck Hinton	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.11
2	Sandy Koufax	2.45
3	Bob Gibson	2.47
4	Bob Purkey	2.73
5	Bob Shaw	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Joey Jay	23
2	Ralph Terry	23
4	Bob Purkey	22
5	Jack Sanford	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	278
2	Juan Pizarro	222
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