On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 55 .583 --
Angels 73 58 .557 3.5
Twins 74 59 .556 3.5
White Sox 68 63 .519 8.5
Tigers 66 65 .504 10.5
Orioles 66 65 .504 10.5
Indians 63 69 .477 14.0
Red Sox 62 71 .466 15.5
Athletics 60 72 .455 17.0
Senators 50 82 .379 27.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Harry Bright 3
2 Lou Clinton 3
2 Al Kaline 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Lou Clinton 1
1 Al Kaline 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Clinton 3
1 Al Kaline 3
3 Harry Bright 2
3 Jim Piersall 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ralph Terry 3.00
2 Tom Cheney 1.20
3 Hank Aguirre 0.60
4 Billy Hoeft 0.44
5 Sam McDowell 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Cheney 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Ralph Terry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 9
2 Hank Aguirre 6
2 Tom Cheney 6
4 Sam McDowell 5
5 Billy Hoeft 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .342
2 Tommy Davis .340
3 Pete Runnels .339
4 Hank Aaron .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 Sandy Koufax 2.15
2 Bob Shaw 2.32
3 Hank Aguirre 2.36
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 Ralph Terry 19
5 Jack Sanford 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 21
3 Marshall Bridges 16
4 Stu Miller 15
4 Ron Perranoski 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .462
2 Jerry Adair .435
3 Brooks Robinson .423
4 Willie Davis .404
5 Pete Runnels .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
1 Lou Clinton 7
1 Frank Robinson 7
4 Willie Davis 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 21
2 Lou Clinton 16
2 Willie Davis 16
2 Al Kaline 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 12
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Don Landrum 3
3 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Vada Pinson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Herbert 0.57
2 Chris Short 0.59
3 Joe Nuxhall 0.69
4 Bob Gibson 0.96
5 Dan Osinski 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Gene Conley 3
1 Eddie Fisher 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 26
2 Jim Maloney 22
3 Ken Johnson 21
3 Jim O'Toole 21
3 Jack Sanford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 4
1 Claude Raymond 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Ron Perranoski 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .398
2 Orlando Cepeda .388
3 Don Demeter .381
4 Jerry Adair .372
5 Frank Robinson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 16
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 37
2 Rocky Colavito 29
3 Al Kaline 27
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Norm Siebern 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 22
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Gary Geiger 7
4 Richie Ashburn 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Nuxhall 0.89
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.91
3 Ron Perranoski 1.37
4 Ray Herbert 1.59
5 Jim Maloney 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 6
1 Ralph Terry 6
3 Ed Rakow 5
3 Jack Sanford 5
5 22 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim O'Toole 43
2 Whitey Ford 42
3 Earl Wilson 41
4 Don Drysdale 40
5 Art Mahaffey 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .344
2 Hank Aaron .340
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Frank Robinson .328
5 Felipe Alou .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 134
2 Hank Aaron 130
2 Frank Robinson 130
4 Tommy Davis 125
5 4 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 82
2 Luis Aparicio 36
3 Willie Davis 33
4 Jake Wood 27
5 Chuck Hinton 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.34
2 Bob Gibson 2.37
3 Sandy Koufax 2.45
4 Bob Purkey 2.73
5 Bob Shaw 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Ralph Terry 24
3 Joey Jay 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 211
5 Camilo Pascual 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Dick Radatz 21
3 Stu Miller 19
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 19
5 Ron Perranoski 18