On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	57	.578	--
Twins	76	59	.563	2.0
Angels	74	59	.556	3.0
White Sox	68	65	.511	9.0
Tigers	66	65	.504	10.0
Orioles	67	66	.504	10.0
Indians	65	70	.481	13.0
Red Sox	62	71	.466	15.0
Athletics	61	73	.455	16.5
Senators	51	83	.381	26.5

Games

Twins 5, White Sox 3

Athletics 6, Angels 0

Orioles 9, Senators 3

Indians 3, Yankees 2

Indians 9, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	46	.654	--
Giants	83	49	.629	3.5
Reds	81	53	.604	6.5
Pirates	78	55	.586	9.0
Braves	72	62	.537	15.5
Cardinals	71	62	.534	16.0
Phillies	64	73	.467	25.0
Cubs	49	84	.368	38.0
Colt .45's	49	84	.368	38.0
Mets	34	100	.254	53.5

Games

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Braves 10, Giants 3

Colt .45's 3, Cardinals 2

Phillies 3, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Lou Johnson	4
3	Jackie Brandt	3
3	Wes Covington	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kirkland	5
2	Bob Allison	4
2	Jackie Brandt	4
4	Jim Gentile	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Aaron	1
1	Billy Consolo	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Lou Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Orlando Pena	1.50
2	Turk Farrell	1.00
3	Chuck Estrada	0.88
3	Cal McLish	0.88
5	Jay Hook	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	10
2	Jay Hook	9
3	Chuck Estrada	7
3	Barry Latman	7
3	Cal McLish	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bill Pleis	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Tommy Davis	.338
3	Frank Robinson	.337
4	Hank Aaron	.337
5	Orlando Cepeda	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Norm Cash	34
3	Harmon Killebrew	34
5	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	126
2	Frank Robinson	118
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Hank Aaron	109
5	Norm Siebern	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jake Wood	24
5	Julian Javier	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.36
3	Bob Shaw	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.43
5	Bob Gibson	2.49

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	189
3	Bob Gibson	181
4	Turk Farrell	167
5	Camilo Pascual	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
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	.473
2	Brooks Robinson	.462
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.410
4	Pete Runnels	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Lou Clinton	6
2	Willie Davis	6
2	Frank Robinson	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	18
2	Willie Davis	17
2	Don Demeter	17
2	Norm Siebern	17
5	Frank Robinson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Vada Pinson	4
4	Jim Gilliam	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Rudolph	0.34
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
3	Bob Gibson	1.00
4	Jack Kralick	1.05
5	Ron Perranoski	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	24
2	Jim Maloney	22
3	Bob Bruce	20
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	Ron Perranoski	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.422
2	Don Demeter	.405
3	Brooks Robinson	.376
4	Pete Runnels	.365
5	Orlando Cepeda	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	14
2	Orlando Cepeda	10
2	Frank Thomas	10
4	Steve Boros	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	33
2	Norm Siebern	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Rocky Colavito	26
4	Elston Howard	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Gary Geiger	7
4	Don Landrum	6
4	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Monbouquette	0.91
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.95
3	Ron Perranoski	1.29
4	Jim Maloney	1.74
5	Al McBean	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Ed Rakow	5
1	Jack Sanford	5
1	Ralph Terry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	41
1	Turk Farrell	41
1	Whitey Ford	41
4	Bob Gibson	39
4	Jim O'Toole	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.348
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Felipe Alou	.325
4	Tommy Davis	.325
5	Frank Robinson	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Orlando Cepeda	41
4	Roger Maris	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	135
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Tommy Davis	127
5	Norm Siebern	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	35
3	Willie Davis	34
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Chuck Hinton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.34
2	Bob Gibson	2.36
3	Sandy Koufax	2.45
4	Robin Roberts	2.70
5	Bob Shaw	2.73

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	220
3	Don Drysdale	218
4	Bob Gibson	217
5	Camilo Pascual	209

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	Ron Perranoski	18