On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 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	69	65	.515	8.5
Tigers	66	66	.500	10.5
Orioles	67	67	.500	10.5
Indians	65	70	.481	13.0
Red Sox	62	71	.466	15.0
Athletics	61	73	.455	16.5
Senators	52	83	.385	26.0

Games

Senators 3, Orioles 2

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	87	47	.649	--
Giants	84	49	.632	2.5
Reds	82	53	.607	5.5
Pirates	79	55	.590	8.0
Cardinals	71	62	.534	15.5
Braves	72	63	.533	15.5
Phillies	65	73	.471	24.0
Colt .45's	49	84	.368	37.5
Cubs	49	85	.366	38.0
Mets	34	101	.252	53.5

Games

Reds 5, Dodgers 4

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Giants 3, Braves 2

Phillies 8, Mets 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Donn Clendenon	3
1	Clay Dalrymple	3
1	Tommy Davis	3
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Donn Clendenon	4
1	Don Demeter	4
3	Jim Hickman	3
4	Ron Fairly	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Christopher	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Jim Hickman	1
1	John Roseboro	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al McBean	1.29
2	Jim O'Toole	0.62
3	Don Cardwell	0.54
4	Warren Spahn	0.50
5	Dave Stenhouse	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	Jim O'Toole	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al McBean	9
2	Don Cardwell	7
3	Art Mahaffey	6
4	Jim O'Toole	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Mike Joyce	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.341
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Frank Robinson	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.333
5	Orlando Cepeda	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	40
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	119
3	Willie Mays	111
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	Jack Sanford	19
4	Ralph Terry	19

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	26
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	Brooks Robinson	.472
2	Bill White	.471
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.421
4	Bob Johnson	.419
5	Jerry Adair	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	9
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Lou Clinton	5
2	Willie Davis	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	17
1	Norm Siebern	17
3	Willie Davis	16
3	Mickey Mantle	16
5	Orlando Cepeda	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Don Landrum	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Rudolph	0.00
2	Ron Perranoski	0.61
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
4	Bob Gibson	1.00
4	Robin Roberts	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	Jack Kralick	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	24
2	Don Cardwell	22
2	Jim Maloney	22
4	Bob Bruce	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	Ron Perranoski	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.422
2	Don Demeter	.404
3	Brooks Robinson	.372
4	Orlando Cepeda	.365
4	Pete Runnels	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	14
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Frank Thomas	10
4	Steve Boros	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	34
2	Norm Siebern	30
3	Don Demeter	29
4	Harmon Killebrew	27
5	2 tied	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	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Ed Rakow	5
2	Ralph Terry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	44
2	Dean Chance	41
2	Turk Farrell	41
2	Whitey Ford	41
5	Art Mahaffey	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	8
2	Claude Raymond	7
3	Ron Perranoski	6
3	John Wyatt	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.345
2	Hank Aaron	.335
3	Tommy Davis	.330
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Frank Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Orlando Cepeda	42
5	Roger Maris	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	134
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	127
3	Tommy Davis	127
5	2 tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Chuck Hinton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.34
2	Bob Gibson	2.36
3	Sandy Koufax	2.55
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
4	Jack Sanford	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	266
2	Juan Pizarro	220
3	Don Drysdale	218
4	Bob Gibson	217
5	Camilo Pascual	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	27
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	Ron Perranoski	18