On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	57	.581	--
Twins	76	60	.559	3.0
Angels	75	60	.556	3.5
White Sox	69	66	.511	9.5
Tigers	67	66	.504	10.5
Orioles	67	68	.496	11.5
Indians	66	70	.485	13.0
Red Sox	63	71	.470	15.0
Athletics	61	74	.452	17.5
Senators	53	84	.387	26.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Twins 5

Indians 9, Orioles 6

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Angels 6, Senators 3

Senators 4, Angels 2

Yankees 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	88	47	.652	--
Giants	85	49	.634	2.5
Reds	82	54	.603	6.5
Pirates	79	56	.585	9.0
Cardinals	72	62	.537	15.5
Braves	72	64	.529	16.5
Phillies	66	73	.475	24.0
Colt .45's	49	84	.368	38.0
Cubs	49	85	.366	38.5
Mets	34	102	.250	54.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 3

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Giants 10, Reds 2

Cardinals 4, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cunningham	5
1	Chuck Hinton	5
1	Billy Moran	5
4	Frank Howard	4
4	Bob Johnson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Donovan	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Harry Bright	1
2	Leo Cardenas	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	4
2	Al Luplow	3
2	Felix Torres	3
4	Rocky Colavito	2
4	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	0.86
2	Jim Maloney	0.67
3	Steve Hamilton	0.56
4	Whitey Ford	0.50
4	Robin Roberts	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	Earl Francis	5
2	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Don Mossi	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.342
2	Pete Runnels	.338
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Hank Aaron	.334
5	Bill White	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Hank Aaron	36
3	Harmon Killebrew	35
4	Norm Cash	34
5	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	128
2	Frank Robinson	119
3	Willie Mays	113
4	Hank Aaron	110
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	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.36
3	Bob Shaw	2.40
4	Bob Gibson	2.49
5	Robin Roberts	2.69

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	17
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Ron Perranoski	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.460
2	Brooks Robinson	.439
3	Bob Johnson	.423
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.410
5	Orlando Cepeda	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	9
2	Lee Thomas	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Lou Clinton	5
3	7 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	19
2	Norm Siebern	17
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
3	Mickey Mantle	15
5	Willie Davis	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Chuck Hinton	3
3	Don Landrum	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Rudolph	0.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
2	Ron Perranoski	0.69
4	Bob Gibson	1.00
5	Jack Kralick	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	4
2	Gene Conley	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Jack Kralick	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	24
2	Whitey Ford	22
2	Pete Richert	22
4	Bob Bruce	20
4	3 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Terry Fox	3
2	Dick Radatz	3
2	Claude Raymond	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.429
2	Don Demeter	.398
3	Pete Runnels	.361
4	Bernie Allen	.358
5	Brooks Robinson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	14
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Frank Thomas	10
4	Steve Boros	9
4	5 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	34
2	Don Demeter	31
3	Norm Siebern	30
4	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Harmon Killebrew	28

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	Joe Nuxhall	0.95
2	Ron Perranoski	1.29
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.49
4	Al McBean	1.95
5	Chris Short	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Dan Osinski	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	46
2	Jim O'Toole	44
3	Dean Chance	41
3	Turk Farrell	41
3	Jim Maloney	41

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	.342
2	Hank Aaron	.337
3	Tommy Davis	.331
4	Stan Musial	.330
5	Frank Robinson	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	135
2	Tommy Davis	129
2	Frank Robinson	129
4	Hank Aaron	128
5	Orlando Cepeda	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.34
2	Bob Gibson	2.36
3	Sandy Koufax	2.55
4	Bob Shaw	2.73
5	Whitey Ford	2.81

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	Don Drysdale	218
3	Bob Gibson	217
4	Juan Pizarro	210
5	Camilo Pascual	200

Saves

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