On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	33	.582	--
Indians	47	36	.566	1.0
Angels	45	37	.549	2.5
Twins	45	41	.523	4.5
Tigers	43	40	.518	5.0
Orioles	42	43	.494	7.0
White Sox	43	45	.489	7.5
Red Sox	40	43	.482	8.0
Athletics	40	45	.471	9.0
Senators	26	54	.325	20.5

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 3

White Sox 8, Indians 4

Tigers 5, Orioles 1

Tigers 3, Orioles 2

Athletics 6, Senators 5

Yankees 9, Twins 8

Red Sox 5, Angels 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	58	31	.652	--
Giants	57	31	.648	0.5
Pirates	52	34	.605	4.5
Reds	46	36	.561	8.5
Cardinals	47	38	.553	9.0
Braves	42	43	.494	14.0
Phillies	36	49	.424	20.0
Colt .45's	33	49	.402	21.5
Cubs	32	56	.364	25.5
Mets	23	59	.280	31.5

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 5

Braves 5, Cubs 3

Reds 12, Colt .45's 8

Reds 12, Colt .45's 11

Phillies 8, Pirates 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Dodgers 2, Giants 0

Cardinals 15, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Maxwell	6
1	Frank Robinson	6
3	George Altman	5
3	Johnny Callison	5
3	5 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Stan Musial	3
2	Johnny Callison	2
2	Bob Cerv	2
2	Gordy Coleman	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gordy Coleman	7
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Carl Warwick	5
4	Norm Larker	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Hinton	3
2	Tony Gonzalez	2
3	Jerry Adair	1
3	Donn Clendenon	1
3	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.50
2	Juan Pizarro	1.00
3	Hank Aguirre	0.83
4	Eli Grba	0.75
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	9
1	Juan Pizarro	9
3	Eli Grba	6
4	Hank Aguirre	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dave Gerard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.353
2	Roberto Clemente	.342
3	Pete Runnels	.340
4	Frank Robinson	.340
5	Manny Jimenez	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	25
1	Leon Wagner	25
3	Norm Cash	23
4	Ernie Banks	22
5	3 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	90
2	Willie Mays	80
3	Hank Aaron	72
4	Frank Robinson	70
5	Orlando Cepeda	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	46
2	Jake Wood	21
3	Dick Howser	19
4	Willie Davis	18
5	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.08
2	Sandy Koufax	2.15
3	Bob Shaw	2.37
4	Turk Farrell	2.58
5	Bob Purkey	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	15
2	Bob Purkey	14
3	Sandy Koufax	13
4	Dick Donovan	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	202
2	Don Drysdale	122
3	Bob Gibson	113
4	Camilo Pascual	110
5	Billy O'Dell	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	17
2	Dick Radatz	14
3	Stu Miller	12
4	Marshall Bridges	11
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Clinton	.488
2	Tommy Davis	.462
3	Frank Robinson	.458
4	Roberto Clemente	.453
5	Smoky Burgess	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Mickey Mantle	8
3	Ken Boyer	6
3	Lou Clinton	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	21
2	Lou Clinton	18
2	Roger Maris	18
2	Frank Robinson	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Tommy Davis	6
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Chuck Hinton	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Sandy Koufax	0.52
3	Terry Fox	0.66
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.67
5	Hank Aguirre	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim O'Toole	4
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Bob Buhl	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	12 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	45
2	Juan Pizarro	31
3	Hank Aguirre	30
4	Don Drysdale	28
5	Sam Jones	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Marshall Bridges	4
2	Dean Chance	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
5	3 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.443
2	Frank Robinson	.413
3	Rocky Colavito	.394
4	Tommy Davis	.391
5	Bob Skinner	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
1	Roger Maris	11
1	Leon Wagner	11
4	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	37
2	Frank Robinson	32
3	Willie Mays	31
4	Tommy Davis	30
5	Roberto Clemente	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Julian Javier	8
3	Tommy Davis	7
3	Tony Gonzalez	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.82
2	Bob Purkey	1.35
3	Hank Aguirre	1.49
4	Jack Baldschun	1.78
5	Sam Jones	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Sandy Koufax	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
5	20 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	77
2	Don Drysdale	50
2	Bob Gibson	50
4	Hank Aguirre	44
5	Bill Monbouquette	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	11
2	Marshall Bridges	7
3	Lindy McDaniel	6
4	Don Elston	5
4	Dick Radatz	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Al Kaline	.345
3	Pete Runnels	.345
4	Frank Robinson	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Jim Gentile	45
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Rocky Colavito	43
4	Mickey Mantle	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	143
2	Rocky Colavito	138
3	Orlando Cepeda	135
4	Frank Robinson	132
5	Hank Aaron	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	70
2	Luis Aparicio	42
3	Jake Wood	39
4	Dick Howser	33
5	3 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.46
2	Warren Spahn	2.81
3	Sandy Koufax	2.86
4	Billy O'Dell	2.98
5	Steve Barber	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	22
2	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
2	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	332
2	Camilo Pascual	232
2	Juan Pizarro	232
4	Don Drysdale	201
5	Jim Bunning	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	22
1	Stu Miller	22
3	Luis Arroyo	18
4	Ray Moore	16
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	16