On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 35 .588 --
Indians 48 40 .545 3.5
Angels 48 40 .545 3.5
Twins 47 43 .522 5.5
Orioles 46 44 .511 6.5
White Sox 47 45 .511 6.5
Tigers 43 44 .494 8.0
Red Sox 43 45 .489 8.5
Athletics 41 51 .446 12.5
Senators 30 56 .349 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 32 .660 --
Giants 60 34 .638 2.0
Pirates 57 35 .620 4.0
Cardinals 50 41 .549 10.5
Reds 48 40 .545 11.0
Braves 45 46 .495 15.5
Phillies 40 51 .440 20.5
Colt .45's 34 54 .386 25.0
Cubs 35 58 .376 26.5
Mets 24 64 .273 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy McMillan 3
1 Stan Musial 3
3 Ken Aspromonte 2
3 Jim Davenport 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Johnny Logan 1
1 Roy McMillan 1
1 Lee Thomas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Logan 4
2 Bob Johnson 3
3 Roy McMillan 2
4 Joe Adcock 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Craig 0.86
1 Jack Sanford 0.86
3 Bob Hendley 0.83
4 Al McBean 0.82
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Hendley 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 Don Rudolph 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al McBean 9
2 Dan Pfister 7
3 Roger Craig 6
3 Whitey Ford 6
3 Jack Sanford 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Bob Garibaldi 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .353
2 Roberto Clemente .349
3 Pete Runnels .341
4 Manny Jimenez .337
5 Frank Robinson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 26
2 Willie Mays 25
3 Jim Gentile 24
4 Norm Cash 23
4 Roger Maris 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 95
2 Willie Mays 82
3 Hank Aaron 77
4 Frank Robinson 74
5 Orlando Cepeda 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 47
2 Jake Wood 21
3 Dick Howser 19
4 Willie Davis 18
5 Julian Javier 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.06
2 Hank Aguirre 2.16
3 Bob Shaw 2.32
4 Bob Purkey 2.45
5 Turk Farrell 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 16
2 Sandy Koufax 14
2 Bob Purkey 14
4 Camilo Pascual 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 208
2 Don Drysdale 131
3 Camilo Pascual 120
4 Bob Gibson 118
5 Billy O'Dell 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 17
2 Dick Radatz 14
3 Stu Miller 13
4 Marshall Bridges 11
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Clinton .540
2 Roberto Clemente .483
3 Jim Davenport .474
4 Stan Musial .467
5 Tommy Davis .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 8
2 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Lou Clinton 6
4 Gordy Coleman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Clinton 17
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Roger Maris 16
3 Norm Siebern 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Hinton 7
2 Tommy Davis 5
2 Maury Wills 5
4 Ken Hamlin 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.37
2 Ernie Broglio 0.49
2 Dick Radatz 0.49
4 Johnny Podres 1.25
5 Jack Baldschun 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 4
2 Arnold Earley 3
2 Sandy Koufax 3
2 Art Mahaffey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 25
2 Johnny Podres 22
3 Juan Marichal 20
3 Juan Pizarro 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 Marshall Bridges 2
3 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Clinton .463
2 Roberto Clemente .423
3 Tommy Davis .414
4 Bob Skinner .400
5 Frank Robinson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 12
2 Rocky Colavito 11
3 Mickey Mantle 10
3 Leon Wagner 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
1 Tommy Davis 30
3 Frank Howard 28
3 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Willie Mays 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 13
2 Tommy Davis 8
3 Chuck Hinton 7
4 Vada Pinson 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 0.46
2 Barry Latman 1.32
3 Bob Purkey 1.36
4 Hank Aguirre 1.51
5 Ike Delock 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 Ray Herbert 5
2 Sandy Koufax 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 71
2 Don Drysdale 50
3 Camilo Pascual 44
4 Juan Pizarro 42
5 Hank Aguirre 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 7
2 Marshall Bridges 6
2 Lindy McDaniel 6
4 Dean Chance 5
4 Dick Radatz 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .349
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Pete Runnels .343
4 Vada Pinson .329
5 Hank Aaron .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 49
2 Jim Gentile 48
3 Rocky Colavito 44
4 Willie Mays 41
5 4 tied 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 138
2 Rocky Colavito 137
3 Orlando Cepeda 136
4 Hank Aaron 133
5 Frank Robinson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 70
2 Luis Aparicio 40
3 Jake Wood 38
4 Dick Howser 30
5 Chuck Hinton 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.55
2 Sandy Koufax 2.67
3 Bob Shaw 2.79
4 Warren Spahn 2.89
5 Bob Gibson 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 22
1 Ralph Terry 22
3 Sandy Koufax 21
3 Camilo Pascual 21
3 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 329
2 Juan Pizarro 229
3 Camilo Pascual 226
4 Don Drysdale 210
5 Bob Gibson 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 23
2 Roy Face 20
3 Luis Arroyo 16
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 16
5 Ray Moore 15