On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	38	.608	--
Angels	56	43	.566	4.0
Twins	55	45	.550	5.5
Indians	50	47	.515	9.0
Orioles	51	50	.505	10.0
White Sox	51	51	.500	10.5
Tigers	47	50	.485	12.0
Red Sox	45	55	.450	15.5
Athletics	44	57	.436	17.0
Senators	38	60	.388	21.5

Games

Orioles 3, Athletics 2

Twins 2, Indians 1

Tigers 4, Angels 3

Senators 11, Red Sox 2

Senators 14, Red Sox 1

Yankees 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	35	.663	--
Giants	67	37	.644	2.0
Pirates	61	42	.592	7.5
Reds	58	42	.580	9.0
Cardinals	57	46	.553	11.5
Braves	54	49	.524	14.5
Phillies	47	58	.448	22.5
Cubs	38	65	.369	30.5
Colt .45's	36	64	.360	31.0
Mets	25	74	.253	41.5

Games

Cubs 5, Colt .45's 1

Dodgers 3, Giants 1

Pirates 4, Phillies 1

Mets 1, Cardinals 0

Phillies 5, Pirates 3

Braves 7, Reds 5

Cardinals 6, Mets 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Gardner	6
1	Bill Virdon	6
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Eddie Bressoud	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Johnson	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Harry Bright	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Hamlin	5
2	Harry Bright	4
2	Chuck Cottier	4
2	Charlie James	4
2	Bob Johnson	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Altman	2
2	Ruben Amaro	1
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Chuck Cottier	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	0.88
2	Johnny Podres	0.86
3	Hank Aguirre	0.80
4	Bob Gibson	0.78
5	Harvey Haddix	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	8
2	Bob Gibson	7
2	Camilo Pascual	7
4	Johnny Podres	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Chris Short	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.350
2	Tommy Davis	.347
3	Pete Runnels	.336
4	Frank Robinson	.336
5	3 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	31
2	Norm Cash	28
3	Hank Aaron	27
3	Leon Wagner	27
5	Ernie Banks	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	103
2	Willie Mays	91
3	Hank Aaron	87
4	Frank Robinson	81
5	Orlando Cepeda	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	50
2	Willie Davis	23
2	Jake Wood	23
4	Dick Howser	19
5	Julian Javier	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.30
3	Hank Aguirre	2.37
4	Robin Roberts	2.51
5	Bob Gibson	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	18
2	Bob Purkey	16
3	Camilo Pascual	15
4	Joey Jay	14
4	Sandy Koufax	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	147
3	Camilo Pascual	144
4	Bob Gibson	141
5	Juan Pizarro	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	18
2	Dick Radatz	16
3	Stu Miller	14
4	Marshall Bridges	13
5	2 tied	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.450
2	Charlie Maxwell	.400
2	Roy McMillan	.400
4	Vic Power	.382
5	Frank Howard	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
1	Frank Howard	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Tony Gonzalez	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	20
2	Bob Allison	19
2	Frank Howard	19
4	Joe Adcock	18
5	Jackie Brandt	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	5
2	Vada Pinson	4
2	Maury Wills	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.00
1	Bobby Tiefenauer	0.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.52
4	Ken McBride	0.67
5	Roy Face	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Bennie Daniels	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	34
2	Bob Gibson	28
3	Turk Farrell	27
4	Johnny Podres	26
5	3 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Jim Hannan	3
3	Jack Baldschun	2
3	Gary Bell	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.391
2	Lou Clinton	.389
3	Smoky Burgess	.383
4	Tommy Davis	.373
5	Stan Musial	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Howard	12
1	Roger Maris	12
3	Mickey Mantle	11
4	Hank Aaron	10
4	4 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	38
2	Harmon Killebrew	32
3	Lou Clinton	30
4	Bob Allison	29
4	Roger Maris	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Willie Davis	8
2	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Tommy Davis	7
5	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.79
2	Stu Miller	1.44
3	Ken McBride	1.63
4	Johnny Podres	1.65
5	Dick Radatz	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Bolin	6
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Whitey Ford	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	63
2	Don Drysdale	53
3	Johnny Podres	51
4	Bob Gibson	46
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dean Chance	6
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
3	Marshall Bridges	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Roberto Clemente	.338
3	Hank Aaron	.332
4	Vada Pinson	.323
5	2 tied	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	45
2	Jim Gentile	43
2	Willie Mays	43
4	Norm Cash	42
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	139
2	Orlando Cepeda	132
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Dick Stuart	117
5	Frank Robinson	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	70
2	Luis Aparicio	37
3	Jake Wood	34
4	Dick Howser	30
5	Willie Davis	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.63
2	Bob Gibson	2.66
3	Bob Shaw	2.73
4	Sandy Koufax	2.82
5	Dick Donovan	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	24
2	Don Drysdale	23
3	Camilo Pascual	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	311
2	Juan Pizarro	245
3	Camilo Pascual	230
4	Don Drysdale	217
5	Bob Gibson	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	23
2	Roy Face	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
4	Luis Arroyo	16
4	Dick Radatz	16