On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	44	.611	--
Angels	66	50	.569	4.5
Twins	64	52	.552	6.5
White Sox	59	58	.504	12.0
Orioles	58	58	.500	12.5
Indians	56	58	.491	13.5
Tigers	56	59	.487	14.0
Red Sox	53	61	.465	16.5
Athletics	52	65	.444	19.0
Senators	43	71	.377	26.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 0

Red Sox 7, Orioles 3

White Sox 11, Athletics 2

Senators 9, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Yankees 2

Yankees 3, Tigers 2

Angels 3, Twins 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	79	39	.669	--
Giants	75	42	.641	3.5
Reds	70	46	.603	8.0
Pirates	64	50	.561	13.0
Cardinals	65	51	.560	13.0
Braves	63	54	.538	15.5
Phillies	52	66	.441	27.0
Cubs	43	74	.368	35.5
Colt .45's	40	74	.351	37.0
Mets	30	85	.261	47.5

Games

Pirates 10, Cubs 6

Reds 2, Mets 1

Braves 3, Colt .45's 1

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Phillies 11, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Gary Geiger	4
2	Roger Maris	4
4	Jerry Adair	3
4	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	George Alusik	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Jim Landis	5
3	Donn Clendenon	4
3	Roger Maris	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Mahaffey	1.29
2	Camilo Pascual	1.00
3	Ike Delock	0.83
4	Claude Osteen	0.80
5	2 tied	0.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bo Belinsky	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Mahaffey	9
2	Hank Aguirre	7
2	Don Drysdale	7
4	Sam McDowell	6
4	Camilo Pascual	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Claude Raymond	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.348
2	Tommy Davis	.345
3	Frank Robinson	.341
4	Hank Aaron	.336
5	Pete Runnels	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	35
2	Norm Cash	31
3	Hank Aaron	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	30
5	Ernie Banks	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	118
2	Willie Mays	102
3	Hank Aaron	97
4	Frank Robinson	96
5	Frank Howard	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	60
2	Willie Davis	28
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Julian Javier	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.19
3	Hank Aguirre	2.43
4	Robin Roberts	2.56
5	Turk Farrell	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	17
2	Bob Purkey	17
4	Art Mahaffey	16
4	Ralph Terry	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	169
3	Bob Gibson	156
4	Camilo Pascual	150
5	Turk Farrell	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Dick Radatz	18
3	Marshall Bridges	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.429
2	Orlando Cepeda	.412
3	Smoky Burgess	.405
4	Al Smith	.380
5	Frank Robinson	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	9
1	Frank Thomas	9
3	Joe Adcock	7
4	George Altman	6
4	Marv Throneberry	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	18
1	Frank Howard	18
3	Frank Thomas	17
4	Joe Adcock	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Gary Geiger	6
3	Willie Davis	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tony Cloninger	0.00
1	Bud Daley	0.00
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
5	Dick Radatz	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Dean Chance	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Jack Fisher	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	33
2	Art Mahaffey	27
3	Turk Farrell	26
4	Ed Rakow	24
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Claude Raymond	3
2	John Wyatt	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.388
2	Smoky Burgess	.373
3	Bill White	.372
4	Tony Gonzalez	.358
5	Hank Aaron	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	13
1	Frank Thomas	13
3	Harmon Killebrew	12
4	Frank Robinson	11
5	Willie Mays	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	37
2	Joe Adcock	34
3	Harmon Killebrew	31
4	Tommy Davis	28
4	Elston Howard	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Vada Pinson	7
3	Jose Tartabull	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Radatz	0.59
2	Jim Kaat	1.56
3	Ken McBride	1.60
4	Cal McLish	1.63
5	Bob Shaw	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
4	Marshall Bridges	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	53
2	Jim Kaat	48
3	Don Drysdale	47
3	Art Mahaffey	47
5	Juan Pizarro	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Marshall Bridges	4
2	Terry Fox	4
2	Jim Hannan	4
2	4 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.338
2	Hank Aaron	.338
3	Pete Runnels	.338
4	Frank Robinson	.330
5	Roberto Clemente	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	46
1	Willie Mays	46
3	Norm Cash	44
4	Harmon Killebrew	43
5	2 tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Hank Aaron	129
3	Orlando Cepeda	128
4	Frank Robinson	122
5	2 tied	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Jake Wood	33
4	Willie Davis	32
5	2 tied	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.60
2	Sandy Koufax	2.71
3	Warren Spahn	2.74
4	Bob Gibson	2.79
5	Dick Donovan	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	25
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Joey Jay	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	293
2	Juan Pizarro	241
3	Camilo Pascual	221
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Bob Gibson	205

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	23
2	Stu Miller	22
3	Dick Radatz	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	Ron Perranoski	16