On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 45 .609 --
Angels 67 51 .568 4.5
Twins 66 52 .559 5.5
White Sox 60 58 .508 11.5
Orioles 58 59 .496 13.0
Indians 57 60 .487 14.0
Tigers 56 60 .483 14.5
Red Sox 54 62 .466 16.5
Athletics 52 66 .441 19.5
Senators 45 72 .385 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 40 .664 --
Giants 76 42 .644 2.5
Reds 72 46 .610 6.5
Pirates 65 50 .565 12.0
Cardinals 65 53 .551 13.5
Braves 63 56 .529 16.0
Phillies 54 66 .450 25.5
Cubs 43 75 .364 35.5
Colt .45's 41 74 .357 36.0
Mets 30 86 .259 47.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Essegian 4
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
3 Harry Bright 3
3 Chuck Hinton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bright 2
2 Gene Green 1
2 Don Lock 1
2 Frank Robinson 1
2 Tom Tresh 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Bright 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
4 Don Lock 4
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Cottier 1
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 Billy Moran 1
1 Jim Piersall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim O'Toole 2.00
2 Barry Latman 0.78
3 Bob Hendley 0.56
4 Ted Bowsfield 0.50
5 Jim Hannan 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Jim Hannan 1
1 Marty Kutyna 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Jim O'Toole 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim O'Toole 12
2 Barry Latman 7
3 Jim Hannan 5
3 Bob Hendley 5
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Hobaugh 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .345
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Hank Aaron .336
5 Pete Runnels .330

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
2 Frank Robinson 102
4 Hank Aaron 100
5 2 tied 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 18
3 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 21
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 Don Demeter .426
2 Felipe Alou .421
3 Al Spangler .419
4 Al Smith .413
5 Smoky Burgess .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 9
2 Frank Robinson 8
3 Joe Adcock 7
4 George Altman 6
4 Marv Throneberry 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 17
2 Joe Adcock 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Frank Thomas 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Gary Geiger 6
3 Donn Clendenon 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Russ Kemmerer 0.00
1 Tony Cloninger 0.00
3 Bob Shaw 0.35
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.69
4 Larry Sherry 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dean Chance 3
1 Jack Fisher 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Howie Koplitz 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim O'Toole 30
2 Jim Kaat 25
3 Turk Farrell 22
3 Art Mahaffey 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Claude Raymond 3
1 Frank Sullivan 3
1 John Wyatt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .383
2 Smoky Burgess .380
3 Al Spangler .367
4 Chuck Hinton .361
5 Tony Gonzalez .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Howard 37
2 Joe Adcock 34
3 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 Elston Howard 29
4 Frank Robinson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Willie Davis 10
3 Chuck Cottier 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cal McLish 1.47
2 Jim Kaat 1.56
3 Bob Shaw 1.65
4 Dean Chance 1.88
5 Warren Spahn 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 6
2 Marshall Bridges 5
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Don Drysdale 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim O'Toole 51
2 Turk Farrell 50
3 Jim Kaat 48
4 Art Mahaffey 47
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Marshall Bridges 4
2 Roy Face 4
2 Terry Fox 4
2 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .339
2 Pete Runnels .337
3 Stan Musial .334
4 Frank Robinson .332
5 Felipe Alou .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Roger Maris 44
3 Norm Cash 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 43
5 Rocky Colavito 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 137
2 Hank Aaron 130
3 Frank Robinson 128
4 Orlando Cepeda 124
5 Tommy Davis 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 72
2 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Jake Wood 33
4 Willie Davis 32
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 2.61
2 Sandy Koufax 2.71
3 Bob Gibson 2.79
4 Warren Spahn 2.79
5 Ralph Terry 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 24
1 Ralph Terry 24
3 Joey Jay 23
4 Jim O'Toole 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 293
2 Juan Pizarro 244
3 Camilo Pascual 221
4 Don Drysdale 215
5 Bob Gibson 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 24
2 Stu Miller 21
3 Dick Radatz 18
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
5 Ron Perranoski 16