On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	46	.610	--
Angels	68	53	.562	5.5
Twins	67	54	.554	6.5
White Sox	63	59	.516	11.0
Tigers	59	60	.496	13.5
Orioles	58	62	.483	15.0
Indians	58	63	.479	15.5
Red Sox	56	63	.471	16.5
Athletics	55	66	.455	18.5
Senators	45	75	.375	28.0

Games

White Sox 11, Indians 6

Athletics 4, Senators 2

Twins 9, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	80	42	.656	--
Giants	77	44	.636	2.5
Reds	74	47	.612	5.5
Pirates	67	51	.568	11.0
Cardinals	66	55	.545	13.5
Braves	64	58	.525	16.0
Phillies	57	66	.463	23.5
Cubs	45	76	.372	34.5
Colt .45's	43	75	.364	35.0
Mets	30	89	.252	48.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 0

Cardinals 3, Colt .45's 1

Dodgers 7, Pirates 3

Reds 7, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Allen	4
2	George Altman	3
2	George Alusik	3
2	Dick Bertell	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Doug Camilli	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doug Camilli	4
1	Bobby Richardson	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
4	Charlie Maxwell	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Cardwell	1.14
2	Jim Maloney	0.64
3	Larry Jackson	0.50
4	Turk Farrell	0.44
5	Dick Stigman	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	8
2	Jim Maloney	7
3	Dick Stigman	5
4	Jim Coates	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Dean Stone	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.344
2	Hank Aaron	.339
3	Tommy Davis	.337
4	Stan Musial	.337
5	Pete Runnels	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	37
2	Norm Cash	32
3	Hank Aaron	31
3	Ernie Banks	31
3	Frank Robinson	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	118
2	Frank Robinson	109
3	Willie Mays	107
4	Hank Aaron	101
5	2 tied	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Julian Javier	21
5	Luis Aparicio	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Bob Shaw	2.19
3	Hank Aguirre	2.34
4	Turk Farrell	2.63
5	Robin Roberts	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	21
2	Joey Jay	18
2	Bob Purkey	18
4	Ralph Terry	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	172
3	Bob Gibson	166
4	Turk Farrell	152
5	Camilo Pascual	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	21
2	Dick Radatz	18
3	Marshall Bridges	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.432
2	Bill White	.431
3	George Alusik	.421
3	Don Demeter	.421
5	Harvey Kuenn	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Frank Thomas	7
3	Joe Adcock	6
3	Marv Throneberry	6
3	Tom Tresh	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	22
2	Johnny Callison	16
3	Joe Adcock	15
3	Harmon Killebrew	15
3	Al Smith	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Donn Clendenon	5
2	Gary Geiger	5
4	Willie Davis	4
5	10 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Russ Kemmerer	0.00
2	Bob Shaw	0.53
3	Dick Radatz	0.67
4	Bill Monbouquette	0.75
4	Larry Sherry	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Rakow	4
2	Joey Jay	3
2	Jim Maloney	3
2	Dan Osinski	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Mahaffey	27
2	Turk Farrell	26
3	Ken Johnson	25
4	Bob Gibson	24
5	Jim O'Toole	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.382
2	Al Spangler	.375
3	Bill White	.369
4	Bernie Allen	.366
5	Frank Robinson	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	15
2	Frank Thomas	13
3	Joe Adcock	12
3	Willie Mays	12
5	6 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	35
2	Joe Adcock	33
2	Frank Howard	33
4	Bob Allison	30
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Willie Davis	11
3	Vada Pinson	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dean Chance	1.50
2	Jim Kaat	1.58
3	Frank Baumann	1.62
4	Cal McLish	1.64
5	Bob Shaw	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
3	Don Drysdale	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	54
2	Juan Pizarro	49
3	Bob Gibson	48
3	Jim O'Toole	48
5	Art Mahaffey	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	6
2	Terry Fox	5
2	Claude Raymond	5
2	John Wyatt	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.340
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Frank Robinson	.334
4	Stan Musial	.327
5	Roberto Clemente	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Norm Cash	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	41
3	Roger Maris	41
5	Rocky Colavito	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	142
2	Frank Robinson	133
3	Hank Aaron	128
4	Orlando Cepeda	124
5	Tommy Davis	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Willie Davis	33
3	Luis Aparicio	32
3	Jake Wood	32
5	Dick Howser	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.31
2	Bob Shaw	2.61
3	Sandy Koufax	2.63
4	Bob Gibson	2.71
5	Warren Spahn	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Terry	25
2	Don Drysdale	24
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Jim O'Toole	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	287
2	Juan Pizarro	241
3	Camilo Pascual	216
4	Don Drysdale	213
4	Bob Gibson	213

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Dick Radatz	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	Ron Perranoski	17