On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	49	.605	--
Angels	71	55	.563	5.0
Twins	72	56	.563	5.0
White Sox	65	62	.512	11.5
Tigers	62	62	.500	13.0
Orioles	61	63	.492	14.0
Indians	59	66	.472	16.5
Red Sox	59	67	.468	17.0
Athletics	58	69	.457	18.5
Senators	46	79	.368	29.5

Games

Orioles 9, White Sox 1

Tigers 10, Indians 1

Red Sox 11, Athletics 6

Yankees 11, Angels 4

Twins 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	82	44	.651	--
Giants	78	47	.624	3.5
Reds	77	49	.611	5.0
Pirates	72	53	.576	9.5
Cardinals	69	56	.552	12.5
Braves	68	59	.535	14.5
Phillies	61	68	.473	22.5
Cubs	47	79	.373	35.0
Colt .45's	45	80	.360	36.5
Mets	31	95	.246	51.0

Games

Reds 2, Cubs 0

Braves 6, Cardinals 5

Mets 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 8, Mets 6

Phillies 5, Colt .45's 3

Phillies 7, Colt .45's 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Felix Mantilla	5
2	Gus Bell	4
2	Johnny Callison	4
2	Dick McAuliffe	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Siebern	2
1	Lee Thomas	2
3	Tommie Aaron	1
3	Steve Boros	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
2	Roger Maris	4
2	Boog Powell	4
2	Norm Siebern	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Callison	2
2	Joe Christopher	1
2	Gary Geiger	1
2	Howie Goss	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Maloney	1.80
2	Bob Bruce	0.89
3	Harvey Haddix	0.69
4	Jim Bunning	0.67
5	Robin Roberts	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harvey Haddix	9
1	Jim Maloney	9
3	Bob Bruce	8
4	Earl Wilson	7
5	Craig Anderson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Earley	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.345
2	Frank Robinson	.343
3	Hank Aaron	.342
4	Pete Runnels	.336
5	George Altman	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	38
2	Hank Aaron	33
2	Harmon Killebrew	33
2	Frank Robinson	33
5	Norm Cash	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	122
2	Frank Robinson	115
3	Willie Mays	108
4	Hank Aaron	104
5	Norm Siebern	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Jake Wood	24
4	Luis Aparicio	21
4	Julian Javier	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.24
3	Bob Shaw	2.29
4	Bob Gibson	2.52
5	Robin Roberts	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Bob Purkey	19
3	Joey Jay	18
3	Ralph Terry	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	179
3	Bob Gibson	175
4	Turk Farrell	155
5	2 tied	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Dick Radatz	19
3	Marshall Bridges	15
3	Stu Miller	15
5	Ron Perranoski	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Demeter	.441
2	Hank Aaron	.411
3	Norm Siebern	.404
4	Frank Robinson	.396
4	Bill White	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Tom Tresh	6
3	George Alusik	5
3	Johnny Callison	5
3	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	24
2	Elston Howard	17
3	Johnny Callison	16
3	Roger Maris	16
3	Norm Siebern	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Gary Geiger	5
3	Johnny Callison	4
3	Ed Charles	4
3	Donn Clendenon	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.00
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.55
3	Bob Gibson	0.65
4	Dan Osinski	0.73
5	Hank Aguirre	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	29
2	Earl Wilson	28
3	Jim O'Toole	25
4	Bob Bruce	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	6
2	Roy Face	5
3	Ron Perranoski	3
4	Jim Brosnan	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.405
2	Hank Aaron	.397
3	Frank Robinson	.381
4	Don Demeter	.363
5	Bill White	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	17
2	Frank Thomas	12
3	Willie Mays	11
4	Joe Adcock	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	39
2	Elston Howard	29
3	Joe Adcock	28
3	Frank Howard	28
5	Norm Siebern	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Willie Davis	9
3	Richie Ashburn	7
3	Gary Geiger	7
5	7 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Nuxhall	0.88
2	Bud Daley	1.29
3	Dick Radatz	1.35
4	Dean Chance	1.43
5	2 tied	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Rakow	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Dean Chance	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	45
1	Jim O'Toole	45
3	Earl Wilson	42
4	Jim Bunning	39
4	3 others tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
1	Claude Raymond	7
3	Ron Perranoski	6
4	John Wyatt	5
5	6 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.346
2	Hank Aaron	.342
3	Tommy Davis	.329
4	Frank Robinson	.326
5	Stan Musial	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Norm Cash	42
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
4	Rocky Colavito	41
4	Roger Maris	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Hank Aaron	129
4	Tommy Davis	125
5	Rocky Colavito	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	77
2	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Dick Howser	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.23
2	Sandy Koufax	2.44
3	Bob Gibson	2.51
4	Bob Shaw	2.75
5	Warren Spahn	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	21
3	Art Mahaffey	21
3	Bob Purkey	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	284
2	Juan Pizarro	235
3	Bob Gibson	218
4	Don Drysdale	215
5	Camilo Pascual	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Dick Radatz	19
4	Ron Perranoski	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18