On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	55	.586	--
Angels	74	58	.561	3.5
Twins	75	59	.560	3.5
White Sox	68	64	.515	9.5
Tigers	66	65	.504	11.0
Orioles	66	66	.500	11.5
Indians	63	70	.474	15.0
Red Sox	62	71	.466	16.0
Athletics	60	73	.451	18.0
Senators	51	82	.383	27.0

Games

Twins 2, White Sox 0

Angels 10, Athletics 5

Senators 4, Orioles 0

Yankees 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	86	46	.652	--
Giants	83	48	.634	2.5
Reds	81	52	.609	5.5
Pirates	77	55	.583	9.0
Cardinals	71	61	.538	15.0
Braves	71	62	.534	15.5
Phillies	63	73	.463	25.0
Cubs	49	83	.371	37.0
Colt .45's	48	84	.364	38.0
Mets	34	99	.256	52.5

Games

Dodgers 8, Reds 1

Pirates 7, Cubs 6

Giants 4, Braves 3

Mets 2, Phillies 0

Colt .45's 4, Cardinals 2

Phillies 10, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ruben Amaro	3
1	Leo Cardenas	3
1	Don Demeter	3
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Siebern	2
1	Leon Wagner	2
3	Harry Bright	1
3	Del Crandall	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Siebern	5
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Don Demeter	3
2	Don Landrum	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	George Altman	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Stafford	1.40
2	Juan Marichal	1.00
3	Dean Chance	0.75
3	Johnny Podres	0.75
5	Chris Short	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Al Jackson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	8
2	Chris Short	7
2	Bill Stafford	7
4	Dean Chance	6
4	Johnny Podres	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.341
2	Tommy Davis	.340
3	Pete Runnels	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.336
5	Felipe Alou	.322

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	39
2	Hank Aaron	35
3	Norm Cash	34
3	Harmon Killebrew	34
5	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	126
2	Frank Robinson	118
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Hank Aaron	108
5	Norm Siebern	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	73
2	Willie Davis	29
3	Luis Aparicio	24
3	Jake Wood	24
5	Julian Javier	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.36
3	Bob Shaw	2.40
4	Robin Roberts	2.43
5	Bob Gibson	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Joey Jay	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
4	Ralph Terry	19
5	Jack Sanford	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	187
3	Bob Gibson	175
4	Turk Farrell	157
5	Camilo Pascual	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	16
4	Stu Miller	15
4	Ron Perranoski	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.473
2	Jerry Adair	.431
3	Brooks Robinson	.411
4	Pete Runnels	.400
5	Willie Davis	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
1	Lou Clinton	7
3	Willie Davis	6
3	Frank Robinson	6
3	Norm Siebern	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Siebern	20
2	Willie Davis	17
2	Mickey Mantle	17
4	Lou Clinton	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Don Landrum	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Rudolph	0.34
2	Ray Herbert	0.57
3	Don McMahon	0.69
3	Joe Nuxhall	0.69
5	Jack Baldschun	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	26
2	Dean Chance	22
2	Jim Maloney	22
4	Ken Johnson	21
4	Jack Sanford	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	4
1	Claude Raymond	4
3	Roy Face	3
3	Ron Perranoski	3
3	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.420
2	Don Demeter	.394
3	Orlando Cepeda	.376
4	Brooks Robinson	.367
5	2 tied	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	16
2	Frank Thomas	10
3	Steve Boros	9
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	37
2	Norm Siebern	31
3	Rocky Colavito	29
4	Al Kaline	27
4	Harmon Killebrew	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	23
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Gary Geiger	7
4	Don Landrum	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Monbouquette	0.91
2	Joe Nuxhall	0.95
3	Ron Perranoski	1.38
4	Ray Herbert	1.59
5	Jim Maloney	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
3	Dean Chance	5
3	Ed Rakow	5
3	Jack Sanford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dean Chance	43
2	Whitey Ford	41
2	Earl Wilson	41
4	Don Drysdale	40
5	Jim O'Toole	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Raymond	7
2	Roy Face	6
2	Terry Fox	6
2	Ron Perranoski	6
2	John Wyatt	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.347
2	Hank Aaron	.337
3	Frank Robinson	.328
4	Felipe Alou	.328
5	Tommy Davis	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	45
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Orlando Cepeda	40
4	Leon Wagner	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	135
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Hank Aaron	127
3	Tommy Davis	127
5	Norm Siebern	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	35
3	Willie Davis	33
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Chuck Hinton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.34
2	Bob Gibson	2.37
3	Sandy Koufax	2.45
4	Bob Shaw	2.73
5	Bob Purkey	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	23
4	Bob Purkey	22
5	Jack Sanford	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	278
2	Juan Pizarro	220
3	Don Drysdale	216
4	Bob Gibson	211
5	Camilo Pascual	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	Ron Perranoski	18