On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	32	.562	--
Angels	43	34	.558	0.0
Indians	42	34	.553	0.5
Twins	43	37	.538	1.5
Tigers	39	36	.520	3.0
Orioles	39	39	.500	4.5
White Sox	40	40	.500	4.5
Red Sox	36	41	.468	7.0
Athletics	36	43	.456	8.0
Senators	26	49	.347	16.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Twins 3

Indians 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Angels 2, Senators 1

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	54	29	.651	--
Giants	52	29	.642	1.0
Pirates	46	32	.590	5.5
Cardinals	43	35	.551	8.5
Reds	41	35	.539	9.5
Braves	39	39	.500	12.5
Phillies	34	44	.436	17.5
Colt .45's	32	43	.427	18.0
Cubs	30	52	.366	23.5
Mets	21	54	.280	29.0

Games

Cubs 6, Reds 5

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 2

Dodgers 5, Phillies 1

Dodgers 4, Phillies 0

Mets 8, Giants 5

Braves 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ted Savage	4
1	Billy Williams	4
3	Bob Aspromonte	3
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Alusik	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Steve Bilko	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	5
1	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Willie Davis	4
3	Gene Woodling	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	Alex Grammas	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Donovan	3.00
2	Johnny Podres	1.57
3	Sam Jones	1.25
4	Bill Smith	1.17
5	Stan Williams	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	11
2	Sam Jones	10
3	Stan Williams	8
4	Bob Purkey	7
4	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Bob Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.355
2	Pete Runnels	.339
3	Tommy Davis	.335
4	Stan Musial	.330
5	Hank Aaron	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	23
2	Ernie Banks	22
2	Willie Mays	22
4	Norm Cash	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	82
2	Willie Mays	71
3	Hank Aaron	66
4	Orlando Cepeda	64
5	Frank Robinson	62

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	42
2	Dick Howser	19
2	Jake Wood	19
4	Willie Davis	17
5	Julian Javier	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.09
2	Sandy Koufax	2.33
3	Turk Farrell	2.46
4	Dave Stenhouse	2.61
5	Whitey Ford	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	14
2	Bob Purkey	13
3	Dick Donovan	12
3	Camilo Pascual	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	183
2	Don Drysdale	114
3	Camilo Pascual	106
4	Bob Gibson	101
5	Billy O'Dell	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	14
2	Dick Radatz	12
3	Stu Miller	11
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Marshall Bridges	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Savage	.394
2	Harvey Kuenn	.387
3	Jim Gilliam	.380
3	Jim Piersall	.380
5	Manny Jimenez	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	5
1	Norm Cash	5
1	Don Demeter	5
1	Frank Robinson	5
1	Leon Wagner	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	19
2	Ernie Banks	15
2	Charlie James	15
4	Rocky Colavito	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Julian Javier	5
3	Willie Kirkland	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Terry Fox	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
3	Sandy Koufax	0.53
4	Whitey Ford	0.69
5	Barry Latman	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Camilo Pascual	4
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	Ray Herbert	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	46
2	Don Drysdale	33
3	Camilo Pascual	30
4	Hank Aguirre	25
4	Ralph Terry	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	4
1	Roy Face	4
3	Dean Chance	3
3	Terry Fox	3
3	Lindy McDaniel	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Skinner	.384
2	Pete Runnels	.371
3	Frank Robinson	.371
4	Hank Aaron	.363
5	Roberto Clemente	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Leon Wagner	10
2	Rocky Colavito	9
2	Chuck Hinton	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	7 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	36
2	Tommy Davis	30
3	Willie Mays	29
3	Frank Robinson	29
5	Frank Malzone	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Jake Wood	8
4	Willie Mays	7
5	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Sam Jones	0.95
3	Sandy Koufax	1.23
4	Whitey Ford	1.54
5	Hank Aguirre	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Cal Koonce	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Don Drysdale	49
3	Dennis Bennett	43
3	Camilo Pascual	43
5	Bob Gibson	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	8
2	Marshall Bridges	6
2	Don Elston	6
4	Terry Fox	5
5	3 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.349
2	Al Kaline	.347
3	Roberto Clemente	.340
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Jim Gentile	45
3	Orlando Cepeda	44
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Willie Mays	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	142
2	Rocky Colavito	141
3	Willie Mays	139
4	Hank Aaron	134
5	Frank Robinson	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
2	Luis Aparicio	43
3	Jake Wood	39
4	Dick Howser	36
5	Willie Davis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.32
2	Milt Pappas	2.87
3	Warren Spahn	2.93
4	Steve Barber	2.95
5	Curt Simmons	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
1	Joey Jay	22
1	Camilo Pascual	22
4	Ralph Terry	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	324
2	Camilo Pascual	238
3	Juan Pizarro	223
4	Don Drysdale	204
5	Jim Bunning	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	21
2	Roy Face	20
3	Luis Arroyo	17
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Ray Moore	15