1962 NL Standing and League Leaders

 August 10, 1962

  The San Francisco Giants have opened up their biggest lead this season in the NL by going 9-1 in their last 10 games. The 1st place Giants have won 8 in a row and now hold an 8.5 game lead over 3 teams tied for 2nd. Willie Mays has gotten even hotter over the 10 game stretch hitting .325 with 7 homeruns and 17 RBI. Mays leads the NL in homeruns with 35 and is 4th in RBI with 88. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1962 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1962 San Francisco SFN       74  42  .638 ----    40    74  42 .638  103  62 .624
1962 Pittsburgh PIN          64  49  .566  8.5          63  50 .558   93  68 .578
1962 Cincinnati CIN          65  50  .565  8.5          69  46 .600   98  64 .605
1962 Philadelphia PHN        66  51  .564  8.5          51  66 .436   81  80 .503
1962 Los Angeles LAN         64  53  .547 10.5          79  38 .675  102  63 .618
1962 Milwaukee MLN           58  58  .500 16.0          62  54 .534   86  76 .531
1962 St. Louis SLN           56  59  .487 17.5          65  50 .565   84  78 .519
1962 Houston HON             54  59  .478 18.5          40  73 .354   64  96 .400
1962 Chicago CHN             42  74  .362 32.0          43  73 .371   59 103 .364
1962 New York NYN            33  81  .289 40.0          30  84 .263   40 120 .250
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     42   74  .362 20-38 22-36 22-29 20-45  3- 6 12-22     5-5     Lost 1
CIN     65   50  .565 31-25 34-25 16-17 49-33  2- 3 17-13     7-3     Lost 1
HON     54   59  .478 30-29 24-30 14-16 40-43  4- 2 16-19     4-6     Lost 2
LAN     64   53  .547 35-25 29-28 16-24 48-29 12- 5 21-13     6-4     Lost 2
MLN     58   58  .500 28-30 30-28 15-16 43-42  3- 5 23-25     6-4     Won 1
NYN     33   81  .289 17-37 16-44 12-16 21-65  2- 9  7-22     1-9     Won 1
PHN     66   51  .564 32-23 34-28 23-21 43-30  7- 0 15- 9     6-4     Won 2
PIN     64   49  .566 36-21 28-28 16-14 48-35  6- 5 21-12     5-5     Won 3
SFN     74   42  .638 39-23 35-19 21-16 53-26  9- 6 16-10     9-1     Won 8
SLN     56   59  .487 26-31 30-28 21-20 35-39  1- 8 12-15     4-6     Lost 5
TOTAL  576  576  .500
HOME   294  282  .510
ROAD   282  294  .490
LEFT   176  189  .482
RIGHT  400  387  .508
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      7-13  8-19 11-21 11-15  5- 6  0- 0    475   613 -138
CIN     10- 9 18- 7 11-18 18-12  8- 4  0- 0    561   509  +52
HON      8- 7 14-17 18- 9 10-19  4- 7  0- 0    474   510  -36
LAN     11-10 18-10 13-18 16-10  6- 5  0- 0    526   490  +36
MLN      9-10 10-19 13-15 20-10  6- 4  0- 0    511   504   +7
NYN      5-11  9-17  8-23 10-19  1-11  0- 0    491   697 -206
PHN      9- 8 15-13 21- 9 15-17  6- 4  0- 0    600   538  +62
PIN     10- 8 15-11 22-10 13-16  4- 4  0- 0    544   471  +73
SFN     13- 7 18-12 19-10 15-12  9- 1  0- 0    595   469 +126
SLN      8- 7 15-15 14-17 16-14  3- 6  0- 0    608   584  +24
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 National League                 Date: 8/11/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 SFN  74  42    J.Calliso PHN .369  W.Mays    SFN   35  K.Boyer   SLN   98
1962 PIN  64  49    F.Robinso CIN .358  H.Aaron   MLN   29  F.Robinso CIN   89
1962 CIN  65  50    B.White   SLN .350  E.Banks   CHN   26  O.Cepeda  SFN   88
1962 PHN  66  51    T.Gonzale PHN .349  F.Robinso CIN   26  W.Mays    SFN   88
1962 LAN  64  53    K.Boyer   SLN .338  W.Davis   LAN   25  OTHERS TIED W   78
1962 MLN  58  58
1962 SLN  56  59    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 HON  54  59    B.Purkey  CIN   21  R.Face    PIN   18  T.Farrell HON 2.34
1962 CHN  42  74    J.Maricha SFN   19  S.Miller  SFN   15  S.Koufax  LAN 2.57
1962 NYN  33  81    B.Friend  PIN   15  D.Elston  CHN   14  B.O'Dell  SFN 2.58
                    L.Jackson SLN   15  J.Baldsch PHN   11  B.Friend  PIN 2.63
                    OTHERS TIED W   14  OTHERS TIED W    9  D.Drysdal LAN 2.78
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    V.Pinson  CIN   12  M.Wills   LAN   93  S.Koufax  LAN  217
                    B.Mazeros PIN    9  T.Gonzale PHN   21  D.Drysdal LAN  177
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  W.Davis   LAN   20  B.O'Dell  SFN  164
                                        J.Javier  SLN   17  K.Johnson HON  163
                                        OTHERS TIED W   16  B.Gibson  SLN  159
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
LAN  0  at  SFN  9  LAN-Drysdal(14-8, 2.78) at SFN-Pierce(9-4, 3.76)
MLN  8  at  HON  2  MLN-Shaw(13-8, 3.49) at HON-Farrell(10-8, 2.34)
NYN  9  at  CIN  5  NYN-Hook(4-15, 5.13) at CIN-Purkey(21-5, 2.78)
PHN  8  at  SLN  6  PHN-Mahaffe(14-10, 3.19) at SLN-Jackson(15-7, 3.78)
PIN  5  at  CHN  2  PIN-Law(6-6, 3.50) at CHN-Ellswor(4-13, 5.91)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
T.Gonzalez    PHN SLN  4  2  3  3  1  0  1  0
H.Aaron       MLN HON  4  2  2  2  0  1  1  1
C.Neal        NYN CIN  6  2  3  4  0  0  1  0
W.Mays        SFN LAN  5  3  3  1  0  0  1  0
J.Adcock      MLN HON  4  1  2  3  0  1  1  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.O'Dell      SFN LAN  9.0  3  0  0  1  7  0 W  
W.Spahn       MLN HON  9.0  4  2  0  1  2  0 W  
J.Baldschun   PHN SLN  2.0  1  0  0  1  2  0 W  
L.Sherry      LAN SFN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
C.Short       PHN SLN  3.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   S
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
W.Mays        SFN .325 40 13 17  4  7  B.O'Dell      SFN 28 25  5  6 23  0 200
H.Aaron       MLN .389 36 14 12  3  5  D.Drysdale    LAN 20  7  2  7 12  2 100
R.Mejias      HON .421 38 16 11  3  5  D.Ellsworth   CHN 17  9  1  6 11  0 110
S.Burgess     PIN .393 28 11 10  1  3  J.O'Toole     CIN 28 23  9  8 18  0 210
V.Pinson      CIN .360 50 18 15  5  5  B.Shaw        MLN 18 10  5  0  9  2 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Hartman     HON .214 42  9  1  0  0  C.Anderson    NYN  7 14 13  8  4  1 020
E.Banks       CHN .140 43  6  1  4  0  B.Duliba      SLN  9 17 14 12  6  2 010
C.Warwick     HON .195 41  8  3  0  0  R.Craig       NYN 13 27 15  1  9  4 020
D.Maxvill     SLN .182 33  6  2  1  0  H.Woodeshick  HON 16 22 15  7  6  2 020
C.Barragan    CHN .048 21  1  0  6  0  W.Hunter      NYN  9 10  8  5  3  0 020
 
INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

1962 AL Games: Min. @ Det.

 August 5, 1962

  The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins completed their 4 game series with a doubleheader today at Tiger Stadium. The Twins took Game #1 8-6 while the Tigers came back to win Game #2 12-3.  

  Minnesota came from behind with a 5 run 6th to claim the 1st game. Rich Rollins had 4 hits including his 14th homerun of the season to power the Twins to victory. Detroit had 17 hits including 3 homeruns in the 2nd game which saw Howie Koplitz Win his 1st game as a Tiger. Norm Cash had one of those homers, his 35th of the year.

  So the two teams split the series 2-2 and Minnesota leaves town still trailing Detroit by 4.5 games.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1962 American League                Date: 8/5/1962
 

MINNESOTA AT DETROIT
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 2 5  0 0 1  -  8 13  1
Tigers.......... 2 1 0  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  6 14  1
Win:Kaat(11-10) Loss:Foytack(6-4)
Homeruns- R.Rollins(14th), E.Battey(10th), M.Roarke(7th), C.Fernandez(20th)
 
Rich Rollins had 4 hits and Jim Kaat had a complete game as the Minnesota
Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 8 to 6 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Minnesota had 5 runs cross the plate in the 6th inning with the help of 6
hits.  The biggest moment was provided by Bernie Allen who quieted the crowd
when he doubled bringing home two baserunners.  Detroit scored in 5 different
innings, but their shaky pitching kept them from victory.  
 
Kaat(11-10) lasted until the end allowing 6 runs for the win. Paul
Foytack(6-4) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around, surrendering 7
runs in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Kaat said.
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Green-F, Power-F, Rollins-F
BOT 1- Wood-F, Morton-Si, Kaline-Si, PB, Colavito-Si, Cash-SF, Boros-F
TOP 2- Killebrew-L, Allison-Si, Battey-G-DP
BOT 2- Fernandez-HR, Brown-Si, Foytack-K, Wood-W, Morton-F, Kaline-G
TOP 3- Allen-L, Versalles-G, Kaat-K
BOT 3- Colavito-K, Cash-G, Boros-W, Fernandez-G
TOP 4- Green-F, Power-L, Rollins-Si, Killebrew-G
BOT 4- Brown-Si, Foytack-Sac, Wood-Do, Morton-F, Kaline-IW, Colavito-K
TOP 5- Allison-Si, Battey-HR, Allen-G, Versalles-Si, Kaat-F, Green-F
BOT 5- Cash-G, Boros-G, Fernandez-Si, Brown-Si, Foytack-G
TOP 6- Power-W, Rollins-Si, Killebrew-K, Allison-Si, Battey-Si, Allen-Do
       Versalles-Si, Kaat-K, Green-Si, Power-F
BOT 6- Wood-G, Morton-K, Kaline-Si, Colavito-W, Cash-Si, Boros-W, Fernandez-F
TOP 7- Rollins-Si, Killebrew-E-P , Allison-K, Battey-Force, Allen-G
BOT 7- Brown-P, Buddin-Si, Wood-F, Morton-F
TOP 8- Versalles-K, Kaat-G, Green-G
BOT 8- Kaline-G, Colavito-E-2B, Cash-G-DP
TOP 9- Power-F, Rollins-HR, Killebrew-K, Tuttle-W, Battey-F
BOT 9- Roarke-HR, Fernandez-K, Brown-K, Buddin-Si, Wood-G
 
MINNESOTA AT DETROIT
Twins........... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 1  -  3  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 7  2 1 0  0 2    - 12 17  0
Win:Koplitz(1-0) Loss:Collum(0-3) Save:Kline(1st)
Homeruns- N.Cash(35th), S.Boros(7th), M.Roarke(8th)
 
Norm Cash connected with a 'big fly' and had 4 RBI as the indomitable Detroit
Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins by the score of 12 to 3 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Cash had a good day at the plate.  He lined a single which scored a run in the
3rd inning, clubbed a two-run home run in the 4th inning and doubled
resulting in a run in the 8th inning.  Detroit out-hit Minnesota for the
game, 17 hits to 7.  
 
Howie Koplitz(1-0) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Koplitz got
relief help from Ron Kline who gained credit for his 1st save.  Jackie
Collum(0-3) absorbed the loss.  He gave up 6 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings of
work.  
 
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Green-G, Power-L, Rollins-W, Killebrew-F
BOT 1- McAuliffe-Si, Buddin-Si, Kaline-L, Colavito-Si, Cash-G
TOP 2- Allison-Si, CS(Allison), Allen-Si, Versalles-P, Zimmerman-L
BOT 2- Morton-K, Boros-W, Roarke-F, Koplitz-K
TOP 3- Collum-F, Green-W, Power-F, Rollins-G
BOT 3- McAuliffe-Do, Buddin-Si, Kaline-Si, Colavito-Si, Cash-Si, Morton-G
       Boros-HR, Roarke-HR, Koplitz-F, McAuliffe-G
TOP 4- Killebrew-W, Allison-F, Allen-F, Versalles-Si, Zimmerman-G
BOT 4- Buddin-W, Kaline-G-DP, Colavito-Do, Cash-HR, Morton-L
TOP 5- Pleis-Si, Green-FO, Power-L, Rollins-F
BOT 5- Boros-K, Roarke-P, Koplitz-Si, McAuliffe-W, Buddin-Si, Kaline-W
       Colavito-K
TOP 6- Killebrew-F, Allison-W, Allen-K, Versalles-FO
BOT 6- Cash-K, Morton-W, Boros-K, Roarke-K
TOP 7- Zimmerman-Si, Mincher-W, Green-Force, Power-SF, Rollins-F
BOT 7- Kline-F, McAuliffe-W, Buddin-F, Kaline-L
TOP 8- Killebrew-F, Allison-F, Allen-G
BOT 8- Colavito-Do, Cash-Do, Morton-G, Boros-L, Roarke-Si, Kline-F
TOP 9- Versalles-Si, Zimmerman-G, Banks-Si, Green-FO, Power-L
 

1962 AL Game: Min. @ Det.

 August 4, 1962

  After losing yesterday's series opener of a 4 game set against the 2nd place Minnesota Twins, the Detroit Tigers made sure there wouldn't be a chance the Twins would come back in this one by pounding Minnesota 24-5. Detroit scored 8 runs in the 1st inning for a commanding lead and then piled on with 2 runs in the 4th, 6 in the 5th, 5 in the 6th and 3 in the 7th. They showed no mercy against 5 Minnesota pitchers. The 24 runs were the most scored by any team in a game this season in the AL. Tiger 3rd sacker Steve Boros had 7 RBI. It is 2nd most in the AL in 1 game this season. Don Mossi got his 13th Win of the season, most on the Detroit ballclub this year. The series is now even 1-1 with a doubleheader on tap for tomorrow. 

BOXSCORE: 1962 Minnesota Twins At 1962 Detroit Tigers                8/4/1962
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Green CF          4  0  2  0 .301     B.Morton CF         3  4  1  0 .297  
  V.Power 1B          4  0  0  0 .251     D.Buddin 2B         3  4  3  0 .269  
  R.Rollins 3B        4  2  2  0 .326     A.Kaline RF         4  3  2  4 .308  
  H.Killebrew LF      3  1  1  2 .264     R.Colavito LF       3  3  2  3 .278  
  B.Allison RF        4  1  1  0 .260     N.Cash 1B           4  4  3  4 .294  
  E.Battey C          4  0  0  0 .272     S.Boros 3B          6  3  3  7 .193  
  B.Allen 2B          4  1  2  3 .261     C.Fernandez SS      6  2  2  4 .267  
  Z.Versalles SS      3  0  0  0 .250     D.Brown C           5  1  2  1 .258  
  J.Collum P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Kline P           1  0  0  0 .200  
  L.Stange P          1  0  0  0 .300     D.Mossi P           3  0  1  1 .176  
  B.Pleis P           1  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Roarke C          2  0  0  0 .299  
  F.Sullivan P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-G.Banks PH          1  0  0  0 .212                                          
  G.Maranda P         0  0  0  0 .364                                          
C-D.Mincher PH        1  0  0  0 .172                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  8  5                 Totals      40 24 19 24
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mossi In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Sullivan In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Maranda In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 2 0  -  5  8  1
Tigers.......... 8 0 0  2 6 5  3 0    - 24 19  0
 
Twins (64-44)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Collum LOSS(0-2)        0 1/3   5   7   7   2   0   0 117.00
L.Stange                  2 2/3   6   3   3   2   2   1   3.94
B.Pleis                   2 1/3   5   9   4   4   3   1   6.19
F.Sullivan                0 2/3   1   2   2   1   0   0  12.27
G.Maranda                 2       2   3   3   0   1   2   4.02
Totals                    8      19  24  19   9   6   4
 
Tigers (67-38)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Mossi WIN(13-4)         6 2/3   4   3   3   1   8   1   4.21
R.Kline                   2 1/3   4   2   2   1   2   1   5.23
Totals                    9       8   5   5   2  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,656 DATE- Saturday, August 4th 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 4  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- Z.Versalles
DOUBLES- B.Allen(28th), S.Boros(9th), D.Brown(13th)
TRIPLES- S.Boros(2nd)
HOME RUNS- H.Killebrew(36th), B.Allen(9th), A.Kaline(10th), R.Colavito(31st),
           N.Cash(34th), C.Fernandez(19th)
RBIs- H.Killebrew-2(106th), B.Allen-3(48th), A.Kaline-4(32nd),
      R.Colavito-3(103rd), N.Cash-4(81st), S.Boros-7(28th), C.Fernandez-4(54th),
      D.Brown(46th), D.Mossi
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Colavito-2, D.Mossi
WALKS- H.Killebrew, Z.Versalles, B.Morton-3, D.Buddin-2, A.Kaline-2, R.Colavito,
       N.Cash
HIT BY PITCH- D.Buddin, N.Cash
STRIKE OUTS- B.Allison-2, E.Battey-2, B.Allen-2, Z.Versalles, L.Stange, B.Pleis,
             G.Banks, B.Morton, D.Brown-2, R.Kline, D.Mossi-2
GIDP- V.Power, A.Kaline
WILD PITCHES- L.Stange
2-out RBI- A.Kaline-4, S.Boros-3, C.Fernandez-2, B.Allen-3, R.Colavito,
           H.Killebrew-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Colavito-2, B.Allison, D.Mincher
TEAM RISP- Twins: 1 for 5  Tigers: 8 for 13
 
Steve Boros collected 2 extra-base hits and had 7 RBI as the indomitable
Detroit Tigers man-handled the Minnesota Twins - the final score was 24 to
5.
 
Boros had a great day at the plate.  He stroked a base-hit which scored a run
in the 1st inning, doubled with all three baserunners touching home in the
5th inning and tripled with all three runners coming home in the 6th inning.
Detroit provided plenty of action in the 1st inning which saw them score 8
runs on 6 hits and the 5th inning with 6 runs on 3 hits.  Detroit finished
with 19 hits while Minnesota ended up with 8.  
 
Don Mossi(13-4) allowed 3 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Jackie Collum(0-2) was the loser.  He gave up 5 hits and 2 walks in
1/3 of an inning.  
 
'Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable at the plate today' Boros said after
the game.  'Despite that, I'm happy with the results!

1962 NL Game: Pitt. @ SF

 August 4, 1962

   Willie Mays had a very productive day at the plate as his San Francisco Giants won a slugfest against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mays hit 2 home runs and singled, good for 7 RBI. The 7 RBI tied Philadelphia's Tony Gonzalez for most in the NL this season. The 2 homeruns brought his league leading total to 31.   

BOXSCORE: 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1962 San Francisco Giants       8/4/1962
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Virdon CF         5  1  1  0 .255     H.Kuenn LF          4  3  1  0 .246  
  D.Groat SS          4  2  1  1 .281     J.Pagan SS          3  2  1  0 .224  
  B.Skinner LF        4  1  1  1 .326     W.Mays CF           3  3  3  7 .306  
  S.Burgess C         5  2  3  4 .333     O.Cepeda 1B         5  2  2  1 .301  
  J.Marshall 1B       5  1  4  2 .233     F.Alou RF           5  1  1  1 .322  
  D.Hoak 3B           5  0  0  0 .217     J.Davenport 3B      5  2  2  3 .288  
  H.Goss RF           3  0  1  0 .258     T.Haller C          3  1  2  0 .253  
C-D.Leppert PH        1  1  1  0 .165     C.Hiller 2B         5  0  2  3 .252  
  B.Mazeroski 2B      4  1  2  0 .320     J.Sanford P         4  1  1  0 .121  
  H.Haddix P          0  0  0  0 .258     D.Larsen P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Sturdivant P      1  0  0  0 .214                                          
A-R.Clemente PH       1  0  1  0 .312                                          
  J.Lamabe P          0  0  0  0 .167                                          
B-D.Clendenon PH      1  0  0  0 .337                                          
  R.Face P            0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-J.Logan PH          1  1  1  1 .389                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 10 16  9                 Totals      37 15 15 15
 
A-Pinch Hit For Sturdivant In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lamabe In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Goss In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Face In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 8  - 10 16  1
Giants.......... 4 4 0  1 0 6  0 0    - 15 15  0
 
Pirates (61-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Haddix LOSS(4-7)        1 2/3   5   7   7   3   2   2   4.37
T.Sturdivant              2 1/3   3   2   2   1   3   1   4.13
J.Lamabe                  2       5   6   6   2   1   1   5.36
R.Face                    2       2   0   0   0   1   0   3.09
Totals                    8      15  15  15   6   7   4
 
Giants (68-42)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Sanford WIN(12-7)       8 1/3  11   5   5   1   4   1   3.87
D.Larsen                  0 2/3   5   5   5   1   2   1   4.05
Totals                    9      16  10  10   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,898 DATE- Saturday, August 4th 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Frank Secory, Tony Venzon, Paul Pryor, Augie Donatelli
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5  Giants: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Giants: 2
ERRORS- D.Groat
DOUBLES- R.Clemente(19th), H.Kuenn(9th), J.Pagan(23rd), T.Haller-2(11th)
TRIPLES- C.Hiller(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Burgess(8th), J.Marshall(3rd), W.Mays-2(31st), O.Cepeda(20th),
           J.Davenport(16th)
RBIs- D.Groat(37th), B.Skinner(57th), S.Burgess-4(56th), J.Marshall-2(12th),
      J.Logan(4th), W.Mays-7(80th), O.Cepeda(84th), F.Alou(66th),
      J.Davenport-3(58th), C.Hiller-3(40th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Haller
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Mays
WALKS- D.Groat, B.Skinner, H.Kuenn, J.Pagan-2, W.Mays, T.Haller-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Virdon-2, B.Skinner, D.Hoak-3, O.Cepeda-3, F.Alou-2, J.Davenport,
             J.Sanford
GIDP- S.Burgess, B.Mazeroski
WILD PITCHES- H.Haddix
2-out RBI- F.Alou, J.Davenport-3, W.Mays-3, O.Cepeda, C.Hiller-3, D.Groat,
           S.Burgess-4
RLISP 2-out- J.Sanford-2, F.Alou, O.Cepeda, C.Hiller
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 6  Giants: 5 for 14
 
Willie Mays blasted 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI at Candlestick Park where the San
Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 15 to 10.
 
Mays had a great day at the plate.  He lost the ball over the fence for three
runs in the 2nd inning, launched a three-run homer in the 6th inning and
ripped a base-hit in the 7th inning.  San Francisco bats were hot in the 1st
inning which saw them score 4 runs on 3 hits, the 2nd inning which saw them
plate 4 runs on 3 hits and the 6th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits.  Pittsburgh
had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Jack Sanford(12-7) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the win. Harvey
Haddix(4-7) ended up with the loss.  'Some losses are harder to take than
others' Danny Murtaugh lamented after the game.  'This was one of them.'

1962 AL Game: Min. @ Det.

 August 3, 1962

  The 2nd place Minnesota Twins came into Detroit today for a 4 game series against the AL leaders. The Twins are the only team to have a winning record (5-3) so far in this 1962 season against the Tigers.  Tonight's game would have Jack Kralick (12-9) of the Twins pitching against Jim Bunning (11-6) of the Tigers. Detroit let this game get away after mounting an early 5-0 lead.

  Detroit jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in the 1st inning with 3 of those runs coming on Norm Cash's 33rd homerun of the season. The Tigers added a run in the 2nd and carried that 5-0 lead into the 5th. Minnesota had many chances to score off of Bunning in the first 4 innings but he kept getting out of big jams. The Twins finally plated 2 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 6th to make it a 5-4 ballgame. In the 7th inning Minnesota loaded the bases with 1 out and Bunning was finally pulled. He had given up 13 hits, 2 walks, and struck out 9 in his 6 1/3 innings of work. Ron Nischwitz came on in relief and got out of that jam with a lineout doubleplay shot off the bat of Bernie Allen.

  The Tigers added 2 "insurance" runs in the bottom of the 8th to take a 7-4 lead into the 9th. Detroit's bullpen imploded at that point and before the top of the 9th was over Minnesota had scored 4 times against 3 different relievers to take a 8-7 lead. Ray Moore came on to close out the game and he pitched a 1,2,3 inning, giving the Twins the Win. Minnesota pounded out 19 hits in the game and are now 6-3 against Detroit, moving within 3.5 games of the 1st place team with 3 more to play in this series. 

  

BOXSCORE: 1962 Minnesota Twins At 1962 Detroit Tigers                8/3/1962
 
  Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Green CF          6  1  3  2 .299     B.Morton CF         5  1  3  1 .297  
  V.Power 1B          6  1  3  0 .254     P.Regan P           0  0  0  0 .257  
  R.Rollins 3B        4  0  3  3 .325     R.Kline P           0  0  0  0 .250  
  H.Killebrew LF      4  0  0  1 .263     T.Fox P             0  0  0  0 .667  
  B.Allison RF        5  0  0  0 .260     D.Buddin 2B         3  0  1  0 .174  
  E.Battey C          5  2  3  1 .275   E-D.McAuliffe PH,2B   0  0  0  0 .280  
  B.Allen 2B          5  2  3  0 .258     A.Kaline RF         4  1  1  0 .304  
  Z.Versalles SS      5  1  4  1 .252     R.Colavito LF       4  1  1  1 .276  
  J.Kralick P         2  0  0  0 .188     N.Cash 1B           5  1  2  3 .290  
A-G.Banks PH          1  0  0  0 .214     S.Boros 3B          5  0  1  0 .183  
  L.Stange P          0  0  0  0 .333     C.Fernandez SS      4  1  2  0 .266  
G-D.Mincher PH        0  0  0  0 .175     D.Brown C           3  0  0  0 .255  
H-B.Tuttle PR         0  1  0  0 .231   B-V.Wertz PH          1  0  1  1 .286  
  R.Moore P           0  0  0  0 .000   C-J.Wood PR           0  1  0  0 .229  
                                        F-M.Roarke C          0  0  0  0 .305  
                                          J.Bunning P         3  1  2  0 .215  
                                          R.Nischwitz P       0  0  0  0 .500  
                                          S.Jones P           0  0  0  0 .154  
                                        D-B.Bruton PH,CF      0  0  0  1 .334  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  8 19  8                 Totals      37  7 14  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kralick In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Brown In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Wertz In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jones In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Buddin In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wood In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Stange In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Mincher In 9th Inning
 
Twins........... 0 0 0  0 2 2  0 0 4  -  8 19  1
Tigers.......... 4 1 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  7 14  2
 
Twins (64-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Kralick                 7      11   5   5   3   3   1   4.16
L.Stange WIN(3-4)         1       3   2   2   1   1   0   3.57
R.Moore SAVE(13th)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0   2.49
Totals                    9      14   7   7   4   6   1
 
Tigers (66-38)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Bunning                 6 1/3  13   4   4   2   9   0   3.66
R.Nischwitz HOLD(5th)     1 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0   2.68
S.Jones HOLD(3rd)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.18
P.Regan                   0 1/3   3   3   2   0   0   1   4.56
R.Kline LOSS(2-2)         0       0   1   0   1   0   0   5.09
T.Fox BS(3rd)             0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1.61
Totals                    9      19   8   6   4  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,494 DATE- Friday, August 3rd 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Al Salerno, Johnny Stevens, Nestor Chylak, Bob Stewart
T- 3:38
LEFT ON BASE- Twins:14  Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 3  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- E.Battey, N.Cash-2
DOUBLES- L.Green(28th), R.Rollins-2(17th), B.Allen(27th), J.Bunning
TRIPLES- B.Allen(5th), V.Wertz(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Battey(9th), N.Cash(33rd)
RBIs- L.Green-2(53rd), R.Rollins-3(56th), H.Killebrew(104th), E.Battey(47th),
      Z.Versalles(48th), B.Morton(16th), R.Colavito(100th), N.Cash-3(77th),
      V.Wertz(11th), B.Bruton(48th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Kralick
SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Killebrew, B.Bruton
WALKS- R.Rollins-2, H.Killebrew, D.Mincher, D.Buddin, D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline,
       R.Colavito
STRIKE OUTS- V.Power, H.Killebrew-2, B.Allison-2, E.Battey-2, J.Kralick-2,
             G.Banks, B.Morton, R.Colavito, N.Cash, S.Boros-2, D.Brown
GIDP- B.Morton, A.Kaline-2
2-out RBI- L.Green-2, R.Rollins-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Allison-3, C.Fernandez, Z.Versalles, V.Power, J.Bunning, N.Cash,
             H.Killebrew-3, A.Kaline
TEAM RISP- Twins: 6 for 17  Tigers: 3 for 9
 
Rich Rollins hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI and Ray Moore closed the door on
Detroit as the Minnesota Twins staged a dramatic comeback over the Detroit
Tigers by a score of 8 to 7 at Tiger Stadium.
 
Minnesota scored the winning runs in the top of the 9th inning when they came
up with 4 runs on 4 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Rollins
who silenced Tiger Stadium as he lashed a single scoring two baserunners.
Moore pitched a perfect ninth and was credited with his 13th save.  
 
Lee Stange(3-4) allowed 2 runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Ron
Kline(2-2) was given the loss in relief.  Sam Mele was very happy after the
game, 'It's great to come back and win it in your last at bats! Our guys just
wouldn't give up.  And did you see the fans - one minute they're laughing and
screaming down all sorts of unprintable stuff at our guys - the next minute -
SILENCE! Yes sir, a very enjoyable win tonight!'

1962 NL Game: St. Louis @ Cin.

 August 2, 1962

  It wasn't pretty but Cincinnati's Bob Purkey became the 1st 20 game winner in MLB this season when the Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 16-7. Vada Pinson hit 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI for the victors. Purkey went the distance for his 20th Win, allowing 7 runs on 11 hits, 2 walks and 6 K's.

BOXSCORE: 1962 St. Louis Cardinals At 1962 Cincinnati Reds           8/2/1962
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Flood CF          5  2  3  2 .307     E.Kasko 3B          6  2  2  0 .282  
  J.Javier 2B         5  0  1  2 .270     D.Blasingame 2B     5  4  4  1 .282  
  B.White RF          5  0  1  0 .349     V.Pinson CF         5  3  3  5 .282  
  S.Musial LF         3  1  1  1 .379     J.Lynch LF          4  1  1  1 .340  
  K.Boyer 3B          4  1  1  0 .329     F.Robinson RF       5  1  2  1 .343  
  F.Whitfield 1B      4  0  1  1 .244     G.Coleman 1B        4  0  3  2 .293  
  C.Sawatski C        3  0  0  0 .287     J.Edwards C         5  2  2  0 .279  
  D.Maxvill SS        4  1  1  0 .162     L.Cardenas SS       5  2  3  3 .255  
  E.Broglio P         1  1  1  0 .171     B.Purkey P          3  1  1  1 .135  
  D.Ferrarese P       2  1  1  1 .308                                          
  B.Duliba P          0  0  0  0 .200                                          
A-J.Gotay PH          1  0  0  0 .246                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  7 11  7                 Totals      42 16 21 14
 
A-Pinch Hit For Duliba In 9th Inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 1 2  0 2 0  0 1 1  -  7 11  2
Reds............ 3 0 4  0 2 0  4 3    - 16 21  0
 
Cardinals (54-54)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
E.Broglio LOSS(6-8)       2 1/3   8   7   7   2   1   2   5.17
D.Ferrarese               4       8   5   4   0   8   0   3.28
B.Duliba                  1 2/3   5   4   4   2   0   0   8.71
Totals                    8      21  16  15   4   9   2
 
Reds (58-47)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Purkey WIN(20-5)        9      11   7   7   2   6   3   2.73
Totals                    9      11   7   7   2   6   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,875 DATE- Thursday, August 2nd 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 5  Reds: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1  Reds: 0
ERRORS- B.White, K.Boyer
DOUBLES- C.Flood(25th), K.Boyer(20th), E.Kasko(14th), G.Coleman(9th),
         L.Cardenas(15th)
TRIPLES- C.Flood(3rd), L.Cardenas(5th)
HOME RUNS- C.Flood(10th), S.Musial(9th), D.Ferrarese(2nd), V.Pinson-2(13th)
RBIs- C.Flood-2(78th), J.Javier-2(36th), S.Musial(48th), F.Whitfield(12th),
      D.Ferrarese, D.Blasingame(24th), V.Pinson-5(63rd), J.Lynch(33rd),
      F.Robinson(81st), G.Coleman-2(65th), L.Cardenas-3(31st), B.Purkey
CAUGHT STEALING- B.White
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Purkey
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Coleman, B.Purkey
WALKS- S.Musial, C.Sawatski, D.Blasingame, V.Pinson, J.Lynch-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Javier, B.White-2, F.Whitfield-2, D.Maxvill, E.Kasko, V.Pinson-2,
             J.Lynch, F.Robinson, G.Coleman, J.Edwards, L.Cardenas-2
WILD PITCHES- B.Duliba
RLISP 2-out- J.Edwards, E.Kasko-2, G.Coleman, V.Pinson, J.Lynch, B.White
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 1 for 4  Reds: 5 for 13
 
Center fielder Vada Pinson launched 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Bob Purkey
pitched a complete game as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis
Cardinals 16 to 7 at Crosley Field.
 
Pinson enjoyed a great evening at the plate.  He belted a three-run homer in
the 1st inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 3rd inning and slapped a
one-base hit in the 8th inning.  Cincinnati kept the scorekeepers busy in the
3rd inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 5 hits and the 7th inning when they
had 4 runs on 3 hits.  St. Louis scored in 5 different innings, but their
shaky pitching kept them from victory.  
 
Purkey(20-5) lasted until the end allowing 7 runs for the win. Ernie
Broglio(6-8) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around by Cincinnati,
allowing 8 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Cincinnati has a 58-47 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.
With the loss, St. Louis has a record of 6-4 lately, 54-54 overall.

1962 AL Game; KC @ Det.

 August 1, 1962

  It was a wild slugfest today in the 2nd game of a doubleheader between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. The 1st game was a scoreless tie for 13 innings before Rocky Colavito hit a walk off 2-run homer in the 14th inning for a 2-0 Detroit win. Colavito would be the hero again in game 2 with a walk off 3-run homer in the bottom of the 9th for a 12-10 Tiger victory. The game certainly didn't get off to a good start for Detroit. 

   Rookie pitcher Howie Koplitz got his 1st start of the season and couldn't retire a single Athletic batter. Koplitz was chased from the mound after allowing 6 runs on 4 hits, 1 walk and 1 HBP. Wayne Causey had the big hit for KC, a grandslam homerun. So the Tigers were in a deep hole before even coming up in the bottom of the 1st. But when they did come up the Tigers put 3 runs on the board thanks to a Norm Cash 3-run homer, and then added 5 more runs in the bottom of the 2nd which included an Al Kaline 3-run bomb. Detroit now led 8-6 but that advantage wouldn't last long. KC scored 2 runs in the 4th and 1 run in the 6th to take a 9-8 lead. Detroit tied the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th before KC went ahead again 10-9 with a run in the top of the 9th. Then came the bottom of the 9th. Billy Bruton led off with a double and after Al Kaline worked a walk, Colavito came to the plate with the hometown crowd on their feet cheering wildly. Rocky did not disappoint the fans when he hit monster blast into the upperdeck in leftfield for a 12-10 Tiger victory.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Kansas City Athletics At 1962 Detroit Tigers          8/1/1962
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Tartabull CF      5  2  3  0 .330     D.McAuliffe 2B,SS   4  2  1  1 .276  
  E.Charles 3B        5  2  3  0 .255     B.Bruton CF         4  1  1  1 .332  
  J.Lumpe 2B          5  3  4  3 .315     A.Kaline RF         4  3  3  3 .304  
  N.Siebern 1B        4  1  1  1 .303     R.Colavito LF       4  1  1  4 .275  
  M.Jimenez LF        3  1  1  1 .283     N.Cash 1B           4  2  3  2 .288  
D-B.Del Greco LF      1  0  1  1 .275     S.Boros 3B          3  0  0  0 .181  
  W.Causey SS         5  1  1  4 .229     D.Buddin SS         2  1  0  0 .188  
  G.Cimoli RF         5  0  0  0 .231   E-V.Wertz PH          1  0  0  0 .268  
  H.Sullivan C        3  0  2  0 .263   G-J.Wood 2B           0  0  0  0 .229  
  R.Toppin P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Roarke C          3  1  1  0 .305  
  D.Wickersham P      0  0  0  0 .100     H.Koplitz P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Walker P          1  0  0  0 .122     P.Regan P           0  1  0  0 .257  
  J.Wyatt P           2  0  0  0 .200   A-D.Brown PH          1  0  0  0 .262  
C-J.Azcue C           1  0  0  0 .195     R.Kline P           0  0  0  0 .250  
                                        B-C.Fernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .264  
                                          R.Nischwitz P       0  0  0  0 .500  
                                        F-B.Morton PH         1  0  0  0 .286  
                                          T.Fox P             0  0  0  0 .667  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 10 16 10                 Totals      32 12 10 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Regan In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kline In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wyatt In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jimenez In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Buddin In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Nischwitz In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Wertz In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 6 0 0  2 0 1  0 0 1  - 10 16  3
Tigers.......... 3 5 0  0 0 0  0 1 3  - 12 10  0
 
Athletics (41-65)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Walker                  1 1/3   5   8   7   2   1   2   7.08
J.Wyatt                   5       1   0   0   0   3   0   4.95
R.Toppin HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   2   1   0   1   0   0   0.00
D.Wickersham L(3-6)B(1st) 1       2   3   3   1   1   1   4.41
Totals                    8      10  12  10   4   5   3
 
Tigers (65-37)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Koplitz                 0       4   6   6   1   0   1   ----
P.Regan                   4       6   2   2   1   1   1   4.40
R.Kline                   2       4   1   1   0   1   0   5.09
R.Nischwitz               2       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.76
T.Fox WIN(6-2)            1       2   1   1   0   0   0   1.68
Totals                    9      16  10  10   2   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,922 DATE- Wednesday, August 1st 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Ed Runge, Sam Carrigan, Eddie Hurley
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Tigers: 3
ERRORS- E.Charles-2, H.Sullivan
DOUBLES- B.Bruton(19th)
TRIPLES- B.Del Greco(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Lumpe(8th), W.Causey(1st), A.Kaline(8th), R.Colavito(29th),
           N.Cash(32nd)
RBIs- J.Lumpe-3(38th), N.Siebern(64th), M.Jimenez(51st), B.Del Greco(33rd),
      W.Causey-4(10th), D.McAuliffe(32nd), B.Bruton(46th), A.Kaline-3(27th),
      R.Colavito-4(97th), N.Cash-2(74th)
STOLEN BASES- H.Sullivan(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Boros, P.Regan
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Colavito
WALKS- N.Siebern, H.Sullivan, D.McAuliffe, B.Bruton, A.Kaline, D.Buddin
HIT BY PITCH- M.Jimenez, M.Roarke
STRIKE OUTS- G.Cimoli, J.Wyatt, B.Bruton, R.Colavito, S.Boros, M.Roarke,
             B.Morton
GIDP- M.Jimenez, J.Walker, R.Colavito
2-out RBI- N.Cash-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Wyatt-2, D.McAuliffe, G.Cimoli
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 4 for 10  Tigers: 3 for 8
 
Right fielder Al Kaline connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI at Tiger
Stadium as the powerful Detroit Tigers came back dramatically to top the
Kansas City Athletics by the score of 12 to 10.
 
Detroit came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning scoring
3 runs using 2 hits.  Bill Bruton led off and started the rally when he
doubled.  Kaline next to the plate and he drew a walk.  Rocky Colavito then
lost the ball over the fence for three runs making Detroit the victors to the
delight of the home town faithful.  This was the kind of game that many fans
love as the lead changed hands 5 times.  
 
Terry Fox(6-2) allowed 1 run in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Dave
Wickersham(3-6) suffered the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 hits and 1
walk in 1 inning.  
 

1962 AL Standings

 August 1, 1962

 My Detroit Tigers continue their impressive play and hold 1st place in the AL as the calendar turns to August. I've been pleasantly surprised at how well they've over-performed. Detroit has been winning with their offense. Colavito and Cash have been pounding the ball, but it's been players like CF Billy Bruton (15 HR, .338 BA good for 3rd in the AL), SS Chico Fernandez (18 HR, 50 RBI), and the Catchers Dick Brown (15 HR, 45 RBI) and Mike Roarke (.304 BA) that have been fun to watch. Al Kaline is now back after missing 2 months of the season and he's been hitting well since his return. Detroit is now 14 games over their Actual record at this point in the season. But the most surprising team is still the Washington Senators. They're in 3rd place only 5.5 games behind Detroit. Washington is 19 games better than their Actual and it doesn't look like they're going to falter. The 2nd place Minnesota Twins still look like the team Detroit is going to have to hold off to Win the Pennant. Then there is New York, the team that actually won the pennant in 1962. The Yankees had the best record in July (22-9) and have moved into 4th place. Their slow start has put them behind the eight ball but there is still a lot of baseball to be played. All of the teams have played at least 100 games. That means there are 60 or so games left. Enough to see big changes in the standings.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1962 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1962 Detroit DEA             63  37  .630 ----    59    49  51 .490   85  76 .528
1962 Minnesota MNA           63  41  .606  2.0          57  47 .548   91  71 .562
1962 Washington WAA          58  43  .574  5.5          39  62 .386   60 101 .373
1962 New York NYA            54  47  .535  9.5          62  39 .614   96  66 .593
1962 Cleveland CLA           48  53  .475 15.5          52  49 .515   80  82 .494
1962 Baltimore BAA           49  56  .467 16.5          54  51 .514   77  85 .475
1962 Boston BOA              46  56  .451 18.0          46  56 .451   76  84 .475
1962 Los Angeles LAA         46  57  .447 18.5          57  46 .553   86  76 .531
1962 Chicago CHA             45  60  .429 20.5          52  53 .495   85  77 .525
1962 Kansas City KCA         41  63  .394 24.0          45  59 .433   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     49   56  .467 27-23 22-33 13-21 36-35  4- 6 22-16     6-4     Won 2
BOA     46   56  .451 26-27 20-29 14- 8 32-48  3- 4 13-13     5-5     Lost 2
CHA     45   60  .429 27-23 18-37  8-12 37-48  5- 6 15-26     3-7     Won 1
CLA     48   53  .475 25-23 23-30 14-15 34-38  3- 3 14-11     3-7     Lost 1
DEA     63   37  .630 31-17 32-20  9-10 54-27  7- 3 20-11     7-3     Won 3
KCA     41   63  .394 23-31 18-32 13-22 28-41  3- 5 15-12     3-7     Lost 1
LAA     46   57  .447 27-27 19-30 16-19 30-38  6- 7 10-23     6-4     Won 1
MNA     63   41  .606 29-23 34-18  5- 3 58-38  4- 4 12-17     5-5     Lost 2
NYA     54   47  .535 28-24 26-23 19-11 35-36  3- 6 16-14     6-4     Lost 2
WAA     58   43  .574 32-20 26-23 17-10 41-33  7- 1 20-14     6-4     Won 3
TOTAL  513  513  .500
HOME   275  238  .536
ROAD   238  275  .464
LEFT   128  131  .494
RIGHT  385  382  .502
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      5-11 13-16 15-16 16-13  0- 0  0- 0    404   474  -70
BOA      3-13 14-14 13-18 16-11  0- 0  0- 0    481   493  -12
CHA      9- 9 15-14 10-20 11-17  0- 0  0- 0    402   447  -45
CLA      8- 7 17-11 16-14  7-21  0- 0  0- 0    461   498  -37
DEA     11- 3 15-14 19-11 18- 9  0- 0  0- 0    541   469  +72
KCA      9-10  9-21 12-16 11-16  0- 0  0- 0    414   597 -183
LAA      4-12 16-12 16-14 10-19  0- 0  0- 0    474   465   +9
MNA     14- 4 19-11 19-11 11-15  0- 0  0- 0    559   420 +139
NYA      9- 6 10-18 13-14 22- 9  0- 0  0- 0    473   394  +79
WAA      9- 6 16-13 15-14 18-10  0- 0  0- 0    502   454  +48
 
 

1962 AL League Leaders

 August 1, 1962

  These are the League Leaders in the AL as of August 1st. Boston's Pete Runnels still leads in the batting title race with a .349 BA. He's been flip flopping with Baltimore's Brooks Robinson who now stands at .341 BA. LA's Leon Wagner (37 HR, 89 RBI) and Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew (35 HR, 103 RBI) are the top sluggers in the AL. Two of my Detroit Tigers are also in the mix. Rocky Colavito (27 HR, 91 RBI) and Norm Cash (31 HR, 72 RBI) have been having excellent seasons and are the main reason the Tigers hold 1st place in the league. Minnesota's Camilo Pascual (17 Wins, 2.85 ERA, 159 K's) is still the top pitcher in the league, but New York's Ralph Terry (16 Wins, 2.50 ERA, 124 K's) is gaining ground on him. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 American League                 Date: 8/1/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 DEA  63  37    P.Runnels BOA .349  L.Wagner  LAA   37  H.Killebr MNA  103
1962 MNA  63  41    B.Robinso BAA .341  H.Killebr MNA   35  R.Colavit DEA   91
1962 WAA  58  43    B.Bruton  DEA .338  N.Cash    DEA   31  L.Wagner  LAA   89
1962 NYA  54  47    C.Hinton  WAA .328  R.Colavit DEA   27  L.Thomas  LAA   76
1962 CLA  48  53    R.Rollins MNA .328  L.Thomas  LAA   26  N.Cash    DEA   72
1962 BAA  49  56
1962 BOA  46  56    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 LAA  46  57    C.Pascual MNA   17  T.Fox     DEA   16  R.Terry   NYA 2.50
1962 CHA  45  60    R.Terry   NYA   16  R.Moore   MNA   12  T.Cheney  WAA 2.52
1962 KCA  41  63    D.Mossi   DEA   12  D.Radatz  BOA   11  C.Osteen  WAA 2.65
                    J.Kralick MNA   12  T.Lown    CHA    8  B.Staffor NYA 2.85
                    OTHERS TIED W   11  OTHERS TIED W    6  C.Pascual MNA 2.85
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    E.Howard  NYA   10  L.Aparici CHA   25  C.Pascual MNA  159
                    H.Bright  WAA    9  C.Hinton  WAA   24  J.Pizarro CHA  142
                    B.Gardner BOA    7  B.Richard NYA   18  R.Terry   NYA  124
                    J.Mahoney CLA    7  C.Cottier WAA   18  J.Kaat    MNA  122
                    A.Kaline  DEA    7  OTHERS TIED W   13  C.Estrada BAA  116
 

1962 NL Standings

 August 1, 1962

  We've reached the month of August in this 1962 NL season. The San Francisco Giants have opened up a bigger lead over the rest of the league. Granted, it's only 4.5 games over the 2nd place Pittsburgh Pirates, but that is the biggest lead any team has had so far in this highly contested season. Half the league still has a shot at the pennant. The Milwaukee Braves had the best record in July, 20-10, and are finally nearing the .500 mark. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1962 National League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1962 San Francisco SFN       65  41  .613 ----    53    67  39 .632  103  62 .624
1962 Pittsburgh PIN          60  45  .571  4.5          61  44 .581   93  68 .578
1962 Philadelphia PHN        60  47  .561  5.5          49  58 .458   81  80 .503
1962 Cincinnati CIN          57  46  .553  6.5          61  42 .592   98  64 .605
1962 Los Angeles LAN         58  48  .547  7.0          71  35 .670  102  63 .618
1962 St. Louis SLN           53  53  .500 12.0          59  47 .557   84  78 .519
1962 Milwaukee MLN           52  54  .491 13.0          54  52 .509   86  76 .531
1962 Houston HON             50  52  .490 13.0          37  65 .363   64  96 .400
1962 Chicago CHN             37  68  .352 27.5          39  66 .371   59 103 .364
1962 New York NYN            32  70  .314 31.0          26  76 .255   40 120 .250
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     37   68  .352 20-37 17-31 20-27 17-41  2- 5 10-20     6-4     Won 1
CIN     57   46  .553 30-23 27-23 14-16 43-30  1- 3 14-12     6-4     Lost 1
HON     50   52  .490 28-26 22-26 13-14 37-38  3- 2 14-15     3-7     Lost 1
LAN     58   48  .547 29-21 29-27 16-22 42-26  9- 4 18-12     5-5     Lost 3
MLN     52   54  .491 23-26 29-28 12-15 40-39  3- 4 19-23     7-3     Won 1
NYN     32   70  .314 17-30 15-40 12-13 20-57  2- 5  7-17     3-7     Lost 2
PHN     60   47  .561 32-23 28-24 19-19 41-28  5- 0 12- 8     3-7     Lost 1
PIN     60   45  .571 34-21 26-24 16-12 44-33  6- 3 21-10     3-7     Won 1
SFN     65   41  .613 30-22 35-19 19-15 46-26  7- 6 14- 9     7-3     Won 4
SLN     53   53  .500 24-28 29-25 20-17 33-36  1- 7 11-14     7-3     Won 2
TOTAL  524  524  .500
HOME   267  257  .510
ROAD   257  267  .490
LEFT   161  170  .486
RIGHT  363  354  .506
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      7-13  8-19 11-21 11-15  0- 0  0- 0    444   580 -136
CIN     10- 9 18- 7 11-18 18-12  0- 0  0- 0    487   452  +35
HON      8- 7 14-17 18- 9 10-19  0- 0  0- 0    433   453  -20
LAN     11-10 18-10 13-18 16-10  0- 0  0- 0    486   450  +36
MLN      9-10 10-19 13-15 20-10  0- 0  0- 0    471   465   +6
NYN      5-11  9-17  8-23 10-19  0- 0  0- 0    445   616 -171
PHN      9- 8 15-13 21- 9 15-17  0- 0  0- 0    551   496  +55
PIN     10- 8 15-11 22-10 13-16  0- 0  0- 0    490   427  +63
SFN     13- 7 18-12 19-10 15-12  0- 0  0- 0    523   432  +91
SLN      8- 7 15-15 14-17 16-14  0- 0  0- 0    562   521  +41
 
 

1962 NL League Leaders

 August 1, 1962

    Here are the League Leaders in the NL as of August 1st. Philadelphia's Johnny Callison still leads in BA with a .377 mark. SF's Willie Mays leads in Homeruns (28) and St. Louis's Ken Boyer leads in RBI (91). Cincinnati's Bob Purkey is within 1 game of 20 Wins. LA's Sandy Koufax is already past the 200 mark in strikeouts. Also of note, LA's Maury Wills is up to 83 Stolen Bases, on pace to get 127. 

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 National League                 Date: 8/01/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 SFN  65  41    J.Calliso PHN .377  W.Mays    SFN   28  K.Boyer   SLN   91
1962 PIN  60  45    B.White   SLN .354  E.Banks   CHN   26  O.Cepeda  SFN   83
1962 PHN  60  47    T.Gonzale PHN .345  F.Robinso CIN   24  F.Robinso CIN   80
1962 CIN  57  46    F.Robinso CIN .344  W.Davis   LAN   24  C.Flood   SLN   73
1962 LAN  58  48    B.Skinner PIN .331  H.Aaron   MLN   24  OTHERS TIED W   71
1962 SLN  53  53
1962 MLN  52  54    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 HON  50  52    B.Purkey  CIN   19  R.Face    PIN   16  T.Farrell HON 2.13
1962 CHN  37  68    J.Maricha SFN   17  D.Elston  CHN   13  B.Friend  PIN 2.44
1962 NYN  32  70    S.Koufax  LAN   14  S.Miller  SFN   12  B.Purkey  CIN 2.54
                    L.Jackson SLN   14  J.Baldsch PHN   10  S.Koufax  LAN 2.57
                    OTHERS TIED W   13  OTHERS TIED W    9  B.O'Dell  SFN 2.72
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    R.Mejias  HON   18  M.Wills   LAN   83  S.Koufax  LAN  217
                    A.Rodgers CHN   10  T.Gonzale PHN   19  D.Drysdal LAN  165
                    R.Ashburn NYN    8  W.Davis   LAN   18  B.Gibson  SLN  150
                    S.Taylor  NYN    8  J.Javier  SLN   16  K.Johnson HON  147
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  V.Pinson  CIN   15  B.O'Dell  SFN  141
 

1962 MLB All Star Game 2

 July 30, 1962

  This 1962 season's 2nd All Star Game was played today at Chicago's Wrigley Field. It will be the last time 2 All Star games are played in a single season in MLB. The American League won the 1st game 7-0 earlier in July and they also won today's ballgame 8-7. After being shutout in the Game 1, the NL put up a good battle in this one. Baltimore's Brooks Robinson proved to be the hero for the AL hitting 2 homeruns and getting 5 RBI.  

  AL rookie shortstop Tom Tresh of the New York Yankees started the game off right for the visitors by smashing a homerun off LA's Sandy Koufax. Tresh really has Sandy's number. He clubbed 2 bombs off him in the 1st All Star Game. But this time Koufax settled down and didn't allow another run in his 3 innings of work. The game remained 1-0 until the bottom of the 4th when the NL put 4 runs on the board off Cleveland's Dick Donovan and Baltimore's Hoyt Wilhelm. SF's Willie Mays homered in the outburst. In the top of the 5th the AL came back when Kansas City's Jerry Lumpe led off the inning with a solo blast and Baltimore's Brooks Robinson added hit a 2-run homer, both off Cincinnati's Bob Purkey.  The game remained 4-4 until the bottom of the 6th when the NL tallied 3 runs off NY's Ralph Terry for a 7-4 lead. But the AL came right back again in the next inning when Brooks Robinson hit his 2nd homer of the game. This time it was a 3-run shot off SF's Juan Marichal. Washington's Tom Cheney and Detroit's Terry Fox pitched scoreless ball the last 3 innings for the AL and they walked off the field with an 8-7 victory.                                                                                                 

   1962 American AL All-Stars At 1962 National NL All-Stars        7/30/1962
 
  AL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG     NL All-Stars       AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Bruton CF         3  0  0  0 .000     M.Wills SS          4  1  1  1 .143  
D-L.Green CF,LF       1  1  0  0 .000   H-D.Groat SS          1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Tresh SS          5  3  3  2 .500     J.Callison RF       4  0  1  0 .143  
  B.Robinson 3B       5  2  3  5 .500   I-H.Aaron RF          1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Colavito RF       4  0  2  0 .286     W.Mays CF           4  1  1  1 .143  
O-N.Siebern PH,1B     1  0  1  01.000   J-F.Alou CF           1  0  0  0 .000  
  N.Cash 1B           3  0  0  0 .200     B.White 1B          4  1  1  0 .143  
E-P.Runnels 1B        2  0  0  0 .200     J.Marichal P        0  0  0  0 ----  
P-C.Hinton RF         0  0  0  0 ----     C.Short P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  L.Wagner LF         2  0  0  0 .429     B.Friend P          0  0  0  0 ----  
M-B.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .000   Q-F.Robinson PH       1  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Cheney P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Davis LF          5  1  3  1 .500  
  T.Fox P             0  0  0  0 ----     K.Boyer 3B          4  1  1  0 .286  
  E.Howard C          3  0  1  0 .500     B.Mazeroski 2B      4  1  2  1 .333  
F-E.Battey C          1  0  0  0 .500     J.Edwards C         3  1  2  2 .400  
  J.Lumpe 2B          3  1  2  1 .400     S.Koufax P          0  0  0  0 ----  
N-B.Richardson 2B     1  0  0  0 .000   A-B.Skinner PH        1  0  1  01.000  
  C.Pascual P         1  0  0  0 .000     D.Drysdale P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Donovan P         0  0  0  0 ----   B-S.Burgess PH        0  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Wilhelm P         0  0  0  0 ----     B.Purkey P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-L.Thomas PH         1  0  0  0 .500   G-D.Demeter PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Terry P           0  0  0  0 ----   K-O.Cepeda 1B         1  0  0  0 .000  
L-M.Mantle PH,CF      1  1  1  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  8 13  8                 Totals      39  7 13  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Koufax In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Drysdale In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Bruton In 6th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cash In 6th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Howard In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Purkey In 6th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Wills In 7th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Callison In 7th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Mays In 7th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Demeter In 7th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Terry In 7th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 7th Inning
N-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Lumpe In 7th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Colavito In 9th Inning
P-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Runnels In 9th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Friend In 9th Inning
 
AL All-Stars.... 1 0 0  0 3 0  4 0 0  -  8 13  2
NL All-Stars.... 0 0 0  4 0 3  0 0 0  -  7 13  0
 
AL All-Stars (2-0)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Pascual                 3       3   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
D.Donovan                 0 1/3   3   3   3   0   1   1  11.57
H.Wilhelm                 0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  13.50
R.Terry WIN(1-0)          2       5   3   2   0   1   0   6.00
T.Cheney HOLD(1st)        2       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
T.Fox SAVE(1st)           1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      13   7   6   1   4   1
 
NL All-Stars (0-2)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Koufax                  3       4   1   1   1   3   1   3.86
D.Drysdale                1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
B.Purkey BS(1st)          2       4   3   3   0   2   2   9.00
J.Marichal LOSS(0-1)      0       3   4   4   2   0   1  16.88
C.Short                   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Friend                  2       2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      13   8   8   3   7   4
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,404 DATE- Monday, July 30th 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill McKinley, Ken Burkhart, John Rice, Jocko Conlan
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- AL All-Stars: 6  NL All-Stars: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- AL All-Stars: 1  NL All-Stars: 2
ERRORS- T.Tresh, J.Lumpe
DOUBLES- T.Tresh-2(2nd), T.Davis(1st), J.Edwards(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Mazeroski(1st)
HOME RUNS- T.Tresh(3rd), B.Robinson-2(2nd), J.Lumpe(1st), W.Mays(1st)
RBIs- T.Tresh-2(6th), B.Robinson-5(5th), J.Lumpe(1st), M.Wills(1st),
      W.Mays(1st), T.Davis(1st), B.Mazeroski(1st), J.Edwards-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Wills(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Davis
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edwards
WALKS- L.Green, L.Wagner, M.Mantle, S.Burgess
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bruton, B.Robinson, N.Cash, L.Wagner, E.Howard, J.Lumpe,
             B.Richardson, J.Callison, T.Davis-2, D.Demeter
GIDP- E.Howard, M.Wills
2-out RBI- B.Robinson-2
RLISP 2-out- M.Wills, K.Boyer
TEAM RISP- AL All-Stars: 3 for 3  NL All-Stars: 4 for 10
 
Third baseman Brooks Robinson slammed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Wrigley
Field as the American 1962 club beat the National 1962 ballclub 8 to
7.
 
Robinson had a big day with his bat.  He laced a one-base hit in the 3rd
inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 5th inning and lofted a three-run bomb
in the 7th inning.  Both teams ended up with 13 hits on the afternoon.  
 
The winning pitcher was Ralph Terry(1-0) who allowed 3 runs in 2 innings.
Terry Fox was credited with his 1st save.  Juan Marichal(0-1) was hit with
the loss in relief.  
 
'I had a big day, but there's a lot of credit to go around' Robinson said.
'We played well together as a team.'