1962 AL Game: Chi. @ Det. No-Hitter!

 September 1, 1962

  Chicago White Sox pitcher Ray Herbert threw the first no-hitter of the 1962 season today, blanking the Detroit Tigers 2-0. Herbert and the Tiger's Hank Aguirre hooked up in a tense pitching duel with both pitchers not allowing a hit until the 5th inning. Aguirre finally allowed that hit and then allowed 2 runs in the 6th for all the scoring in the game. The Tiger's Dick Brown almost broke up the no-hit bid when he led off the 9th with a line shot that was grabbed by Louis Aparicio. Herbert walked 3 and struck out 4 while pitching the no-hitter.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Chicago White Sox At 1962 Detroit Tigers              9/1/1962
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       4  0  0  0 .193     D.McAuliffe 2B      4  0  0  0 .278  
  N.Fox 2B            4  0  0  0 .286     B.Bruton CF         2  0  0  0 .326  
  F.Robinson RF       4  0  1  1 .280     A.Kaline RF         3  0  0  0 .309  
  A.Smith LF          4  0  1  1 .307     R.Colavito LF       2  0  0  0 .277  
  J.Cunningham 1B     4  0  1  0 .258     V.Wertz 1B          3  0  0  0 .324  
  M.Hershberger CF    3  0  0  0 .268     C.Fernandez SS      3  0  0  0 .275  
  C.Carreon C         3  0  0  0 .276     S.Boros 3B          3  0  0  0 .171  
  S.Esposito 3B       4  1  2  0 .237     D.Brown C           3  0  0  0 .253  
  R.Herbert P         3  1  1  0 .165     H.Aguirre P         1  0  0  0 .050  
                                        A-N.Cash PH           1  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  6  2                 Totals      25  0  0  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Aguirre In 9th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  6  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  0  0
 
White Sox (59-77)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Herbert WIN(11-13)      9       0   0   0   3   4   0   3.66
Totals                    9       0   0   0   3   4   0
 
Tigers (83-51)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Aguirre LOSS(12-5)      9       6   2   2   3   5   0   2.25
Totals                    9       6   2   2   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,550 DATE- Saturday, September 1st 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Red Flaherty, Ed Runge, Sam Carrigan, Eddie Hurley
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 7  Tigers: 1
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 3  Tigers: 0
ERRORS- S.Esposito
RBIs- F.Robinson(71st), A.Smith(68th)
WALKS- M.Hershberger, C.Carreon, R.Herbert, B.Bruton, R.Colavito, H.Aguirre
STRIKE OUTS- L.Aparicio, N.Fox, J.Cunningham, M.Hershberger, S.Esposito,
             B.Bruton-2, V.Wertz, C.Fernandez
GIDP- D.McAuliffe, A.Kaline, S.Boros
2-out RBI- F.Robinson, A.Smith
RLISP 2-out- J.Cunningham, N.Fox-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 2 for 7  Tigers: 0 for 2
 
Ray Herbert(11-13) thrilled the fans at Tiger Stadium as he crafted a no-hit
masterpiece against the Detroit Tigers.  The Chicago White Sox won by a final
score of 2 to 0.
 
Herbert had an afternoon to remember.  He walked 3 Detroit batters.  The
tension started to build around the 6th inning.  By the 9th inning the crowd
was electrified.  Chicago had just 6 hits for the afternoon.  
 
The losing pitcher was Hank Aguirre(12-5).  He surrendered 6 hits and 3 walks
in 9 innings.  When asked how his stuff was out there, Herbert looked a bit
incredulous (as did this reporter) and replied 'A bit better than average,
I'd have to say'

 
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0     L.Aparicio  1-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     N.Fox       4- 6     0 Line Out                       b-0 
2     F.Robinson  4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 4-11 19  0 Line Out                       b-0 
1     B.Bruton    6- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    3- 7     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0     A.Smith     4- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Cunningha 4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     M.Hershberg 2- 7 18  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0     R.Colavito  5- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     V.Wertz     6- 7 10  0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     C.Fernandez 2- 7  5  0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0     C.Carreon   1-10     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     S.Esposito  4- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     R.Herbert   2-11  7  0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0     S.Boros     3- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     D.Brown     6- 6     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     H.Aguirre   2-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0     L.Aparicio  1- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     N.Fox       6- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     F.Robinson  6-12     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0     D.McAuliffe 4- 4     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
1     B.Bruton    3- 8     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     A.Kaline    5- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0     A.Smith     5-12     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     J.Cunningha 2- 3  2  0 Single                         b-1 
1 1   M.Hershberg 3- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 1   C.Carreon   5- 6     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0     R.Colavito  3- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   V.Wertz     6- 4     0 1 Base Error - 3B              1-2 b-1 
0 12  C.Fernandez          0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1 12  S.Boros     5-10     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0     S.Esposito  5- 7 19  0 Single                         b-1 
0 1   R.Herbert   3- 3     0 Single                         1-3 b-1 
0 1 3 L.Aparicio  5- 4     0 Foul Out                       b-0 
1 1 3 N.Fox       2- 5     0 Ground Out                     1-2 b-0 
2  23 F.Robinson  3- 7     0 Single                         3-H 2-3 b-1 
2 1 3 A.Smith     2- 7     0 Single                         3-H 1-3 b-1 
2 1 3 J.Cunningha 4- 6     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0     D.Brown     4- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     H.Aguirre   6- 2     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   D.McAuliffe 6- 5     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0     M.Hershberg 2- 3     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     C.Carreon   3- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
1 1   S.Esposito  1- 8  1  0 Single                         1-2 b-1 
1 12  R.Herbert   6- 7     0 Walk                           2-3 1-2 b-1 
1 123 L.Aparicio  6- 9     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2 123 N.Fox       5- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0     B.Bruton    3- 7     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   A.Kaline    1- 4     0 Ground Out Double Play         1-o b-0 
2     R.Colavito  5- 7     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0     F.Robinson  2- 9     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
1     A.Smith     5- 8     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
2     J.Cunningha 1- 2     0 Line Out                       b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
0     V.Wertz     3- 7     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
1     C.Fernandez 5- 6     0 Strike Out                     b-0 
2     S.Boros     1- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0     M.Hershberg 2- 6     0 Walk                           b-1 
0 1   C.Carreon   2- 8     0 Pop Out                        b-0 
1 1   S.Esposito  6- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2 1   R.Herbert   4-11     0 Ground Out                     b-0 
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0     D.Brown     6-10 18  0 Line Out                       b-0 
                             SUBSTITUTE PH- Norm Cash
1     N.Cash      3-12     0 Fly Out                        b-0 
2     D.McAuliffe 5- 8     0 Fly Out                        b-0 

1962 AL Game: KC @ NY

 September 1, 1962

  New York's Ralph Terry became the first 20 game winner in the AL when he pitched brilliantly in the Yankees 10 inning, 2-1 victory over the Kansas City A's today. Terry got locked up in a tight pitching duel with Bill Fischer and went the full 10 innings before the Yankees prevailed. Terry allowed only 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 9 in the game. It was also his 18th Complete Game of the season.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Kansas City Athletics At 1962 New York Yankees        9/1/1962
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Causey SS         5  0  0  0 .233     T.Kubek SS          5  0  1  0 .291  
  E.Charles 3B        4  0  0  0 .284     B.Richardson 2B     4  1  0  0 .305  
  J.Lumpe 2B          5  0  2  0 .304     T.Tresh LF          5  1  2  1 .306  
  N.Siebern 1B        3  1  1  0 .329     M.Mantle CF         3  0  1  0 .308  
  G.Cimoli RF         5  0  1  1 .235     H.Lopez RF          5  0  1  1 .249  
  G.Alusik LF         3  0  0  0 .279     E.Howard C          4  0  3  0 .302  
B-D.Howser PR         0  0  0  0 .250     B.Skowron 1B        3  0  0  0 .286  
C-M.Jimenez LF        1  0  0  0 .304     C.Boyer 3B          3  0  0  0 .268  
  B.Del Greco CF      3  0  0  0 .249     R.Terry P           3  0  0  0 .136  
  H.Sullivan C        5  0  2  0 .252                                          
  B.Fischer P         2  0  0  0 .115                                          
A-B.Bryan PH          1  0  0  0 .228                                          
  J.Walker P          0  0  0  0 .116                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  1  6  1                 Totals      35  2  8  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Fischer In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Alusik In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Howser In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 -  1  6  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 -  2  8  0
 
Athletics (59-77)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Fischer                 8       6   1   1   3   0   1   3.41
J.Walker LOSS(6-14)       2 1/3   2   1   1   2   1   0   6.96
Totals                   10 1/3   8   2   2   5   1   1
 
Yankees (76-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Terry WIN(20-8)        11       6   1   1   4   9   0   2.71
Totals                   11       6   1   1   4   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,578 DATE- Saturday, September 1st 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 3  Yankees: 0
DOUBLES- N.Siebern(24th)
TRIPLES- G.Cimoli(9th)
HOME RUNS- T.Tresh(17th)
RBIs- G.Cimoli(65th), T.Tresh(70th), H.Lopez(29th)
STOLEN BASES- W.Causey(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Kubek
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Del Greco, B.Fischer
WALKS- E.Charles, N.Siebern-2, G.Alusik, B.Richardson, M.Mantle-2, C.Boyer,
       R.Terry
HIT BY PITCH- B.Del Greco, B.Skowron
STRIKE OUTS- W.Causey, E.Charles, N.Siebern, G.Cimoli-2, G.Alusik, M.Jimenez,
             B.Del Greco, H.Sullivan, E.Howard
GIDP- T.Kubek, H.Lopez, B.Skowron
RLISP 2-out- R.Terry-2, E.Charles-3, B.Del Greco-2, C.Boyer, B.Bryan, G.Cimoli
TEAM RISP- Athletics: 0 for 12  Yankees: 2 for 7
 
Ralph Terry completed the game without help from the bullpen at Yankee Stadium
as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Athletics in 11 innings 2 to
1.
 
The score was tied at 1 after nine.  New York won the game in the 11th inning.
Bobby Richardson drew a walk.  Tom Tresh next to the plate and he lined a
base-hit.  After an out was recorded, Hector Lopez then lashed a single
making New York the victors to the delight of the home town faithful.  The
teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.  
 
The win went to Terry(20-8) who allowed 1 run in the game. Jerry Walker(6-14)
was the losing pitcher in relief.  He gave up 2 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3
innings.

1962 AL Standings and League Leaders

 September 1, 1962

   We're heading into the final month of the regular season in the AL. My Detroit Tigers are not faltering in their quest for the Pennant. Detroit was 20-13 in August. Only the New York Yankees kept pace with the Tigers going 21-14, but they're 9.5 games behind. The 2nd place Minnesota Twins are 7.5 games back now and the 3rd place Washington Senators are 9 back.  

  There's a good battle going on for top BA in the league and a good race for top Home Run hitter too. Boston's Pete Runnels and Baltimore's Brooks Robinson are both still at the top, as they have been most of the year with a .337 BA. Minnesota's Rich Rollins has joined the duo, hitting a solid .332. Twin's Harmon Killabrew leads in HR with 43, but LA's Leon Wagner (42) and Detroit's Norm Cash (40) are right behind him. Killabrew also leads in RBI with 130, and he is being chased by the Tiger's Rocky Colavito (122). There are still no 20 Game Winners in the AL. New York's Ralph Terry is tops in that category with 19. 

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1962 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1962 Detroit DEA             83  50  .624 ----    21    67  66 .504   85  76 .528
1962 Minnesota MNA           77  59  .566  7.5          76  60 .559   91  71 .562
1962 Washington WAA          76  61  .555  9.0          53  84 .387   60 101 .373
1962 New York NYA            75  61  .551  9.5          79  57 .581   96  66 .593
1962 Baltimore BAA           66  69  .489 18.0          67  68 .496   77  85 .475
1962 Cleveland CLA           66  70  .485 18.5          66  70 .485   80  82 .494
1962 Los Angeles LAA         59  76  .437 25.0          75  60 .556   86  76 .531
1962 Kansas City KCA         59  76  .437 25.0          61  74 .452   72  90 .444
1962 Chicago CHA             58  77  .430 26.0          69  66 .511   85  77 .525
1962 Boston BOA              57  77  .425 26.5          63  71 .470   76  84 .475
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     66   69  .489 37-29 29-40 18-22 48-47 10- 8 30-22     5-5     Won 2
BOA     57   77  .425 30-36 27-41 18-15 39-62  3- 7 15-20     2-8     Won 1
CHA     58   77  .430 38-28 20-49 12-14 46-63  7-10 19-34     2-8     Lost 2
CLA     66   70  .485 37-31 29-39 18-20 48-50  5- 4 22-14     5-5     Lost 2
DEA     83   50  .624 44-23 39-27 18-14 65-36  9- 6 25-17     7-3     Won 4
KCA     59   76  .437 34-38 25-38 19-27 40-49  7- 7 22-16     8-2     Won 3
LAA     59   76  .437 35-36 24-40 20-27 39-49  7-10 18-29     2-8     Lost 4
MNA     77   59  .566 38-30 39-29  5- 7 72-52  6- 6 16-21     5-5     Lost 2
NYA     75   61  .551 35-30 40-31 24-16 51-45  5- 8 23-21     5-5     Lost 1
WAA     76   61  .555 41-26 35-35 23-13 53-48  9- 2 25-21     6-4     Won 2
TOTAL  676  676  .500
HOME   369  307  .546
ROAD   307  369  .454
LEFT   175  175  .500
RIGHT  501  501  .500
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
BAA      5-11 13-16 15-16 16-13 17-13  0- 0    529   595  -66
BOA      3-13 14-14 13-18 16-11 11-21  0- 0    626   649  -23
CHA      9- 9 15-14 10-20 11-17 13-17  0- 0    549   594  -45
CLA      8- 7 17-11 16-14  7-21 18-17  0- 0    582   645  -63
DEA     11- 3 15-14 19-11 18- 9 20-13  0- 0    723   607 +116
KCA      9-10  9-21 12-16 11-16 18-13  0- 0    593   772 -179
LAA      4-12 16-12 16-14 10-19 13-19  0- 0    589   623  -34
MNA     14- 4 19-11 19-11 11-15 14-18  0- 0    710   601 +109
NYA      9- 6 10-18 13-14 22- 9 21-14  0- 0    664   531 +133
WAA      9- 6 16-13 15-14 18-10 18-18  0- 0    658   606  +52
 
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 American League                 Date: 9/1/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 DEA  83  50    B.Robinso BAA .337  H.Killebr MNA   43  H.Killebr MNA  130
1962 MNA  77  59    P.Runnels BOA .337  L.Wagner  LAA   42  R.Colavit DEA  122
1962 WAA  76  61    R.Rollins MNA .332  N.Cash    DEA   40  L.Wagner  LAA  106
1962 NYA  75  61    N.Siebern KCA .329  R.Colavit DEA   36  N.Cash    DEA  100
1962 BAA  66  69    C.Hinton  WAA .328  L.Thomas  LAA   29  N.Siebern KCA  100
1962 CLA  66  70
1962 LAA  59  76    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 KCA  59  76    R.Terry   NYA   19  T.Fox     DEA   24  H.Aguirre DEA 2.27
1962 CHA  58  77    C.Pascual MNA   17  R.Moore   MNA   15  R.Roberts BAA 2.31
1962 BOA  57  77    J.Kralick MNA   15  D.Radatz  BOA   11  R.Terry   NYA 2.79
                    D.Mossi   DEA   14  T.Lown    CHA   10  T.Cheney  WAA 2.87
                    W.Ford    NYA   14  M.Bridges NYA    8  B.Staffor NYA 3.03
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Allen   MNA   14  L.Aparici CHA   34  C.Pascual MNA  172
                    E.Charles KCA   11  C.Hinton  WAA   31  J.Pizarro CHA  166
                    J.Azcue   KCA    9  B.Richard NYA   22  J.Kaat    MNA  160
                    B.Robinso BAA    7  C.Cottier WAA   19  C.Estrada BAA  150
                    G.Alusik  KCA    7  E.Charles KCA   16  B.Monbouq BOA  149
 

1962 NL Standings and League Leaders

 September 1, 1962

  We're heading into the final month of the 1962 NL season. The San Francisco Giants continue to be red hot and have put considerable distance between themselves and the rest of the league. The Giants have won 6 in a row, 9 of their last 10, and gone a phenomenal 24-4 in August. They now lead the 2nd place Pittsburgh Pirates by 13.5 games. 

  Willie Mays (.302 BA, 41HR, 105 RBI) and Juan Marichal (21-7, 3.24 ERA) are among many players having an outstanding season for the Giants. SF has scored more runs and allowed less than any other team in the NL. That's led to their huge difference in Runs Scored/Runs Allowed Differential. Around the league, Pittsburgh's been led by Bob Skinner (.348, 20, 80), and Bob Friend (16-8, 2.87 ERA). Cincinnati's Frank Robinson (.352 BA, 33 HR, 105 RBI) and Bob Purkey (24-7, 2.86 ERA) are at or near the top of the NL in several key statistical categories. Philadelphia teammates Johnny Callison and Tony Gonzalez are tied for top BA in the league (.345).  But the Phillies have been in a free fall lately, losing 7 in a row. The LA Dodgers lost the services of Sandy Koufax in the middle of July and don't expect him back until the end of September. Don Drysdale (17-9, 2.86, 205 K's) has pitched brilliantly since the loss of Koufax but it hasn't improved the Dodgers' standing in the league. After going 16-10 in July, LA went 16-13 in August. 

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       89  45  .664 ----    15    85  49 .634  103  62 .624
1962 Pittsburgh PIN          76  59  .563 13.5          79  56 .585   93  68 .578
1962 Cincinnati CIN          76  60  .559 14.0          82  54 .603   98  64 .605
1962 Los Angeles LAN         74  61  .548 15.5          88  47 .652  102  63 .618
1962 Philadelphia PHN        76  63  .547 15.5          66  73 .475   81  80 .503
1962 St. Louis SLN           68  66  .507 21.0          72  62 .537   84  78 .519
1962 Houston HON             65  68  .489 23.5          49  84 .368   64  96 .400
1962 Milwaukee MLN           65  71  .478 25.0          72  64 .529   86  76 .531
1962 Chicago CHN             47  87  .351 42.0          49  85 .366   59 103 .364
1962 New York NYN            40  96  .294 50.0          34 102 .250   40 120 .250
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     47   87  .351 22-47 25-40 24-36 23-51  3- 7 13-22     2-8     Lost 1
CIN     76   60  .559 37-33 39-27 21-22 55-38  3- 5 19-17     6-4     Lost 1
HON     65   68  .489 36-32 29-36 14-18 51-50  5- 5 20-23     4-6     Lost 3
LAN     74   61  .548 37-27 37-34 19-28 55-33 14- 5 23-15     6-4     Won 1
MLN     65   71  .478 29-36 36-35 17-20 48-51  4- 9 23-32     3-7     Lost 4
NYN     40   96  .294 19-50 21-46 15-19 25-77  2-10  9-23     4-6     Lost 1
PHN     76   63  .547 36-32 40-31 27-25 49-38  8- 0 16-13     3-7     Lost 7
PIN     76   59  .563 41-27 35-32 18-17 58-42  7- 5 23-14     6-4     Won 2
SFN     89   45  .664 44-24 45-21 26-16 63-29 10- 6 21-11     9-1     Won 6
SLN     68   66  .507 33-34 35-32 25-22 43-44  5- 9 18-15     7-3     Won 4
TOTAL  676  676  .500
HOME   334  342  .494
ROAD   342  334  .506
LEFT   206  223  .480
RIGHT  470  453  .509
 
TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+  RUNS AGNST DIFF
CHN      7-13  8-19 11-21 11-15 10-19  0- 0    539   714 -175
CIN     10- 9 18- 7 11-18 18-12 19-14  0- 0    655   600  +55
HON      8- 7 14-17 18- 9 10-19 15-16  0- 0    551   581  -30
LAN     11-10 18-10 13-18 16-10 16-13  0- 0    627   585  +42
MLN      9-10 10-19 13-15 20-10 13-17  0- 0    587   586   +1
NYN      5-11  9-17  8-23 10-19  8-26  0- 0    579   831 -252
PHN      9- 8 15-13 21- 9 15-17 16-16  0- 0    690   623  +67
PIN     10- 8 15-11 22-10 13-16 16-14  0- 0    665   578  +87
SFN     13- 7 18-12 19-10 15-12 24- 4  0- 0    711   538 +173
SLN      8- 7 15-15 14-17 16-14 15-13  0- 0    676   644  +32
 
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 National League                 Date: 9/1/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 SFN  89  45    J.Calliso PHN .354  W.Mays    SFN   41  F.Robinso CIN  105
1962 PIN  76  59    T.Gonzale PHN .354  H.Aaron   MLN   34  W.Mays    SFN  105
1962 CIN  76  60    F.Robinso CIN .352  F.Robinso CIN   33  K.Boyer   SLN  104
1962 LAN  74  61    B.Skinner PIN .348  F.Thomas  NYN   29  O.Cepeda  SFN  103
1962 PHN  76  63    B.White   SLN .345  OTHERS TIED W   28  D.Demeter PHN   93
1962 SLN  68  66
1962 HON  65  68    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 MLN  65  71    B.Purkey  CIN   24  R.Face    PIN   18  T.Farrell HON 2.24
1962 CHN  47  87    J.Maricha SFN   21  D.Elston  CHN   16  S.Koufax  LAN 2.57
1962 NYN  40  96    D.Drysdal LAN   17  S.Miller  SFN   16  B.O'Dell  SFN 2.69
                    L.Jackson SLN   17  J.Baldsch PHN   12  D.Drysdal LAN 2.86
                    J.Sanford SFN   17  D.McMahon HON   11  B.Purkey  CIN 2.86
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    F.Mantill NYN    9  M.Wills   LAN  110  S.Koufax  LAN  217
                    B.Mazeros PIN    9  W.Davis   LAN   25  D.Drysdal LAN  205
                    S.Taylor  NYN    8  T.Gonzale PHN   22  B.O'Dell  SFN  183
                    W.Davis   LAN    7  V.Pinson  CIN   20  B.Gibson  SLN  177
                    W.Mays    SFN    7  J.Javier  SLN   20  K.Johnson HON  172
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CIN  1  at  SFN  7  CIN-Nuxhall(3-1, 2.01) at SFN-Maricha(21-7, 3.24)
MLN  5  at  LAN  6  HON-Brunet(2-1, 2.96) at CHN-Ellswor(5-15, 5.70)
NYN  2  at  SLN  7  MLN-Lemaste(5-0, 2.80) at LAN-Podres(10-13, 3.79)
PIN  1  at  PHN  0  NYN-Daviaul(2-5, 7.09) at SLN-Washbur(3-9, 5.89)
                    PIN-Sturdiv(6-8, 5.18) at PHN-Owens(2-1, 4.88)
 

1962 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 August 30, 1962

    Al Kaline smacked 2 homeruns and Norm Cash reached a couple season milestones as the Detroit Tigers came from behind to defeat the Chicago White Sox 11-6. Kaline's 3-run homer in the 7th inning gave Detroit its first lead in the game and his 2nd homer, a 2-run shot in the 8th, cemented the 11-6 victory. Norm Cash hit a 2-run homer in the 8th to retake the lead for the Tigers 8-6 before Kaline capped the 5 run outburst with his homerun. For Cash it was his 40th Homerun and the 2 RBI gave him 100 for the season. 

BOXSCORE: 1962 Chicago White Sox At 1962 Detroit Tigers             8/30/1962
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       3  0  0  1 .192     D.McAuliffe 2B      5  3  3  0 .282  
  N.Fox 2B            4  0  1  1 .287     B.Bruton CF         5  1  2  1 .327  
  J.Cunningham 1B     4  0  0  0 .258     A.Kaline RF         5  2  2  5 .313  
  F.Robinson LF       4  2  2  0 .280     R.Colavito LF       3  0  0  0 .280  
  C.Maxwell RF        5  1  3  2 .328     B.Morton 1B         2  1  0  1 .283  
  A.Smith 3B          4  1  1  0 .304     R.Nischwitz P       1  0  0  0 .400  
  M.Hershberger CF    5  1  1  1 .274     S.Boros 3B          3  2  1  1 .175  
  C.Carreon C         2  1  1  1 .282     C.Fernandez SS      3  0  2  0 .273  
  F.Baumann P         3  0  2  0 .370     D.Brown C           4  0  1  1 .255  
  D.Zanni P           0  0  0  0 .500     P.Regan P           2  0  0  0 .217  
B-S.Esposito PH       0  0  0  0 .228   A-D.Buddin PH         1  1  1  0 .286  
  T.Lown P            0  0  0  0 .077     S.Jones P           0  0  0  0 .154  
                                        C-N.Cash 1B           1  1  1  2 .287  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  6 11  6                 Totals      35 11 13 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Regan In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Zanni In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Jones In 8th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 3 1  0 1 0  0 1 0  -  6 11  0
Tigers.......... 0 1 1  0 0 1  3 5    - 11 13  0
 
White Sox (58-76)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
F.Baumann                 6 1/3   9   6   6   2   4   2   4.50
D.Zanni                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.62
T.Lown LOSS(3-4)          1       4   5   5   2   2   2   4.58
Totals                    8      13  11  11   4   7   4
 
Tigers (82-50)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Regan                   7       9   5   5   5   4   0   4.67
S.Jones BS(1st)           0 2/3   1   1   1   1   0   0   3.62
R.Nischwitz WIN(6-2)      1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.58
Totals                    9      11   6   6   6   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,455 DATE- Thursday, August 30th 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:10  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0  Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- F.Robinson(33rd), C.Maxwell(8th), A.Smith(20th), D.McAuliffe(14th),
         C.Fernandez(15th)
TRIPLES- B.Bruton(8th)
HOME RUNS- A.Kaline-2(17th), S.Boros(9th), N.Cash(40th)
RBIs- L.Aparicio(33rd), N.Fox(51st), C.Maxwell-2(52nd), M.Hershberger(36th),
      C.Carreon(37th), B.Bruton(59th), A.Kaline-5(56th), B.Morton(19th),
      S.Boros(37th), D.Brown(54th), N.Cash-2(100th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Aparicio, S.Esposito, C.Fernandez
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Morton
WALKS- L.Aparicio, J.Cunningham, F.Robinson, A.Smith, C.Carreon-2, R.Colavito-2,
       B.Morton, S.Boros
HIT BY PITCH- N.Fox
STRIKE OUTS- A.Smith, M.Hershberger-2, F.Baumann, D.McAuliffe, B.Bruton,
             A.Kaline, B.Morton, R.Nischwitz, S.Boros, D.Brown
GIDP- J.Cunningham
WILD PITCHES- F.Baumann
2-out RBI- N.Fox, D.Brown, N.Cash-2, B.Bruton, A.Kaline-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Cunningham-2, P.Regan, F.Baumann-2, S.Boros, D.McAuliffe
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 4 for 13  Tigers: 5 for 13
 
Al Kaline smacked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Detroit Tigers beat the
Chicago White Sox by a score of 11 to 6.
 
It was a good day for Detroit thanks to Kaline.  He launched a three-run homer
in the 7th inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 8th inning.  Detroit had
13 hits for the night.  
 
The win was credited to Ron Nischwitz(6-2) who went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing
no runs. Turk Lown(3-4) suffered the loss in relief.  He allowed 5 runs and 4
hits in 1 inning.

1962 NL Game: SF @ NY

 August 23, 1962

    San Francisco's Juan Marichal joined Cincinnati's Bob Purkey (22-7) as the only 2 pitchers to reach 20 Wins so far this season in MLB. Marichal went the distance in the Giants 7-3 victory over the NY Mets. He also helped his cause at the plate by going 3 for 4 with 2 RBI and a Run Scored. Marichal's record now stands at 20-7 with a 3.12 ERA.

BOXSCORE: 1962 San Francisco Giants At 1962 New York Mets           8/23/1962
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  H.Kuenn 3B          4  1  0  0 .273     R.Ashburn RF        3  1  1  3 .327  
  C.Boles LF          6  0  3  1 .571     C.Neal SS           2  0  0  0 .278  
  W.Mays CF           6  0  1  1 .298     W.Hunter P          0  0  0  0 .278  
  O.Cepeda 1B         6  1  2  2 .295     F.Mantilla 3B       4  0  2  0 .256  
  F.Alou RF           5  0  2  0 .339     F.Thomas LF         3  0  1  0 .251  
  J.Orsino C          3  2  1  0 .174     M.Throneberry 1B    4  0  0  0 .243  
  J.Pagan SS          5  2  3  0 .238     C.Coleman C         4  0  0  0 .167  
  E.Bowman 2B         2  0  0  1 .167     R.Kanehl 2B         3  1  1  0 .198  
  J.Marichal P        4  1  3  2 .286   C-J.Christopher PH    1  0  0  0 .271  
                                          J.Hickman CF        4  1  1  0 .242  
                                          A.Jackson P         1  0  0  0 .193  
                                        A-C.Cannizzaro PH     1  0  0  0 .266  
                                          R.Daviault P        0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-E.Chacon PH,SS      2  0  0  0 .263  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  7 15  7                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Daviault In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kanehl In 9th Inning
 
Giants.......... 1 2 1  0 0 0  1 0 2  -  7 15  1
Mets............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  3  6  1
 
Giants (83-44)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Marichal WIN(20-7)      9       6   3   3   3   3   1   3.12
Totals                    9       6   3   3   3   3   1
 
Mets (36-92)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Jackson LOSS(12-10)     5       9   4   4   3   3   1   4.15
R.Daviault                2       2   1   1   3   3   0   7.06
W.Hunter                  2       4   2   2   1   1   0   7.62
Totals                    9      15   7   7   7   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,525 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Giants:15  Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- H.Kuenn, W.Hunter
DOUBLES- J.Pagan(28th), J.Marichal
HOME RUNS- O.Cepeda(27th), R.Ashburn(9th)
RBIs- C.Boles(2nd), W.Mays(95th), O.Cepeda-2(97th), E.Bowman(5th), J.Marichal-2,
      R.Ashburn-3(43rd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Kuenn(2nd), F.Alou(8th), J.Pagan(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Bowman
WALKS- H.Kuenn-2, J.Orsino-2, E.Bowman-2, J.Marichal, R.Ashburn, C.Neal-2
HIT BY PITCH- F.Thomas
STRIKE OUTS- C.Boles, W.Mays-2, J.Pagan, E.Bowman-2, J.Marichal, F.Thomas-2,
             E.Chacon
GIDP- J.Orsino
WILD PITCHES- J.Marichal, R.Daviault
2-out RBI- O.Cepeda, J.Marichal, R.Ashburn-3, C.Boles, W.Mays
RLISP 2-out- M.Throneberry-3, W.Mays, E.Bowman, J.Marichal-2, C.Boles-2,
             O.Cepeda
TEAM RISP- Giants: 6 for 19  Mets: 1 for 5
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: John Orsino blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Orlando Cepeda connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Juan Marichal
completed the game without help from the bullpen as the San Francisco Giants
defeated the awful New York Mets 7 to 3 at Polo Grounds.
 
San Francisco claimed the early lead in the first inning plating one
baserunner.  San Francisco finished with 15 hits in the victory.  
 
The winning pitcher was Marichal(20-7) who allowed 3 runs for the game. Al
Jackson(12-10) took the loss.  He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks
in 5 innings.  
 

1962 NL Game: Pit. @ NY

 August 21, 1962

  In a wild slugfest the New York Mets won in their last at bats, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-12. After the Pirates took a 12-10 lead in the top of the 9th, the Mets scored 6 in the bottom of the inning to win the ballgame. Frank Thomas had the big hit for NY, a grand slam homer. It was Thomas' 2nd homerun of the game and he ended up with 7 RBI on the day. The see-saw game lead changed hands 6 times before the Mets ended it in the 9th. The 28 runs scored are the most scored in a single game by 2 teams this season in the NL. There were a total of 35 hits in the game, 2nd most in a game this year.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1962 New York Mets             8/21/1962
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Virdon CF         5  1  2  2 .256     J.Christopher RF    5  3  1  2 .274  
  D.Groat SS          6  3  5  0 .296     C.Neal SS           6  1  2  1 .277  
  B.Skinner LF        4  2  3  3 .345     F.Mantilla 3B       5  2  2  1 .254  
  D.Stuart 1B         3  1  1  2 .263     F.Thomas LF         5  2  3  7 .253  
D-D.Clendenon 1B      1  1  1  0 .333     J.Hickman CF        5  1  1  0 .245  
  B.Mazeroski 2B      5  1  1  1 .313     R.Herrscher 1B      5  2  3  0 .267  
  J.Logan 3B          5  0  0  1 .333     R.Kanehl 2B         4  1  2  0 .195  
  H.Goss RF           4  0  0  0 .238   H-M.Throneberry PH    1  0  0  0 .243  
  R.Face P            0  0  0  0 .000     C.Cannizzaro C      2  1  1  1 .269  
F-S.Burgess PH        1  0  1  2 .350   B-R.Ashburn PH        1  0  0  0 .329  
G-D.Hoak PR           0  1  0  0 .224   C-C.Coleman C         1  1  1  1 .192  
  E.Francis P         0  0  0  0 .135     B.Moorhead P        3  1  2  2 .200  
  D.Leppert C         5  0  1  0 .172     B.Miller* P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Haddix P          0  0  0  0 .270   E-E.Chacon PH         1  0  0  0 .265  
  D.Olivo P           2  1  1  0 .100     W.Hunter P          0  0  0  0 .278  
A-R.Clemente RF       2  1  1  1 .320   I-G.Woodling PH       0  0  0  0 .243  
                                        J-J.Pignatano PR      0  1  0  0 .293  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 12 17 12                 Totals      44 16 18 15
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Olivo In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Cannizzaro In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ashburn In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Stuart In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Miller* In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Face In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Burgess In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Kanehl In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Hunter In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Ran For Woodling In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 4  0 1 0  3 0 4  - 12 17  2
Mets............ 0 4 3  0 0 0  0 3 6  - 16 18  1
 
Pirates (70-55)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
H.Haddix                  1 2/3   6   4   4   1   3   2   4.11
D.Olivo                   5       7   3   3   0   2   0   2.55
R.Face BS(4th)            1 1/3   2   3   3   0   0   1   3.21
E.Francis L(7-8) BS(1st)  0 2/3   3   6   1   1   1   1   3.51
Totals                    8 2/3  18  16  11   2   6   4
 
Mets (36-90)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Moorhead                6      11   8   8   2   3   2   4.76
B.Miller*                 2       1   0   0   1   1   0   9.11
W.Hunter WIN(1-6) BS(1st) 1       5   4   4   0   0   0   7.58
Totals                    9      17  12  12   3   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 4,904 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1962 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Bill Jackowski, Ed Sudol, Al Forman, Tom Gorman
T- 3:31
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 8  Mets: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Mets: 0
ERRORS- D.Stuart, E.Francis, R.Kanehl
DOUBLES- B.Skinner(28th), B.Mazeroski(18th), S.Burgess(17th)
TRIPLES- B.Skinner(7th)
HOME RUNS- B.Skinner(16th), D.Stuart(14th), J.Christopher(7th), C.Neal(11th),
           F.Thomas-2(27th)
RBIs- B.Virdon-2(58th), B.Skinner-3(74th), D.Stuart-2(65th), B.Mazeroski(76th),
      J.Logan(5th), S.Burgess-2(71st), R.Clemente(65th), J.Christopher-2(28th),
      C.Neal(48th), F.Mantilla(43rd), F.Thomas-7(79th), C.Cannizzaro(6th),
      C.Coleman(8th), B.Moorhead-2
STOLEN BASES- R.Clemente(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Groat
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Olivo
WALKS- B.Virdon, B.Skinner, D.Stuart, C.Cannizzaro, G.Woodling
HIT BY PITCH- J.Christopher, F.Mantilla, F.Thomas
STRIKE OUTS- B.Virdon, B.Skinner, D.Stuart, H.Goss, J.Christopher-2, C.Neal,
             F.Mantilla, F.Thomas, R.Kanehl
GIDP- J.Hickman
WILD PITCHES- E.Francis, B.Moorhead
PASSED BALLS- D.Leppert, C.Cannizzaro
2-out RBI- J.Christopher-2, C.Neal, F.Thomas-7, R.Clemente, B.Virdon,
           F.Mantilla
RLISP 2-out- D.Stuart, J.Hickman, H.Goss, J.Logan, B.Virdon, R.Ashburn-2,
             B.Skinner
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 15  Mets: 6 for 11
 
Frank Thomas blasted 2 homeruns at Polo Grounds as the New York Mets pulled
off a dramatic comeback beating the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 16 to
12.
 
New York erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they
tallied 6 runs on 3 hits.  The biggest moment was provided by Thomas who made
the crowd come alive when he emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun.
New York provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning when they had 4 runs on
4 hits and the 9th inning when they had 6 runs on 3 hits.  A wild and woolly
affair, this game saw the lead change 6 times.  
 
The victory went to Willard Hunter(1-6) who went 1 inning, allowing 4 runs.
Earl Francis(7-8) took the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning
giving up 3 hits and 1 walk.
 

1962 AL Standings and League Leaders

 August 20, 1962

  My Detroit Tigers still hold the top spot in the AL. They have a 5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins. The Tigers continue to be powered by Rocky Colavito (.285 BA , 34 HR, 117 RBI), Norm Cash (.288, 38, 96), Billy Bruton (.334 BA, 85 RS) and the recently returning from injury Al Kaline (.318, 14, 48). Don Mossi is surprisingly the top starter on the club with 14 Wins, but that # has been greatly influenced by his run support. Jim Bunning is a pedestrian 11-9, Paul Foytack is 6-5, Phil Regan is 6-4 and Frank Lary's season has been shut down with a sore arm after going 3-7. The biggest bright spot amongst the starters has been the performance of Hank Aguirre since being added to the rotation. Aguirre is 9-4 with a 2.84 ERA in 13 starts. Terry Fox has been stellar in the bullpen and leads the AL is Saves with 21 while sporting a 1.68 ERA.

  Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew has caught LA's Leon Wagner in the HR title race. Both have 44. Killabrew leads the league in RBI with 124 and teammate Rich Rollins has the top BA (.339). New York's Ralph Terry has passed the Twin's Camilo Pascual in Wins with 18.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1962 American League
 
                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
                            WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
1962 Detroit DEA             76  47  .618 ----    33    61  62 .496   85  76 .528
1962 Minnesota MNA           73  54  .575  5.0          71  56 .559   91  71 .562
1962 Washington WAA          69  55  .556  7.5          46  78 .371   60 101 .373
1962 New York NYA            67  56  .545  9.0          74  49 .602   96  66 .593
1962 Cleveland CLA           60  64  .484 16.5          59  65 .476   80  82 .494
1962 Baltimore BAA           59  64  .480 17.0          60  63 .488   77  85 .475
1962 Los Angeles LAA         57  68  .456 20.0          71  54 .568   86  76 .531
1962 Chicago CHA             56  70  .444 21.5          65  61 .516   85  77 .525
1962 Boston BOA              55  70  .440 22.0          58  67 .464   76  84 .475
1962 Kansas City KCA         51  75  .405 26.5          58  68 .460   72  90 .444
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
BAA     59   64  .480 32-26 27-38 16-21 43-43  7- 7 28-20     7-3     Won 2
BOA     55   70  .440 29-35 26-35 17-14 38-56  3- 6 15-18     4-6     Lost 3
CHA     56   70  .444 37-27 19-43 11-12 45-58  7- 8 19-30     3-7     Lost 2
CLA     60   64  .484 34-29 26-35 18-19 42-45  4- 3 20-13     6-4     Lost 2
DEA     76   47  .618 38-20 38-27 15-13 61-34  9- 5 23-17     6-4     Won 2
KCA     51   75  .405 29-38 22-37 15-26 36-49  4- 7 17-16     4-6     Lost 1
LAA     57   68  .456 33-32 24-36 19-24 38-44  7- 9 17-27     5-5     Won 1
MNA     73   54  .575 35-27 38-27  5- 6 68-48  5- 6 15-20     6-4     Won 3
NYA     67   56  .545 33-27 34-29 23-15 44-41  4- 6 21-18     7-3     Won 1
WAA     69   55  .556 37-25 32-30 20-12 49-43  9- 2 24-20     4-6     Lost 1
TOTAL  623  623  .500

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 American League                 Date: 8/21/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 DEA  76  47    R.Rollins MNA .339  L.Wagner  LAA   41  H.Killebr MNA  124
1962 MNA  73  54    P.Runnels BOA .339  H.Killebr MNA   41  R.Colavit DEA  117
1962 WAA  69  55    B.Robinso BAA .337  N.Cash    DEA   38  L.Wagner  LAA  103
1962 NYA  67  56    B.Bruton  DEA .334  R.Colavit DEA   34  N.Cash    DEA   96
1962 CLA  60  64    C.Hinton  WAA .333  L.Thomas  LAA   27  N.Siebern KCA   90
1962 BAA  59  64
1962 LAA  57  68    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 CHA  56  70    R.Terry   NYA   18  T.Fox     DEA   21  R.Roberts BAA 2.34
1962 BOA  55  70    C.Pascual MNA   17  R.Moore   MNA   14  H.Aguirre DEA 2.45
1962 KCA  51  75    D.Mossi   DEA   14  D.Radatz  BOA   11  R.Terry   NYA 2.89
                    G.Conley  BOA   13  T.Lown    CHA   10  T.Cheney  WAA 2.98
                    J.Kralick MNA   13  M.Bridges NYA    7  C.Osteen  WAA 3.11
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    N.Fox     CHA   17  L.Aparici CHA   30  J.Pizarro CHA  166
                    K.Retzer  WAA   12  C.Hinton  WAA   29  C.Pascual MNA  165
                    J.Azcue   KCA    9  B.Richard NYA   22  J.Kaat    MNA  150
                    N.Siebern KCA    8  C.Cottier WAA   19  R.Terry   NYA  141
                    B.Richard NYA    8  E.Charles KCA   14  OTHERS TIED W  139
 

1962 NL Standings and League Leaders

 August 20, 1962

 The San Francisco Giants have increased their lead over the 2nd place team in the NL to 10 games. The 2nd place team is now Philadelphia. The Phillies, along with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers are still bunched together in the top 5 teams in the league. But none of those teams have been able to gain any ground on the Giants. 

  San Francisco's Willie Mays is 1st in the NL in Homeruns with 37 and tied for 3rd in RBI with 94. Cincinnati's Frank Robinson (.361) has replaced Philadelphia's Johnny Callison (.360) as the top hitter in the league. Robinson is 3rd in homers (29) and 2nd in RBI (96) so he has an outside shot at the Triple Crown. Ken Boyer of the Cardinals leads the NL in RBI with 101. 

  The Reds Bob Purkey still leads the league in Wins with 22, but he has lost his last 2 decisions. LA's Maury Wills went over the 100 mark (102) during the last 10 days and is still on course to break the single season record for Stolen Bases. 

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       81  44  .648 ----    28    78  47 .624  103  62 .624
1962 Philadelphia PHN        72  55  .567 10.0          59  68 .465   81  80 .503
1962 Pittsburgh PIN          69  54  .561 11.0          71  52 .577   93  68 .578
1962 Cincinnati CIN          69  56  .552 12.0          76  49 .608   98  64 .605
1962 Los Angeles LAN         69  57  .548 12.5          82  44 .651  102  63 .618
1962 Houston HON             61  62  .496 19.0          45  78 .366   64  96 .400
1962 Milwaukee MLN           62  64  .492 19.5          67  59 .532   86  76 .531
1962 St. Louis SLN           61  63  .492 19.5          69  55 .556   84  78 .519
1962 Chicago CHN             45  80  .360 36.0          47  78 .376   59 103 .364
1962 New York NYN            35  89  .282 45.5          30  94 .242   40 120 .250
 
 
 
       OVERALL RECORD
Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
CHN     45   80  .360 21-42 24-38 23-33 22-47  3- 6 13-22     3-7     Lost 1
CIN     69   56  .552 35-31 34-25 17-20 52-36  2- 4 19-14     4-6     Lost 1
HON     61   62  .496 36-32 25-30 14-17 47-45  5- 2 17-20     7-3     Won 2
LAN     69   57  .548 35-25 34-32 19-25 50-32 12- 5 21-15     5-5     Won 1
MLN     62   64  .492 28-34 34-30 16-18 46-46  4- 7 23-30     4-6     Lost 5
NYN     35   89  .282 18-44 17-45 12-17 23-72  2-10  8-23     2-8     Lost 1
PHN     72   55  .567 32-24 40-31 24-23 48-32  7- 0 15- 9     6-4     Lost 1
PIN     69   54  .561 38-25 31-29 18-15 51-39  6- 5 21-12     5-5     Won 1
SFN     81   44  .648 40-24 41-20 23-16 58-28 10- 6 20-10     8-2     Won 4
SLN     61   63  .492 28-32 33-31 23-21 38-42  2- 8 13-15     5-5     Won 3
TOTAL  624  624  .500

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 National League                 Date: 8/20/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 SFN  81  44    F.Robinso CIN .361  W.Mays    SFN   37  K.Boyer   SLN  101
1962 PHN  72  55    J.Calliso PHN .360  H.Aaron   MLN   33  F.Robinso CIN   96
1962 PIN  69  54    T.Gonzale PHN .354  F.Robinso CIN   29  O.Cepeda  SFN   94
1962 CIN  69  56    B.White   SLN .350  OTHERS TIED W   26  W.Mays    SFN   94
1962 LAN  69  57    B.Skinner PIN .338                      F.Howard  LAN   86
1962 HON  61  62
1962 MLN  62  64    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 SLN  61  63    B.Purkey  CIN   22  R.Face    PIN   18  T.Farrell HON 2.29
1962 CHN  45  80    J.Maricha SFN   19  D.Elston  CHN   15  S.Koufax  LAN 2.57
1962 NYN  35  89    D.Drysdal LAN   16  S.Miller  SFN   15  B.O'Dell  SFN 2.69
                    L.Jackson SLN   16  J.Baldsch PHN   11  D.Drysdal LAN 2.87
                    OTHERS TIED W   15  OTHERS TIED W    9  B.Friend  PIN 2.89
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    F.Alou    SFN   10  M.Wills   LAN  102  S.Koufax  LAN  217
                    R.Clement PIN    9  T.Gonzale PHN   22  D.Drysdal LAN  198
                    S.Taylor  NYN    8  W.Davis   LAN   21  B.O'Dell  SFN  174
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  T.Taylor  PHN   19  K.Johnson HON  171
                                        J.Javier  SLN   19  B.Gibson  SLN  167
 

1962 LA @ Pit.

 August 16, 1962

  A couple of seasonal records were set tonight as the LA Dodgers defeated 

the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-10 in a slugfest at Forbes Field.
 The 26 runs scored tied for most in a single game by 2 teams this 1962 season. LA's Frank Howard drove in 8 of those runs, the most RBI in a game by 1 player this year. Howard hit a Grand Slam in the 1st inning, tripled in 2 runs in the 8th and added his last 2 RBI on a double in the 9th.

BOXSCORE: 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates       8/16/1962
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Wills SS          5  1  2  1 .289     B.Virdon CF         5  0  0  1 .260  
  J.Gilliam 2B        5  3  2  1 .261     D.Groat SS          5  1  1  0 .287  
  W.Davis CF          6  3  3  0 .297     B.Skinner LF        3  2  2  3 .331  
  T.Davis 3B          5  3  2  1 .330     S.Burgess C         4  2  2  2 .356  
  F.Howard RF         5  2  3  8 .266     R.Clemente RF       4  2  1  0 .313  
  R.Fairly 1B         4  0  1  2 .249     D.Clendenon 1B      4  1  0  0 .313  
  R.Perranoski P      2  0  0  0 .000     D.Hoak 3B           5  1  3  0 .223  
  W.Moon LF           5  0  1  0 .222     B.Mazeroski 2B      4  1  0  0 .309  
  D.Camilli C         4  2  2  0 .278     J.Gibbon P          0  0  0  0 .333  
  S.Williams P        1  1  0  0 .075     J.Lamabe P          1  0  0  0 .111  
B-T.Harkness 1B       1  1  0  0 .167   A-H.Goss PH           1  0  0  1 .250  
                                          E.Francis P         1  0  0  0 .135  
                                        C-D.Leppert PH        1  0  0  0 .175  
                                          D.Olivo P           0  0  0  0 .059  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 16 16 13                 Totals      38 10  9  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Lamabe In 4th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Williams In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Francis In 7th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 5 2 1  0 2 0  1 3 2  - 16 16  3
Pirates......... 0 0 3  2 3 0  2 0 0  - 10  9  2
 
Dodgers (67-55)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
S.Williams WIN(6-12)      5       7   8   6   4   2   2   5.80
R.Perranoski SAVE(8th)    4       2   2   0   2   5   0   2.41
Totals                    9       9  10   6   6   7   2
 
Pirates (67-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Gibbon LOSS(4-2)        0       3   5   5   2   0   1   3.55
J.Lamabe                  4       5   3   1   1   1   0   4.83
E.Francis                 3       2   3   1   2   1   0   3.29
D.Olivo                   2       6   5   5   1   4   0   2.50
Totals                    9      16  16  12   6   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,105 DATE- Thursday, August 16th 1962 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Pirates: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- W.Davis, F.Howard, R.Fairly, B.Mazeroski, E.Francis
DOUBLES- F.Howard(16th), D.Camilli(3rd)
TRIPLES- F.Howard(4th)
HOME RUNS- F.Howard(21st), B.Skinner(14th), S.Burgess(11th)
RBIs- M.Wills(47th), J.Gilliam(46th), T.Davis(83rd), F.Howard-8(82nd),
      R.Fairly-2(51st), B.Virdon(55th), B.Skinner-3(65th), S.Burgess-2(65th),
      H.Goss(10th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Wills-2(96th), J.Gilliam(15th), W.Moon(6th), H.Goss(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Williams-2
WALKS- M.Wills, J.Gilliam, T.Davis, F.Howard, D.Camilli, T.Harkness,
       B.Skinner-2, S.Burgess, R.Clemente, D.Clendenon, B.Mazeroski
STRIKE OUTS- W.Davis, R.Perranoski-2, W.Moon, D.Camilli, S.Williams, B.Virdon,
             D.Groat, S.Burgess, D.Clendenon, D.Hoak, B.Mazeroski, J.Lamabe
BALKS- S.Williams, E.Francis
WILD PITCHES- S.Williams, J.Lamabe, E.Francis-2
PASSED BALLS- S.Burgess
2-out RBI- R.Fairly-2, B.Skinner-3, F.Howard-2
RLISP 2-out- S.Williams, W.Moon-3, W.Davis-2, R.Clemente, D.Groat, E.Francis,
             B.Virdon-2, T.Harkness, R.Perranoski
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 8 for 22  Pirates: 2 for 13
 
Frank Howard blasted a grand slam as the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the
Pittsburgh Pirates 16 to 10.
 
Howard enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He cleared the bases with a Grand
Slam homerun in the 1st inning, tripled bringing in two baserunners in the
8th inning and doubled scoring two baserunners in the 9th inning.  Los
Angeles provided plenty of action in the 1st inning which saw them score 5
runs on 4 hits.  The Los Angeles offense man-handled the Pittsburgh pitching
staff as they scored in 7 of the 9 innings.  
 
The win was credited to Stan Williams(6-12) who went 5 innings allowing 8
runs. Williams was helped out by Ron Perranoski who recorded his 8th save.
Joe Gibbon(4-2) was given the loss.  He gave up 3 hits and 2 walks without
retiring a batter.