1962 Regular Season Results

Week 2

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
Montreal's Gil Hodges is 10 for his last 25 with 5 HRs and 13 RBI keeping the Royals at the top of the North.
Richmond's Norm Siebern has a .581 OBP in his last 48 plate appearance (10 hits and 15 BBs). Siebern is leading the league with a .483 OBP.
Ernie Banks recorded another big day at the plate on 4/11, chalking up 5 hits in 5 ABs with 2 HR, a double, and 6 RBI in the Beavers 11-1 blowout of the Mud Hens.
Charleston is bouncing back from a slow start, winning 6 of their last 8, lead by clutch hitting. The Senators are 2-4 with the bases loaded, .268 in the clutch, and .538 in pinch hitting opportunities.

Game of the Week:
Louisville pulls out a bottom of the 9th win against Tidewater.

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_02.zip

Week 4

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
Richmond's Rocky Colavito crushed 3 HRs and drove in all 8 runs for the Braves in an 8-3 win over Portland on 4/24. In a 3 game stretch on 23rd-25th Colavito hit 5 HRs and drove in 10.
Buffalo's Hank Aaron and Phoenix's Harmon Killebrew are both red hot, Aaron has 6 HR and 15 RBI in his last 34 ABs, Killebrew has 5 HR and 14 RBI in his last 40 ABs.
Louisville's Sandy Koufax recorded his 3rd 12 strikeout game in 10 days, with strong outings against Buffalo on 4/23 and Montreal on 4/28. Koufax now has 57 Ks in 53 IP.

Game of the Week:
Denver and Hawaii combine for 10 runs in the 8th and 9th

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_04.zip

Week 6

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
Toledo's Maury Wills swiped 6 bags against Montreal on 5/10. Wills was 5-5 at the plate and 6-6 in SB attempts, and now leads all runners with 32 stolen bases.
Tidewater's Jim Maloney pitched the 3rd 1-hitter of the season, a 4-1 win over Phoenix. The outing was unexpected for Maloney, who was 2-4 going into the game with an ERA over 4.50 and a WHIP over 1.50. Maloney's teammate Bob Purkey has been throwing bullets from the mound recently, after starting 1-7, Purkey is 3-0 in his last 3 starts, all CG victories.
Richmond's Rocky Colavito has 7 HRs and 14 RBI in his last 40 ABs, and is now leading the league in both categories.

Game of the Week:
Buffalo and Vancouver log the 2nd 17 inning game of the season.

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_06.zip

Week 8

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
2 teams have risen to the top in each division. Buffalo and Vancouver atop the North with 33 and 32 wins, Richmond and Louisville leading the South each with 32 wins.
Buffalo has two hitters with significant active hitting streaks, Vic Power with 25 straight games and Bobby Richardson with 22. Add in Gino Cimoli, Hank Aaron, and Ken Boyer and the Bisons own 5 of the top 10 batting averages in the league.
Tidewater's Bill Skowron crushed 3 HRs for the Tides in a 14 inning 9-6 loss to Louisville on 5/21. Skowron now has 11 HR in 78 ABs. In that 14 inning game, Louisville's Hal Woodeshick recorded 35 outs, the longest outing of the season so far.

Game of the Week:
Louisville and Tidewater end a 0-0 tie in the 13th inning.

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_08.zip

Week 10

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
Richmond is staying at the top of the South thanks to strong pitching a timely hitting. The Braves Terry Fox leads all relievers with 10 saves, and Eddie Fischer and Earl Francis are 1-2 in ERA, 1.94 and 2.12 respectively. Rocky Colavito is delivering when it counts, leading all batters with 70 RBI and tied for first in HR with 22.
Portland's Ralph Terry has victories in his last 2 starts and now tops the list with 10.
Hawaii's Al Kaline is the 5th batter of the season to record 3 HR in a game, delivering his big day on 6/5 in a 13-3 win over the Braves. Kaline went 5-5, scoring 4 runs and driving in 4.

Game of the Week:
Montreal and Tidewater match up for a remarkable 15 inning pitchers duel.

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_10.zip

Week 12

Standings - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/standings.html

Highlights:
We're a couple games away from the midpoint of the season and the league leaders are tracking to some impressive end of season totals!
Rocky Colavito (RCH) 82 RBI, 12 GWRBI
Maury Wills (TOL) 62 SB, 9 steals of 3B
Sandy Koufax (LOU) 158 K
Smokey Burgess (DEN) .362 AVG (including 21 for his last 40)
Jim Kaat (LOU) 14 CG (in 17 GS)
Jim Fregosi (PHX) 12 Triples
Frank Robinson (VAN) 25 Doubles
Eddie Yost (MON) 65 BB

Game of the Week:
Louisville runs onto another top team from the North, as Montreal puts up 14 in a onesided contest.

Daily Recaps and League File - latorrer0.tripod.com/sombb/1960kp/1962/leaguefiles/week_12.zip