60 YEARS AGO/123: EASY-BREEZY ON THE EAST COAST

8/25/62 kept all of the NL leaders in the same position as the day before, as all three teams in the race kept pace with victories over teams in the second division.

For the Dodgers, Jim Gilliam (4-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) and Ron Perranoski (4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of a wild Stan Williams) were the key players in LA's latest win over the New York Mets. The Dodgers hit four homers in the game, proving that the most famously transplanted team in baseball history could have enjoyed great success if they'd moved to the Polo Grounds. Final score: Dodgers 8, Mets 2.

For the Giants, Billy Pierce (12-4) scattered seven hits and Orlando Cepeda (#29) and Felipe Alou (#20) each hit homers to help SF keep pace with the ever-elusive Dodgers. Final score: Giants 6, Phillies 1.

For the Reds (playing the Houston Colts at home), it was a game they nearly let get away after building a 6-2 lead. Joey Jay got roughed up in the seventh and eighth innings and had to be bailed out by Jim Brosnan, but he held his ground just enough to notch his 20th win of the year. Frank Robinson pushed past Tommy Davis in the race for the batting title; his 2-for-4 bumped him to .345, three percentage points ahead of Tommy. Final score: Reds 7, Colts 6.

SEASON RECORDS: LAD 84-46, SFG 81-48, CIN 81-49