On This Day

Tuesday, April 17, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 3 1 .750 --
White Sox 4 2 .667 0.0
Indians 3 2 .600 0.5
Angels 3 2 .600 0.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.0
Senators 2 2 .500 1.0
Athletics 3 4 .429 1.5
Orioles 2 3 .400 1.5
Red Sox 2 4 .333 2.0
Twins 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 4 0 1.000 1.0
Giants 6 2 .750 1.0
Colt .45's 4 2 .667 2.0
Dodgers 5 3 .625 2.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 2.5
Reds 3 5 .375 4.0
Braves 1 6 .143 5.5
Mets 0 5 .000 5.5
Cubs 0 7 .000 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Hubbs 5
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Floyd Robinson 4
4 Clete Boyer 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Gus Bell 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Floyd Robinson 7
2 Bill Bruton 4
2 Don Leppert 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 Ken Hubbs 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.00
1 Bobby Shantz 1.00
3 Dick Donovan 0.75
4 Jay Hook 0.71
5 Jim Bunning 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 7
2 Dick Donovan 6
3 Jim Bunning 5
3 Jay Hook 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Larry Sherry 1
1 Bobby Tiefenauer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elston Howard .556
1 Sherm Lollar .556
3 Floyd Robinson .500
4 Felipe Alou .484
5 Roman Mejias .480

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 13
1 Floyd Robinson 13
3 Felipe Alou 11
3 Orlando Cepeda 11
5 Bill White 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Maury Wills 3
4 Bob Aspromonte 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 0.00
1 Ken McBride 0.00
1 Dean Stone 0.00
1 Ernie Broglio 0.00
1 7 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 2
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Art Mahaffey 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 15
2 Sandy Koufax 14
3 Billy O'Dell 13
4 Juan Marichal 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
2 Luis Arroyo 2
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Bob Grim 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .359
2 Elston Howard .356
3 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Vada Pinson .346
5 Ken Boyer .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 62
2 Mickey Mantle 55
3 Orlando Cepeda 48
4 Harmon Killebrew 46
5 Jim Gentile 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 147
2 Roger Maris 144
3 Jim Gentile 141
4 Rocky Colavito 139
5 Norm Cash 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Dick Howser 42
3 Maury Wills 37
4 Jake Wood 30
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.12
2 Bill Stafford 2.66
3 Milt Pappas 2.75
4 Juan Pizarro 2.93
5 Don Mossi 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 Sandy Koufax 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 280
2 Whitey Ford 218
2 Camilo Pascual 218
4 Jim Bunning 201
5 Stan Williams 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Roy Face 20
3 Stu Miller 19
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
5 Jim Brosnan 17