On This Day

Friday, April 20, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 4 2 .667 --
White Sox 6 3 .667 -0.5
Angels 5 3 .625 0.0
Indians 3 2 .600 0.5
Tigers 3 3 .500 1.0
Orioles 4 4 .500 1.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 1.5
Athletics 4 6 .400 2.0
Senators 2 4 .333 2.0
Twins 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 6 0 1.000 1.0
Giants 7 3 .700 2.0
Colt .45's 5 3 .625 3.0
Dodgers 6 4 .600 3.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 4.5
Reds 4 6 .400 5.0
Braves 2 7 .222 6.5
Cubs 1 8 .111 7.5
Mets 0 7 .000 7.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Jim Gentile 3
1 Mike Hershberger 3
1 Jerry Lumpe 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Allen 1
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Norm Siebern 1
1 Jerry Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Siebern 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 Gino Cimoli 2
3 Mike Hershberger 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Charles 1
1 Albie Pearson 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Hoeft 1.00
2 Jerry Walker 0.29
3 Juan Pizarro 0.22
4 Pete Burnside 0.20
5 Jack Kralick 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Dick Stigman 1
1 Jerry Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Hoeft 7
2 Frank Baumann 2
2 Pete Burnside 2
2 Jim Donohue 2
2 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Diego Segui 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Floyd Robinson .469
1 Rich Rollins .469
3 Felipe Alou .462
4 Stan Musial .458
5 Sherm Lollar .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Landis 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Rich Rollins 4
1 Frank Thomas 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Floyd Robinson 14
2 Tommy Davis 13
2 Vada Pinson 13
4 Felipe Alou 12
4 Rich Rollins 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Jose Pagan 3
2 Maury Wills 3
5 7 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 0.00
1 Dean Stone 0.00
1 Ken McBride 0.00
1 Ernie Broglio 0.00
1 Earl Francis 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Terry 3
2 Dick Donovan 2
2 Don Drysdale 2
2 Bob Friend 2
2 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Juan Marichal 18
3 Ralph Terry 17
4 Don Drysdale 15
4 Jim O'Toole 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
2 Luis Arroyo 2
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Bob Grim 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .358
2 Elston Howard .353
3 Vada Pinson .351
4 Roberto Clemente .349
5 Ken Boyer .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 62
2 Mickey Mantle 55
3 Orlando Cepeda 48
4 Harmon Killebrew 47
5 Jim Gentile 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 147
2 Roger Maris 144
3 Jim Gentile 142
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 31
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.12
2 Bill Stafford 2.61
3 Milt Pappas 2.66
4 Don Mossi 2.85
5 Jim O'Toole 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 Sandy Koufax 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 289
2 Camilo Pascual 218
3 Whitey Ford 210
4 Stan Williams 200
5 2 tied 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
3 Roy Face 19
3 Stu Miller 19
5 2 tied 16