On This Day

Wednesday, April 25, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 4 .600 --
Orioles 7 5 .583 0.0
Red Sox 6 5 .545 0.5
Yankees 6 5 .545 0.5
Athletics 8 7 .533 0.5
Tigers 5 5 .500 1.0
Angels 6 6 .500 1.0
White Sox 7 7 .500 1.0
Twins 6 7 .462 1.5
Senators 2 8 .200 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 2 .846 --
Cardinals 7 3 .700 2.5
Giants 10 5 .667 2.0
Dodgers 9 6 .600 3.0
Colt .45's 6 5 .545 4.0
Reds 7 8 .467 5.0
Phillies 5 6 .455 5.0
Braves 5 9 .357 6.5
Cubs 4 10 .286 7.5
Mets 1 11 .083 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Merritt Ranew 4
1 Al Smith 4
3 Curt Flood 3
3 Dick Groat 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Rodgers 5
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Eddie Mathews 4
4 Frank Malzone 3
4 Ron Santo 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Purkey 1.40
2 Gene Conley 1.14
3 Chuck Estrada 1.00
4 Bo Belinsky 0.89
5 Ron Piche 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Don Lee 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chuck Estrada 9
2 Bo Belinsky 8
2 Gene Conley 8
2 Don Larsen 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Grim 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .450
2 Floyd Robinson .444
3 Rich Rollins .435
4 Clete Boyer .432
5 Dick Groat .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Ed Bailey 5
3 Tommy Davis 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 22
2 Floyd Robinson 21
3 Tommy Davis 20
4 Orlando Cepeda 16
4 Eddie Mathews 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Dick Howser 5
3 Jose Pagan 4
3 Maury Wills 4
3 Jake Wood 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Piche 0.00
2 Bob Shaw 0.50
3 Don Mossi 0.75
4 Steve Barber 1.00
4 Curt Simmons 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Bob Purkey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 41
2 Juan Marichal 21
3 Chuck Estrada 20
3 Jim O'Toole 20
3 Ralph Terry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .359
2 Norm Cash .355
3 Roberto Clemente .347
4 Elston Howard .342
5 Ken Boyer .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 62
2 Mickey Mantle 51
3 Orlando Cepeda 49
4 Harmon Killebrew 48
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 152
2 Roger Maris 143
3 Jim Gentile 141
4 Rocky Colavito 136
5 Norm Cash 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Dick Howser 41
3 Maury Wills 37
4 Jake Wood 32
5 Chuck Hinton 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.27
2 Milt Pappas 2.61
3 Bill Stafford 2.80
4 Don Mossi 2.81
5 Curt Simmons 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 23
3 Warren Spahn 22
4 Frank Lary 21
5 Sandy Koufax 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 296
2 Camilo Pascual 217
3 Whitey Ford 211
4 Juan Pizarro 204
5 Stan Williams 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Roy Face 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
4 Stu Miller 19
5 Bill Henry 17