On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 9 4 .692 --
Yankees 8 5 .615 1.0
White Sox 9 7 .563 1.5
Tigers 7 6 .538 2.0
Orioles 8 7 .533 2.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 2.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 2.5
Angels 7 8 .467 3.0
Twins 7 9 .438 3.5
Senators 2 11 .154 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 3 .769 --
Pirates 11 4 .733 0.0
Giants 12 5 .706 0.0
Dodgers 12 6 .667 0.5
Braves 8 9 .471 4.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 4.5
Colt .45's 6 8 .429 4.5
Reds 7 10 .412 5.0
Cubs 4 13 .235 8.0
Mets 2 12 .143 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Spangler 4
2 Dick Bertell 3
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Eddie Bressoud 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 2
1 Don Mincher 2
1 Charlie Neal 2
4 Clete Boyer 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mincher 5
2 Hector Lopez 4
2 Willie Mays 4
4 Tony Gonzalez 3
4 Bubba Phillips 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Giusti 0.88
2 Sandy Koufax 0.86
3 Norm Bass 0.62
4 Steve Barber 0.50
4 Earl Francis 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Cecil Butler 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Francis 7
1 Dave Giusti 7
3 Sandy Koufax 6
4 Steve Barber 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Floyd Robinson .468
2 Clete Boyer .447
3 Curt Flood .415
4 Mickey Mantle .406
5 Jerry Lumpe .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Wally Post 6
1 Leon Wagner 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 24
2 Vada Pinson 22
2 Floyd Robinson 22
4 Orlando Cepeda 18
5 Eddie Mathews 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Francis 0.53
2 Bob Shaw 0.67
3 Steve Barber 1.01
4 Hal Woodeshick 1.13
5 Bobby Shantz 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Ralph Terry 4
4 Steve Barber 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 47
2 Don Drysdale 26
2 Juan Marichal 26
4 Ralph Terry 23
5 Jim O'Toole 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Bob Grim 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .361
2 Norm Cash .356
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Elston Howard .338
5 Ken Boyer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 63
2 Orlando Cepeda 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 50
4 Mickey Mantle 49
5 2 tied 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 153
2 Roger Maris 144
3 Jim Gentile 141
4 Rocky Colavito 137
5 Norm Cash 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Dick Howser 42
3 Maury Wills 39
4 Jake Wood 32
5 Chuck Hinton 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.26
2 Milt Pappas 2.61
3 Don Mossi 2.90
4 Curt Simmons 2.95
5 Bill Stafford 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 302
2 Camilo Pascual 220
3 Whitey Ford 208
4 Juan Pizarro 204
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Roy Face 21
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
4 Stu Miller 18
5 Bill Henry 17