On This Day

Sunday, April 29, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 5 .667 --
White Sox 11 7 .611 0.5
Indians 9 6 .600 1.0
Tigers 8 6 .571 1.5
Orioles 9 7 .563 1.5
Twins 9 9 .500 2.5
Athletics 9 10 .474 3.0
Red Sox 7 9 .438 3.5
Angels 7 9 .438 3.5
Senators 2 13 .133 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 4 .765 --
Giants 14 5 .737 0.0
Cardinals 11 4 .733 1.0
Dodgers 12 8 .600 2.5
Colt .45's 7 8 .467 5.0
Braves 8 10 .444 5.5
Phillies 7 9 .438 5.5
Reds 8 11 .421 6.0
Cubs 4 15 .211 10.0
Mets 3 13 .188 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Maris 6
2 Ken Boyer 5
2 Curt Flood 5
2 Tony Gonzalez 5
2 Stan Musial 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bright 2
1 Gordy Coleman 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
1 Johnny Goryl 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 5
2 Jim Gentile 4
2 Roger Maris 4
4 Harry Bright 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elio Chacon 2
1 Maury Wills 2
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 Ed Charles 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 1.14
2 Early Wynn 0.86
3 Bob Friend 0.83
4 Gary Bell 0.78
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 8
2 Gary Bell 7
3 Johnny Podres 6
3 Early Wynn 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Floyd Robinson .441
2 Curt Flood .435
3 Clete Boyer .429
4 Stan Musial .396
5 Harvey Kuenn .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 6
1 Norm Cash 6
1 Eddie Mathews 6
1 Willie Mays 6
1 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 25
2 Tommy Davis 24
3 Floyd Robinson 22
4 Ken Boyer 20
5 Orlando Cepeda 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Dick Howser 6
4 Jose Pagan 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Francis 0.53
2 Bob Shaw 0.67
3 Steve Barber 1.01
4 Billy Pierce 1.07
5 Bobby Shantz 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Bob Purkey 4
1 Ralph Terry 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 47
2 Don Drysdale 26
2 Juan Marichal 26
4 Johnny Podres 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Jack Baldschun 4
3 Luis Arroyo 3
3 Bob Grim 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .359
2 Norm Cash .357
3 Roberto Clemente .346
4 Ken Boyer .338
5 Elston Howard .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 64
2 Orlando Cepeda 50
2 Harmon Killebrew 50
4 Mickey Mantle 49
5 Jim Gentile 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 154
2 Roger Maris 148
3 Jim Gentile 144
4 Rocky Colavito 138
5 2 tied 132

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.26
2 Milt Pappas 2.69
3 Don Mossi 2.90
4 Curt Simmons 2.95
5 Bill Stafford 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 302
2 Camilo Pascual 220
3 Whitey Ford 211
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