On This Day

Monday, April 30, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 5 .750 --
Cardinals 11 4 .733 1.5
Pirates 13 5 .722 1.0
Dodgers 13 8 .619 2.5
Phillies 8 9 .471 5.5
Colt .45's 7 8 .467 5.5
Braves 8 11 .421 6.5
Reds 8 11 .421 6.5
Cubs 4 16 .200 11.0
Mets 3 13 .188 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruben Amaro 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 Jim Gilliam 2
3 Bill Mazeroski 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 2
1 Don Demeter 2
1 Mike Krsnich 2
4 Johnny Callison 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Altman 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Howie Goss 1
1 Andre Rodgers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Williams 0.80
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.60
3 Jack Hamilton 0.31
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.20
5 Gaylord Perry 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Stan Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 8
2 Dick Ellsworth 6
3 Jack Hamilton 4
4 Don Nottebart 3
4 Bob Shaw 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 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 Willie Mays 7
2 Ed Bailey 6
2 Norm Cash 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 25
2 Tommy Davis 24
3 Floyd Robinson 22
4 Orlando Cepeda 21
5 Ken Boyer 20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Francis 0.53
2 Bob Shaw 0.62
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 Jack Baldschun 5
1 Roy Face 5
3 Luis Arroyo 3
3 Bob Grim 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .358
2 Norm Cash .357
3 Roberto Clemente .347
4 Ken Boyer .337
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 155
2 Roger Maris 146
3 Jim Gentile 143
4 Rocky Colavito 137
5 Willie Mays 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Maury Wills 41
3 Dick Howser 40
4 Jake Wood 32
5 Chuck Hinton 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.26
2 Milt Pappas 2.82
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 Warren Spahn 21
5 Frank Lary 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 302
2 Camilo Pascual 220
3 Whitey Ford 211
4 Juan Pizarro 204
5 2 tied 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 30
2 Roy Face 20
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
4 Stu Miller 18
5 Bill Henry 17