On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Indians 12 8 .600 1.5
Twins 14 10 .583 1.5
Angels 11 9 .550 2.5
White Sox 13 12 .520 3.0
Red Sox 11 11 .500 3.5
Athletics 12 14 .462 4.5
Orioles 10 12 .455 4.5
Tigers 9 11 .450 4.5
Senators 4 16 .200 9.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 6 .769 --
Cardinals 15 7 .682 3.0
Pirates 14 9 .609 4.5
Dodgers 15 11 .577 5.0
Phillies 11 10 .524 6.5
Reds 12 12 .500 7.0
Colt .45's 10 13 .435 8.5
Braves 10 14 .417 9.0
Cubs 6 19 .240 13.5
Mets 4 16 .200 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Aspromonte 3
1 Doug Camilli 3
1 Willie Davis 3
4 Roman Mejias 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 John Weekly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Aspromonte 3
2 Norm Larker 2
2 Maury Wills 2
4 Doug Camilli 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Giusti 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Tiefenauer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Pete Richert 2
2 Bobby Tiefenauer 2
4 Ed Roebuck 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .391
2 Harvey Kuenn .383
3 Floyd Robinson .381
4 Tony Gonzalez .375
4 Stan Musial .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 10
2 Vada Pinson 9
2 Leon Wagner 9
4 Orlando Cepeda 8
4 Frank Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 29
2 Tommy Davis 28
2 Vada Pinson 28
4 Floyd Robinson 27
5 Ken Boyer 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Dick Howser 8
4 Willie Davis 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Stange 1.21
2 Curt Simmons 1.25
3 Steve Barber 1.38
4 Earl Francis 1.50
5 Bo Belinsky 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 4
1 John Buzhardt 4
1 Dick Donovan 4
1 Don Drysdale 4
1 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 55
2 Don Drysdale 35
3 Billy O'Dell 34
4 Turk Farrell 33
4 Juan Marichal 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 6
2 Roy Face 5
2 Dick Radatz 5
4 Luis Arroyo 3
4 7 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .435
2 Albie Pearson .412
3 Wally Post .405
4 Johnny Callison .395
5 2 tied .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 7
2 Willie Mays 6
2 Vada Pinson 6
4 Ed Bailey 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 Willie Mays 17
3 Ken Boyer 16
4 Don Mincher 14
4 Leon Wagner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Willie Davis 4
5 Dick Howser 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Perry 0.00
1 Bob Bruce 0.00
3 Lee Stange 0.71
4 John Buzhardt 0.72
5 Chet Nichols 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 3
1 John Buzhardt 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 32
2 Bob Gibson 22
3 Turk Farrell 20
3 Juan Pizarro 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 4
2 Ryne Duren 3
2 Barry Latman 3
2 Ray Moore 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .356
2 Norm Cash .353
3 Roberto Clemente .342
4 Ken Boyer .334
5 Elston Howard .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 63
2 Mickey Mantle 51
3 Orlando Cepeda 50
4 Harmon Killebrew 47
5 3 tied 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 156
2 Roger Maris 145
3 Rocky Colavito 136
3 Jim Gentile 136
5 Willie Mays 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Maury Wills 43
3 Dick Howser 42
4 Jake Wood 32
5 Chuck Hinton 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.43
2 Curt Simmons 2.78
3 Milt Pappas 2.81
4 Bill Stafford 2.86
5 Billy Pierce 3.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 303
2 Camilo Pascual 223
3 Juan Pizarro 214
4 Whitey Ford 210
5 Jim Bunning 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 27
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
3 Roy Face 18
3 Stu Miller 18
5 3 tied 15