On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	18	11	.621	--
Yankees	17	11	.607	0.5
Twins	19	13	.594	0.5
White Sox	18	15	.545	2.0
Orioles	15	14	.517	3.0
Angels	14	14	.500	3.5
Tigers	13	15	.464	4.5
Red Sox	13	15	.464	4.5
Athletics	14	19	.424	6.0
Senators	7	21	.250	10.5

Games

Angels 3, Orioles 1

Yankees 9, Red Sox 8

Senators 3, White Sox 1

Indians 10, Athletics 9

Twins 8, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	8	.765	--
Dodgers	22	12	.647	4.0
Reds	18	13	.581	6.5
Cardinals	17	13	.567	7.0
Pirates	16	14	.533	8.0
Phillies	13	16	.448	10.5
Braves	14	18	.438	11.0
Colt .45's	11	20	.355	13.5
Mets	9	18	.333	13.5
Cubs	9	23	.281	16.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Colt .45's 2

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 6, Braves 0

Giants 7, Cardinals 2

Mets 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Malzone	4
2	Bob Allison	3
2	Cuno Barragan	3
2	Steve Boros	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Steve Boros	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Vic Power	3
1	Bill Skowron	3
1	Carl Yastrzemski	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Davis	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Maury Wills	2
4	Ernie Banks	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken McBride	1.00
2	Chuck Estrada	0.88
3	Ernie Broglio	0.67
3	Turk Farrell	0.67
5	Moe Drabowsky	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Jay Hook	1
1	Juan Marichal	1
1	Al McBean	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	7
1	Ken McBride	7
3	Jim Bunning	6
3	Turk Farrell	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Diomedes Olivo	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.369
2	Floyd Robinson	.352
3	Rich Rollins	.350
4	Stan Musial	.341
5	Billy Williams	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	10
2	Al Kaline	10
2	Willie Mays	10
2	Leon Wagner	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	38
2	Tommy Davis	34
2	Vada Pinson	34
4	Floyd Robinson	32
5	Norm Siebern	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Dick Howser	11
3	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Willie Davis	8
5	Jake Wood	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	0.88
2	Steve Barber	1.30
3	Bo Belinsky	1.72
4	Turk Farrell	1.88
5	Billy Pierce	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Dick Donovan	6
2	Bob Purkey	6
4	Bo Belinsky	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Turk Farrell	48
3	Don Drysdale	43
3	Camilo Pascual	43
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
1	Dick Radatz	7
3	Ryne Duren	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	Diego Segui	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.450
2	Billy Williams	.422
3	Jim Davenport	.421
4	Larry Burright	.412
5	Gene Woodling	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	6
1	John Romano	6
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Billy Williams	5
5	11 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	16
2	Carl Yastrzemski	15
3	Brooks Robinson	14
3	John Romano	14
3	Billy Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Willie Mays	5
3	Ken Boyer	4
3	Willie Davis	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	1.02
2	Dave Stenhouse	1.08
3	Bo Belinsky	1.10
4	Jack Kralick	1.19
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Craig Anderson	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Jack Kralick	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	30
2	Milt Pappas	24
3	Bob Bruce	23
3	Sandy Koufax	23
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	4
2	Ryne Duren	3
2	Barry Latman	3
2	Ed Roebuck	3
2	Diego Segui	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.359
2	Billy Williams	.358
3	Orlando Cepeda	.351
4	Mack Jones	.350
5	Clay Dalrymple	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Al Kaline	10
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Leon Wagner	8
3	Billy Williams	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	33
2	Vada Pinson	28
3	Tommy Davis	27
3	Norm Siebern	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Willie Davis	8
3	Dick Howser	7
3	Jake Wood	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	0.88
2	Diomedes Olivo	1.37
3	Steve Barber	1.38
4	Bo Belinsky	1.72
5	Turk Farrell	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Bo Belinsky	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Joey Jay	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	56
2	Turk Farrell	38
2	Milt Pappas	38
4	Bob Gibson	36
4	Camilo Pascual	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
2	Dick Radatz	6
3	Ryne Duren	5
3	Diego Segui	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.353
2	Norm Cash	.350
3	Roberto Clemente	.336
4	Ken Boyer	.330
5	Al Kaline	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	64
2	Mickey Mantle	52
3	Orlando Cepeda	47
4	Norm Cash	46
5	Harmon Killebrew	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	152
2	Roger Maris	147
3	Rocky Colavito	131
4	Frank Robinson	125
5	Willie Mays	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Dick Howser	41
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Chuck Hinton	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.49
2	Milt Pappas	2.69
3	Curt Simmons	2.89
4	Steve Barber	2.97
5	Bill Stafford	3.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
1	Joey Jay	24
3	Warren Spahn	20
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	5 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	304
2	Camilo Pascual	223
3	Juan Pizarro	217
4	Whitey Ford	208
5	Jim Bunning	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Stu Miller	19
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
4	Roy Face	18
5	Jim Brosnan	15