On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 11 .621 --
Indians 18 11 .621 0.0
Twins 19 13 .594 0.5
White Sox 18 15 .545 2.0
Orioles 16 14 .533 2.5
Angels 14 15 .483 4.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 4.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 5.0
Athletics 14 19 .424 6.0
Senators 7 21 .250 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 9 .743 --
Dodgers 23 12 .657 3.0
Cardinals 18 13 .581 6.0
Reds 18 14 .563 6.5
Pirates 16 15 .516 8.0
Phillies 14 16 .467 9.5
Braves 15 18 .455 10.0
Colt .45's 11 21 .344 13.5
Mets 9 18 .333 13.0
Cubs 9 23 .281 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Billy Moran 3
1 Joe Pepitone 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
5 26 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Don Demeter 1
1 Boog Powell 1
1 Ted Savage 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Don Demeter 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 Howie Bedell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Julian Javier 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.25
2 Gene Conley 1.00
3 Billy O'Dell 0.86
4 Bob Shaw 0.62
5 Art Quirk 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marshall Bridges 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Cal McLish 1
1 Art Quirk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 10
2 Art Quirk 8
3 Gene Conley 6
3 Billy O'Dell 6
5 Bob Shaw 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chris Short 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .372
2 Manny Jimenez .369
3 Floyd Robinson .352
4 Rich Rollins .350
5 Stan Musial .341

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 35
3 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
3 Willie Davis 9
5 Jake Wood 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stenhouse 0.88
2 Steve Barber 1.30
3 Turk Farrell 1.88
4 Billy Pierce 2.11
5 Bob Shaw 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 74
2 Turk Farrell 48
3 Billy O'Dell 47
4 Bob Gibson 46
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 7
1 Dick Radatz 7
3 Ryne Duren 5
3 Roy Face 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Williams .439
2 Jim Davenport .421
3 Al Smith .417
4 Gene Woodling .400
5 Larry Burright .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 John Romano 6
3 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Billy Williams 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 16
2 Ted Savage 15
2 Carl Yastrzemski 15
4 Brooks Robinson 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Willie Davis 5
3 Julio Gotay 4
3 Dick Howser 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.67
2 Dave Stenhouse 1.08
3 Jack Kralick 1.19
4 Juan Marichal 1.33
5 Gene Conley 1.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 30
2 Milt Pappas 24
3 Bo Belinsky 23
3 Bob Bruce 23
5 Bob Gibson 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 4
2 Ryne Duren 3
2 Barry Latman 3
2 Ed Roebuck 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .359
2 Clay Dalrymple .356
3 Billy Williams .352
4 Jim Davenport .348
5 Al Kaline .346

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 30
2 Vada Pinson 28
3 Norm Siebern 27
4 Al Kaline 26
4 Floyd Robinson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 15
2 Willie Davis 9
3 Dick Howser 7
3 Jake Wood 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stenhouse 0.88
2 Steve Barber 1.38
3 Turk Farrell 1.75
4 Bob Gibson 2.01
5 Billy Pierce 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 6
2 Bo Belinsky 5
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Bob Gibson 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 60
2 Bob Gibson 45
3 Bo Belinsky 38
3 Turk Farrell 38
3 Milt Pappas 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .354
2 Norm Cash .349
3 Roberto Clemente .337
4 Ken Boyer .329
5 Al Kaline .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 64
2 Mickey Mantle 51
3 Orlando Cepeda 47
4 Norm Cash 45
5 Harmon Killebrew 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 151
2 Roger Maris 147
3 Rocky Colavito 129
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 Steve Barber 2.79
4 Curt Simmons 2.88
5 Bill Stafford 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 23
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Jim Bunning 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 305
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 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
3 Stu Miller 19
4 Roy Face 18
5 Jim Brosnan 15