On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	19	12	.613	--
Indians	19	12	.613	0.0
Twins	20	14	.588	0.5
Orioles	18	14	.563	1.5
Angels	16	15	.516	3.0
White Sox	18	17	.514	3.0
Tigers	14	16	.467	4.5
Athletics	15	20	.429	6.0
Red Sox	13	18	.419	6.0
Senators	8	22	.267	10.5

Games

Angels 6, Red Sox 5

Orioles 11, White Sox 6

Tigers 9, Indians 3

Athletics 8, Senators 4

Yankees 2, Twins 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	27	10	.730	--
Dodgers	23	14	.622	4.0
Cardinals	20	13	.606	5.0
Reds	19	14	.576	6.0
Pirates	16	16	.500	8.5
Phillies	15	17	.469	9.5
Braves	16	19	.457	10.0
Colt .45's	12	22	.353	13.5
Mets	10	19	.345	13.0
Cubs	10	24	.294	15.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1

Mets 6, Braves 5

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Giants 10, Colt .45's 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Ed Charles	3
2	Chico Fernandez	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
1	Ed Charles	3
1	Jim Gentile	3
1	Willie Mays	3
1	Boog Powell	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill White	2
2	Marv Breeding	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Dallas Green	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Terry	2.33
2	Don Mossi	0.88
3	Jay Hook	0.67
4	Art Mahaffey	0.62
5	Mike McCormick	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Bass	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Ken MacKenzie	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Mahaffey	8
2	Don Mossi	7
2	Ralph Terry	7
4	Norm Bass	5
4	Mike McCormick	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Craig Anderson	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.385
2	Harvey Kuenn	.360
3	Floyd Robinson	.351
4	Rich Rollins	.346
5	Tony Gonzalez	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
2	Willie Mays	11
2	Leon Wagner	11
5	3 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	41
2	Vada Pinson	36
3	Tommy Davis	35
4	Floyd Robinson	32
5	Norm Siebern	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Dick Howser	11
3	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Willie Davis	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Barber	1.41
2	Turk Farrell	1.88
3	Billy Pierce	2.11
4	Bob Shaw	2.30
5	Gene Conley	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Bob Purkey	7
4	Bo Belinsky	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Turk Farrell	48
2	Ken Johnson	48
4	Billy O'Dell	47
5	2 tied	46

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	.432
2	Larry Burright	.419
3	Frank Bolling	.409
4	Manny Jimenez	.400
5	Pete Runnels	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	6
1	Chuck Essegian	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Vada Pinson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	14
1	Brooks Robinson	14
1	Frank Robinson	14
4	Bob Aspromonte	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.67
2	Craig Anderson	0.69
3	Dave Stenhouse	1.08
4	Jack Kralick	1.26
5	Juan Marichal	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Craig Anderson	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	26
2	Bo Belinsky	23
2	Milt Pappas	23
4	Bob Gibson	22
5	Camilo Pascual	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Ed Roebuck	3
3	Hank Aguirre	2
3	Bob Allen	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Gonzalez	.369
2	Manny Jimenez	.369
3	Al Smith	.368
4	Billy Williams	.359
5	Mack Jones	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	11
2	Leon Wagner	9
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Orlando Cepeda	8
3	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	30
2	Norm Siebern	27
3	Gino Cimoli	25
3	Don Demeter	25
3	Vada Pinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Willie Davis	9
3	Tony Taylor	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	0.94
2	Steve Barber	1.51
3	Turk Farrell	1.62
4	Bob Gibson	2.01
5	Joe Moeller	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Bob Gibson	45
3	Ken Johnson	43
4	Turk Farrell	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.355
2	Norm Cash	.345
3	Roberto Clemente	.336
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Ken Boyer	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	63
2	Mickey Mantle	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	48
4	Norm Cash	45
4	Harmon Killebrew	45

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	154
2	Roger Maris	145
3	Rocky Colavito	128
4	Jim Gentile	127
4	Willie Mays	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Dick Howser	41
4	Jake Wood	29
5	Chuck Hinton	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.47
2	Milt Pappas	2.69
3	Steve Barber	2.80
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	21
4	Ralph Terry	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	305
2	Camilo Pascual	223
3	Juan Pizarro	217
4	Whitey Ford	214
5	3 tied	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
3	Stu Miller	19
4	Roy Face	17
5	Jim Brosnan	15