On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 13 .606 --
Indians 20 13 .606 0.0
Twins 21 15 .583 0.5
Angels 18 15 .545 2.0
White Sox 20 17 .541 2.0
Orioles 18 16 .529 2.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 4.5
Athletics 16 21 .432 6.0
Red Sox 13 20 .394 7.0
Senators 9 23 .281 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 11 .718 --
Cardinals 21 13 .618 4.5
Dodgers 23 15 .605 4.5
Reds 19 15 .559 6.5
Pirates 17 16 .515 8.0
Phillies 15 19 .441 10.5
Braves 16 21 .432 11.0
Mets 12 19 .387 12.0
Colt .45's 13 23 .361 13.5
Cubs 12 24 .333 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Hubbs 8
2 Al Kaline 6
3 Bob Aspromonte 5
3 Joe Cunningham 5
3 Al Smith 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Essegian 2
1 Carroll Hardy 2
1 Al Kaline 2
1 Jerry Kindall 2
1 Al Smith 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 5
1 Al Smith 5
1 Frank Thomas 5
4 Lou Brock 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Hershberger 3
2 Jake Wood 2
3 Tommie Aaron 1
3 George Altman 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken McBride 0.89
2 Rollie Sheldon 0.83
3 Ray Herbert 0.78
4 Frank Lary 0.75
5 Don Schwall 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Allen 1
1 Bo Belinsky 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken McBride 8
2 Ray Herbert 7
2 Jim Kaat 7
4 Sam McDowell 6
4 Don Schwall 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Craig Anderson 1
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .370
2 Harvey Kuenn .359
3 Al Kaline .357
4 Al Smith .348
5 Floyd Robinson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 12
1 Vada Pinson 12
3 Ernie Banks 11
3 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 42
2 Vada Pinson 36
3 Tommy Davis 35
4 Al Kaline 34
5 Floyd Robinson 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Barber 1.71
2 Turk Farrell 1.85
3 Curt Simmons 2.08
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 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 74
2 Turk Farrell 49
3 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 6
4 Roy Face 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .484
2 Larry Burright .457
3 Dick Groat .400
3 Pete Runnels .400
5 Billy Williams .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 7
1 Chuck Essegian 7
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Al Kaline 5
3 Willie Kirkland 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Altman 15
1 Brooks Robinson 15
3 Al Kaline 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.67
2 Barney Schultz 0.73
3 Dave Stenhouse 1.08
4 Bob Turley 1.35
5 Craig Anderson 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig Anderson 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Gibson 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 27
2 Milt Pappas 25
3 Bob Gibson 22
4 Camilo Pascual 21
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
3 Hank Aguirre 2
3 Bob Allen 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .395
2 Chuck Essegian .369
3 Tony Gonzalez .368
4 Billy Williams .364
5 Manny Jimenez .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 11
2 Chuck Essegian 10
2 Al Kaline 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 31
2 Al Kaline 28
3 Norm Siebern 27
3 Billy Williams 27
5 Gino Cimoli 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stenhouse 0.94
2 Gene Conley 1.52
3 Turk Farrell 1.59
4 Steve Barber 1.88
5 Bob Gibson 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 51
2 Bob Gibson 45
3 Ken Johnson 43
4 Turk Farrell 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .359
2 Norm Cash .346
3 Roberto Clemente .336
4 Al Kaline .333
5 Ken Boyer .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 63
2 Mickey Mantle 51
3 Orlando Cepeda 48
4 Norm Cash 46
4 Harmon Killebrew 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 154
2 Roger Maris 146
3 Rocky Colavito 131
4 Jim Gentile 129
5 Willie Mays 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Dick Howser 41
4 Jake Wood 31
5 Chuck Hinton 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.47
2 Curt Simmons 2.76
3 Steve Barber 2.84
4 Milt Pappas 2.85
5 Bill Stafford 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 23
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Ralph Terry 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 305
2 Camilo Pascual 223
3 Juan Pizarro 217
4 Whitey Ford 214
5 Jim Bunning 192

Saves

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