On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 21 13 .618 --
Yankees 20 13 .606 0.5
Twins 22 15 .595 0.5
Angels 18 15 .545 2.5
White Sox 20 18 .526 3.0
Orioles 18 17 .514 3.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 4.5
Athletics 17 21 .447 6.0
Red Sox 13 21 .382 8.0
Senators 9 24 .273 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 12 .700 --
Cardinals 22 13 .629 3.5
Dodgers 24 15 .615 3.5
Reds 19 15 .559 6.0
Pirates 18 16 .529 7.0
Braves 16 21 .432 10.5
Phillies 15 20 .429 10.5
Colt .45's 14 23 .378 12.5
Mets 12 20 .375 12.0
Cubs 12 25 .324 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Dick Groat 4
2 Bill Virdon 4
4 Bernie Allen 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Joe Azcue 1
2 Eddie Bressoud 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Romano 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Jackie Brandt 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Aspromonte 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Chuck Cottier 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.67
2 Billy O'Dell 1.00
3 Jim Golden 0.64
4 Camilo Pascual 0.55
5 Dave Stenhouse 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Jim Golden 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Jim Golden 7
3 Billy O'Dell 6
3 Camilo Pascual 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Nischwitz 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .371
2 Al Kaline .358
3 Dick Groat .350
4 Billy Williams .347
5 Harvey Kuenn .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
1 Al Kaline 12
1 Vada Pinson 12
4 Ernie Banks 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 43
2 Tommy Davis 38
3 Al Kaline 36
3 Vada Pinson 36
5 Floyd Robinson 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 19
2 Dick Howser 11
3 Willie Davis 10
4 Luis Aparicio 9
4 Jake Wood 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stenhouse 1.69
2 Steve Barber 1.71
3 Turk Farrell 1.85
4 Curt Simmons 2.08
5 Jim Golden 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 7
1 Juan Marichal 7
1 Bob Purkey 7
4 Bo Belinsky 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 84
2 Billy O'Dell 53
3 Turk Farrell 49
3 Camilo Pascual 49
5 Ken Johnson 48

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 .455
2 Dick Groat .449
3 Larry Burright .440
4 Chuck Essegian .425
5 Frank Bolling .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 7
1 Chuck Essegian 7
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 Jim Gentile 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Altman 15
1 Al Kaline 15
1 John Romano 15
4 Orlando Cepeda 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Willie Davis 5
3 Willie Mays 4
3 Bill White 4
3 Jake Wood 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Sturdivant 0.00
1 Ray Washburn 0.00
3 Billy O'Dell 0.76
4 Bob Turley 1.35
5 Dave Stenhouse 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Bob Purkey 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Milt Pappas 25
3 Camilo Pascual 20
4 Billy O'Dell 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 3
1 Ed Roebuck 3
3 Hank Aguirre 2
3 Craig Anderson 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .393
2 Chuck Essegian .391
3 Billy Williams .369
4 Manny Jimenez .359
5 Johnny Callison .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vada Pinson 11
2 Chuck Essegian 10
2 Jim Gentile 10
2 Al Kaline 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 32
2 Al Kaline 30
3 Billy Williams 28
4 Tommy Davis 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Willie Davis 10
3 Tony Taylor 7
3 Jake Wood 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 1.59
2 Dave Stenhouse 1.78
3 Steve Barber 1.88
4 Bob Gibson 2.01
5 Curt Simmons 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bo Belinsky 5
1 Dick Donovan 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 61
2 Bob Gibson 45
3 Ken Johnson 43
4 Billy O'Dell 40
4 Camilo Pascual 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 7
2 Ryne Duren 6
3 Dick Radatz 5
4 Barry Latman 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .361
2 Norm Cash .343
3 Al Kaline .336
4 Roberto Clemente .335
5 Ken Boyer .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 62
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 144
3 Rocky Colavito 134
4 Jim Gentile 127
4 Willie Mays 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 51
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 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 23
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Sandy Koufax 20
4 Ralph Terry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 315
2 Camilo Pascual 220
3 Juan Pizarro 217
4 Whitey Ford 214
5 Jim Bunning 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 27
2 Stu Miller 19
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 19
4 Roy Face 16
5 Jim Brosnan 15