On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	15	.605	--
Indians	23	15	.605	0.0
Twins	24	18	.571	1.0
Tigers	19	17	.528	3.0
Angels	20	18	.526	3.0
Orioles	20	19	.513	3.5
White Sox	21	20	.512	3.5
Athletics	19	24	.442	6.5
Red Sox	16	23	.410	7.5
Senators	11	27	.289	12.0

Games

Red Sox 12, Orioles 6

Twins 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 8, Angels 7

Senators 8, Indians 6

Tigers 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	31	14	.689	--
Dodgers	29	15	.659	1.5
Cardinals	24	16	.600	4.5
Reds	23	16	.590	5.0
Pirates	21	18	.538	7.0
Braves	18	24	.429	11.5
Colt .45's	17	25	.405	12.5
Phillies	16	24	.400	12.5
Cubs	14	28	.333	15.5
Mets	12	25	.324	15.0

Games

Reds 11, Cubs 6

Colt .45's 2, Pirates 0

Dodgers 6, Phillies 3

Giants 7, Mets 6

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Sherm Lollar	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Lou Brock	3
3	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Lee Thomas	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Ed Charles	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Charles	4
1	Johnny Edwards	4
1	Lee Thomas	4
4	Jim Gentile	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Carroll Hardy	1
1	Dick Howser	1
1	Roman Mejias	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	2.29
2	Jim Golden	2.00
3	Rollie Sheldon	0.71
4	Hank Aguirre	0.67
5	Billy O'Dell	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Ed Bauta	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Jim Golden	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	16
2	Jim Golden	6
2	Jerry Walker	6
4	Gene Conley	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.379
2	Billy Williams	.353
3	Rich Rollins	.344
4	Al Smith	.341
5	Frank Thomas	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	16
2	Orlando Cepeda	14
2	Jim Gentile	14
4	Al Kaline	13
4	Frank Thomas	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	48
2	Tommy Davis	45
3	Al Kaline	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	Vada Pinson	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Dick Howser	12
3	Willie Davis	11
4	Tony Taylor	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.76
2	Jim Golden	1.79
3	Bob Shaw	2.28
4	Bo Belinsky	2.36
5	Al McBean	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	8
2	Juan Marichal	7
2	Camilo Pascual	7
2	Billy Pierce	7
2	Bob Purkey	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	100
2	Turk Farrell	58
3	Billy O'Dell	57
4	Bob Gibson	55
5	2 tied	54

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	8
1	Dick Radatz	8
3	Ryne Duren	6
3	Roy Face	6
3	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.455
2	Chuck Essegian	.431
3	Ron Fairly	.424
3	Al Spangler	.424
5	Dick Groat	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	9
1	Chuck Essegian	9
3	Jim Gentile	8
4	Harmon Killebrew	6
4	Willie Mays	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	21
2	Johnny Callison	17
2	Jim Gentile	17
4	Orlando Cepeda	16
4	Manny Jimenez	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Willie Davis	6
3	Tony Taylor	5
4	Bill White	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.61
2	Bob Gibson	0.78
3	Jim Kaat	0.95
4	Al McBean	1.35
4	Bob Turley	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	37
2	Bob Gibson	22
2	Jay Hook	22
4	Ken Johnson	20
4	Jim O'Toole	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Ed Roebuck	3
3	Bob Allen	2
3	Craig Anderson	2
3	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.390
2	Billy Williams	.385
3	Chuck Essegian	.385
4	Frank Thomas	.376
5	Pete Runnels	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	13
2	Chuck Essegian	12
2	Willie Mays	12
4	George Altman	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	32
2	Jim Gentile	29
2	Al Kaline	29
2	Willie Mays	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Tony Taylor	8
4	Dick Howser	7
5	Jim Gilliam	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Golden	1.64
2	Bob Gibson	1.65
3	Turk Farrell	1.76
4	Hank Aguirre	2.08
5	Juan Marichal	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Gibson	6
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Camilo Pascual	5
2	Billy Pierce	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Bob Gibson	45
3	Ken Johnson	43
4	Billy O'Dell	42
4	Camilo Pascual	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.351
2	Curt Flood	.335
3	Norm Cash	.333
4	Ken Boyer	.331
5	Al Kaline	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	60
2	Mickey Mantle	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	48
3	Jim Gentile	48
3	Willie Mays	48

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	157
2	Roger Maris	141
3	Willie Mays	136
4	Jim Gentile	134
5	Rocky Colavito	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	53
2	Luis Aparicio	51
3	Dick Howser	40
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Chuck Hinton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.41
2	Milt Pappas	2.80
3	Curt Simmons	2.84
4	Bill Stafford	2.94
5	Steve Barber	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	23
2	Whitey Ford	22
2	Warren Spahn	22
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	317
2	Camilo Pascual	222
3	Juan Pizarro	217
4	Whitey Ford	205
5	Jim Bunning	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	25
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Roy Face	17
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
5	2 tied	15