On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 27 17 .614 --
Yankees 26 18 .591 1.0
Twins 27 22 .551 2.5
Tigers 24 20 .545 3.0
Angels 24 21 .533 3.5
White Sox 24 24 .500 5.0
Athletics 24 26 .480 6.0
Orioles 22 24 .478 6.0
Red Sox 18 27 .400 9.5
Senators 14 31 .311 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 15 .706 --
Giants 36 15 .706 0.0
Reds 28 17 .622 5.0
Pirates 27 18 .600 6.0
Cardinals 24 22 .522 9.5
Braves 22 27 .449 13.0
Colt .45's 19 28 .404 15.0
Phillies 17 30 .362 17.0
Cubs 15 33 .313 19.5
Mets 12 31 .279 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Roseboro 4
1 Norm Siebern 4
1 Tony Taylor 4
4 Felipe Alou 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Bobby Wine 2
3 Norm Cash 1
3 Roberto Clemente 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Crandall 5
2 Jim Davenport 4
2 Tito Francona 4
4 Ed Charles 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Rollins 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Ty Cline 1
2 Joe Cunningham 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Owens 999.00
2 Ralph Terry 1.33
3 Bob Shaw 1.00
4 Jim Perry 0.80
5 Ray Herbert 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 8
2 Don Drysdale 7
2 Frank Lary 7
2 Dave Wickersham 7
5 Joey Jay 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .370
2 Chuck Essegian .345
3 Dick Groat .342
4 Orlando Cepeda .341
5 2 tied .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Jim Gentile 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
5 5 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 52
2 Orlando Cepeda 49
3 Willie Mays 42
4 Vada Pinson 40
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 27
2 Dick Howser 16
3 Willie Davis 12
4 Luis Aparicio 11
4 Jake Wood 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 1.90
2 Turk Farrell 2.18
3 Jim Golden 2.38
4 Bo Belinsky 2.53
5 Al McBean 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Purkey 9
2 Dick Donovan 8
2 Don Drysdale 8
2 Joey Jay 8
2 Billy Pierce 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 110
2 Don Drysdale 65
3 Camilo Pascual 63
4 Billy O'Dell 62
5 3 tied 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Baldschun 8
1 Stu Miller 8
1 Dick Radatz 8
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .543
2 Willie Mays .404
2 Pete Runnels .404
4 Smoky Burgess .394
5 Dick Groat .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 8
2 Rocky Colavito 7
2 Willie Mays 7
4 George Altman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 18
2 Tommy Davis 17
2 Manny Jimenez 17
2 Willie Mays 17
5 George Altman 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Dick Howser 5
3 Felipe Alou 4
3 Roman Mejias 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryne Duren 0.00
1 Steve Hamilton 0.00
3 Vern Law 1.00
4 Claude Osteen 1.05
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Paul Foytack 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 36
2 Don Drysdale 22
2 Bob Purkey 22
4 Art Mahaffey 21
4 Ralph Terry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 5
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Diomedes Olivo 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .418
2 Al Smith .403
3 Pete Runnels .387
4 Billy Williams .377
5 George Altman .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 10
1 Chuck Essegian 10
1 Jim Gentile 10
1 Willie Mays 10
5 Ernie Banks 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 28
2 Orlando Cepeda 27
3 Willie Mays 26
3 Frank Robinson 26
5 Manny Jimenez 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Dick Howser 9
3 Willie Davis 8
4 Tony Taylor 7
4 Jake Wood 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.05
2 Billy O'Dell 1.90
3 Bob Gibson 2.01
4 Dave Wickersham 2.09
5 Juan Marichal 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Joey Jay 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 63
2 Bob Gibson 44
3 Bo Belinsky 41
3 Turk Farrell 41
3 Camilo Pascual 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 6
2 Dick Radatz 5
3 Ryne Duren 4
3 Diomedes Olivo 4
3 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .340
2 Roberto Clemente .339
3 Norm Cash .335
4 Orlando Cepeda .335
5 Al Kaline .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 57
2 Jim Gentile 48
3 Mickey Mantle 47
3 Willie Mays 47
5 Orlando Cepeda 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 155
2 Roger Maris 137
3 Willie Mays 136
4 Rocky Colavito 135
5 Jim Gentile 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 55
2 Luis Aparicio 52
3 Dick Howser 42
4 Jake Wood 32
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Ralph Terry 2.92
3 Milt Pappas 2.95
4 Bill Stafford 2.97
5 Curt Simmons 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 23
2 Whitey Ford 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Bob Purkey 20
4 Ralph Terry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 314
2 Camilo Pascual 227
3 Juan Pizarro 218
4 Whitey Ford 197
5 Jim Bunning 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 25
2 Stu Miller 23
3 Roy Face 17
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
5 4 tied 14