On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	22	.593	--
Indians	31	22	.585	0.5
Twins	34	25	.576	0.5
Angels	31	24	.564	1.5
Tigers	28	27	.509	4.5
White Sox	29	30	.492	5.5
Orioles	28	30	.483	6.0
Athletics	26	33	.441	8.5
Red Sox	23	32	.418	9.5
Senators	19	36	.345	13.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Orioles 3

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Angels 7, Twins 5

Yankees 2, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	43	20	.683	--
Giants	42	21	.667	1.0
Pirates	33	25	.569	7.5
Cardinals	32	25	.561	8.0
Reds	31	25	.554	8.5
Braves	28	31	.475	13.0
Colt .45's	25	34	.424	16.0
Phillies	24	34	.414	16.5
Cubs	20	40	.333	21.5
Mets	16	39	.291	23.0

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Giants 2, Reds 1

Giants 7, Reds 5

Colt .45's 3, Mets 2

Braves 15, Dodgers 2

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Jose Pagan	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Frank Bolling	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	2
1	Lee Thomas	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Tommie Aaron	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Gus Bell	3
2	Frank Malzone	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommie Aaron	1
1	Gary Geiger	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Johnson	1.50
2	Lew Burdette	1.14
3	Bob Miller	0.83
4	Bill Stafford	0.67
5	Jack Fisher	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Don Ferrarese	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken Johnson	9
2	Lew Burdette	8
3	Jack Fisher	5
3	Frank Lary	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Earley	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Jack Spring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.350
2	Rich Rollins	.349
3	Felipe Alou	.344
4	Stan Musial	.340
5	Pete Runnels	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Orlando Cepeda	17
3	Jim Gentile	16
3	Roman Mejias	16
5	3 tied	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	64
2	Orlando Cepeda	59
3	Willie Mays	54
4	Bill White	47
5	2 tied	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	34
2	Dick Howser	16
2	Jake Wood	16
4	Willie Davis	14
5	Luis Aparicio	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.00
2	Dave Stenhouse	2.44
3	Turk Farrell	2.67
4	Juan Marichal	2.72
5	Ken Johnson	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	10
1	Bob Purkey	10
3	Juan Marichal	9
4	Dick Donovan	8
4	4 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	131
2	Turk Farrell	78
3	Ken Johnson	77
4	Don Drysdale	75
4	Camilo Pascual	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	9
1	Dick Radatz	9
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	9
4	Jack Baldschun	8
4	Roy Face	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.432
2	Jim Davenport	.412
3	Smoky Burgess	.405
4	Pete Runnels	.400
5	Lee Thomas	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Tillman	6
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Ron Fairly	5
2	Frank Malzone	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	19
2	Frank Robinson	16
3	Ron Fairly	15
3	Tito Francona	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Frank Robinson	6
2	Jake Wood	6
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Osteen	0.49
2	Larry Sherry	0.63
3	Bill Stafford	0.67
4	Ralph Terry	1.08
5	2 tied	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Ken McBride	3
1	Bill Stafford	3
5	36 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	31
2	Chuck Estrada	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
4	Bob Anderson	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Stu Miller	3
2	Diomedes Olivo	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.404
2	Smoky Burgess	.390
3	George Altman	.376
4	Ron Fairly	.373
5	Lee Thomas	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Ernie Banks	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	31
2	George Altman	30
3	Willie Mays	29
4	Orlando Cepeda	26
4	Bill White	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Willie Davis	9
2	Frank Robinson	9
2	Jake Wood	9
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Osteen	1.03
2	Bob Shaw	1.66
3	Bill Stafford	1.74
4	Warren Spahn	1.85
5	Vern Law	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Ken McBride	5
1	Bob Purkey	5
1	Dave Wickersham	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	61
2	Ken Johnson	43
3	Jim Bunning	38
4	Art Mahaffey	37
4	Camilo Pascual	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	7
2	Diomedes Olivo	5
2	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	10 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.347
2	Roberto Clemente	.342
3	Pete Runnels	.339
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Curt Flood	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	52
2	Willie Mays	50
3	Jim Gentile	48
4	Orlando Cepeda	46
5	Harmon Killebrew	45

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	154
2	Willie Mays	141
3	Rocky Colavito	134
3	Jim Gentile	134
5	Frank Robinson	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Luis Aparicio	51
3	Dick Howser	36
3	Jake Wood	36
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.70
2	Milt Pappas	2.84
3	Ralph Terry	2.87
4	Bill Stafford	2.93
5	Ken Johnson	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	22
2	Juan Marichal	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
4	Don Drysdale	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	311
2	Camilo Pascual	233
3	Juan Pizarro	229
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Jim O'Toole	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	22
1	Stu Miller	22
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
4	Roy Face	17
5	Ray Moore	15