On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Twins 35 25 .583 0.0
Indians 32 23 .582 0.5
Angels 31 25 .554 2.0
Tigers 28 27 .509 4.5
White Sox 29 31 .483 6.0
Orioles 28 31 .475 6.5
Athletics 27 33 .450 8.0
Red Sox 24 32 .429 9.0
Senators 20 37 .351 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 20 .688 --
Giants 42 22 .656 2.0
Pirates 34 25 .576 7.5
Cardinals 33 25 .569 8.0
Reds 32 25 .561 8.5
Braves 28 32 .467 14.0
Colt .45's 25 34 .424 16.5
Phillies 24 35 .407 17.5
Cubs 20 41 .328 22.5
Mets 16 39 .291 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bubba Phillips 3
1 Frank Torre 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
1 Billy Williams 3
5 28 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Gordy Coleman 1
1 Joe Hicks 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Romano 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
3 Bob Allison 2
3 Gordy Coleman 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 2
1 Willie Mays 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Don Blasingame 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.20
2 Bob Gibson 1.09
3 Warren Spahn 0.88
4 Claude Osteen 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Al McBean 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 12
2 Warren Spahn 7
3 Dean Chance 6
3 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Ed Rakow 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Steve Hamilton 1
1 Gordon Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .353
2 Rich Rollins .348
3 Felipe Alou .346
4 Billy Williams .345
5 Pete Runnels .341

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 Floyd Robinson 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 34
2 Dick Howser 18
3 Jake Wood 16
4 Willie Davis 14
5 Luis Aparicio 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 2.00
2 Dave Stenhouse 2.59
3 Turk Farrell 2.67
4 Juan Marichal 2.72
5 Ken Johnson 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Purkey 11
2 Don Drysdale 10
3 Dick Donovan 9
3 Sandy Koufax 9
3 Juan Marichal 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 137
2 Bob Gibson 81
3 Turk Farrell 78
4 Ken Johnson 77
5 2 tied 75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .432
2 Pete Runnels .415
3 Mike Hershberger .394
4 Smoky Burgess .391
5 Jim Davenport .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Fairly 5
1 Frank Malzone 5
1 Willie Mays 5
1 Roman Mejias 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 19
2 Frank Robinson 17
3 Tito Francona 16
4 Ron Fairly 15
4 Willie Mays 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Frank Robinson 6
2 Jake Wood 6
4 Willie Mays 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 0.63
2 Bill Stafford 0.67
3 Claude Osteen 1.05
4 Ralph Terry 1.08
5 Hal Brown 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Ken McBride 3
1 Claude Osteen 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Chuck Estrada 25
3 Bob Gibson 22
3 Ed Rakow 22
5 Camilo Pascual 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Gordon Jones 3
2 Stu Miller 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .396
2 Ron Fairly .386
3 Smoky Burgess .386
4 George Altman .360
5 Lee Thomas .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 11
2 Rocky Colavito 10
3 George Altman 9
3 Jim Gentile 9
3 Bob Tillman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 30
2 Willie Mays 29
3 George Altman 25
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Willie Davis 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
2 Jake Wood 9
5 Willie Mays 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.28
2 Bob Shaw 1.66
3 Ken Johnson 1.73
4 Bill Stafford 1.74
5 Bob Purkey 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Ken McBride 5
1 Bob Purkey 5
1 Dave Wickersham 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 67
2 Bob Gibson 45
3 Chuck Estrada 40
4 Jim Bunning 38
5 3 tied 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .347
2 Roberto Clemente .343
3 Pete Runnels .340
4 Curt Flood .331
5 Vada Pinson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 52
2 Willie Mays 50
3 Jim Gentile 48
4 Orlando Cepeda 46
5 Harmon Killebrew 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 153
2 Willie Mays 141
3 Rocky Colavito 134
4 Jim Gentile 133
5 Frank Robinson 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 62
2 Luis Aparicio 51
3 Dick Howser 38
4 Jake Wood 36
5 Frank Robinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.62
2 Milt Pappas 2.84
3 Ralph Terry 2.87
4 Ken Johnson 3.00
5 Warren Spahn 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 22
2 Juan Marichal 20
2 Bob Purkey 20
2 Warren Spahn 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 317
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
2 Stu Miller 21
3 Roy Face 18
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
5 Ray Moore 15