On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	32	22	.593	--
Twins	36	25	.590	-0.5
Indians	32	24	.571	1.0
Angels	31	26	.544	2.5
Tigers	28	27	.509	4.5
Orioles	29	31	.483	6.0
White Sox	29	32	.475	6.5
Athletics	28	33	.459	7.5
Red Sox	24	33	.421	9.5
Senators	21	37	.362	13.0

Games

Orioles 7, Red Sox 4

Athletics 11, White Sox 8

Senators 4, Indians 3

Twins 5, Angels 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	21	.677	--
Giants	42	23	.646	2.0
Pirates	35	25	.583	6.5
Cardinals	33	25	.569	7.5
Reds	33	25	.569	7.5
Braves	29	32	.475	13.0
Colt .45's	26	34	.433	15.5
Phillies	24	35	.407	17.0
Cubs	20	42	.323	22.5
Mets	16	40	.286	23.5

Games

Pirates 6, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Giants 0

Colt .45's 10, Mets 2

Braves 7, Dodgers 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jerry Adair	3
1	Roberto Clemente	3
1	Billy Gardner	3
1	Jerry Lumpe	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Charles	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bernie Allen	1
2	Earl Battey	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Charles	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
3	Joe Cunningham	3
3	Jim Gentile	3
3	Don Hoak	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mike Hershberger	2
2	Elio Chacon	1
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Bobby Del Greco	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joey Jay	1.25
2	Bob Shaw	0.71
3	Jim Kaat	0.62
4	Bob Friend	0.56
4	John Wyatt	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	8
2	Bo Belinsky	7
2	Bob Bruce	7
4	Bob Friend	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Jim Donohue	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.356
2	Rich Rollins	.353
3	Billy Williams	.347
4	Pete Runnels	.341
5	Felipe Alou	.341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	65
2	Orlando Cepeda	59
3	Willie Mays	54
4	Frank Robinson	47
4	Bill White	47

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	1.92
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	Joey Jay	9
3	2 others tied	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	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
2	Roy Face	9
2	Stu Miller	9
2	Dick Radatz	9
5	Jack Baldschun	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.432
2	Del Crandall	.419
3	Pete Runnels	.413
4	Smoky Burgess	.395
5	Rich Rollins	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	5
1	Willie Mays	5
3	Gordy Coleman	4
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	10 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	19
2	Tommy Davis	18
3	Tito Francona	17
4	Ron Santo	15
5	Hank Aaron	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Frank Robinson	5
2	Jake Wood	5
4	Chuck Hinton	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	0.50
2	Ralph Terry	1.08
3	Lindy McDaniel	1.20
4	Ron Perranoski	1.26
5	Bob Shaw	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Bob Bruce	24
3	Jim Kaat	23
4	Bob Gibson	22
5	Ed Rakow	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Marshall Bridges	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.396
2	Smoky Burgess	.386
3	Ron Fairly	.371
4	George Altman	.360
5	Frank Robinson	.359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	31
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Frank Robinson	27
4	Hank Aaron	26
5	6 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	1.56
3	Ken Johnson	1.73
4	Bill Stafford	1.74
5	Bob Purkey	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Ken McBride	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Diomedes Olivo	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5
5	Roy Face	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Roberto Clemente	.347
3	Pete Runnels	.340
4	Curt Flood	.331
5	Frank Robinson	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	51
2	Jim Gentile	49
2	Willie Mays	49
4	Orlando Cepeda	46
5	2 tied	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	153
2	Willie Mays	139
3	Jim Gentile	136
4	Rocky Colavito	133
5	Frank Robinson	132

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	23
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	219
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Jim O'Toole	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	22
2	Stu Miller	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
4	Roy Face	18
5	Ray Moore	15