On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	36	24	.600	--
Twins	37	28	.569	1.5
Yankees	32	26	.552	3.0
Angels	33	28	.541	3.5
Orioles	32	31	.508	5.5
Tigers	29	30	.492	6.5
White Sox	31	34	.477	7.5
Athletics	31	34	.477	7.5
Red Sox	27	34	.443	9.5
Senators	21	40	.344	15.5

Games

Twins 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	46	23	.667	--
Giants	44	24	.647	1.5
Pirates	37	28	.569	7.0
Reds	35	28	.556	8.0
Cardinals	34	28	.548	8.5
Braves	31	34	.477	13.0
Colt .45's	28	35	.444	15.0
Phillies	27	35	.435	15.5
Cubs	24	42	.364	20.5
Mets	16	45	.262	26.0

Games

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Reds 4, Pirates 2

Braves 7, Mets 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vada Pinson	6
2	Leo Cardenas	4
2	Bill Mazeroski	4
2	Frank Robinson	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Bob Allison	3
2	Jerry Lynch	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
2	Zoilo Versalles	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	2
2	Julian Javier	1
2	Wally Moon	1
2	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.80
2	Bob Gibson	1.14
3	Bob Purkey	0.75
4	Camilo Pascual	0.44
5	Bob Friend	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	Camilo Pascual	1
1	Bob Purkey	1
1	Bob Shaw	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	9
2	Bob Gibson	8
3	Bob Purkey	6
4	Bob Friend	4
4	Camilo Pascual	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rich Rollins	.360
2	Pete Runnels	.347
3	Manny Jimenez	.346
4	Felipe Alou	.339
5	Billy Williams	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Ernie Banks	18
2	Leon Wagner	18
4	Orlando Cepeda	17
4	Jim Gentile	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	69
2	Orlando Cepeda	60
3	Willie Mays	58
4	Hank Aaron	52
4	Frank Robinson	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	36
2	Dick Howser	19
3	Jake Wood	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Luis Aparicio	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.84
2	Turk Farrell	2.49
3	Dave Stenhouse	2.51
4	Juan Marichal	2.52
5	Jim Golden	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	12
2	Dick Donovan	10
2	Don Drysdale	10
2	Joey Jay	10
2	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	146
2	Bob Gibson	89
3	Don Drysdale	81
4	Turk Farrell	80
4	2 others tied	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	10
1	Dick Radatz	10
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Stu Miller	9
5	Jack Baldschun	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.449
2	Rich Rollins	.446
3	Roberto Clemente	.415
4	Andre Rodgers	.414
5	Bob Skinner	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Hinton	6
1	Frank Malzone	6
3	Ed Charles	5
3	Joe Hicks	5
3	Leon Wagner	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	19
2	Willie Kirkland	18
2	Frank Robinson	18
4	Ron Santo	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Julian Javier	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	Willie Mays	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
2	Diego Segui	0.69
3	Bob Bruce	1.00
4	Jack Baldschun	1.15
5	Dave Stenhouse	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	36
2	Bob Gibson	26
3	Bob Bruce	21
4	Turk Farrell	19
4	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Gordon Jones	3
2	Jack Spring	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.402
2	Lee Thomas	.389
3	Frank Robinson	.377
4	Hank Aaron	.374
5	Willie Mays	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Jim Gentile	10
4	Bob Tillman	9
5	6 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	35
2	Tommy Davis	34
3	Willie Mays	33
4	Frank Robinson	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Jake Wood	10
3	Dick Howser	8
4	Julian Javier	7
4	Frank Robinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Claude Osteen	1.28
2	Bob Shaw	1.40
3	Bill Stafford	1.71
4	Bob Purkey	1.77
5	Ralph Terry	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Don Drysdale	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Bob Gibson	43
3	Art Mahaffey	39
4	Don Drysdale	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	6
2	Roy Face	5
2	Ron Perranoski	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.349
2	Al Kaline	.344
3	Pete Runnels	.343
4	Frank Robinson	.336
5	Vada Pinson	.334

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Jim Gentile	49
3	Willie Mays	48
4	Orlando Cepeda	46
5	Harmon Killebrew	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	152
2	Willie Mays	139
3	Rocky Colavito	136
3	Jim Gentile	136
5	Frank Robinson	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	64
2	Luis Aparicio	49
3	Dick Howser	38
4	Jake Wood	37
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.61
2	Milt Pappas	2.89
3	Ralph Terry	2.94
4	Warren Spahn	2.95
5	Steve Barber	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	23
2	Juan Marichal	20
2	Camilo Pascual	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
2	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Camilo Pascual	225
3	Juan Pizarro	212
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Bob Gibson	192

Saves

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