On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	38	25	.603	--
Twins	38	29	.567	2.0
Angels	35	28	.556	3.0
Yankees	32	27	.542	4.0
Orioles	33	31	.516	5.5
Tigers	30	31	.492	7.0
White Sox	32	35	.478	8.0
Athletics	31	36	.463	9.0
Red Sox	28	36	.438	10.5
Senators	22	41	.349	16.0

Games

White Sox 5, Twins 1

Indians 6, Red Sox 3

Indians 3, Red Sox 0

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Angels 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	47	24	.662	--
Giants	44	26	.629	2.5
Pirates	38	29	.567	7.0
Reds	36	29	.554	8.0
Cardinals	35	29	.547	8.5
Braves	33	35	.485	12.5
Colt .45's	30	35	.462	14.0
Phillies	27	36	.429	16.0
Cubs	25	42	.373	20.0
Mets	17	47	.266	26.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Braves 3, Mets 2

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Colt .45's 9, Giants 5

Braves 9, Mets 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Gary Geiger	4
3	Chris Cannizzaro	3
3	Ty Cline	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Gus Bell	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	6
2	Norm Larker	4
3	Gus Bell	3
3	Willie Kirkland	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Christopher	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Bonikowski	1.00
2	Willard Hunter	0.86
3	Vern Law	0.75
3	Jerry Walker	0.75
5	Barry Latman	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Jim Hannan	1
1	Bob Hendley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Gene Conley	6
1	Willard Hunter	6
1	Vern Law	6
4	Ray Herbert	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Bob Botz	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rich Rollins	.351
2	Manny Jimenez	.346
3	Pete Runnels	.345
4	Stan Musial	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Leon Wagner	20
3	Ernie Banks	18
3	Norm Cash	18
5	3 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	69
2	Willie Mays	62
3	Orlando Cepeda	60
4	Hank Aaron	58
5	2 tied	52

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	39
2	Dick Howser	19
3	Jake Wood	18
4	Willie Davis	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.84
2	Turk Farrell	2.47
3	Dave Stenhouse	2.51
4	Jim Golden	2.52
5	Sandy Koufax	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	12
2	Don Drysdale	11
3	Dick Donovan	10
3	Joey Jay	10
3	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	146
2	Bob Gibson	89
3	Don Drysdale	87
4	Turk Farrell	82
5	2 tied	80

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	11
2	Dick Radatz	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Stu Miller	9
5	Jack Baldschun	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Andre Rodgers	.452
2	Roberto Clemente	.433
3	Hank Aaron	.429
4	Pete Runnels	.424
5	Johnny Callison	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	7
2	Hank Aaron	6
2	Chuck Hinton	6
2	Leon Wagner	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Willie Kirkland	21
3	Bob Allison	16
3	Frank Malzone	16
3	Felix Torres	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Willie Mays	6
3	Julian Javier	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
3	Jake Wood	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Purkey	0.75
1	Diego Segui	0.75
3	Sandy Koufax	1.16
4	Hank Aguirre	1.38
5	Frank Lary	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Don Cardwell	3
2	Ken McBride	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Monbouquette	27
2	Bob Gibson	26
3	Ralph Terry	23
4	Jim Kaat	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Don Elston	3
2	Jack Spring	3
4	Gary Bell	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.400
2	Pete Runnels	.393
3	Willie Mays	.377
4	Frank Robinson	.373
5	Johnny Callison	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Willie Mays	10
4	Roman Mejias	9
4	Leon Wagner	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	38
2	Tommy Davis	34
2	Willie Mays	34
4	Frank Robinson	30
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	21
2	Jake Wood	9
3	Dick Howser	8
3	Julian Javier	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.40
2	Bill Stafford	1.58
3	Hank Aguirre	1.67
4	Bob Purkey	1.77
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Bob Gibson	43
3	Don Drysdale	41
4	Chuck Estrada	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
1	Stu Miller	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.346
2	Al Kaline	.345
3	Pete Runnels	.345
4	Frank Robinson	.333
5	Vada Pinson	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	49
2	Roger Maris	48
2	Willie Mays	48
4	Orlando Cepeda	45
4	Harmon Killebrew	45

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	149
2	Willie Mays	143
3	Rocky Colavito	136
4	Hank Aaron	135
4	Jim Gentile	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
2	Luis Aparicio	46
3	Dick Howser	38
3	Jake Wood	38
5	3 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.61
2	Milt Pappas	2.89
3	Warren Spahn	2.95
4	Ralph Terry	2.96
5	Bill Stafford	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	23
2	Camilo Pascual	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	318
2	Camilo Pascual	223
3	Juan Pizarro	213
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Bob Gibson	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	21
2	Luis Arroyo	20
3	Roy Face	19
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	Ray Moore	15