On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	28	.588	--
Twins	41	32	.562	1.5
Angels	38	31	.551	2.5
Yankees	35	29	.547	3.0
Tigers	33	33	.500	6.0
Orioles	35	35	.500	6.0
White Sox	36	36	.500	6.0
Red Sox	32	38	.457	9.0
Athletics	32	40	.444	10.0
Senators	24	44	.353	16.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

Red Sox 8, Orioles 5

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 2

Senators 3, Indians 1

Indians 4, Senators 2

Angels 3, Twins 2

Angels 7, Twins 6

Yankees 9, Tigers 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	26	.649	--
Giants	46	27	.630	1.5
Pirates	40	31	.563	6.5
Reds	38	30	.559	7.0
Cardinals	38	31	.551	7.5
Braves	34	37	.479	12.5
Colt .45's	31	37	.456	14.0
Phillies	30	39	.435	15.5
Cubs	27	45	.375	20.0
Mets	19	48	.284	25.5

Games

Reds 12, Dodgers 10

Cubs 8, Pirates 4

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Lou Brock	5
2	Albie Pearson	5
4	George Altman	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gary Geiger	2
1	Billy Moran	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Foiles	4
1	Whitey Herzog	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
4	Clete Boyer	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Lou Brock	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Billy Consolo	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Monbouquette	1.25
2	Jack Kralick	1.00
3	Barry Latman	0.88
4	Juan Marichal	0.80
5	Chuck Estrada	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	8
2	Chuck Estrada	7
2	Barry Latman	7
2	Dick Stigman	7
5	4 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.344
2	Manny Jimenez	.343
3	Tommy Davis	.331
4	Pete Runnels	.331
5	Hank Aaron	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Ernie Banks	20
2	Leon Wagner	20
4	Norm Cash	19
5	Roman Mejias	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	74
2	Willie Mays	65
3	Orlando Cepeda	61
4	Hank Aaron	59
5	2 tied	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	39
2	Dick Howser	19
3	Jake Wood	18
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Julian Javier	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.04
2	Turk Farrell	2.45
3	Bob Purkey	2.55
4	Sandy Koufax	2.57
5	Jim Golden	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	13
2	Don Drysdale	12
3	Dick Donovan	11
3	Juan Marichal	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	157
2	Bob Gibson	95
3	Don Drysdale	94
4	Camilo Pascual	90
5	Turk Farrell	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	12
2	Dick Radatz	11
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Stu Miller	9
5	Jack Baldschun	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.426
2	Willie Mays	.424
3	Rocky Colavito	.421
4	Hank Aaron	.419
5	Frank Robinson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Chuck Hinton	6
1	Billy Moran	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	22
2	Billy Moran	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
4	Floyd Robinson	15
4	John Romano	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julian Javier	6
1	Maury Wills	6
3	Vada Pinson	5
4	Willie Mays	4
4	Carl Yastrzemski	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Terry Fox	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
3	Bob Purkey	0.36
4	Bob Gibson	0.68
5	Sandy Koufax	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	4
2	Ike Delock	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Jim Kaat	25
3	Barry Latman	25
5	Bill Monbouquette	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Jack Spring	3
3	Gary Bell	2
3	Marshall Bridges	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.408
2	Frank Robinson	.392
3	Hank Aaron	.392
4	Willie Mays	.384
5	Roberto Clemente	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	10
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Norm Cash	9
2	Rocky Colavito	9
2	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	39
2	Tommy Davis	34
2	Willie Mays	34
2	Frank Robinson	34
5	Leon Wagner	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	20
2	Jake Wood	9
3	Dick Howser	8
3	Julian Javier	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Purkey	1.47
2	Bob Shaw	1.68
3	Claude Osteen	1.77
4	Billy Hoeft	1.80
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Jim Kaat	6
1	Bob Purkey	6
4	Lew Burdette	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Chuck Estrada	45
3	Don Drysdale	41
3	Camilo Pascual	41
5	Bob Gibson	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
1	Stu Miller	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.344
2	Al Kaline	.344
3	Pete Runnels	.337
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Curt Flood	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	47
2	Roger Maris	46
3	Orlando Cepeda	45
3	Willie Mays	45
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	148
2	Willie Mays	142
3	Rocky Colavito	136
4	Hank Aaron	133
5	Jim Gentile	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	67
2	Luis Aparicio	45
3	Dick Howser	38
3	Jake Wood	38
5	Tony Gonzalez	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.44
2	Milt Pappas	2.85
3	Ralph Terry	3.01
4	Warren Spahn	3.03
5	Juan Marichal	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	23
2	Don Drysdale	20
2	Juan Marichal	20
2	Camilo Pascual	20
2	Bob Purkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	315
2	Camilo Pascual	225
3	Juan Pizarro	210
4	Bob Gibson	191
5	Jim Bunning	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	21
2	Roy Face	19
3	Luis Arroyo	18
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
5	2 tied	15