On This Day

Monday, June 25, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	40	28	.588	--
Twins	41	32	.562	1.5
Yankees	36	29	.554	2.5
Angels	38	31	.551	2.5
Orioles	35	35	.500	6.0
White Sox	36	36	.500	6.0
Tigers	33	34	.493	6.5
Red Sox	32	38	.457	9.0
Athletics	32	40	.444	10.0
Senators	24	44	.353	16.0

Games

Yankees 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	48	27	.640	--
Giants	47	27	.635	0.5
Pirates	41	31	.569	5.5
Cardinals	39	31	.557	6.5
Reds	38	31	.551	7.0
Braves	35	37	.486	11.5
Colt .45's	31	38	.449	14.0
Phillies	31	39	.443	14.5
Cubs	27	46	.370	20.0
Mets	19	49	.279	25.5

Games

Braves 6, Dodgers 4

Phillies 4, Colt .45's 3

Pirates 13, Mets 3

Giants 3, Reds 1

Cardinals 6, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Davis	5
2	Smoky Burgess	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Jim Gilliam	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Roman Mejias	1
1	Bill White	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smoky Burgess	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Altman	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Julian Javier	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.20
2	Vern Law	1.10
3	Billy O'Dell	1.00
4	Jim Maloney	0.86
5	Ray Washburn	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Dallas Green	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vern Law	11
2	Ray Washburn	7
2	Hal Woodeshick	7
4	Whitey Ford	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Jack Curtis	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.343
2	Stan Musial	.342
3	Tommy Davis	.342
4	Hank Aaron	.331
5	Pete Runnels	.331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	75
2	Willie Mays	65
3	Hank Aaron	62
3	Orlando Cepeda	62
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
4	Julian Javier	15

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	2 tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.466
2	Rocky Colavito	.434
3	Roberto Clemente	.431
4	Willie Mays	.407
5	Ted Savage	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Chuck Hinton	5
3	Billy Moran	5
3	Leon Wagner	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Don Demeter	14
2	Willie Kirkland	14
2	Frank Robinson	14
2	Roy Sievers	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julian Javier	7
2	Willie Mays	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
2	Maury Wills	5
5	Carl Yastrzemski	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Terry Fox	0.00
4	Bob Purkey	0.36
5	Jim Bouton	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	26
1	Sandy Koufax	26
3	Dennis Bennett	21
4	Al Jackson	20
5	6 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Gary Bell	2
4	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.392
2	Roberto Clemente	.385
3	Frank Robinson	.381
4	Hank Aaron	.380
5	Tommy Davis	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	37
2	Tommy Davis	32
2	Frank Robinson	32
4	Willie Mays	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Julian Javier	9
2	Jake Wood	9
4	Dick Howser	8
4	Willie Mays	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.60
2	Whitey Ford	1.38
3	Bob Purkey	1.47
4	Claude Osteen	1.67
5	Bob Shaw	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Jim Kaat	6
1	Bob Purkey	6
4	Sandy Koufax	5
4	Bob Shaw	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Marshall Bridges	5
2	Stu Miller	5
2	Ron Perranoski	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.348
2	Al Kaline	.346
3	Pete Runnels	.337
4	Vada Pinson	.334
5	Curt Flood	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	47
2	Roger Maris	46
3	Willie Mays	45
4	Orlando Cepeda	44
5	Mickey Mantle	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	146
2	Willie Mays	142
3	Rocky Colavito	136
4	Hank Aaron	134
5	Jim Gentile	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	66
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	312
2	Camilo Pascual	225
3	Juan Pizarro	210
4	Jim Bunning	190
5	Don Drysdale	187

Saves

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