On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	41	29	.586	--
Twins	42	32	.568	1.0
Yankees	36	30	.545	3.0
Angels	38	32	.543	3.0
Orioles	36	35	.507	5.5
White Sox	36	37	.493	6.5
Tigers	34	35	.493	6.5
Red Sox	33	38	.465	8.5
Athletics	33	40	.452	9.5
Senators	24	45	.348	16.5

Games

Orioles 1, White Sox 0

Red Sox 2, Angels 0

Tigers 6, Indians 0

Indians 3, Tigers 1

Athletics 2, Senators 1

Twins 5, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	48	27	.640	--
Dodgers	48	28	.632	0.5
Pirates	42	31	.575	5.0
Cardinals	40	31	.563	6.0
Reds	38	32	.543	7.5
Braves	36	37	.493	11.0
Phillies	33	39	.458	13.5
Colt .45's	31	40	.437	15.0
Cubs	27	47	.365	20.5
Mets	19	50	.275	26.0

Games

Braves 2, Dodgers 1

Pirates 5, Mets 2

Giants 6, Reds 5

Cardinals 15, Cubs 3

Phillies 2, Colt .45's 0

Phillies 6, Colt .45's 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Luplow	5
2	Bubba Phillips	4
2	Rich Rollins	4
4	Johnny Edwards	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rich Rollins	2
2	Ed Bailey	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	4
1	Rocky Colavito	4
1	Charlie James	4
1	Rich Rollins	4
5	Gene Oliver	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Tony Gonzalez	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.86
2	Bo Belinsky	1.67
2	Jim Bunning	1.67
4	Camilo Pascual	1.33
5	Earl Wilson	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	13
2	Camilo Pascual	12
3	Bo Belinsky	10
3	Jim Bunning	10
3	Sam Jones	10

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.346
2	Tommy Davis	.338
3	Rich Rollins	.336
4	Pete Runnels	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.333

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	76
2	Willie Mays	65
3	Orlando Cepeda	63
4	Hank Aaron	62
5	Frank Robinson	57

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	2.46
3	Sandy Koufax	2.48
4	Bob Purkey	2.55
5	Dave Stenhouse	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	13
2	Don Drysdale	12
3	Dick Donovan	11
3	Juan Marichal	11
3	Camilo Pascual	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	170
2	Camilo Pascual	102
3	Bob Gibson	95
4	Don Drysdale	94
5	Turk Farrell	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	13
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	.468
2	Roberto Clemente	.451
3	Rocky Colavito	.400
4	Jackie Brandt	.394
5	Richie Ashburn	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
2	Ernie Banks	6
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Chuck Hinton	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	25
2	Don Hoak	15
2	Frank Robinson	15
2	Roy Sievers	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Julian Javier	5
1	Willie Mays	5
1	Vada Pinson	5
1	Maury Wills	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Terry Fox	0.00
1	Jack Hamilton	0.00
5	Bob Purkey	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Bo Belinsky	27
2	Camilo Pascual	27
4	Bob Gibson	26
5	Dennis Bennett	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Marshall Bridges	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Gary Bell	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.400
2	Roberto Clemente	.393
3	Hank Aaron	.390
4	Frank Robinson	.378
5	Ken Retzer	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	37
2	Frank Robinson	33
3	Tommy Davis	31
4	Willie Mays	27
5	Rocky Colavito	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Julian Javier	9
2	Jake Wood	9
4	Willie Mays	8
5	Dick Howser	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.60
2	Whitey Ford	1.38
3	Bob Purkey	1.47
4	Billy Hoeft	1.55
5	Claude Osteen	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Jim Kaat	6
1	Bob Purkey	6
4	Lew Burdette	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Camilo Pascual	48
3	Bo Belinsky	45
4	Don Drysdale	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
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	.349
2	Al Kaline	.348
3	Pete Runnels	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	47
2	Roger Maris	46
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Orlando Cepeda	43
5	2 tied	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	146
2	Rocky Colavito	140
2	Willie Mays	140
4	Hank Aaron	134
5	Jim Gentile	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	66
2	Luis Aparicio	44
3	Jake Wood	38
4	Dick Howser	37
5	Tony Gonzalez	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.43
2	Milt Pappas	2.74
3	Warren Spahn	2.97
4	Ralph Terry	3.01
5	Juan Marichal	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	22
2	Camilo Pascual	21
3	Don Drysdale	20
3	Juan Marichal	20
3	Bob Purkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	322
2	Camilo Pascual	237
3	Juan Pizarro	210
4	Jim Bunning	195
5	Don Drysdale	187

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
1	Stu Miller	20
3	Luis Arroyo	17
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
5	2 tied	15