On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	41	30	.577	--
Yankees	38	30	.559	1.5
Angels	40	32	.556	1.5
Twins	42	34	.553	1.5
Orioles	38	35	.521	4.0
Tigers	35	35	.500	5.5
White Sox	36	39	.480	7.0
Athletics	35	40	.467	8.0
Red Sox	33	40	.452	9.0
Senators	24	47	.338	17.0

Games

Orioles 6, White Sox 0

Angels 19, Red Sox 7

Athletics 10, Senators 7

Yankees 4, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	50	28	.641	--
Giants	49	28	.636	0.5
Pirates	43	31	.581	5.0
Cardinals	42	32	.568	6.0
Reds	38	33	.535	8.5
Braves	36	38	.486	12.0
Phillies	34	39	.466	13.5
Colt .45's	31	40	.437	15.5
Cubs	28	49	.364	21.5
Mets	19	52	.268	27.5

Games

Phillies 7, Giants 2

Cubs 7, Cardinals 2

Dodgers 5, Mets 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Herzog	4
1	Billy Moran	4
3	Billy Consolo	3
3	Don Demeter	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Demeter	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Clay Dalrymple	1
2	Mickey Mantle	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eli Grba	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Don Demeter	3
2	Albie Pearson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Brooks Robinson	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	0.91
2	Al Jackson	0.60
3	Bob Gibson	0.55
4	Cal Koonce	0.50
4	Jack Kralick	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Eli Grba	1
1	Cal Koonce	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	10
2	Steve Barber	7
3	Bob Gibson	6
3	Ed Roebuck	6
5	Cal Koonce	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Botz	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Gordon Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.351
2	Stan Musial	.340
3	Pete Runnels	.338
4	Tommy Davis	.338
5	Felipe Alou	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	21
1	Willie Mays	21
1	Leon Wagner	21
4	Norm Cash	19
4	2 others tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	79
2	Willie Mays	65
3	Hank Aaron	63
3	Orlando Cepeda	63
5	3 tied	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	41
2	Dick Howser	19
3	Jake Wood	18
4	Julian Javier	16
5	Willie Davis	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	2.09
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	Don Drysdale	13
1	Bob Purkey	13
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	Don Drysdale	101
3	Bob Gibson	101
5	Turk Farrell	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	13
2	Dick Radatz	11
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Marshall Bridges	9
4	Stu Miller	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.431
2	Rocky Colavito	.424
3	Roberto Clemente	.404
4	Ken Retzer	.396
5	Richie Ashburn	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	6
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Leon Wagner	6
4	Rocky Colavito	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	23
2	Ernie Banks	16
3	Tommy Davis	15
3	Don Demeter	15
3	Roy Sievers	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Julian Javier	6
3	Tony Gonzalez	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
3	2 others 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	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Art Mahaffey	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	33
2	Bo Belinsky	27
2	Camilo Pascual	27
4	Don Drysdale	26
5	Ralph Terry	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.390
2	Ken Retzer	.384
3	Hank Aaron	.383
4	Stan Musial	.383
5	Pete Runnels	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	10
2	Norm Cash	9
2	Rocky Colavito	9
2	Chuck Hinton	9
2	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	36
2	Tommy Davis	34
3	Frank Robinson	31
4	Leon Wagner	27
5	Willie Mays	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Julian Javier	10
3	Willie Mays	8
3	Jake Wood	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.60
2	Whitey Ford	1.38
3	Don Lee	1.49
4	Claude Osteen	1.67
5	Billy Hoeft	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Jim Kaat	5
2	Art Mahaffey	5
2	Bob Purkey	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Camilo Pascual	48
3	Don Drysdale	43
3	Ralph Terry	43
5	Bob Gibson	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
2	Marshall Bridges	6
3	Gordon Jones	5
4	Don Elston	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.350
2	Pete Runnels	.343
3	Roberto Clemente	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	48
2	Jim Gentile	47
3	Willie Mays	44
4	Orlando Cepeda	43
5	Mickey Mantle	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	144
2	Willie Mays	140
3	Rocky Colavito	138
4	Hank Aaron	133
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	68
2	Luis Aparicio	43
3	Jake Wood	38
4	Dick Howser	36
5	Tony Gonzalez	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.48
2	Milt Pappas	2.70
3	Whitey Ford	2.94
4	Warren Spahn	2.97
5	Ralph Terry	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	22
2	Don Drysdale	21
2	Camilo Pascual	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
4	Ralph Terry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	322
2	Camilo Pascual	237
3	Juan Pizarro	214
4	Jim Bunning	195
5	Don Drysdale	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	20
2	Stu Miller	19
3	Luis Arroyo	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	2 tied	15