On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	19	11	.633	--
Twins	20	13	.606	0.5
Yankees	18	12	.600	1.0
Orioles	17	14	.548	2.5
White Sox	18	16	.529	3.0
Angels	15	15	.500	4.0
Tigers	13	16	.448	5.5
Red Sox	13	17	.433	6.0
Athletics	14	20	.412	7.0
Senators	8	21	.276	10.5

Games

Angels 8, Red Sox 4

Orioles 7, White Sox 4

Indians 9, Tigers 2

Senators 3, Athletics 2

Twins 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	10	.722	--
Dodgers	23	13	.639	3.0
Cardinals	19	13	.594	5.0
Reds	19	14	.576	5.5
Pirates	16	16	.500	8.0
Braves	16	18	.471	9.0
Phillies	14	17	.452	9.5
Colt .45's	12	21	.364	12.5
Mets	9	19	.321	13.0
Cubs	10	23	.303	14.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3

Braves 5, Mets 2

Reds 4, Pirates 1

Colt .45's 3, Giants 2

Cubs 11, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Altman	3
1	Ernie Banks	3
1	Jackie Brandt	3
1	Larry Burright	3
1	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	2
1	Dick Donovan	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Ernie Banks	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	5
2	Chuck Essegian	3
2	Tony Gonzalez	3
2	Bill White	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Howie Bedell	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Johnson	0.89
2	Roger Craig	0.80
3	Bob Purkey	0.70
4	Jack Sanford	0.67
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Jim Donohue	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roger Craig	8
1	Ken Johnson	8
3	Bob Purkey	7
4	Whitey Ford	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Spring	1
1	Dick Stigman	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.375
2	Rich Rollins	.357
3	Harvey Kuenn	.354
4	Al Kaline	.342
5	Floyd Robinson	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Orlando Cepeda	10
2	Al Kaline	10
2	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	38
2	Vada Pinson	36
3	Tommy Davis	35
4	Floyd Robinson	32
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Dick Howser	11
3	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Willie Davis	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	0.88
2	Steve Barber	1.30
3	Turk Farrell	1.88
4	Billy Pierce	2.11
5	Bob Shaw	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Bob Purkey	7
4	Bo Belinsky	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	74
2	Turk Farrell	48
2	Ken Johnson	48
4	Billy O'Dell	47
5	Bob Gibson	46

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
1	Dick Radatz	7
3	Ryne Duren	5
3	Roy Face	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.438
2	Billy Williams	.435
3	Larry Burright	.425
4	Gene Woodling	.414
5	Vic Power	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	6
1	Vada Pinson	6
1	John Romano	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	16
2	Orlando Cepeda	15
2	Brooks Robinson	15
2	Frank Robinson	15
2	Ted Savage	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Willie Davis	5
3	Willie Mays	4
3	Ted Savage	4
3	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	0.67
2	Dave Stenhouse	1.08
3	Jack Kralick	1.26
4	Juan Marichal	1.33
5	Gene Conley	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Craig Anderson	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	28
2	Bo Belinsky	23
2	Bob Bruce	23
2	Milt Pappas	23
5	Bob Gibson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Barry Latman	3
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Ed Roebuck	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.366
2	Clay Dalrymple	.365
3	Al Smith	.363
4	Al Kaline	.356
5	Billy Williams	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Vada Pinson	12
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Al Kaline	9
4	Frank Thomas	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vada Pinson	30
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
2	Norm Siebern	27
4	Don Demeter	25
4	Al Kaline	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Willie Davis	9
3	Tony Taylor	7
4	Luis Aparicio	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	0.88
2	Steve Barber	1.38
3	Turk Farrell	1.75
4	Bob Gibson	2.01
5	Billy Pierce	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Bo Belinsky	5
2	Dick Donovan	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Bob Purkey	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	60
2	Bob Gibson	45
3	Ken Johnson	43
4	Bo Belinsky	38
4	2 others tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	7
2	Dick Radatz	6
3	Ryne Duren	5
3	Diego Segui	5
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.355
2	Norm Cash	.346
3	Roberto Clemente	.336
4	Al Kaline	.329
5	Ken Boyer	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	63
2	Mickey Mantle	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	47
4	Norm Cash	45
5	Harmon Killebrew	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	151
2	Roger Maris	145
3	Rocky Colavito	128
4	Frank Robinson	125
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Dick Howser	41
4	Jake Wood	29
5	Chuck Hinton	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.47
2	Milt Pappas	2.69
3	Steve Barber	2.79
4	Curt Simmons	2.88
5	Bill Stafford	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	23
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	305
2	Camilo Pascual	223
3	Juan Pizarro	217
4	Whitey Ford	214
5	Jim Bunning	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
3	Stu Miller	19
4	Roy Face	17
5	Jim Brosnan	15