On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	21	13	.618	--
Twins	23	15	.605	0.0
Indians	21	14	.600	0.5
Angels	18	16	.529	3.0
Orioles	19	17	.528	3.0
White Sox	20	18	.526	3.0
Tigers	16	17	.485	4.5
Athletics	18	21	.462	5.5
Red Sox	13	22	.371	8.5
Senators	9	25	.265	12.0

Games

Athletics 5, Red Sox 1

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Twins 6, Senators 5

Yankees 2, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	28	13	.683	--
Cardinals	23	13	.639	2.5
Dodgers	25	15	.625	2.5
Reds	20	15	.571	5.0
Pirates	18	17	.514	7.0
Braves	16	22	.421	10.5
Phillies	15	21	.417	10.5
Colt .45's	15	23	.395	11.5
Mets	12	21	.364	12.0
Cubs	13	25	.342	13.5

Games

Colt .45's 3, Mets 2

Dodgers 5, Giants 1

Reds 3, Braves 2

Cubs 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Altman	3
1	Joe Pepitone	3
1	Jim Piersall	3
1	Vic Power	3
5	36 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Gordy Coleman	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	3
2	Bob Allison	2
2	Johnny Callison	2
2	Chuck Cottier	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Matty Alou	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	Marv Breeding	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	1.50
2	Dave Wickersham	0.80
3	Jay Hook	0.67
4	Jim O'Toole	0.62
5	2 tied	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	9
1	Bob Shaw	9
3	Jim O'Toole	8
4	Turk Farrell	6
4	Jay Hook	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Diego Segui	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.383
2	Al Kaline	.358
3	Billy Williams	.353
4	Dick Groat	.347
5	Harvey Kuenn	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	12
1	Jim Gentile	12
1	Al Kaline	12
1	Vada Pinson	12
5	4 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	43
2	Tommy Davis	40
3	Al Kaline	36
3	Vada Pinson	36
5	Floyd Robinson	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Willie Davis	11
2	Dick Howser	11
4	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Jake Wood	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	1.69
2	Steve Barber	1.71
3	Turk Farrell	1.88
4	Curt Simmons	2.08
5	Jim Golden	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	7
1	Juan Marichal	7
1	Bob Purkey	7
4	Bo Belinsky	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	84
2	Turk Farrell	55
2	Bob Gibson	55
4	Billy O'Dell	53
5	Camilo Pascual	49

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.455
2	Larry Burright	.434
2	Dick Groat	.434
4	Frank Bolling	.421
5	Billy Williams	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	8
2	Chuck Essegian	7
2	Jim Gentile	7
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	18
2	Al Kaline	15
2	John Romano	15
4	Orlando Cepeda	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Willie Davis	6
3	Ed Charles	4
3	Jim Gilliam	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.00
1	Ray Washburn	0.00
3	Billy O'Dell	0.76
4	Dave Wickersham	1.04
5	Bob Turley	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
1	Milt Pappas	29
3	Jay Hook	24
4	Bob Gibson	23
4	Jim O'Toole	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Ed Roebuck	3
1	Diego Segui	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Williams	.391
2	Al Smith	.388
3	George Altman	.376
4	Manny Jimenez	.374
5	Chuck Essegian	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	12
2	Chuck Essegian	10
2	Vada Pinson	10
4	George Altman	9
4	5 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	32
2	Al Kaline	28
2	Billy Williams	28
4	Tommy Davis	27
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Jake Wood	7
4	Ken Boyer	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.67
2	Dave Stenhouse	1.78
3	Billy O'Dell	1.88
4	Steve Barber	1.88
5	Bob Gibson	2.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	61
2	Bob Gibson	54
3	Turk Farrell	42
4	Milt Pappas	39
5	Billy O'Dell	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	6
1	Ryne Duren	6
3	Diego Segui	5
4	Barry Latman	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.357
2	Norm Cash	.342
3	Al Kaline	.337
4	Roberto Clemente	.333
5	Curt Flood	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	61
2	Mickey Mantle	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	48
4	Norm Cash	46
4	2 others tied	46

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	154
2	Roger Maris	141
3	Rocky Colavito	133
4	Jim Gentile	129
5	Willie Mays	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Dick Howser	41
4	Jake Wood	31
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.47
2	Curt Simmons	2.71
3	Milt Pappas	2.80
4	Steve Barber	2.86
5	Bill Stafford	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Joey Jay	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Ralph Terry	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	309
2	Camilo Pascual	220
3	Juan Pizarro	217
4	Whitey Ford	210
5	2 tied	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Stu Miller	19
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
4	Roy Face	16
5	2 tied	15