On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	14	.622	--
Indians	23	14	.622	0.0
Twins	23	18	.561	2.0
Angels	20	17	.541	3.0
Orioles	20	18	.526	3.5
White Sox	21	19	.525	3.5
Tigers	18	17	.514	4.0
Athletics	18	24	.429	7.5
Red Sox	15	23	.395	8.5
Senators	10	27	.270	13.0

Games

Orioles 9, Red Sox 5

White Sox 5, Twins 4

Angels 5, Athletics 4

Indians 2, Senators 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	14	.682	--
Dodgers	28	15	.651	1.5
Cardinals	23	16	.590	4.5
Reds	22	16	.579	5.0
Pirates	21	17	.553	6.0
Braves	18	23	.439	10.5
Phillies	16	23	.410	11.5
Colt .45's	16	25	.390	12.5
Cubs	14	27	.341	14.5
Mets	12	24	.333	14.0

Games

Pirates 4, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 17, Mets 8

Giants 10, Phillies 7

Braves 11, Cardinals 8

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommie Aaron	4
1	Johnny Callison	4
1	Tommy Davis	4
1	Felix Mantilla	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	George Altman	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Larry Burright	4
2	Jim Gentile	4
2	Felix Mantilla	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Donn Clendenon	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	Roman Mejias	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cal Koonce	0.83
2	Jack Hamilton	0.75
3	Moe Drabowsky	0.67
4	Billy Pierce	0.62
5	Bill Stafford	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	8
2	Jack Hamilton	6
2	Joe Moeller	6
4	Chuck Estrada	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Manny Jimenez	.383
2	Rich Rollins	.348
3	Billy Williams	.348
4	Al Kaline	.345
5	Al Smith	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	14
1	Willie Mays	14
3	Jim Gentile	13
3	Al Kaline	13
3	Frank Thomas	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	47
2	Tommy Davis	43
3	Al Kaline	38
4	Vada Pinson	36
5	Willie Mays	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Willie Davis	11
2	Dick Howser	11
4	Luis Aparicio	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Stenhouse	1.69
2	Steve Barber	1.71
3	Turk Farrell	1.76
4	Jim Golden	2.18
5	Bob Shaw	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	8
2	Juan Marichal	7
2	Billy Pierce	7
2	Bob Purkey	7
5	6 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	84
2	Turk Farrell	58
3	Bob Gibson	55
4	Ken Johnson	54
5	2 tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	8
1	Dick Radatz	8
3	Ryne Duren	6
3	Roy Face	6
3	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Spangler	.483
2	Pete Runnels	.446
3	Chuck Essegian	.435
4	Dick Groat	.429
5	Ron Fairly	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Altman	9
1	Chuck Essegian	9
3	Jim Gentile	7
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Altman	20
2	Johnny Callison	16
2	Don Demeter	16
2	Manny Jimenez	16
2	John Romano	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Willie Davis	6
3	Willie Mays	4
3	Tony Taylor	4
3	Bill White	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.61
2	Bob Gibson	0.78
3	Jim Kaat	0.95
4	Dave Wickersham	1.04
5	Billy O'Dell	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Billy Pierce	3
1	Dave Wickersham	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	25
2	Bob Gibson	22
3	Jack Hamilton	21
3	Jay Hook	21
3	Sandy Koufax	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Radatz	3
1	Ed Roebuck	3
1	Diego Segui	3
4	Bob Allen	2
4	10 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Smith	.423
2	Billy Williams	.385
3	Manny Jimenez	.378
4	Tony Gonzalez	.375
5	Frank Thomas	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Essegian	12
1	Jim Gentile	12
3	Orlando Cepeda	11
4	George Altman	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	35
2	Al Kaline	29
3	Don Demeter	27
3	Manny Jimenez	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Willie Davis	10
3	Tony Taylor	7
4	Jim Gilliam	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Farrell	1.57
2	Bob Gibson	1.65
3	Dave Stenhouse	1.82
4	Billy O'Dell	1.88
5	Juan Marichal	2.10

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	Turk Farrell	45
1	Bob Gibson	45
3	Ken Johnson	43
3	Sandy Koufax	43
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	6
1	Ryne Duren	6
3	Dick Radatz	5
3	Diego Segui	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.354
2	Norm Cash	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.332
4	Al Kaline	.332
5	Ken Boyer	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	60
2	Mickey Mantle	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	48
4	Jim Gentile	47
5	Willie Mays	46

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	156
2	Roger Maris	141
3	Rocky Colavito	133
3	Willie Mays	133
5	Jim Gentile	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	53
2	Luis Aparicio	51
3	Dick Howser	40
4	Jake Wood	30
5	Chuck Hinton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.52
2	Milt Pappas	2.80
3	Curt Simmons	2.84
4	Steve Barber	2.86
5	Bill Stafford	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
1	Joey Jay	23
3	Warren Spahn	22
4	Jim Bunning	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	309
2	Juan Pizarro	219
3	Camilo Pascual	217
4	Whitey Ford	210
5	Jim Bunning	197

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	26
2	Stu Miller	20
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
4	Roy Face	17
5	2 tied	15