On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 16 .600 --
Indians 24 16 .600 0.0
Twins 26 19 .578 0.5
Tigers 21 18 .538 2.5
Angels 22 19 .537 2.5
Orioles 21 20 .512 3.5
White Sox 22 22 .500 4.0
Athletics 20 25 .444 6.5
Red Sox 17 24 .415 7.5
Senators 11 29 .275 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 14 .702 --
Dodgers 31 15 .674 1.5
Reds 25 16 .610 5.0
Cardinals 24 18 .571 6.5
Pirates 23 18 .561 7.0
Braves 19 25 .432 12.5
Colt .45's 17 27 .386 14.5
Phillies 16 26 .381 14.5
Cubs 15 29 .341 16.5
Mets 12 27 .308 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny O'Connell 4
2 Julio Gotay 3
2 Harvey Haddix 3
2 Chuck Hinton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joey Jay 4
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Roman Mejias 3
4 Tom Burgess 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Early Wynn 2.00
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
2 Warren Spahn 1.00
4 Bo Belinsky 0.78
5 Harvey Haddix 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bo Belinsky 7
2 Harvey Haddix 6
2 Warren Spahn 6
2 Early Wynn 6
5 Glen Hobbie 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Jimenez .392
2 Billy Williams .353
3 Orlando Cepeda .349
4 Rich Rollins .345
5 Felipe Alou .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 16
2 Jim Gentile 15
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
4 Al Kaline 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 49
2 Tommy Davis 45
3 Vada Pinson 40
4 Willie Mays 39
5 Al Kaline 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 23
2 Dick Howser 14
3 Willie Davis 11
4 Tony Taylor 10
4 Jake Wood 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Golden 1.79
2 Bob Shaw 2.13
3 Turk Farrell 2.18
4 Bo Belinsky 2.26
5 Al McBean 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 8
1 Bob Purkey 8
3 Don Drysdale 7
3 Joey Jay 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 100
2 Turk Farrell 59
2 Bob Gibson 59
2 Ken Johnson 59
5 Don Drysdale 58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .529
2 Danny O'Connell .419
3 Boog Powell .410
4 Manny Jimenez .407
5 Bubba Phillips .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Essegian 8
1 Jim Gentile 8
3 George Altman 7
3 Harmon Killebrew 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Jimenez 18
2 Jim Gentile 17
3 George Altman 16
4 Orlando Cepeda 15
4 Harmon Killebrew 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Willie Davis 6
3 Felipe Alou 4
3 Tony Taylor 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ryne Duren 0.00
2 Tom Sturdivant 0.69
3 Vern Law 1.00
4 Bob Purkey 1.04
5 Al McBean 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Harvey Haddix 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Billy Pierce 3
1 Dave Wickersham 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 30
2 Jim Bunning 23
2 Bob Gibson 23
4 Art Mahaffey 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
2 Craig Anderson 2
2 Frank Baumann 2
2 Gary Bell 2
2 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Smith .388
2 Manny Jimenez .380
3 Pete Runnels .375
4 Orlando Cepeda .371
5 2 tied .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 13
2 Chuck Essegian 12
2 Willie Mays 12
4 George Altman 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 31
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Jim Gentile 26
4 Manny Jimenez 25
4 Billy Williams 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Willie Davis 10
3 Dick Howser 9
4 Tony Taylor 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Golden 1.64
2 Billy O'Dell 1.81
3 Bob Gibson 2.01
4 Dave Wickersham 2.03
5 Barney Schultz 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Joey Jay 5
1 Juan Marichal 5
1 Billy Pierce 5
1 Bob Purkey 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 59
2 Bob Gibson 44
3 Turk Farrell 41
4 Ken Johnson 40
5 Milt Pappas 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 6
2 Jack Baldschun 5
2 Dick Radatz 5
4 Jim Coates 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .348
2 Norm Cash .334
3 Curt Flood .333
4 Roberto Clemente .333
5 Al Kaline .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 60
2 Mickey Mantle 51
3 Jim Gentile 49
4 Orlando Cepeda 47
4 Willie Mays 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 156
2 Roger Maris 141
3 Willie Mays 135
4 Rocky Colavito 134
4 Jim Gentile 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 54
2 Luis Aparicio 51
3 Dick Howser 41
4 Jake Wood 31
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Curt Simmons 2.88
3 Bill Stafford 2.94
4 Milt Pappas 2.98
5 Steve Barber 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 23
2 Whitey Ford 22
3 Warren Spahn 21
4 Jim Bunning 20
4 Bob Purkey 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 317
2 Camilo Pascual 222
3 Juan Pizarro 218
4 Whitey Ford 205
5 Jim Bunning 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 25
2 Stu Miller 21
3 Roy Face 17
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
5 Bill Henry 15