On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 34 24 .586 --
Yankees 31 22 .585 0.5
Indians 31 22 .585 0.5
Angels 30 24 .556 2.0
Tigers 28 26 .519 4.0
White Sox 29 29 .500 5.0
Orioles 28 29 .491 5.5
Athletics 25 33 .431 9.0
Red Sox 22 32 .407 10.0
Senators 19 36 .345 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 43 19 .694 --
Giants 40 21 .656 2.5
Reds 31 23 .574 8.0
Pirates 32 25 .561 8.5
Cardinals 31 25 .554 9.0
Braves 27 31 .466 14.0
Phillies 24 33 .421 16.5
Colt .45's 24 34 .414 17.0
Cubs 20 39 .339 21.5
Mets 16 38 .296 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Don Demeter 3
1 Julian Javier 3
1 Brooks Robinson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 2
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Johnny Callison 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Kirkland 5
1 Dick Stuart 5
3 Johnny Callison 3
3 Don Demeter 3
3 Jim Gentile 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julian Javier 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Ted Savage 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Turk Farrell 0.90
2 Jim Perry 0.88
3 Joe Gibbon 0.50
3 Al Jackson 0.50
5 Bud Daley 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Jack Hamilton 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 Robin Roberts 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Turk Farrell 9
2 Jim Perry 7
3 Earl Wilson 5
4 Don Cardwell 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dallas Green 1
1 Diomedes Olivo 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Rollins .356
2 Felipe Alou .348
3 Stan Musial .342
4 Manny Jimenez .341
5 Billy Williams .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 21
2 Jim Gentile 16
2 Roman Mejias 16
4 Ernie Banks 15
4 3 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 64
2 Orlando Cepeda 55
3 Willie Mays 54
4 Bill White 47
5 Floyd Robinson 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 34
2 Dick Howser 16
2 Jake Wood 16
4 Willie Davis 14
5 Luis Aparicio 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shaw 2.00
2 Dave Stenhouse 2.44
3 Turk Farrell 2.67
4 Jim Perry 2.82
5 Juan Marichal 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 10
1 Bob Purkey 10
3 Dick Donovan 8
3 Joey Jay 8
3 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 131
2 Turk Farrell 78
3 Don Drysdale 75
3 Camilo Pascual 75
5 Billy O'Dell 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 9
1 Dick Radatz 9
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Jack Baldschun 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .452
2 Stan Musial .444
3 Jim Davenport .432
4 Mike Hershberger .400
5 Wes Covington .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roman Mejias 6
1 Bob Tillman 6
3 Norm Cash 5
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 19
2 Roman Mejias 16
2 Frank Robinson 16
4 Ron Fairly 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Jake Wood 7
3 Frank Robinson 6
4 Luis Aparicio 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 0.49
2 Bill Stafford 0.50
3 Larry Sherry 0.63
4 Don McMahon 0.75
5 Ralph Terry 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Ken McBride 3
3 Dennis Bennett 2
3 Joe Bonikowski 2
3 34 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 31
2 Chuck Estrada 21
2 Camilo Pascual 21
4 Bob Anderson 20
4 Turk Farrell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Stu Miller 3
2 Diomedes Olivo 3
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Smoky Burgess .410
2 Pete Runnels .391
3 George Altman .390
4 Ron Fairly .370
5 Felipe Alou .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 11
1 Willie Mays 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Jim Gentile 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 33
2 George Altman 30
3 Willie Mays 29
4 Johnny Callison 27
5 Bill White 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Willie Davis 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
2 Jake Wood 9
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Claude Osteen 1.03
2 Bob Shaw 1.66
3 Larry Sherry 1.73
4 Warren Spahn 2.06
5 Jim Kaat 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Ken McBride 5
1 Bob Purkey 5
4 Bob Gibson 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 68
2 Jim Bunning 38
3 Art Mahaffey 37
3 Camilo Pascual 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 7
2 Diomedes Olivo 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 Dick Radatz 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .345
2 Roberto Clemente .338
3 Vada Pinson .336
4 Pete Runnels .334
5 Frank Robinson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 53
2 Willie Mays 50
3 Jim Gentile 48
4 Harmon Killebrew 46
5 Orlando Cepeda 45

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 151
2 Willie Mays 141
3 Rocky Colavito 135
4 Jim Gentile 133
5 Frank Robinson 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 62
2 Luis Aparicio 51
3 Dick Howser 36
3 Jake Wood 36
5 Frank Robinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.70
2 Milt Pappas 2.77
3 Ralph Terry 2.80
4 Warren Spahn 3.00
5 Bill Stafford 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Bob Purkey 20
3 Ralph Terry 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 321
2 Camilo Pascual 233
3 Juan Pizarro 227
4 Jim Bunning 194
5 Whitey Ford 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 23
2 Stu Miller 22
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
4 Roy Face 16
5 Ray Moore 15