On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	34	24	.586	--
Yankees	32	24	.571	1.0
Twins	36	27	.571	0.5
Angels	31	28	.525	3.5
Orioles	31	31	.500	5.0
White Sox	31	32	.492	5.5
Tigers	28	29	.491	5.5
Athletics	30	33	.476	6.5
Red Sox	26	33	.441	8.5
Senators	21	39	.350	14.0

Games

White Sox 4, Angels 3

Indians 10, Yankees 9

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Twins 2

Orioles 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	44	23	.657	--
Giants	43	24	.642	1.0
Pirates	36	26	.581	5.5
Cardinals	34	26	.567	6.5
Reds	33	27	.550	7.5
Braves	30	33	.476	12.0
Colt .45's	28	34	.452	13.5
Phillies	26	35	.426	15.0
Cubs	22	42	.344	20.5
Mets	16	42	.276	23.5

Games

Colt .45's 4, Dodgers 1

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 5, Cardinals 0

Cubs 6, Mets 3

Phillies 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Francona	5
2	Ed Charles	4
2	Jerry Kindall	4
4	Ernie Banks	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	4
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
4	Felipe Alou	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	Willie McCovey	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Wilson	1.00
2	Ted Wills	0.88
3	Juan Marichal	0.80
4	Turk Farrell	0.67
5	Don Cardwell	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Wills	7
1	Earl Wilson	7
3	Don Lee	5
3	Diego Segui	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Wes Stock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rich Rollins	.352
2	Pete Runnels	.347
3	Manny Jimenez	.347
4	Felipe Alou	.344
5	Billy Williams	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	21
2	Ernie Banks	17
2	Orlando Cepeda	17
2	Jim Gentile	17
5	2 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	65
2	Orlando Cepeda	60
3	Willie Mays	56
4	Frank Robinson	49
5	Floyd Robinson	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	34
2	Dick Howser	18
3	Jake Wood	17
4	Willie Davis	15
5	Luis Aparicio	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shaw	1.92
2	Turk Farrell	2.49
3	Dave Stenhouse	2.51
4	Juan Marichal	2.52
5	Jim Golden	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Purkey	11
2	Don Drysdale	10
2	Juan Marichal	10
4	Dick Donovan	9
4	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	137
2	Don Drysdale	81
2	Bob Gibson	81
4	Turk Farrell	80
5	Ken Johnson	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	10
1	Dick Radatz	10
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Stu Miller	9
5	Jack Baldschun	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.447
2	Johnny Callison	.420
3	Rich Rollins	.396
4	Del Crandall	.390
5	Roberto Clemente	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Hinton	5
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Ed Charles	4
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	13 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	17
2	Willie Kirkland	16
2	Frank Robinson	16
4	Roberto Clemente	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Jake Wood	6
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	Julian Javier	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	0.50
2	Diego Segui	0.69
3	Bob Bruce	1.00
4	Chris Short	1.35
5	Dave Stenhouse	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	3
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Ken McBride	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Bob Gibson	22
3	Bob Bruce	21
3	Turk Farrell	21
3	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Marshall Bridges	2
4	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.415
2	Frank Robinson	.381
3	Lee Thomas	.375
4	Ron Fairly	.370
5	George Altman	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	11
1	Willie Mays	11
3	Jim Gentile	10
4	Bob Tillman	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
1	Tommy Davis	31
1	Willie Mays	31
4	Frank Robinson	29
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Jake Wood	10
3	Frank Robinson	9
4	Willie Davis	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	1.06
2	Claude Osteen	1.28
3	Bob Shaw	1.56
4	Ken Johnson	1.73
5	Bob Purkey	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	5
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Sandy Koufax	5
1	Art Mahaffey	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Bob Gibson	45
3	Art Mahaffey	39
4	Don Drysdale	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.348
2	Roberto Clemente	.344
3	Pete Runnels	.344
4	Frank Robinson	.334
5	Vada Pinson	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	51
2	Jim Gentile	49
3	Willie Mays	48
4	Orlando Cepeda	46
5	Harmon Killebrew	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	154
2	Willie Mays	138
3	Jim Gentile	136
4	Rocky Colavito	135
5	Frank Robinson	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	62
2	Luis Aparicio	50
3	Dick Howser	37
3	Jake Wood	37
5	Frank Robinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.70
2	Milt Pappas	2.85
3	Warren Spahn	2.90
4	Ralph Terry	2.94
5	Ken Johnson	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	22
2	Juan Marichal	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
2	Warren Spahn	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	317
2	Camilo Pascual	221
3	Juan Pizarro	219
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Bob Gibson	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	21
1	Stu Miller	21
3	Roy Face	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	Ray Moore	15