1962 NL League Leaders

June 1, 1962

  Here are the NL League Leaders as of June 1st 1962. Cincinnati's Bob Purkey stands out as one of the top performers so far this season. Purkey is 11-1 with an ERA of 2.07. St. Louis Cardinal Bill White (.381, 13 HR, 41 RBI) is the only player in the top 5 of the 3 main hitting categories. Maury Wills of the LA Dodgers is on a pace to steal a record (at the time) 119 bases.

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1962 National League                 Date: 6/1/1962
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1962 CIN  28  16    J.Calliso PHN .395  H.Aaron   MLN   13  K.Boyer   SLN   42
1962 SFN  31  19    B.White   SLN .381  J.Calliso PHN   13  B.White   SLN   41
1962 LAN  29  20    B.Mazeros PIN .360  B.White   SLN   13  O.Cepeda  SFN   39
1962 PIN  25  19    S.Musial  SLN .349  W.Mays    SFN   12  F.Robinso CIN   37
1962 PHN  24  21    R.Clement PIN .348  OTHERS TIED W   10  OTHERS TIED W   35
1962 SLN  23  22
1962 HON  22  24    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1962 MLN  19  29    B.Purkey  CIN   11  S.Miller  SFN   10  B.Friend  PIN 1.99
1962 NYN  14  28    S.Koufax  LAN    8  R.Face    PIN    8  B.Purkey  CIN 2.07
1962 CHN  15  32    B.Friend  PIN    8  D.McMahon HON    5  B.Miller  NYN 2.63
                    J.Maricha SFN    8  D.Elston  CHN    4  J.Moeller LAN 2.63
                    J.Jay     CIN    7  L.McDanie SLN    4  S.Koufax  LAN 2.64
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    J.Calliso PHN   15  M.Wills   LAN   36  S.Koufax  LAN  103
                    J.Edwards CIN   11  V.Pinson  CIN   10  D.Drysdal LAN   77
                    O.Cepeda  SFN    9  B.White   SLN    9  B.O'Dell  SFN   68
                    OTHERS TIED W    8  OTHERS TIED W    8  K.Johnson HON   67
                                                            J.Maricha SFN   66