On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	57	.584	--
Twins	76	61	.555	4.0
Angels	75	61	.551	4.5
Tigers	68	66	.507	10.5
White Sox	69	67	.507	10.5
Orioles	68	68	.500	11.5
Indians	66	71	.482	14.0
Red Sox	64	71	.474	15.0
Athletics	61	75	.449	18.5
Senators	54	84	.391	26.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Twins 4

Orioles 8, Indians 2

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Senators 3, Angels 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	89	47	.654	--
Giants	85	50	.630	3.5
Reds	83	54	.606	6.5
Pirates	80	56	.588	9.0
Cardinals	73	62	.541	15.5
Braves	72	65	.526	17.5
Phillies	66	74	.471	25.0
Cubs	50	85	.370	38.5
Colt .45's	49	85	.366	39.0
Mets	34	103	.248	55.5

Games

Cubs 4, Colt .45's 3

Dodgers 5, Braves 3

Pirates 7, Phillies 6

Reds 10, Giants 5

Cardinals 10, Mets 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vada Pinson	5
2	Dick Groat	4
3	Tommie Aaron	3
3	Jerry Adair	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Hickman	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Frank Howard	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Cardenas	3
1	Gordy Coleman	3
1	Jim Hickman	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Bill White	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Elio Chacon	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Cheney	1.43
2	Johnny Podres	1.38
3	Jack Kralick	1.00
4	Jack Fisher	0.89
5	Dean Chance	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	11
2	Tom Cheney	10
3	Jack Fisher	8
4	Earl Wilson	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1
1	Barney Schultz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.339
2	Pete Runnels	.336
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Hank Aaron	.334
5	Bill White	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	40
2	Hank Aaron	36
2	Harmon Killebrew	36
4	Norm Cash	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	128
2	Frank Robinson	119
3	Willie Mays	113
4	Hank Aaron	111
5	Norm Siebern	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	74
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	25
4	Jake Wood	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.29
3	Bob Shaw	2.40
4	Bob Gibson	2.49
5	Robin Roberts	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	22
2	Joey Jay	20
2	Bob Purkey	20
2	Ralph Terry	20
5	Jack Sanford	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	189
3	Bob Gibson	181
4	Turk Farrell	167
5	Camilo Pascual	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	27
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	17
4	Ron Perranoski	16
5	Stu Miller	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.455
2	Jerry Adair	.424
3	Brooks Robinson	.414
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.411
5	Norm Siebern	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Frank Malzone	6
4	Hank Aaron	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	20
2	Willie Davis	16
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
3	Harmon Killebrew	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Mickey Mantle	4
4	Jim Gilliam	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Rudolph	0.00
2	Ron Perranoski	0.73
3	Bob Gibson	1.00
4	Jack Kralick	1.16
5	Bob Friend	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Sturdivant	4
2	Hank Aguirre	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	24
1	Johnny Podres	24
3	Whitey Ford	22
3	Tom Sturdivant	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Terry Fox	3
5	9 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.442
2	Don Demeter	.393
3	Jerry Adair	.374
4	Donn Clendenon	.358
5	Ken Boyer	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
4	Steve Boros	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Don Demeter	31
3	Harmon Killebrew	30
4	Norm Siebern	28
5	Willie Davis	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Gary Geiger	6
3	Don Landrum	6
3	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	1.01
2	Bill Monbouquette	1.79
3	Al McBean	1.95
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.95
5	Bob Gibson	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
3	Hank Aguirre	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	44
2	Whitey Ford	42
3	Turk Farrell	41
3	Jim Maloney	41
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	9
2	Ron Perranoski	7
2	Claude Raymond	7
4	Jim Brosnan	6
4	John Wyatt	6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.340
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Stan Musial	.331
4	Tommy Davis	.329
5	Frank Robinson	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Norm Cash	43
4	Orlando Cepeda	42
5	Roger Maris	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	135
2	Hank Aaron	129
2	Tommy Davis	129
2	Frank Robinson	129
5	Orlando Cepeda	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Willie Davis	33
4	Chuck Hinton	27
4	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.28
2	Bob Gibson	2.41
3	Sandy Koufax	2.55
4	Bob Shaw	2.75
5	Whitey Ford	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	25
1	Ralph Terry	25
3	Joey Jay	23
4	Bob Purkey	22
4	Jack Sanford	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	266
2	Don Drysdale	211
3	Bob Gibson	210
3	Juan Pizarro	210
5	Camilo Pascual	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Ron Perranoski	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	Stu Miller	18