On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	57	.587	--
Twins	77	61	.558	4.0
Angels	76	61	.555	4.5
White Sox	70	67	.511	10.5
Orioles	70	68	.507	11.0
Tigers	68	67	.504	11.5
Indians	66	73	.475	15.5
Red Sox	64	72	.471	16.0
Athletics	61	76	.445	19.5
Senators	54	85	.388	27.5

Games

Twins 5, Red Sox 2

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Orioles 2, Indians 1

White Sox 10, Tigers 8

Angels 4, Senators 2

Yankees 2, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	47	.657	--
Giants	86	50	.632	3.5
Reds	83	55	.601	7.5
Pirates	80	56	.588	9.5
Cardinals	73	63	.537	16.5
Braves	72	66	.522	18.5
Phillies	66	74	.471	25.5
Colt .45's	50	85	.370	39.0
Cubs	50	86	.368	39.5
Mets	35	103	.254	55.5

Games

Colt .45's 3, Cubs 1

Dodgers 8, Braves 0

Giants 6, Reds 4

Mets 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	3
1	Eddie Kasko	3
1	Frank Robinson	3
4	Jerry Adair	2
4	43 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Leo Burke	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Leo Burke	3
1	John Roseboro	3
3	Jerry Adair	2
3	Felipe Alou	2
3	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Gene Conley	1.11
2	Don Drysdale	1.00
2	Billy O'Dell	1.00
4	Mudcat Grant	0.83
4	Ken Johnson	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy O'Dell	11
2	Gene Conley	10
2	Mudcat Grant	10
4	Eddie Fisher	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Tom Morgan	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.339
2	Frank Robinson	.338
3	Pete Runnels	.335
4	Hank Aaron	.331
5	Bill White	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	41
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	114
4	Hank Aaron	111
5	Harmon Killebrew	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	76
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	26
4	Jake Wood	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.29
3	Bob Gibson	2.49
4	Bob Shaw	2.58
5	Robin Roberts	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	23
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	194
3	Bob Gibson	181
4	Turk Farrell	167
5	Billy O'Dell	161

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jerry Adair	.408
2	Bill White	.408
3	Brooks Robinson	.407
4	Bill Bruton	.403
5	Orlando Cepeda	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	19
2	Willie Davis	16
3	Bill Bruton	15
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
3	Harmon Killebrew	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Mickey Mantle	4
4	Lou Brock	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.73
2	Orlando Pena	1.03
3	Jack Kralick	1.16
4	Bob Friend	1.40
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Eddie Fisher	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	22
1	Johnny Podres	22
3	Tom Cheney	21
4	Jim Maloney	19
4	Lee Stange	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Terry Fox	3
5	10 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.446
2	Don Demeter	.386
3	Jerry Adair	.366
4	Donn Clendenon	.358
5	Tommie Aaron	.348

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	Harmon Killebrew	32
1	Frank Robinson	32
3	Don Demeter	31
4	Willie Davis	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	24
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Gary Geiger	6
3	Don Landrum	6
3	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	1.01
2	Ray Herbert	1.56
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.79
4	Hank Aguirre	1.92
5	2 tied	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	6
1	Ralph Terry	6
3	Hank Aguirre	5
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Joey Jay	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	44
2	Don Drysdale	42
2	Whitey Ford	42
4	Jim Maloney	41
5	Juan Marichal	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	9
2	Ron Perranoski	7
2	Claude Raymond	7
4	Jim Brosnan	6
5	2 tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.336
2	Hank Aaron	.336
3	Stan Musial	.333
4	Tommy Davis	.329
5	Frank Robinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
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	136
2	Hank Aaron	129
2	Tommy Davis	129
2	Frank Robinson	129
5	Harmon Killebrew	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Luis Aparicio	35
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	Whitey Ford	2.86
5	Bob Purkey	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	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	216
3	Bob Gibson	210
4	Juan Pizarro	209
5	Camilo Pascual	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
4	Ron Perranoski	19
5	Stu Miller	18