On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	58	.586	--
Twins	79	61	.564	3.0
Angels	77	62	.554	4.5
Tigers	70	67	.511	10.5
White Sox	70	69	.504	11.5
Orioles	70	70	.500	12.0
Indians	68	73	.482	14.5
Red Sox	65	73	.471	16.0
Athletics	62	77	.446	19.5
Senators	54	87	.383	28.5

Games

Tigers 1, Orioles 0

Tigers 4, Orioles 1

Athletics 8, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 3, Athletics 1

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Indians 6, White Sox 5

Twins 9, Senators 3

Twins 4, Senators 3

Yankees 8, Angels 2

Angels 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	48	.652	--
Giants	87	50	.635	2.5
Reds	84	55	.604	6.5
Pirates	82	56	.594	8.0
Cardinals	73	65	.529	17.0
Braves	72	67	.518	18.5
Phillies	68	74	.479	24.0
Cubs	52	86	.377	38.0
Colt .45's	50	87	.365	39.5
Mets	35	105	.250	56.0

Games

Phillies 3, Colt .45's 2

Phillies 5, Colt .45's 3

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Reds 3, Braves 0

Pirates 2, Mets 0

Pirates 5, Mets 4

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Cubs 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Al Luplow	5
1	Vic Power	5
1	Andre Rodgers	5
5	13 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	2
1	Elston Howard	2
3	Leo Burke	1
3	Johnny Callison	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	5
2	Billy Williams	4
3	Leo Burke	3
3	Johnny Callison	3
3	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ted Savage	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Horlen	1.00
2	Camilo Pascual	0.89
3	Turk Farrell	0.86
4	Dick Hall	0.83
5	2 tied	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	Ruben Gomez	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	14 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	8
2	Phil Regan	7
3	Roger Craig	6
3	Turk Farrell	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Dennis Bennett	1
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.342
2	Frank Robinson	.335
3	Pete Runnels	.332
4	Hank Aaron	.331
5	Bill White	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Hank Aaron	36
2	Harmon Killebrew	36
4	Norm Cash	34
4	Leon Wagner	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	128
2	Frank Robinson	119
3	Willie Mays	117
4	Hank Aaron	111
5	Norm Siebern	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	76
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	26
4	Jake Wood	24
5	Chuck Hinton	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.29
3	Bob Shaw	2.58
4	Robin Roberts	2.69
5	Bob Gibson	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	23
2	Joey Jay	21
3	Bob Purkey	20
3	Jack Sanford	20
3	Ralph Terry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	194
3	Bob Gibson	185
4	Turk Farrell	173
5	Camilo Pascual	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	18
4	Ron Perranoski	16
5	2 tied	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.471
2	Wes Covington	.410
3	Joe Cunningham	.400
3	Eddie Kasko	.400
5	Brooks Robinson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Bob Allison	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Norm Siebern	5
2	Leon Wagner	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	19
2	Bob Allison	16
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
4	Norm Siebern	14
4	Carl Yastrzemski	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	George Altman	3
3	Lou Brock	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dom Zanni	0.00
2	Ron Perranoski	0.67
3	Jim Umbricht	0.69
4	Tom Cheney	0.84
5	Orlando Pena	1.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	3
1	Dick Donovan	3
1	Bob Friend	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	22
2	Turk Farrell	21
3	Chuck Estrada	20
4	Jim Maloney	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Gary Bell	4
2	Terry Fox	4
4	Marshall Bridges	3
4	Jim Brosnan	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.439
2	Don Demeter	.372
3	Jerry Adair	.348
4	Johnny Callison	.347
5	Donn Clendenon	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Willie Mays	10
5	Harmon Killebrew	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	31
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	29
4	Norm Siebern	28
5	Rocky Colavito	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	22
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Ed Charles	6
3	Gary Geiger	6
3	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Perranoski	0.98
2	Ray Herbert	1.56
3	Bill Monbouquette	1.79
4	Hank Aguirre	1.92
5	Joe Nuxhall	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Eddie Fisher	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Ralph Terry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	42
2	Jim Maloney	41
3	Tom Cheney	39
3	Bob Gibson	39
3	Juan Marichal	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hank Aaron	.335
2	Stan Musial	.334
3	Pete Runnels	.333
4	Tommy Davis	.333
5	Orlando Cepeda	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	45
3	Norm Cash	43
4	Orlando Cepeda	42
5	Leon Wagner	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	139
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	28
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.23
2	Sandy Koufax	2.55
3	Bob Gibson	2.59
4	Whitey Ford	2.86
5	Bob Purkey	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Ralph Terry	24
3	Joey Jay	23
3	Jack Sanford	23
5	Bob Purkey	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	264
2	Don Drysdale	216
3	Bob Gibson	214
4	Juan Pizarro	209
5	Camilo Pascual	208

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Ron Perranoski	19
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	19
5	2 tied	18