On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 59 .582 --
Twins 79 61 .564 2.5
Angels 78 62 .557 3.5
Tigers 70 67 .511 10.0
White Sox 71 69 .507 10.5
Orioles 70 70 .500 11.5
Indians 68 74 .479 14.5
Red Sox 65 74 .468 16.0
Athletics 63 77 .450 18.5
Senators 54 87 .383 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 48 .655 --
Giants 87 51 .630 3.5
Reds 85 55 .607 6.5
Pirates 83 56 .597 8.0
Cardinals 74 65 .532 17.0
Braves 72 68 .514 19.5
Phillies 68 75 .476 25.0
Cubs 52 87 .374 39.0
Colt .45's 51 87 .370 39.5
Mets 35 106 .248 57.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Clete Boyer 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Johnny Edwards 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 George Alusik 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vada Pinson 4
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Johnny Edwards 3
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julian Javier 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Stan Musial 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 1.40
2 Bob Bruce 1.17
3 Harvey Haddix 0.78
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.75
5 Pete Richert 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Bruce 7
1 Dick Donovan 7
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Larry Jackson 7
1 Ed Rakow 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .342
2 Stan Musial .336
3 Frank Robinson .335
4 Hank Aaron .333
4 Pete Runnels .333

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 129
2 Frank Robinson 120
3 Willie Mays 117
4 Hank Aaron 112
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 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.15
2 Hank Aguirre 2.29
3 Bob Shaw 2.65
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 .455
2 Eddie Kasko .400
3 Brooks Robinson .397
4 Wes Covington .385
5 Bill Bruton .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Bob Allison 5
2 Al Kaline 5
2 Norm Siebern 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 19
2 Bob Allison 15
3 Vada Pinson 14
4 Orlando Cepeda 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 John Roseboro 4
4 George Altman 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dom Zanni 0.00
2 Jim Umbricht 0.69
3 Tom Cheney 0.84
4 Orlando Pena 1.03
5 Ron Perranoski 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Donovan 24
2 Johnny Podres 22
3 Whitey Ford 21
3 Pete Richert 21
5 Chuck Estrada 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
2 Gary Bell 4
2 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Terry Fox 4
5 Marshall Bridges 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .430
2 Don Demeter .368
3 Jerry Adair .358
4 Gene Woodling .343
5 Donn Clendenon .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Willie Mays 10
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 32
2 Frank Robinson 31
3 Harmon Killebrew 27
3 Norm Siebern 27
5 Rocky Colavito 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Ed Charles 6
3 Gary Geiger 6
3 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Perranoski 1.23
2 Ray Herbert 1.56
3 Chris Short 1.78
4 Joe Nuxhall 1.86
5 Hank Aguirre 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 6
2 Hank Aguirre 5
2 Eddie Fisher 5
2 Joey Jay 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 46
2 Jim Maloney 41
2 Jim O'Toole 41
4 Tom Cheney 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .336
2 Stan Musial .336
3 Hank Aaron .333
4 Tommy Davis .331
5 Frank Robinson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Norm Cash 42
4 Orlando Cepeda 41
4 Leon Wagner 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 138
2 Tommy Davis 130
2 Frank Robinson 130
4 Hank Aaron 127
5 2 tied 122

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 Bob Purkey 2.86
5 Robin Roberts 2.92

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 Camilo Pascual 205
5 Juan Pizarro 200

Saves

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