On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 59 .585 --
Twins 80 62 .563 3.0
Angels 78 63 .553 4.5
Tigers 72 67 .518 9.5
White Sox 72 69 .511 10.5
Orioles 70 72 .493 13.0
Indians 68 75 .476 15.5
Red Sox 66 74 .471 16.0
Athletics 63 78 .447 19.5
Senators 55 88 .385 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 50 .645 --
Giants 89 51 .636 1.5
Reds 87 55 .613 4.5
Pirates 83 58 .589 8.0
Cardinals 75 66 .532 16.0
Braves 73 69 .514 18.5
Phillies 68 75 .476 24.0
Colt .45's 53 87 .379 37.5
Cubs 52 89 .369 39.0
Mets 35 106 .248 56.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Hector Lopez 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
1 Lee Thomas 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Donn Clendenon 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Frank Howard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harvey Kuenn 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Gene Oliver 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Tony Kubek 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 1.00
2 Ken Johnson 0.82
3 Denny Lemaster 0.57
4 Billy O'Dell 0.38
5 Ralph Terry 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 10
2 Ken Johnson 9
3 Denny Lemaster 4
3 Ralph Terry 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .344
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Frank Robinson .335
4 Stan Musial .333
5 Hank Aaron .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 42
2 Harmon Killebrew 37
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Norm Cash 34
4 Leon Wagner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 132
2 Frank Robinson 121
3 Willie Mays 119
4 Hank Aaron 112
5 Norm Siebern 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 78
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 2.17
3 Bob Shaw 2.65
4 Bob Gibson 2.71
5 Robin Roberts 2.80

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 196
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 Stu Miller 16
4 Ron Perranoski 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .469
2 Bill White .429
3 Wes Covington .406
4 Bill Mazeroski .404
5 Bill Bruton .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Al Kaline 6
3 Bob Allison 5
3 Rocky Colavito 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 15
1 Don Demeter 15
3 Bob Allison 14
3 Vada Pinson 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Luis Aparicio 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 John Roseboro 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dom Zanni 0.00
1 Jim Umbricht 0.00
3 Bob Bruce 0.63
4 Tom Cheney 0.92
5 Orlando Pena 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 3
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Barry Latman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 29
2 Hank Aguirre 22
3 Juan Marichal 21
4 Dick Donovan 20
4 Chuck Estrada 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
1 Roy Face 4
1 Terry Fox 4
4 Gary Bell 3
4 Bill Pleis 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .416
2 Don Demeter .382
3 Norm Siebern .359
4 Donn Clendenon .359
5 Carl Yastrzemski .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
4 Norm Siebern 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Demeter 32
2 Frank Robinson 30
3 Rocky Colavito 28
4 Norm Siebern 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 20
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Vada Pinson 6
4 Lou Brock 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 1.34
2 Ray Herbert 1.46
2 Joe Nuxhall 1.46
4 Dan Osinski 1.74
5 Chris Short 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 6
1 Jack Sanford 6
3 Jim Bunning 5
3 Eddie Fisher 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 45
1 Earl Wilson 45
3 Jim Maloney 42
3 Juan Marichal 42
5 Ken Johnson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 9
2 Claude Raymond 7
3 Jim Brosnan 6
3 Terry Fox 6
5 Ron Perranoski 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .339
2 Stan Musial .337
3 Tommy Davis .336
4 Frank Robinson .329
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 48
2 Harmon Killebrew 44
3 Norm Cash 41
3 Orlando Cepeda 41
5 Leon Wagner 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 140
2 Tommy Davis 133
3 Frank Robinson 130
4 Orlando Cepeda 125
5 Hank Aaron 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 83
2 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Willie Davis 33
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 Jake Wood 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.13
2 Sandy Koufax 2.55
3 Bob Gibson 2.59
4 Bob Shaw 2.84
5 Bob Purkey 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Ralph Terry 24
3 Joey Jay 23
3 Jack Sanford 23
5 Bob Purkey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 264
2 Don Drysdale 215
3 Bob Gibson 211
4 Camilo Pascual 205
5 Juan Pizarro 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 29
2 Dick Radatz 21
3 Stu Miller 19
3 Ron Perranoski 19
5 Marshall Bridges 18