On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	59	.587	--
Twins	81	62	.566	3.0
Angels	79	63	.556	4.5
Tigers	72	68	.514	10.5
White Sox	72	70	.507	11.5
Orioles	70	73	.490	14.0
Indians	69	75	.479	15.5
Red Sox	66	75	.468	17.0
Athletics	63	79	.444	20.5
Senators	56	88	.389	28.5

Games

Angels 5, Orioles 4

Senators 7, White Sox 2

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Twins 6, Tigers 4

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	91	51	.641	--
Giants	90	51	.638	0.5
Reds	88	55	.615	3.5
Pirates	84	58	.592	7.0
Cardinals	75	67	.528	16.0
Braves	73	70	.510	18.5
Phillies	69	75	.479	23.0
Colt .45's	54	87	.383	36.5
Cubs	52	90	.366	39.0
Mets	35	107	.246	56.0

Games

Pirates 10, Dodgers 1

Phillies 4, Braves 3

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Colt .45's 4, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bubba Phillips	4
1	Brooks Robinson	4
1	Leon Wagner	4
4	John Kennedy	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	George Altman	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Mazeroski	6
2	George Altman	4
3	Al Kaline	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	4
2	Chuck Hinton	2
3	Joey Amalfitano	1
3	Johnny Edwards	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Francis	1.29
2	Dennis Bennett	1.14
3	Eli Grba	1.12
4	Orlando Pena	1.00
5	Bob Gibson	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Bennie Daniels	1
1	Earl Francis	1
1	Jim Golden	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	10
2	Earl Francis	9
2	Eli Grba	9
4	Dennis Bennett	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Tom Morgan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.342
2	Pete Runnels	.338
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Hank Aaron	37
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Norm Cash	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	132
2	Frank Robinson	123
3	Willie Mays	120
4	Hank Aaron	113
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	82
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	26
4	Chuck Hinton	24
4	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.17
3	Bob Shaw	2.67
4	Robin Roberts	2.80
5	Bob Gibson	2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	196
3	Bob Gibson	195
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	17
5	Ron Perranoski	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.457
2	Bill White	.429
3	Bill Mazeroski	.426
4	Bill Bruton	.407
5	Brooks Robinson	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Lee Thomas	5
5	10 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
1	Don Demeter	15
3	Bill Mazeroski	14
4	Harry Bright	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Chuck Hinton	5
4	Lou Brock	4
4	John Roseboro	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dom Zanni	0.00
1	Jim Umbricht	0.00
3	Bob Bruce	0.63
4	Orlando Pena	1.04
5	Earl Francis	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Jack Baldschun	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	24
2	Dick Donovan	20
2	Chuck Estrada	20
2	Bob Gibson	20
5	7 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	4
1	Roy Face	4
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Terry Fox	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.416
2	Don Demeter	.378
3	Carl Yastrzemski	.366
4	Bill Mazeroski	.359
5	Pete Runnels	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Don Demeter	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	33
2	Frank Robinson	31
3	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Norm Siebern	27
5	3 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	24
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Vada Pinson	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	1.34
2	Joe Nuxhall	1.46
3	Jim Bunning	1.61
4	Ray Herbert	1.79
5	Chris Short	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Hank Aguirre	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Eddie Fisher	5
5	21 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	49
2	Whitey Ford	45
3	Jim Maloney	42
4	Earl Wilson	41
5	Dennis Bennett	39

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	.340
2	Stan Musial	.336
3	Tommy Davis	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.330
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	141
2	Tommy Davis	133
3	Frank Robinson	132
4	Hank Aaron	124
4	Orlando Cepeda	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	87
2	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Davis	32
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.13
2	Sandy Koufax	2.40
3	Bob Gibson	2.68
4	Bob Shaw	2.85
5	Bob Purkey	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	254
2	Bob Gibson	221
3	Don Drysdale	215
4	Camilo Pascual	202
5	Juan Pizarro	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	20
4	Marshall Bridges	18
4	Ron Perranoski	18