On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	61	.585	--
Twins	82	64	.562	3.5
Angels	81	64	.559	4.0
White Sox	76	70	.521	9.5
Tigers	73	70	.510	11.0
Orioles	72	74	.493	13.5
Indians	71	75	.486	14.5
Red Sox	68	77	.469	17.0
Athletics	63	82	.434	22.0
Senators	56	91	.381	30.0

Games

Orioles 2, Red Sox 1

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Yankees 3, Tigers 1

Angels 5, Twins 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	94	51	.648	--
Giants	93	51	.646	0.5
Reds	89	57	.610	5.5
Pirates	84	61	.579	10.0
Cardinals	77	68	.531	17.0
Braves	74	72	.507	20.5
Phillies	71	75	.486	23.5
Colt .45's	56	87	.392	37.0
Cubs	52	93	.359	42.0
Mets	35	110	.241	59.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Braves 5, Mets 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maury Wills	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
4	Felipe Alou	2
4	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Tommy Davis	1
2	Jim Fregosi	1
2	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	5
2	Jim Fregosi	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
4	Eddie Mathews	2
4	Willie Mays	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Chico Fernandez	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dean Chance	3.00
2	Don Drysdale	2.25
3	Hank Aguirre	1.00
4	Earl Wilson	0.92
5	Tony Cloninger	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dean Chance	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	11
2	Dean Chance	9
2	Don Drysdale	9
4	Hank Aguirre	8
5	Tony Cloninger	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Jack Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.341
2	Tommy Davis	.339
3	Pete Runnels	.337
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	Leon Wagner	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	137
2	Frank Robinson	126
3	Willie Mays	123
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	89
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	28
4	Chuck Hinton	25
5	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.22
3	Bob Shaw	2.67
4	Robin Roberts	2.68
5	Bob Gibson	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
2	Joey Jay	21
2	Jack Sanford	21
2	Ralph Terry	21
5	Bob Purkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	205
3	Bob Gibson	195
4	Turk Farrell	182
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	18
4	Stu Miller	17
4	Ron Perranoski	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.517
2	Curt Flood	.442
3	Maury Wills	.419
4	Leo Cardenas	.411
5	Luis Aparicio	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
2	Al Kaline	6
3	Willie Mays	5
3	Gene Oliver	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	16
1	Don Demeter	16
1	Al Kaline	16
4	Willie Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Chuck Hinton	6
3	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Lou Brock	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marshall Bridges	0.66
2	Dick Radatz	1.02
3	Orlando Pena	1.05
4	Jay Hook	1.29
5	Dennis Bennett	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Barry Latman	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Aguirre	26
1	Johnny Podres	26
3	Turk Farrell	25
3	Earl Wilson	25
5	Ralph Terry	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Don McMahon	3
2	Tom Morgan	3
2	Bill Pleis	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.410
2	Don Demeter	.384
3	Leo Cardenas	.371
4	Brooks Robinson	.368
5	Bill Mazeroski	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Bob Allison	10
2	Al Kaline	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	33
2	Frank Robinson	31
3	Bob Allison	29
3	Al Kaline	29
5	Rocky Colavito	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	29
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Lou Brock	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	1.60
2	Chris Short	1.60
3	Ray Herbert	1.82
4	Dan Osinski	1.86
5	Bob Friend	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Ray Herbert	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	52
2	Hank Aguirre	43
2	Don Drysdale	43
4	Bob Gibson	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Stan Musial	.337
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Felipe Alou	.333
5	Tommy Davis	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	42
3	Norm Cash	41
3	Leon Wagner	41
5	Hank Aaron	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	139
2	Tommy Davis	138
3	Frank Robinson	132
4	Hank Aaron	125
5	Orlando Cepeda	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	93
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Willie Davis	32
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.17
2	Sandy Koufax	2.40
3	Bob Gibson	2.64
4	Bob Shaw	2.76
5	Robin Roberts	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Jack Sanford	24
2	Ralph Terry	24
4	Joey Jay	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	254
2	Don Drysdale	221
2	Bob Gibson	221
4	Camilo Pascual	208
5	Juan Pizarro	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	20
4	Ron Perranoski	19
5	Marshall Bridges	18