On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	61	.591	--
Angels	82	65	.558	5.0
Twins	82	66	.554	5.5
White Sox	77	70	.524	10.0
Tigers	73	73	.500	13.5
Orioles	72	75	.490	15.0
Indians	72	76	.486	15.5
Red Sox	70	77	.476	17.0
Athletics	64	82	.438	22.5
Senators	57	92	.383	31.0

Games

Senators 2, Orioles 1

Yankees 5, Indians 2

Red Sox 8, Tigers 6

Red Sox 6, Tigers 2

White Sox 2, Twins 1

Athletics 4, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	96	51	.653	--
Giants	94	52	.644	1.5
Reds	91	57	.615	5.5
Pirates	84	62	.575	11.5
Cardinals	77	69	.527	18.5
Braves	75	72	.510	21.0
Phillies	71	76	.483	25.0
Colt .45's	56	88	.389	38.5
Cubs	52	94	.356	43.5
Mets	35	110	.241	60.0

Games

Reds 4, Giants 1

Dodgers 1, Colt .45's 0

Braves 9, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nellie Fox	4
1	Gary Geiger	4
1	Carl Warwick	4
4	Frank Bolling	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
3	Eddie Bressoud	1
3	Norm Cash	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Bressoud	4
1	Frank Malzone	4
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	Mickey Mantle	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Johnson	3.00
2	Orlando Pena	1.75
3	Tom Cheney	1.50
4	Joey Jay	1.20
5	Eddie Fisher	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Cheney	1
1	Eddie Fisher	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Denny Lemaster	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	21
2	Ken Johnson	9
3	Denny Lemaster	8
4	Camilo Pascual	7
4	Orlando Pena	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Hal Kolstad	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.340
2	Tommy Davis	.339
3	Pete Runnels	.337
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Felipe Alou	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Frank Robinson	38
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
5	3 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	138
2	Frank Robinson	129
3	Willie Mays	123
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	90
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 Purkey	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
2	Jack Sanford	22
3	Joey Jay	21
3	Bob Purkey	21
3	Ralph Terry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	205
3	Bob Gibson	203
4	Turk Farrell	182
5	Camilo Pascual	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Ron Perranoski	19
4	Marshall Bridges	18
5	Stu Miller	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.452
2	Luis Aparicio	.420
3	Curt Flood	.404
4	Maury Wills	.400
5	Bill Mazeroski	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
2	Rocky Colavito	5
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Frank Howard	5
2	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	16
2	Rocky Colavito	13
2	Don Demeter	13
2	Al Kaline	13
2	Willie Mays	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Chuck Hinton	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Chico Fernandez	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.56
2	Jim Perry	1.00
3	Orlando Pena	1.04
4	Jay Hook	1.29
5	Hank Aguirre	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Jack Baldschun	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	32
2	Bob Gibson	28
3	Turk Farrell	25
3	Earl Wilson	25
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
1	Ron Perranoski	4
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Tom Morgan	3
3	Bill Pleis	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.398
2	Brooks Robinson	.381
3	Maury Wills	.374
4	Bill Mazeroski	.366
5	Leo Cardenas	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Bob Allison	10
2	Al Kaline	10
2	Lee Thomas	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Don Demeter	29
2	Al Kaline	29
4	Bob Allison	27
4	Frank Malzone	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	30
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Jim Gilliam	5
4	Mickey Mantle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chris Short	1.60
2	Hank Aguirre	1.70
3	Bob Friend	1.84
4	Dan Osinski	1.86
5	George Brunet	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Eddie Fisher	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	49
2	Bob Gibson	47
3	Ken Johnson	44
4	Whitey Ford	43
4	Earl Wilson	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
1	Ron Perranoski	7
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Terry Fox	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.339
2	Stan Musial	.336
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Tommy Davis	.334
5	Felipe Alou	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Norm Cash	42
3	Leon Wagner	41
4	Hank Aaron	40
4	2 others tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	139
2	Willie Mays	138
3	Frank Robinson	135
4	Hank Aaron	125
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	94
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Willie Davis	30
3	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.17
2	Sandy Koufax	2.29
3	Robin Roberts	2.59
4	Bob Gibson	2.73
5	Bob Shaw	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	249
2	Bob Gibson	229
3	Don Drysdale	221
4	Camilo Pascual	202
5	Turk Farrell	192

Saves

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