On This Day

Thursday, September 13, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 61 .591 --
Twins 83 66 .557 5.0
Angels 82 66 .554 5.5
White Sox 77 71 .520 10.5
Tigers 74 73 .503 13.0
Orioles 73 75 .493 14.5
Indians 72 76 .486 15.5
Red Sox 70 78 .473 17.5
Athletics 65 82 .442 22.0
Senators 57 93 .380 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 51 .653 --
Giants 94 53 .639 2.0
Reds 92 57 .617 5.0
Pirates 84 62 .575 11.5
Cardinals 77 69 .527 18.5
Braves 75 73 .507 21.5
Phillies 72 76 .486 24.5
Colt .45's 56 88 .389 38.5
Cubs 52 94 .356 43.5
Mets 35 110 .241 60.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Adair 3
1 Dick Brown 3
1 Ed Charles 3
1 Gino Cimoli 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Marv Breeding 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chico Fernandez 4
2 Marv Breeding 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Jim Fregosi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Chuck Hinton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Estrada 0.78
2 Jack Kralick 0.75
3 Jim O'Toole 0.71
4 Jim Bunning 0.64
5 Chris Short 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Jack Kralick 1
1 Jim O'Toole 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 9
2 Chuck Estrada 7
3 Jack Kralick 6
4 Jim O'Toole 5
4 Chris Short 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wyatt 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 Felipe Alou .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 43
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Frank Robinson 38
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 138
2 Frank Robinson 129
3 Willie Mays 123
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Rocky Colavito 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 90
2 Willie Davis 30
3 Luis Aparicio 28
4 Chuck Hinton 26
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 .444
2 Luis Aparicio .440
3 Maury Wills .424
4 Curt Flood .404
5 Chuck Hinton .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 6
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Al Kaline 6
4 Woodie Held 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 16
1 Al Kaline 16
3 Bob Allison 14
4 Willie Mays 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 17
2 Chuck Hinton 6
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Chico Fernandez 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.75
2 Jim Perry 1.00
3 Hank Aguirre 1.37
4 Orlando Pena 1.40
5 Jay Hook 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Whitey Ford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 32
2 Earl Wilson 25
3 Ken Johnson 23
4 Bob Gibson 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Tom Morgan 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .398
2 Brooks Robinson .377
3 Maury Wills .374
4 Bill Mazeroski .366
5 Leo Cardenas .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 11
1 Frank Robinson 11
3 Bob Allison 10
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Lee Thomas 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Kaline 32
2 Don Demeter 29
3 Bob Allison 28
4 Rocky Colavito 27
4 Frank Robinson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 30
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Chuck Hinton 8
4 Vada Pinson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Short 1.48
2 Dan Osinski 1.62
3 Hank Aguirre 1.70
4 Bob Friend 1.84
5 George Brunet 1.94

Wins

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