On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	62	.589	--
Twins	85	66	.563	4.0
Angels	82	68	.547	6.5
White Sox	78	72	.520	10.5
Tigers	76	73	.510	12.0
Orioles	73	77	.487	15.5
Indians	72	78	.480	16.5
Red Sox	71	79	.473	17.5
Athletics	67	82	.450	21.0
Senators	58	94	.382	31.5

Games

Yankees 9, Red Sox 6

Athletics 4, Orioles 3

Athletics 5, Orioles 4

Twins 12, Indians 2

Senators 3, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Angels 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	51	.658	--
Giants	94	55	.631	4.0
Reds	93	58	.616	6.0
Pirates	86	62	.581	11.5
Cardinals	77	71	.520	20.5
Braves	77	73	.513	21.5
Phillies	74	76	.493	24.5
Colt .45's	56	90	.384	40.5
Cubs	52	96	.351	45.5
Mets	36	111	.245	61.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 4

Braves 9, Colt .45's 8

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Pirates 5, Giants 1

Reds 9, Mets 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jose Tartabull	6
2	Hawk Taylor	5
3	Jerry Adair	4
3	Norm Siebern	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
1	Dave Nicholson	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Bob Allison	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
1	Carl Warwick	5
3	Bob Bailey	3
3	Dick Brown	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Davis	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Ed Charles	1
2	Jim Gentile	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Friend	1.50
2	Bill Stafford	1.25
3	Carl Bouldin	0.88
4	Ed Rakow	0.80
5	Ernie Broglio	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Carl Bouldin	1
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Friend	9
2	Jay Hook	8
2	Ed Rakow	8
4	Carl Bouldin	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	Ed Roebuck	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.343
2	Tommy Davis	.341
3	Pete Runnels	.333
4	Stan Musial	.330
5	Bill White	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
2	Harmon Killebrew	39
4	Frank Robinson	38
5	Norm Cash	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	139
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Willie Mays	123
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	2 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	29
4	Chuck Hinton	26
5	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.25
3	Robin Roberts	2.80
4	Bob Shaw	2.80
5	Dean Chance	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	209
1	Sandy Koufax	209
3	Bob Gibson	203
4	Turk Farrell	186
5	Camilo Pascual	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	22
3	Ron Perranoski	19
4	Marshall Bridges	18
5	Stu Miller	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.424
2	Luis Aparicio	.419
3	Joe Christopher	.417
4	Maury Wills	.407
5	Frank Robinson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
2	Frank Howard	6
2	Al Kaline	6
4	Rocky Colavito	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	17
2	Bob Allison	15
2	Rocky Colavito	15
4	Vada Pinson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Chuck Hinton	5
4	Jose Tartabull	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Francis	0.50
2	Dick Hall	0.93
3	Tony Cloninger	1.00
3	Jim Perry	1.00
5	Claude Osteen	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Jack Sanford	3
3	Hank Aguirre	2
3	Jack Baldschun	2
3	34 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Cheney	32
2	Earl Wilson	31
3	Hank Aguirre	27
4	Billy O'Dell	26
5	Dean Chance	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	4
2	Bobby Bolin	2
2	Jim Brosnan	2
2	Bud Daley	2
2	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.402
2	Brooks Robinson	.388
3	Maury Wills	.378
4	Leo Cardenas	.378
5	Frank Bolling	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Lee Thomas	10
4	Orlando Cepeda	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Don Demeter	25
3	Al Kaline	25
3	3 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	32
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Mickey Mantle	6
4	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	1.28
2	Chris Short	1.63
3	Earl Francis	1.71
4	Orlando Pena	1.93
5	Tom Cheney	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
3	Jim Kaat	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	49
2	Tom Cheney	43
3	Jim Maloney	41
4	Hank Aguirre	39
4	2 others tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
1	Ron Perranoski	7
3	Gary Bell	4
3	Bobby Bolin	4
3	3 others tied	4