On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 63 .586 --
Twins 86 66 .566 3.0
Angels 82 69 .543 6.5
White Sox 79 72 .523 9.5
Tigers 77 73 .513 11.0
Orioles 73 78 .483 15.5
Red Sox 72 79 .477 16.5
Indians 72 79 .477 16.5
Athletics 68 82 .453 20.0
Senators 58 95 .379 31.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 53 .649 --
Giants 94 57 .623 4.0
Reds 93 59 .612 5.5
Pirates 88 62 .587 9.5
Braves 79 73 .520 19.5
Cardinals 77 73 .513 20.5
Phillies 75 76 .497 23.0
Colt .45's 56 91 .381 40.0
Cubs 54 96 .360 43.5
Mets 37 111 .250 59.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Hubbs 4
2 Julian Javier 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Julio Gotay 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Elmo Plaskett 3
4 Roberto Clemente 2
4 Ron Santo 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Washburn 0.67
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.60
3 Tom Sturdivant 0.44
4 Warren Spahn 0.43
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Warren Spahn 1
1 Tom Sturdivant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Washburn 8
2 Dick Ellsworth 6
3 Tom Sturdivant 4
4 Warren Spahn 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .341
2 Frank Robinson .341
3 Pete Runnels .331
4 Stan Musial .326
5 Bill White .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 44
2 Harmon Killebrew 40
3 Hank Aaron 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 126
4 Hank Aaron 115
5 Harmon Killebrew 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 92
2 Willie Davis 31
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 208
4 Camilo Pascual 191
5 Turk Farrell 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Dick Radatz 23
3 Ron Perranoski 19
4 Marshall Bridges 18
5 Stu Miller 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .438
2 Brooks Robinson .424
3 Maury Wills .423
4 Luis Aparicio .421
5 Joe Christopher .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 6
1 Frank Howard 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Al Kaline 5
3 Frank Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 15
2 Rocky Colavito 14
2 Al Kaline 14
4 Lee Thomas 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 16
2 Chuck Hinton 5
2 Jose Tartabull 5
4 Chico Fernandez 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Francis 0.50
2 Ed Roebuck 0.71
3 Dick Hall 0.93
4 Denny Lemaster 1.10
5 Bob Friend 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Jack Sanford 3
4 Jack Baldschun 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 33
2 Bob Gibson 27
3 Dennis Bennett 24
3 Earl Wilson 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 3
2 Bobby Bolin 2
2 Bud Daley 2
2 Don Lee 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .398
2 Bill White .382
3 Leo Cardenas .374
4 Maury Wills .371
5 Mickey Mantle .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 10
1 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Bob Allison 9
3 Frank Howard 9
3 Al Kaline 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 27
2 Frank Malzone 26
3 Rocky Colavito 25
3 Al Kaline 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 28
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Chuck Hinton 7
4 Mickey Mantle 6
4 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 1.08
2 Bob Friend 1.28
3 Chris Short 1.63
4 Earl Francis 1.79
5 Tom Cheney 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Sanford 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Ray Herbert 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Tom Sturdivant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 43
2 Bob Gibson 42
3 Camilo Pascual 41
3 Earl Wilson 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 7
2 Ron Perranoski 5
3 Gary Bell 4
3 Bobby Bolin 4
3 3 others tied 4