On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 65 .586 --
Twins 88 70 .557 4.5
Angels 84 72 .538 7.5
White Sox 83 74 .529 9.0
Tigers 81 75 .519 10.5
Indians 76 81 .484 16.0
Orioles 76 81 .484 16.0
Red Sox 74 82 .474 17.5
Athletics 71 86 .452 21.0
Senators 59 98 .376 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 56 .641 --
Giants 97 59 .622 3.0
Reds 95 63 .601 6.0
Pirates 90 66 .577 10.0
Braves 83 74 .529 17.5
Cardinals 80 76 .513 20.0
Phillies 79 78 .503 21.5
Colt .45's 61 93 .396 38.0
Cubs 57 100 .363 43.5
Mets 39 116 .252 60.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Siebern 3
2 Jerry Adair 2
3 Ed Charles 1
3 Charlie Lau 1
3 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Siebern 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Siebern 2
2 Jerry Adair 1
2 Billy Bryan 1
2 Jim Gentile 1
2 John Wojcik 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Tartabull 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Rakow 0.88
2 Jack Fisher 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Rakow 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Rakow 7
2 Jack Fisher 3
3 Billy Hoeft 2
4 Dick Luebke 1
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .343
2 Frank Robinson .343
3 Pete Runnels .328
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Hank Aaron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Hank Aaron 43
4 Frank Robinson 39
5 Norm Cash 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 147
2 Willie Mays 134
2 Frank Robinson 134
4 Hank Aaron 122
5 Harmon Killebrew 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 97
2 Willie Davis 31
3 Luis Aparicio 30
4 Chuck Hinton 27
5 Julian Javier 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.24
2 Sandy Koufax 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.73
4 Bob Shaw 2.80
5 Bob Gibson 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Bob Purkey 22
2 Jack Sanford 22
2 Ralph Terry 22
5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 220
2 Sandy Koufax 212
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Camilo Pascual 195
5 Turk Farrell 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Dick Radatz 24
3 Ron Perranoski 19
4 Marshall Bridges 18
4 Stu Miller 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .417
2 Joe Christopher .415
3 Carl Warwick .406
4 Jim Fregosi .405
5 Frank Robinson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 John Romano 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Tommy Davis 15
3 Mickey Mantle 14
4 Walt Bond 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Julian Javier 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.00
2 Jim Maloney 0.64
3 Jim Constable 0.75
4 Dennis Bennett 1.00
5 Bill Monbouquette 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Billy O'Dell 3
1 Dick Stigman 3
1 Dave Wickersham 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 26
2 Don Drysdale 24
2 Billy O'Dell 24
4 Camilo Pascual 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Radatz 3
1 John Wyatt 3
3 Bud Daley 2
3 Terry Fox 2
3 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .378
2 Joe Christopher .368
3 Bill White .367
3 Maury Wills .367
5 Brooks Robinson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Bob Allison 9
4 Frank Howard 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 25
1 Harmon Killebrew 25
1 Willie Mays 25
4 Bob Allison 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.35
2 Dennis Bennett 1.18
3 Earl Francis 1.58
4 Dick Radatz 1.93
5 Don Drysdale 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 5
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Jack Sanford 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 43
2 Camilo Pascual 39
2 Earl Wilson 39
4 Hank Aguirre 38
4 Billy O'Dell 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 5
2 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Roy Face 4
2 Ron Perranoski 4
2 Dick Radatz 4