On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 65 .591 --
Twins 88 71 .553 6.0
Angels 85 73 .538 8.5
White Sox 84 75 .528 10.0
Tigers 82 76 .519 11.5
Indians 77 81 .487 16.5
Orioles 77 82 .484 17.0
Red Sox 75 83 .475 18.5
Athletics 72 87 .453 22.0
Senators 59 100 .371 35.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 101 58 .635 --
Giants 99 60 .623 2.0
Reds 96 64 .600 5.5
Pirates 91 67 .576 9.5
Braves 85 74 .535 16.0
Cardinals 81 78 .509 20.0
Phillies 81 78 .509 20.0
Colt .45's 63 94 .401 37.0
Cubs 57 102 .358 44.0
Mets 39 118 .248 61.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 5
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Roy Sievers 3
2 Tony Taylor 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Clay Dalrymple 1
1 Roman Mejias 1
1 Gene Oliver 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Roman Mejias 3
1 Gene Oliver 3
4 J C Hartman 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.00
2 Dennis Bennett 0.75
3 Billy O'Dell 0.30
4 Ray Washburn 0.23
5 Jim Golden 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Bennett 1
1 Jim Umbricht 1
1 Ray Washburn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Bennett 6
2 Bobby Shantz 5
3 Sandy Koufax 4
4 Stu Miller 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Shantz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .347
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Stan Musial .333
4 Bill White .328
5 Pete Runnels .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 149
2 Willie Mays 136
3 Frank Robinson 135
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Harmon Killebrew 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 100
2 Willie Davis 31
3 Luis Aparicio 30
4 Chuck Hinton 27
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.26
2 Sandy Koufax 2.41
3 Robin Roberts 2.78
4 Bob Shaw 2.80
5 Bob Purkey 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Bob Purkey 23
2 Jack Sanford 23
2 Ralph Terry 23
5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 223
2 Sandy Koufax 216
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Turk Farrell 199
4 Camilo Pascual 199

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 Tommy Davis .434
2 Jim Fregosi .429
3 Willie Mays .421
4 Walt Bond .412
5 Bill White .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 John Romano 5
4 Walt Bond 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Frank Howard 14
3 Hank Aaron 13
3 Walt Bond 13
3 Willie Mays 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Vada Pinson 6
3 Tommy Davis 4
3 Gary Geiger 4
3 Julian Javier 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 0.49
2 Dennis Bennett 0.67
3 Jim Constable 0.75
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.81
5 Tom Sturdivant 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Bennett 3
1 Roger Craig 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Bennett 25
2 Billy O'Dell 24
3 Bob Buhl 20
3 Jim Bunning 20
3 Camilo Pascual 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .426
2 Tommy Davis .379
3 Maury Wills .377
4 Bill White .371
5 Joe Christopher .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bob Allison 9
3 Frank Howard 9
5 Willie Mays 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 27
2 Tommy Davis 25
2 Frank Howard 25
2 Harmon Killebrew 25
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Bennett 0.96
2 Earl Francis 1.54
3 Ed Roebuck 1.63
4 Dick Hall 1.76
5 Hank Aguirre 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 5
1 Ray Herbert 5
1 Johnny Podres 5
1 Pedro Ramos 5
1 Jack Sanford 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 43
2 Turk Farrell 42
3 Billy O'Dell 41
4 Dennis Bennett 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Jim Brosnan 3
3 Bud Daley 3
3 9 others tied 3