On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 66 .593 --
Twins 91 71 .562 5.0
Angels 86 76 .531 10.0
Tigers 85 76 .528 10.5
White Sox 85 77 .525 11.0
Indians 80 82 .494 16.0
Orioles 77 85 .475 19.0
Red Sox 76 84 .475 19.0
Athletics 72 90 .444 24.0
Senators 60 101 .373 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 101 61 .623 --
Giants 101 61 .623 0.0
Reds 98 64 .605 3.0
Pirates 93 68 .578 7.5
Braves 86 76 .531 15.0
Cardinals 84 78 .519 17.0
Phillies 81 80 .503 19.5
Colt .45's 64 96 .400 36.0
Cubs 59 103 .364 42.0
Mets 40 120 .250 60.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Geiger 5
2 George Altman 3
2 Walt Bond 3
2 Norm Cash 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian McCall 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Leo Burke 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Burke 3
1 Norm Cash 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 Don Lock 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 George Altman 1
1 Ed Charles 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Weaver 2.67
2 Camilo Pascual 1.75
3 Sam McDowell 1.67
4 Diomedes Olivo 1.50
5 Johnny Podres 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Tom Cheney 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 12
2 Sam McDowell 10
3 Jack Jenkins 8
3 Bill Monbouquette 8
3 Floyd Weaver 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dailey 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Eddie Fisher 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Bob Veale 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .347
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Pete Runnels .326
5 Bill White .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 48
2 Willie Mays 47
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Norm Cash 39
4 Frank Robinson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 150
2 Willie Mays 137
3 Frank Robinson 136
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 100
2 Willie Davis 32
3 Luis Aparicio 31
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.21
2 Sandy Koufax 2.41
3 Robin Roberts 2.78
4 Don Drysdale 2.80
5 Bob Shaw 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Jack Sanford 24
3 Bob Purkey 23
3 Ralph Terry 23
5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 228
2 Sandy Koufax 216
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Camilo Pascual 206
5 Turk Farrell 203

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .411
2 Mickey Mantle .394
2 Bill Skowron .394
4 Floyd Robinson .388
5 Walt Bond .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 17
1 Harmon Killebrew 17
3 Tom Haller 16
4 Willie Mays 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Gary Geiger 4
3 Lenny Green 3
3 Julian Javier 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tsitouris 0.45
2 Dennis Bennett 0.47
3 Jim Maloney 0.53
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.72
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 4
1 Warren Spahn 4
3 Paul Toth 3
4 Hank Aguirre 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 27
2 Bob Buhl 26
3 Jack Kralick 21
4 Don Drysdale 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 2
1 Frank Funk 2
1 Dick Hall 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .406
2 Maury Wills .378
3 Tommy Davis .372
4 Frank Robinson .356
5 Chuck Hinton .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 14
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Bob Allison 9
2 Frank Howard 9
5 Al Kaline 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 30
2 Willie Mays 26
3 Al Kaline 25
4 Tommy Davis 24
4 Frank Howard 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 27
2 Chuck Hinton 8
3 Luis Aparicio 7
4 Vada Pinson 6
4 Jose Tartabull 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Bennett 0.92
2 Earl Francis 1.51
3 Hank Aguirre 1.77
4 Don Drysdale 1.84
5 Tom Sturdivant 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Larry Jackson 5
2 Jack Sanford 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 49
2 Camilo Pascual 48
3 Billy O'Dell 45
4 Johnny Podres 41
5 Earl Wilson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Bud Daley 3
3 Terry Fox 3
3 5 others tied 3