On This Day

Tuesday, October 2, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 102 62 .622 --
Giants 102 62 .622 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 Jose Pagan 3
2 Felipe Alou 2
2 Jim Davenport 2
4 Ed Bailey 1
4 12 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Walls 3
2 Felipe Alou 1
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 0.80
2 Don Drysdale 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Williams 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 4
1 Jack Sanford 4
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 Stan Williams 2
5 Don Larsen 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .344
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Pete Runnels .326
5 Bill White .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Norm Cash 39
4 Frank Robinson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 151
2 Willie Mays 140
3 Frank Robinson 136
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 101
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 2.54
3 Robin Roberts 2.78
4 Bob Shaw 2.80
5 Bob Purkey 2.81

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 232
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 Walt Bond .413
2 Willie Mays .408
3 Floyd Robinson .386
4 Tommy Davis .382
5 Mickey Mantle .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Walt Bond 6
4 Willie Mays 5
4 John Romano 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 9
2 Gary Geiger 4
3 Lenny Green 3
3 Julian Javier 3
3 Vada Pinson 3

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
1 Paul Toth 3
4 Hank Aguirre 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Jack Kralick 21
3 Bob Buhl 20
4 Billy O'Dell 19
4 Bob Veale 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 2
1 Frank Funk 2
1 Dick Hall 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .397
2 Frank Robinson .380
3 Tommy Davis .369
4 Willie Mays .347
5 Maury Wills .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Willie Mays 9
4 Bob Allison 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 27
2 Harmon Killebrew 26
3 Al Kaline 24
4 Tommy Davis 23
5 Frank Howard 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Bennett 0.92
2 Earl Francis 1.21
3 Jim Maloney 1.61
4 Tony Cloninger 1.76
5 Denny Lemaster 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 6
2 Jack Sanford 5
3 Jim Bunning 4
3 Larry Jackson 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 48
2 Billy O'Dell 45
3 Don Drysdale 43
4 Tom Cheney 39
5 Dennis Bennett 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
2 Bud Daley 3
2 Terry Fox 3
2 Ron Perranoski 3
2 3 others tied 3