On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1962

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1962 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1962

New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants

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Final 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
Giants 103 62 .624 --
Dodgers 102 63 .618 1.0
Reds 98 64 .605 3.5
Pirates 93 68 .578 8.0
Braves 86 76 .531 15.5
Cardinals 84 78 .519 17.5
Phillies 81 80 .503 20.0
Colt .45's 64 96 .400 36.5
Cubs 59 103 .364 42.5
Mets 40 120 .250 60.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Maury Wills 4
2 Ed Bailey 2
2 Tommy Davis 2
2 Harvey Kuenn 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tommy Davis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Jim Davenport 1
2 Frank Howard 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 3
2 Tommy Davis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Marichal 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Larsen 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Marichal 2
2 Don Larsen 1
2 Ron Perranoski 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy Pierce 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .346
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 153
2 Willie Mays 141
3 Frank Robinson 136
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 104
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 .429
2 Tommy Davis .415
3 Norm Cash .406
3 Harmon Killebrew .406
5 Willie Mays .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 17
2 Tom Haller 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
4 Willie Mays 15
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 11
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 Gary Geiger 3
2 Lenny Green 3
2 Julian Javier 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 Denny Lemaster 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Warren Spahn 3
3 Hank Aguirre 2
3 Dennis Bennett 2
3 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Bob Buhl 20
3 Billy O'Dell 19
3 Bob Veale 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Funk 2
1 Dick Hall 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
5 23 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .410
2 Tommy Davis .378
3 Maury Wills .373
4 Frank Robinson .364
5 Brooks Robinson .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 27
2 Tommy Davis 25
3 Harmon Killebrew 24
4 Frank Howard 22
4 Al Kaline 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 28
2 Chuck Hinton 7
3 Vada Pinson 6
3 Jose Tartabull 6
5 4 tied 5

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 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 48
2 Tom Cheney 39
3 Don Drysdale 38
4 Dennis Bennett 37
5 Turk Farrell 36

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