On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	59	.590	--
Twins	82	62	.569	3.0
Angels	80	63	.559	4.5
Tigers	72	69	.511	11.5
White Sox	73	70	.510	11.5
Orioles	70	74	.486	15.0
Indians	70	75	.483	15.5
Red Sox	66	76	.465	18.0
Athletics	63	80	.441	21.5
Senators	56	89	.386	29.5

Games

Angels 2, Orioles 1

White Sox 6, Senators 3

Indians 3, Athletics 2

Twins 9, Tigers 2

Yankees 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	92	51	.643	--
Giants	91	51	.641	0.5
Reds	88	56	.611	4.5
Pirates	84	59	.587	8.0
Cardinals	76	67	.531	16.0
Braves	73	71	.507	19.5
Phillies	70	75	.483	23.0
Colt .45's	56	87	.392	36.0
Cubs	52	91	.364	40.0
Mets	35	109	.243	57.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Reds 4

Colt .45's 4, Mets 3

Dodgers 6, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Braves 4

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Colt .45's 6, Mets 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Lillis	5
2	Bob Aspromonte	4
2	Charlie Neal	4
4	Felipe Alou	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	2
2	Dick Brown	1
2	Turk Farrell	1
2	Tito Francona	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	3
1	Charlie Neal	3
1	Roy Sievers	3
4	Bob Aspromonte	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Chris Cannizzaro	1
1	Jim Fregosi	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Richert	2.00
2	Turk Farrell	0.60
2	Camilo Pascual	0.60
4	George Brunet	0.57
5	4 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bo Belinsky	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	9
2	Pete Richert	8
3	Larry Jackson	6
3	Camilo Pascual	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Don Ferrarese	1
1	Jack Hamilton	1
1	Don Lee	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.341
2	Pete Runnels	.338
3	Frank Robinson	.337
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Hank Aaron	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Hank Aaron	37
2	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Norm Cash	34
4	2 others tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	132
2	Frank Robinson	123
3	Willie Mays	120
4	Hank Aaron	113
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	83
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	26
4	Chuck Hinton	25
5	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.17
3	Bob Shaw	2.67
4	Robin Roberts	2.80
5	Bob Gibson	2.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	23
2	Joey Jay	21
2	Jack Sanford	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
4	Ralph Terry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	196
3	Bob Gibson	195
4	Turk Farrell	182
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	18
4	Stu Miller	17
5	Ron Perranoski	16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Curt Flood	.459
2	Bill Mazeroski	.420
3	Bill White	.417
4	Mickey Mantle	.400
5	Brooks Robinson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	6
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Lee Thomas	5
4	Felipe Alou	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	16
2	Bob Allison	15
3	Bill Mazeroski	14
4	Harry Bright	13
5	6 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	14
2	Chuck Hinton	6
3	John Roseboro	4
4	George Altman	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Bruce	0.63
2	Orlando Pena	1.05
3	Earl Francis	1.27
4	Jay Hook	1.29
5	Dennis Bennett	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Barry Latman	4
1	Jack Sanford	4
4	Jack Baldschun	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Turk Farrell	27
2	Johnny Podres	24
2	Pete Richert	24
4	Dick Donovan	20
4	Bob Gibson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	4
1	Roy Face	4
3	Gary Bell	3
3	Bobby Bolin	3
3	4 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.425
2	Don Demeter	.378
3	Bill Mazeroski	.369
4	Carl Yastrzemski	.363
5	Brooks Robinson	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	10
3	Bob Allison	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	4 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	34
2	Frank Robinson	31
3	Bob Allison	27
3	Norm Siebern	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	23
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Vada Pinson	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	1.34
2	Jim Bunning	1.61
3	Ray Herbert	1.79
4	Joe Nuxhall	1.82
5	Dan Osinski	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Hank Aguirre	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Eddie Fisher	5
3	Larry Jackson	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	48
2	Jim Maloney	42
3	Earl Wilson	41
4	Dennis Bennett	39
4	2 others tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	9
2	Claude Raymond	7
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Terry Fox	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.340
2	Stan Musial	.336
3	Tommy Davis	.333
4	Frank Robinson	.332
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	44
3	Norm Cash	41
4	Orlando Cepeda	40
4	Leon Wagner	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	141
2	Tommy Davis	133
3	Frank Robinson	132
4	Orlando Cepeda	125
5	Hank Aaron	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	88
2	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Willie Davis	32
4	Chuck Hinton	31
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.13
2	Sandy Koufax	2.40
3	Bob Gibson	2.68
4	Bob Shaw	2.85
5	Bob Purkey	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	254
2	Bob Gibson	221
3	Don Drysdale	215
4	Camilo Pascual	208
5	2 tied	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	20
4	Marshall Bridges	18
4	Ron Perranoski	18