On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	61	.582	--
Twins	82	63	.566	2.5
Angels	80	64	.556	4.0
White Sox	75	70	.517	9.5
Tigers	73	69	.514	10.0
Orioles	71	74	.490	13.5
Indians	71	75	.486	14.0
Red Sox	68	76	.472	16.0
Athletics	63	81	.438	21.0
Senators	56	91	.381	29.5

Games

Orioles 4, Angels 3

White Sox 4, Senators 3

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Indians 12, Athletics 7

Tigers 10, Twins 9

Red Sox 9, Yankees 3

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	93	51	.646	--
Giants	92	51	.643	0.5
Reds	88	57	.607	5.5
Pirates	84	60	.583	9.0
Cardinals	77	67	.535	16.0
Braves	73	72	.503	20.5
Phillies	71	75	.486	23.0
Colt .45's	56	87	.392	36.5
Cubs	52	92	.361	41.0
Mets	35	109	.243	58.0

Games

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3

Phillies 4, Braves 2

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Cardinals 5, Reds 3

Mets 7, Colt .45's 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Tony Kubek	6
1	Tom Tresh	6
4	Chuck Hinton	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Bernie Allen	1
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Sawatski	4
1	Haywood Sullivan	4
3	Bernie Allen	3
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	3
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Choo-Choo Coleman	1
2	Chico Fernandez	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Monbouquette	0.60
2	Mike McCormick	0.50
2	Ray Washburn	0.50
4	Joe Horlen	0.40
4	Jim O'Toole	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Joe Horlen	1
1	Mike McCormick	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Radatz	9
2	Marshall Bridges	8
3	Bill Monbouquette	6
4	Mike McCormick	5
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Baldschun	1
1	Bob Humphreys	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.339
2	Frank Robinson	.338
3	Stan Musial	.335
4	Pete Runnels	.335
5	Hank Aaron	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	42
2	Hank Aaron	38
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Leon Wagner	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	132
2	Frank Robinson	123
3	Willie Mays	121
4	Hank Aaron	114
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	86
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	27
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
4	Ron Perranoski	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.464
2	Curt Flood	.450
3	Bill Mazeroski	.413
4	Leo Cardenas	.400
4	Maury Wills	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Lee Thomas	5
2	Leon Wagner	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	17
2	Bob Allison	16
3	Al Kaline	15
3	Bill Mazeroski	15
5	Felipe Alou	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	17
2	Chuck Hinton	6
3	John Roseboro	4
4	George Altman	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dom Zanni	0.00
2	Marshall Bridges	0.61
3	Dick Radatz	1.02
4	Orlando Pena	1.05
5	Jay Hook	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Jack Baldschun	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	26
2	Turk Farrell	25
3	Pete Richert	24
4	Dick Donovan	22
5	Bob Gibson	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Gary Bell	3
2	Bobby Bolin	3
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.414
2	Don Demeter	.381
3	Bill Mazeroski	.368
4	Brooks Robinson	.364
5	Leo Cardenas	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	11
2	Bob Allison	10
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	33
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Bob Allison	29
4	Rocky Colavito	28
4	Al Kaline	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	26
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Lou Brock	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	1.34
2	Ray Herbert	1.79
3	Joe Nuxhall	1.82
4	Dan Osinski	1.86
5	Dick Radatz	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
5	22 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	48
2	Jim Maloney	42
3	Earl Wilson	41
4	Bob Gibson	39
4	Johnny Podres	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	9
2	Claude Raymond	6
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Terry Fox	5
3	Ron Perranoski	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.337
2	Pete Runnels	.335
3	Frank Robinson	.332
4	Tommy Davis	.332
5	Felipe Alou	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	43
3	Norm Cash	41
3	Leon Wagner	41
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	140
2	Tommy Davis	133
3	Frank Robinson	130
4	Hank Aaron	124
4	Orlando Cepeda	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	91
2	Luis Aparicio	33
3	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	Juan Pizarro	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	29
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Stu Miller	20
4	Ron Perranoski	19
5	Marshall Bridges	18