On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	89	63	.586	--
Twins	86	66	.566	3.0
Angels	82	69	.543	6.5
White Sox	79	72	.523	9.5
Tigers	77	73	.513	11.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	15.5
Red Sox	72	79	.477	16.5
Indians	72	79	.477	16.5
Athletics	68	82	.453	20.0
Senators	58	95	.379	31.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 12, Orioles 5

Tigers 4, Angels 2

Twins 4, Indians 3

White Sox 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	98	52	.653	--
Giants	94	56	.627	4.0
Reds	93	59	.612	6.0
Pirates	87	62	.584	10.5
Cardinals	77	72	.517	20.5
Braves	78	73	.517	20.5
Phillies	75	76	.497	23.5
Colt .45's	56	91	.381	40.5
Cubs	53	96	.356	44.5
Mets	37	111	.250	60.0

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 0

Braves 5, Colt .45's 4

Pirates 6, Giants 4

Phillies 3, Cardinals 1

Mets 8, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Brooks Robinson	4
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Bob Aspromonte	3
2	Gino Cimoli	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gus Bell	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Ed Charles	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nelson Mathews	4
2	Willie Mays	3
2	Brooks Robinson	3
2	Marv Throneberry	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Nicholson	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Gino Cimoli	1
2	Chico Fernandez	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.33
2	Roger Craig	1.00
3	Gaylord Perry	0.80
4	Bob Buhl	0.75
5	2 tied	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	12
2	Roger Craig	7
3	Bob Buhl	6
3	Mudcat Grant	6
3	Orlando Pena	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Nischwitz	1
1	Dick Radatz	1
1	Dean Stone	1
1	Dave Wickersham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.341
2	Tommy Davis	.340
3	Pete Runnels	.331
4	Stan Musial	.326
5	Bill White	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	44
2	Harmon Killebrew	40
3	Hank Aaron	39
4	Frank Robinson	38
5	Norm Cash	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	139
2	Frank Robinson	130
3	Willie Mays	126
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Harmon Killebrew	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	92
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	29
4	Chuck Hinton	26
5	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.25
3	Robin Roberts	2.80
4	Bob Shaw	2.80
5	Dean Chance	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	24
2	Bob Purkey	22
2	Jack Sanford	22
4	Joey Jay	21
4	Ralph Terry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	209
1	Sandy Koufax	209
3	Bob Gibson	208
4	Camilo Pascual	191
5	Turk Farrell	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	23
3	Ron Perranoski	19
4	Marshall Bridges	18
5	Stu Miller	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luis Aparicio	.442
2	Joe Christopher	.425
3	Maury Wills	.415
4	Mickey Mantle	.412
5	Frank Robinson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	6
1	Al Kaline	6
3	Rocky Colavito	5
3	Frank Howard	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	16
2	Bob Allison	15
3	Rocky Colavito	14
4	Willie Mays	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Chuck Hinton	5
2	Jose Tartabull	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Chico Fernandez	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Francis	0.50
2	Dick Hall	0.93
3	Jim Perry	1.00
4	Denny Lemaster	1.10
5	Bob Friend	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	Jack Sanford	3
5	34 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	33
2	Bob Gibson	27
3	Billy O'Dell	26
4	Dennis Bennett	24
4	Earl Wilson	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ron Perranoski	3
2	Bobby Bolin	2
2	Bud Daley	2
2	Don Lee	2
2	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.405
2	Bill White	.393
3	Leo Cardenas	.370
4	Maury Wills	.368
5	Bill Mazeroski	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	10
1	Harmon Killebrew	10
1	Lee Thomas	10
4	Bob Allison	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	27
1	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Frank Malzone	26
4	Lou Clinton	25
4	5 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	30
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Mickey Mantle	6
4	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Friend	1.28
2	Chris Short	1.63
3	Earl Francis	1.79
4	Tom Cheney	1.96
5	Don Drysdale	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Ray Herbert	5
3	Jim Kaat	5
5	17 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	49
2	Tom Cheney	43
3	Bob Gibson	42
4	Camilo Pascual	41
5	3 tied	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
2	Ron Perranoski	6
3	Dick Radatz	5
4	Gary Bell	4
4	3 others tied	4