On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 63 .591 --
Twins 87 68 .561 4.5
Angels 83 70 .542 7.5
White Sox 81 73 .526 10.0
Tigers 79 74 .516 11.5
Orioles 74 79 .484 16.5
Indians 74 80 .481 17.0
Red Sox 73 81 .474 18.0
Athletics 69 84 .451 21.5
Senators 58 97 .374 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 99 54 .647 --
Giants 95 58 .621 4.0
Reds 94 61 .606 6.0
Pirates 90 63 .588 9.0
Braves 80 74 .519 19.5
Cardinals 78 75 .510 21.0
Phillies 77 77 .500 22.5
Colt .45's 60 91 .397 38.0
Cubs 56 98 .364 43.5
Mets 37 115 .243 61.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Aspromonte 5
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Walt Bond 3
2 Joe Christopher 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 John Romano 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Golden 3
1 John Romano 3
1 Hal Smith 3
1 Frank Thomas 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Ed Charles 1
1 Joe Christopher 1
1 Choo-Choo Coleman 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Craig 1.17
2 Turk Farrell 1.00
2 Bob Veale 1.00
4 Bob Purkey 0.86
5 Dennis Bennett 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Bennett 1
1 Bob Duliba 1
1 Jim Golden 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Veale 9
2 Roger Craig 7
3 Dennis Bennett 6
3 Bob Buhl 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Freddie Burdette 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Dom Zanni 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .342
2 Tommy Davis .339
3 Pete Runnels .327
4 Stan Musial .323
5 Hank Aaron .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 45
2 Harmon Killebrew 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Norm Cash 38
4 Frank Robinson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 143
2 Frank Robinson 132
3 Willie Mays 129
4 Hank Aaron 116
5 Harmon Killebrew 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 94
2 Willie Davis 31
3 Luis Aparicio 29
4 Chuck Hinton 26
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sandy Koufax 2.15
2 Hank Aguirre 2.34
3 Don Drysdale 2.76
4 Robin Roberts 2.80
5 Bob Shaw 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 25
2 Bob Purkey 22
2 Jack Sanford 22
2 Ralph Terry 22
5 Joey Jay 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 218
2 Sandy Koufax 209
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Turk Farrell 192
5 Camilo Pascual 191

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 Bobby Richardson .448
2 Maury Wills .438
3 Frank Robinson .423
4 Joe Christopher .422
5 Brooks Robinson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 7
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 14
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Al Kaline 13
2 Mickey Mantle 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Chico Fernandez 4
2 Chuck Hinton 4
2 Jim Landis 4
2 Vada Pinson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Maloney 0.64
2 Bob Friend 1.14
3 Cal Koonce 1.20
4 Dennis Bennett 1.38
5 Don Drysdale 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Russ Kemmerer 3
1 Chris Short 3
3 Jack Baldschun 2
3 Dennis Bennett 2
3 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Bennett 27
1 Tom Cheney 27
1 Ken Johnson 27
4 Camilo Pascual 25
5 Don Drysdale 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Dom Zanni 3
4 Terry Fox 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .403
2 Joe Christopher .378
3 Bill White .364
4 Maury Wills .360
5 Leo Cardenas .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Kaline 10
2 Bob Allison 9
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 26
1 Al Kaline 26
3 Frank Howard 24
4 Don Demeter 23
5 6 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 27
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Chuck Hinton 7
3 Vada Pinson 7
5 John Roseboro 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 1.28
2 Orlando Pena 1.48
3 Jack Kralick 1.72
4 Dennis Bennett 1.79
5 Don Drysdale 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 6
2 Dick Donovan 5
2 Jack Sanford 5
4 Jack Baldschun 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Wilson 46
2 Tom Cheney 45
3 Jim Maloney 43
4 Camilo Pascual 41
5 Hank Aguirre 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 6
2 Roy Face 5
2 Ron Perranoski 5
4 Gary Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4