On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 65 .586 --
Twins 88 70 .557 4.5
Angels 84 72 .538 7.5
White Sox 83 74 .529 9.0
Tigers 81 75 .519 10.5
Orioles 76 80 .487 15.5
Indians 76 81 .484 16.0
Red Sox 74 82 .474 17.5
Athletics 70 86 .449 21.5
Senators 59 98 .376 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 100 56 .641 --
Giants 97 59 .622 3.0
Reds 95 63 .601 6.0
Pirates 90 66 .577 10.0
Braves 83 74 .529 17.5
Cardinals 80 76 .513 20.0
Phillies 79 78 .503 21.5
Colt .45's 61 93 .396 38.0
Cubs 57 100 .363 43.5
Mets 39 116 .252 60.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty Alou 4
1 Ty Cline 4
1 Eddie Mathews 4
4 Walt Bond 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Walt Bond 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
3 Matty Alou 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Lou Johnson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Miller 1.80
2 Dick Stigman 1.75
3 Bill Stafford 0.67
4 Billy O'Dell 0.60
5 Larry Jackson 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Tony Cloninger 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Miller 9
2 Dick Stigman 7
3 Larry Jackson 6
3 Billy O'Dell 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Jim Kaat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .343
2 Frank Robinson .343
3 Pete Runnels .328
4 Stan Musial .327
5 Hank Aaron .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 46
2 Harmon Killebrew 45
3 Hank Aaron 43
4 Frank Robinson 39
5 Norm Cash 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 147
2 Willie Mays 134
2 Frank Robinson 134
4 Hank Aaron 122
5 Harmon Killebrew 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 97
2 Willie Davis 31
3 Luis Aparicio 30
4 Chuck Hinton 27
5 Julian Javier 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.24
2 Sandy Koufax 2.37
3 Robin Roberts 2.73
4 Bob Shaw 2.80
5 Bob Gibson 2.85

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 220
2 Sandy Koufax 212
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Camilo Pascual 195
5 Turk Farrell 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 28
2 Dick Radatz 24
3 Ron Perranoski 19
4 Marshall Bridges 18
4 Stu Miller 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .407
2 Willie Mays .400
3 Jim Fregosi .391
4 Carl Warwick .389
5 Joe Christopher .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
3 Frank Howard 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
3 John Romano 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 16
2 Tommy Davis 15
3 Ernie Banks 14
3 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Willie Mays 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Chico Fernandez 4
2 Julian Javier 4
2 Vada Pinson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.00
2 Jim Maloney 0.64
3 Jim Constable 0.75
4 Dennis Bennett 1.00
5 Cal Koonce 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Billy O'Dell 3
1 Chris Short 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 26
2 Don Drysdale 24
2 Billy O'Dell 24
4 Camilo Pascual 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Perranoski 3
1 Dick Radatz 3
1 John Wyatt 3
1 Dom Zanni 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .372
2 Brooks Robinson .370
3 Joe Christopher .368
4 Bill White .367
5 Maury Wills .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 11
2 Hank Aaron 10
3 Bob Allison 9
4 Rocky Colavito 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 25
1 Harmon Killebrew 25
1 Willie Mays 25
4 Bob Allison 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 29
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Chuck Hinton 8
4 Vada Pinson 6
4 John Roseboro 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.35
2 Dennis Bennett 1.18
3 Earl Francis 1.58
4 Dick Radatz 1.91
5 Curt Simmons 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Baldschun 5
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Ray Herbert 5
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 43
1 Billy O'Dell 43
3 Don Drysdale 41
4 Camilo Pascual 39
4 Earl Wilson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 5
1 Dick Radatz 5
3 Jim Brosnan 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 2 others tied 4