On This Day

Monday, October 1, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 66 .593 --
Twins 91 71 .562 5.0
Angels 86 76 .531 10.0
Tigers 85 76 .528 10.5
White Sox 85 77 .525 11.0
Indians 80 82 .494 16.0
Orioles 77 85 .475 19.0
Red Sox 76 84 .475 19.0
Athletics 72 90 .444 24.0
Senators 60 101 .373 35.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 102 61 .626 --
Dodgers 101 62 .620 1.0
Reds 98 64 .605 3.5
Pirates 93 68 .578 8.0
Braves 86 76 .531 15.5
Cardinals 84 78 .519 17.5
Phillies 81 80 .503 20.0
Colt .45's 64 96 .400 36.5
Cubs 59 103 .364 42.5
Mets 40 120 .250 60.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Jim Davenport 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Ed Bailey 1
3 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Jim Davenport 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Jose Pagan 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 1
3 Jim Davenport 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy Pierce 6
2 Ed Roebuck 2
2 Jack Smith 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tommy Davis .344
2 Frank Robinson .342
3 Stan Musial .330
4 Pete Runnels .326
5 Bill White .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 49
2 Harmon Killebrew 48
3 Hank Aaron 45
4 Norm Cash 39
4 Frank Robinson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tommy Davis 150
2 Willie Mays 140
3 Frank Robinson 136
4 Hank Aaron 128
5 Harmon Killebrew 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 100
2 Willie Davis 32
3 Luis Aparicio 31
4 Chuck Hinton 28
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Aguirre 2.21
2 Sandy Koufax 2.54
3 Robin Roberts 2.78
4 Don Drysdale 2.80
5 Bob Shaw 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 228
2 Sandy Koufax 216
3 Bob Gibson 208
4 Camilo Pascual 206
5 Turk Farrell 203

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Walt Bond .413
2 Willie Mays .396
3 Tommy Davis .393
4 Floyd Robinson .386
5 Mickey Mantle .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Walt Bond 6
4 Willie Mays 5
4 John Romano 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 17
2 Tom Haller 16
2 Harmon Killebrew 16
4 Willie Mays 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Gary Geiger 4
3 Lenny Green 3
3 Julian Javier 3
3 Vada Pinson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Bennett 0.47
2 Jim Maloney 0.53
2 John Tsitouris 0.53
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.72
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Ray Herbert 3
2 Paul Toth 3
4 Hank Aguirre 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Kralick 21
2 Bob Buhl 20
3 Don Drysdale 19
3 Billy O'Dell 19
3 Bob Veale 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 2
1 Frank Funk 2
1 Dick Hall 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Mantle .409
2 Frank Robinson .371
3 Tommy Davis .357
4 Maury Wills .355
5 Willie Mays .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Bob Allison 9
2 Frank Howard 9
2 Willie Mays 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 28
2 Willie Mays 27
3 Al Kaline 25
4 Tommy Davis 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 27
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Chuck Hinton 7
4 Vada Pinson 6
4 Jose Tartabull 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Bennett 0.92
2 Earl Francis 1.21
3 Jim Maloney 1.61
4 Tony Cloninger 1.76
5 Hank Aguirre 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Herbert 6
2 Jack Sanford 5
3 Hank Aguirre 4
3 Jim Bunning 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Cheney 49
2 Camilo Pascual 48
3 Billy O'Dell 45
4 Johnny Podres 41
5 Earl Wilson 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stu Miller 4
1 Ron Perranoski 4
3 Bud Daley 3
3 Terry Fox 3
3 4 others tied 3