On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1962

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	61	.588	--
Angels	82	64	.562	4.0
Twins	82	65	.558	4.5
White Sox	76	70	.521	10.0
Tigers	73	71	.507	12.0
Orioles	72	74	.493	14.0
Indians	72	75	.490	14.5
Red Sox	68	77	.469	17.5
Athletics	63	82	.434	22.5
Senators	56	92	.378	31.0

Games

Indians 3, Senators 0

Yankees 8, Tigers 7

Angels 9, Twins 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	95	51	.651	--
Giants	94	51	.648	0.5
Reds	90	57	.612	5.5
Pirates	84	62	.575	11.0
Cardinals	77	69	.527	18.0
Braves	74	72	.507	21.0
Phillies	71	75	.486	24.0
Colt .45's	56	87	.392	37.5
Cubs	52	94	.356	43.0
Mets	35	110	.241	59.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 1

Giants 2, Pirates 0

Reds 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Kubek	4
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Bobby Richardson	3
4	Felipe Alou	2
4	19 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Woodie Held	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lee Thomas	4
2	Eddie Kasko	3
3	Yogi Berra	2
3	Don Blasingame	2
3	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Alvis	1
1	Larry Burright	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Donn Clendenon	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	1.67
2	Eli Grba	1.00
3	Bob Gibson	0.89
4	Bob Purkey	0.60
5	Bob Buhl	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bouton	1
1	Eli Grba	1
1	Jim Perry	1
1	Bob Purkey	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
2	Eli Grba	6
3	Stan Williams	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Lee	1
1	Ron Perranoski	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Davis	.341
2	Frank Robinson	.339
3	Pete Runnels	.337
4	Stan Musial	.334
5	Felipe Alou	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Frank Robinson	36
5	Leon Wagner	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	138
2	Frank Robinson	126
3	Willie Mays	123
4	Hank Aaron	115
5	Norm Siebern	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	90
2	Willie Davis	30
3	Luis Aparicio	28
4	Chuck Hinton	25
5	Jake Wood	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	2.15
2	Hank Aguirre	2.22
3	Bob Shaw	2.67
4	Robin Roberts	2.68
5	Bob Purkey	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	209
2	Don Drysdale	205
3	Bob Gibson	203
4	Turk Farrell	182
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	28
2	Dick Radatz	21
3	Marshall Bridges	18
3	Ron Perranoski	18
5	Stu Miller	17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mickey Mantle	.483
2	Maury Wills	.424
3	Leo Cardenas	.417
4	Luis Aparicio	.408
5	Curt Flood	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	7
2	Woodie Held	5
2	Al Kaline	5
2	Willie Mays	5
2	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	16
1	Don Demeter	16
3	Tommy Davis	14
3	Willie Mays	14
5	4 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Chuck Hinton	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Lou Brock	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Perry	1.00
2	Orlando Pena	1.05
3	Dick Radatz	1.20
4	Jay Hook	1.29
5	Dennis Bennett	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Jack Baldschun	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	Jim Kaat	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	28
2	Johnny Podres	26
3	Turk Farrell	25
3	Earl Wilson	25
5	Dean Chance	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Don McMahon	3
2	Tom Morgan	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill White	.388
2	Brooks Robinson	.385
3	Leo Cardenas	.379
4	Bill Mazeroski	.375
5	Maury Wills	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	10
1	Al Kaline	10
1	Frank Robinson	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Demeter	32
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Bob Allison	29
3	Al Kaline	29
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	30
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Jim Gilliam	5
4	Mickey Mantle	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Chris Short	1.60
2	Hank Aguirre	1.70
3	Ray Herbert	1.82
4	Bob Friend	1.84
5	Dan Osinski	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	7
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Jim Bunning	5
2	Ray Herbert	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Wilson	52
2	Bob Gibson	47
3	Dean Chance	38
3	Whitey Ford	38
5	Johnny Podres	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	8
2	Ron Perranoski	6
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Terry Fox	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.340
2	Pete Runnels	.337
3	Tommy Davis	.334
4	Frank Robinson	.334
5	Felipe Alou	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	46
2	Norm Cash	41
2	Leon Wagner	41
4	Hank Aaron	40
4	Harmon Killebrew	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Davis	139
2	Willie Mays	138
3	Frank Robinson	132
4	Hank Aaron	125
5	2 tied	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	94
2	Luis Aparicio	34
3	Willie Davis	31
4	Chuck Hinton	30
5	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Aguirre	2.17
2	Sandy Koufax	2.29
3	Robin Roberts	2.59
4	Bob Gibson	2.73
5	Bob Shaw	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Jack Sanford	25
3	Ralph Terry	24
4	Joey Jay	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	249
2	Bob Gibson	229
3	Don Drysdale	221
4	Camilo Pascual	208
5	Turk Farrell	192

Saves

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