At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle blasts his 30th home run of the season, a fourth inning solo shot off White Sox’s 20-game winner Ray Herbert, to extend his streak of having 30 or more round-trippers to eight seasons. The ‘Mick’, who missed a month of the campaign because of a leg injury, batted leadoff in the final series of the year to collect more at-bats.

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On September 30, 1962 — At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle blasts his 30th home run of the season, a fourth inning solo shot off White Sox’s 20-game winner Ray Herbert, to extend his streak of having 30 or more round-trippers to eight seasons. The ‘Mick’, who missed a month of the campaign because of a leg injury, batted leadoff in the final series of the year to collect more at-bats, qualifies for 2nd place in hitting (.321) with 502 plate appearances.