On This Day

Friday, July 7, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	28	.646	--
Tigers	52	30	.634	0.5
Indians	46	37	.554	7.0
Orioles	46	37	.554	7.0
White Sox	40	43	.482	13.0
Red Sox	39	43	.476	13.5
Senators	37	45	.451	15.5
Angels	35	48	.422	18.0
Twins	33	49	.402	19.5
Athletics	31	50	.383	21.0

Games

Orioles 6, Athletics 2

Orioles 5, Athletics 0

Indians 9, White Sox 0

Angels 4, Tigers 2

Senators 3, Twins 0

Yankees 14, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	53	29	.646	--
Dodgers	48	34	.585	5.0
Giants	43	37	.538	9.0
Pirates	40	35	.533	9.5
Braves	37	38	.493	12.5
Cardinals	34	42	.447	16.0
Cubs	33	44	.429	17.5
Phillies	23	52	.307	26.5

Games

Cubs 9, Phillies 3

Reds 11, Dodgers 7

Reds 4, Dodgers 1

Pirates 6, Braves 5

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Moon	6
2	Gene Freese	5
3	Wayne Causey	3
3	Ron Fairly	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	2
1	Gene Freese	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Ed Bailey	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Gene Freese	4
2	Jim Gentile	4
2	Elston Howard	4
2	Wally Moon	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny O'Connell	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Johnny Temple	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Cardwell	1.57
2	Hal Brown	1.00
2	Billy Loes	1.00
4	Ray Herbert	0.83
5	Joe McClain	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	11
2	Paul Foytack	8
3	Ron Perranoski	7
4	Chuck Estrada	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Craig Anderson	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.356
2	George Altman	.352
3	Roberto Clemente	.346
4	Jackie Brandt	.346
5	Jim Piersall	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	32
2	Mickey Mantle	28
3	Harmon Killebrew	25
4	Norm Cash	24
5	3 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	80
2	Roger Maris	78
3	Orlando Cepeda	75
4	Mickey Mantle	71
5	Norm Cash	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Dick Howser	23
3	Vada Pinson	13
3	Zoilo Versalles	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.97
2	Rollie Sheldon	2.54
3	Joey Jay	2.63
4	Dick Donovan	2.80
5	Bill Stafford	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	15
2	Frank Lary	12
3	Joey Jay	11
3	Sandy Koufax	11
3	Bob Purkey	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	139
2	Whitey Ford	119
3	Stan Williams	114
4	Don Drysdale	103
5	Camilo Pascual	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	17
2	Jim Brosnan	13
3	Roy Face	12
3	Larry Sherry	12
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sammy Taylor	.486
2	Gordy Coleman	.466
3	Floyd Robinson	.444
4	Andy Carey	.438
5	George Altman	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	7
1	Jim Gentile	7
1	Ken Hunt	7
4	George Altman	6
4	6 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	26
2	Orlando Cepeda	22
3	Ken Hunt	20
4	Hank Aaron	19
4	Roger Maris	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Dick Howser	5
3	Maury Wills	4
4	Willie Mays	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.63
1	Wes Stock	0.63
3	Joey Jay	0.71
3	John Gabler	0.71
5	Art Fowler	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Don Cardwell	3
1	Jack Curtis	3
1	Chuck Estrada	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Whitey Ford	26
3	Billy O'Dell	23
4	Art Mahaffey	22
4	Stan Williams	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	5
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Don McMahon	4
2	Frank Sullivan	4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Floyd Robinson	.380
2	Roberto Clemente	.380
3	Frank Robinson	.378
4	George Altman	.375
5	Norm Cash	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	16
2	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Mickey Mantle	13
4	Norm Cash	12
5	2 tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	38
2	Harmon Killebrew	36
3	Orlando Cepeda	35
3	Mickey Mantle	35
5	Jim Gentile	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Dick Howser	8
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	Willie Mays	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.59
2	Dick Hall	0.77
3	Ralph Terry	1.24
4	Milt Pappas	1.45
5	Art Fowler	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	Bill Stafford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Whitey Ford	55
3	Stan Williams	49
4	Billy O'Dell	45
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	8
2	Jim Brosnan	6
3	Mike Fornieles	5
3	Art Fowler	5
3	4 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.330
2	Norm Cash	.329
3	Frank Robinson	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.326
5	Wally Moon	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	52
2	Mickey Mantle	48
3	Roger Maris	44
4	Rocky Colavito	43
4	Eddie Mathews	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	131
2	Eddie Mathews	129
3	Hank Aaron	127
4	Roger Maris	122
5	Jim Gentile	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Lenny Green	25
5	3 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.65
2	Joey Jay	2.80
3	Early Wynn	2.89
4	Don Drysdale	2.89
5	Art Mahaffey	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
1	Warren Spahn	22
3	Frank Lary	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
4	Bob Purkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	240
2	Don Drysdale	221
3	Stan Williams	197
4	Ernie Broglio	190
5	2 tied	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Luis Arroyo	24
3	Jim Brosnan	22
4	Mike Fornieles	18
5	Lindy McDaniel	17