On This Day

Monday, August 7, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 37 .661 --
Tigers 69 40 .633 3.0
Orioles 62 49 .559 11.0
Indians 57 54 .514 16.0
White Sox 56 54 .509 16.5
Red Sox 54 60 .474 20.5
Angels 47 62 .431 25.0
Senators 46 61 .430 25.0
Twins 46 64 .418 26.5
Athletics 40 68 .370 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 40 .619 --
Reds 68 43 .613 0.0
Giants 56 49 .533 9.0
Braves 54 49 .524 10.0
Cardinals 53 53 .500 12.5
Pirates 49 51 .490 13.5
Cubs 44 60 .423 20.5
Phillies 30 74 .288 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 4
2 Lenny Green 3
2 Jim Lemon 3
2 Chuck Schilling 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Yogi Berra 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Don Buddin 1
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
1 Stan Musial 3
4 Earl Battey 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Richardson 1
1 Pete Runnels 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 1.25
2 Larry Jackson 1.00
3 Ken McBride 0.73
4 Ike Delock 0.71
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken McBride 8
2 Larry Jackson 7
3 Ike Delock 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 Don Lee 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Arnold Earley 1
1 Billy Hoeft 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .369
2 Norm Cash .361
3 Jim Piersall .342
4 Wally Moon .338
5 Frank Robinson .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 43
2 Roger Maris 41
3 Harmon Killebrew 33
3 Frank Robinson 33
5 Jim Gentile 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 101
2 Jim Gentile 100
2 Mickey Mantle 100
4 Rocky Colavito 98
4 Frank Robinson 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 38
2 Dick Howser 28
3 Maury Wills 20
4 Jake Wood 19
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.39
2 Bill Stafford 2.48
3 Don Mossi 2.83
4 Mike McCormick 2.92
5 Don Schwall 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 19
2 Joey Jay 15
2 Frank Lary 15
4 Johnny Podres 14
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 181
2 Whitey Ford 163
3 Camilo Pascual 140
4 Stan Williams 136
5 Jim Bunning 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 21
2 Jim Brosnan 14
2 Roy Face 14
2 Larry Sherry 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .444
2 Matty Alou .441
3 Jim Piersall .439
4 Jim Gentile .420
5 Russ Nixon .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
1 Billy Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 15
1 Billy Williams 15
3 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Roger Maris 14
3 Frank Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Gary Geiger 4
4 George Altman 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Brown 0.00
2 Bob Anderson 0.64
3 Jim Archer 0.90
4 Bob Shaw 1.00
5 Juan Marichal 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Don Schwall 3
4 Luis Arroyo 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 27
2 Ken McBride 25
3 Sandy Koufax 24
4 Juan Marichal 23
4 Jim O'Toole 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 3
2 Luis Arroyo 2
2 Ed Bauta 2
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .434
2 Jim Gentile .418
3 Joe Cunningham .413
4 Frank Robinson .387
5 Al Heist .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Frank Robinson 13
3 Willie Kirkland 11
4 Hank Aaron 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 37
2 Frank Robinson 36
3 Mickey Mantle 29
3 Billy Williams 29
5 Jackie Brandt 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Gary Geiger 8
4 Bill Bruton 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 1.00
2 Luis Arroyo 1.39
3 Bob Hendley 1.44
4 Jack Kralick 1.49
5 Bill Stafford 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Schwall 7
2 Luis Arroyo 6
2 Johnny Podres 6
4 Larry Jackson 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 44
2 Larry Jackson 42
2 Sandy Koufax 42
4 Jim Bunning 41
4 Camilo Pascual 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 4
1 Ray Moore 4
3 Hank Aguirre 3
3 Art Fowler 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .353
2 Frank Robinson .348
3 Norm Cash .345
4 Wally Moon .331
5 Don Hoak .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 56
2 Harmon Killebrew 51
3 Roger Maris 45
4 Frank Robinson 44
5 Rocky Colavito 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 135
2 Harmon Killebrew 134
3 Hank Aaron 132
4 Mickey Mantle 129
4 Frank Robinson 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 59
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Dick Howser 28
4 Lenny Green 25
5 Bill Bruton 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stafford 2.40
2 Hal Brown 2.60
3 Early Wynn 2.79
4 Curt Simmons 2.87
5 Mike McCormick 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Lew Burdette 20
4 Frank Lary 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 271
2 Whitey Ford 205
3 Don Drysdale 201
4 Pedro Ramos 194
5 Jim Bunning 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 26
2 Roy Face 22
3 Jim Brosnan 19
4 Larry Sherry 18
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 17