On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	37	.667	--
Tigers	71	40	.640	3.0
Orioles	63	51	.553	12.5
Indians	59	54	.522	16.0
White Sox	56	56	.500	18.5
Red Sox	55	61	.474	21.5
Angels	47	64	.423	27.0
Senators	46	63	.422	27.0
Twins	47	65	.420	27.5
Athletics	42	69	.378	32.0

Games

Athletics 2, Orioles 1

Red Sox 5, Twins 4

Tigers 8, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Senators 1

Yankees 2, Angels 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	67	40	.626	--
Reds	69	44	.611	1.0
Giants	58	49	.542	9.0
Braves	54	51	.514	12.0
Cardinals	55	53	.509	12.5
Pirates	51	52	.495	14.0
Cubs	44	62	.415	22.5
Phillies	30	77	.280	37.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Braves 3

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Matty Alou	3
1	Al Kaline	3
1	Andre Rodgers	3
1	Duke Snider	3
5	32 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
2	Matty Alou	1
2	Bob Anderson	1
2	Elio Chacon	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Don Drysdale	4
1	Julian Javier	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Mike Roarke	3
5	12 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Bowman	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	Marty Keough	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	2.20
2	Gary Bell	1.60
3	Mike McCormick	0.83
4	Jim Coates	0.67
5	Joe Gibbon	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	11
2	Gary Bell	8
3	Bob Anderson	6
3	Joe Gibbon	6
5	Mike McCormick	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Bauta	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.362
2	Roberto Clemente	.361
3	Jim Piersall	.342
4	Don Hoak	.337
5	Jim Gentile	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	43
2	Roger Maris	41
3	Harmon Killebrew	33
3	Frank Robinson	33
5	Jim Gentile	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	103
2	Roger Maris	102
3	Rocky Colavito	100
3	Mickey Mantle	100
5	Frank Robinson	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	38
2	Dick Howser	28
3	Maury Wills	22
4	Jake Wood	20
5	Frank Robinson	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.39
2	Bill Stafford	2.60
3	Don Mossi	2.83
4	Hal Brown	2.91
5	Don Schwall	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	19
2	Joey Jay	16
2	Frank Lary	16
4	Johnny Podres	14
5	6 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	185
2	Whitey Ford	163
3	Camilo Pascual	150
4	Jim Bunning	137
5	2 tied	136

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	Jim Piersall	.462
2	Jim Gentile	.426
3	Russ Nixon	.417
4	Vada Pinson	.409
5	Luis Aparicio	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Billy Williams	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Jackie Brandt	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	15
2	Jackie Brandt	14
2	Rocky Colavito	14
4	Smoky Burgess	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Gary Geiger	4
4	George Altman	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.36
2	Jim Archer	0.90
3	Warren Spahn	0.95
4	Jim Bunning	0.98
5	Juan Marichal	1.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	31
2	Juan Marichal	23
2	Jim O'Toole	23
4	Whitey Ford	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Bauta	3
1	Ray Moore	3
3	Turk Farrell	2
3	Mike Fornieles	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gentile	.429
2	Joe Cunningham	.417
3	Al Heist	.388
4	Norm Cash	.385
5	Roberto Clemente	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Joe Adcock	10
2	Jim Gentile	10
2	Frank Robinson	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	37
2	Frank Robinson	28
3	Joe Adcock	27
4	Jackie Brandt	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Maury Wills	11
3	Tony Gonzalez	7
3	Jake Wood	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.30
2	Dick Donovan	1.00
3	Bob Hendley	1.38
4	Luis Arroyo	1.39
5	Jim Bunning	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	7
2	Don Schwall	6
3	Johnny Podres	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
4	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	44
2	Camilo Pascual	42
3	Whitey Ford	41
4	Ken McBride	40
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Ed Bauta	3
2	Mike Fornieles	3
2	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.349
2	Roberto Clemente	.348
3	Frank Robinson	.343
4	Don Hoak	.331
5	Wally Moon	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	56
2	Harmon Killebrew	50
3	Roger Maris	45
4	Rocky Colavito	44
4	Frank Robinson	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	133
2	Hank Aaron	131
2	Harmon Killebrew	131
4	Mickey Mantle	129
4	Frank Robinson	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Dick Howser	28
4	Lenny Green	25
5	Bill Bruton	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	2.48
2	Hal Brown	2.55
3	Curt Simmons	2.78
4	Early Wynn	2.79
5	Don Drysdale	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	22
3	Frank Lary	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	264
2	Don Drysdale	207
3	Whitey Ford	201
4	Pedro Ramos	194
5	Jim Bunning	184

Saves

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