On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	40	.658	--
Tigers	75	42	.641	2.0
Orioles	67	53	.558	11.5
White Sox	60	57	.513	17.0
Indians	60	57	.513	17.0
Red Sox	57	64	.471	22.0
Angels	51	66	.436	26.0
Twins	51	67	.432	26.5
Senators	48	67	.417	28.0
Athletics	42	75	.359	35.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Indians 0

Tigers 2, Orioles 0

Tigers 3, Orioles 2

Twins 9, Athletics 4

Angels 8, Senators 7

White Sox 2, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	69	42	.622	--
Reds	71	46	.607	1.0
Giants	61	50	.550	8.0
Braves	59	51	.536	9.5
Cardinals	57	56	.504	13.0
Pirates	54	55	.495	14.0
Cubs	46	65	.414	23.0
Phillies	30	82	.268	39.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 5

Reds 5, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Pirates 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Malzone	5
2	Eddie Kasko	4
3	Cam Carreon	3
3	Pancho Herrera	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Malzone	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Malzone	3
1	Billy Martin	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Bob Allison	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joey Amalfitano	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Bob Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.11
2	Carl Willey	1.00
3	Juan Marichal	0.88
4	Frank Lary	0.83
5	Chuck Estrada	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Jack Curtis	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	10
2	Juan Marichal	7
3	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Carl Willey	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Art Fowler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.365
2	Norm Cash	.357
3	Jim Piersall	.346
4	Don Hoak	.336
5	Wally Moon	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	46
2	Mickey Mantle	45
3	Jim Gentile	35
3	Harmon Killebrew	35
5	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	108
2	Jim Gentile	107
3	Mickey Mantle	104
4	Norm Cash	103
4	Rocky Colavito	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	28
3	Maury Wills	24
4	Jake Wood	22
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.30
2	Bill Stafford	2.76
3	Don Mossi	2.78
4	Hal Brown	2.92
5	Don Schwall	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	20
2	Joey Jay	17
2	Frank Lary	17
4	Johnny Podres	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	191
2	Whitey Ford	169
3	Camilo Pascual	155
4	Stan Williams	144
5	Jim Bunning	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	22
2	Jim Brosnan	14
2	Roy Face	14
2	Bill Henry	14
2	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Luis Aparicio	.466
2	Vada Pinson	.433
3	Joe Adcock	.420
4	Chuck Hinton	.413
5	2 tied	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Roger Maris	6
2	Frank Thomas	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	15
1	Dick Stuart	15
3	Joe Adcock	13
3	Smoky Burgess	13
3	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Maury Wills	6
3	Mickey Mantle	4
4	Willie Mays	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.56
2	Milt Pappas	0.60
3	Curt Simmons	0.82
4	Bob Friend	0.90
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Jim Coates	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	30
2	Juan Pizarro	27
3	Don Drysdale	21
3	Whitey Ford	21
3	2 others tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Bauta	2
1	Arnold Earley	2
1	Mike Fornieles	2
1	Bill Henry	2
1	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.397
2	Joe Cunningham	.395
3	Roberto Clemente	.390
4	Jim Gentile	.385
5	Lenny Green	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Jim Gentile	13
3	Hank Aaron	11
3	Roger Maris	11
5	Rocky Colavito	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	40
2	Norm Cash	33
3	Hank Aaron	29
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Frank Robinson	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Jake Wood	9
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.93
2	Dick Donovan	1.00
3	Jim Coates	1.62
4	Luis Arroyo	1.64
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	6
1	Johnny Podres	6
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	Juan Marichal	5
3	Don Schwall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	47
2	Sandy Koufax	43
3	Ken McBride	42
4	Pedro Ramos	41
5	Camilo Pascual	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	4
1	Stu Miller	4
1	Ray Moore	4
4	Luis Arroyo	3
4	4 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.353
2	Norm Cash	.350
3	Frank Robinson	.338
4	Al Kaline	.333
5	Don Hoak	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	58
2	Roger Maris	50
3	Harmon Killebrew	48
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Frank Robinson	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	135
2	Jim Gentile	133
3	Mickey Mantle	132
4	Rocky Colavito	126
5	2 tied	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Dick Howser	28
4	Bill Bruton	25
5	Lenny Green	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	2.53
2	Bill Stafford	2.59
3	Don Mossi	2.80
4	Early Wynn	2.82
5	Ralph Terry	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	23
3	Frank Lary	22
4	Lew Burdette	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	257
2	Don Drysdale	209
3	Whitey Ford	200
4	Pedro Ramos	199
5	Jim Bunning	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Roy Face	22
3	Jim Brosnan	18
4	Mike Fornieles	16
4	3 others tied	16