On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	41	.661	--
Tigers	77	44	.636	3.0
Orioles	71	53	.573	10.5
Indians	63	58	.521	17.0
White Sox	61	60	.504	19.0
Red Sox	57	68	.456	25.0
Angels	52	69	.430	28.0
Twins	52	69	.430	28.0
Senators	50	69	.420	29.0
Athletics	44	76	.367	35.5

Games

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Twins 5, Angels 3

Orioles 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	46	.620	--
Dodgers	69	46	.600	3.0
Giants	64	51	.557	8.0
Braves	63	51	.553	8.5
Cardinals	58	59	.496	15.0
Pirates	56	58	.491	15.5
Cubs	49	67	.422	23.5
Phillies	30	86	.259	42.5

Games

Pirates 4, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Braves 4, Phillies 3

Giants 5, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	4
2	Ken Aspromonte	3
2	Billy Gardner	3
2	Lenny Green	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Don Demeter	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Joe Adcock	2
2	Earl Averill	2
2	Lenny Green	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	1.00
2	Juan Marichal	0.75
3	Don Mossi	0.71
4	Dave Hillman	0.62
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Bowsfield	5
1	Harvey Haddix	5
1	Dave Hillman	5
1	Jim Kaat	5
1	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	Don McMahon	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.364
2	Norm Cash	.355
3	Frank Robinson	.339
4	Jim Piersall	.338
5	Vada Pinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	48
2	Mickey Mantle	45
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Jim Gentile	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	112
2	Jim Gentile	109
3	Orlando Cepeda	108
3	Frank Robinson	108
5	Mickey Mantle	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	30
3	Maury Wills	25
4	Jake Wood	24
5	Frank Robinson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.28
2	Don Mossi	2.70
3	Bill Stafford	2.80
4	Hal Brown	2.92
5	Don Schwall	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	21
2	Joey Jay	18
3	Frank Lary	17
4	Steve Barber	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	191
2	Whitey Ford	173
3	Camilo Pascual	164
4	Jim Bunning	148
4	Stan Williams	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	24
2	Roy Face	15
3	Jim Brosnan	14
3	Bill Henry	14
3	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Kasko	.431
2	Ernie Banks	.426
3	Andre Rodgers	.424
4	Whitey Herzog	.419
5	Luis Aparicio	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	7
1	Roger Maris	7
3	Frank Thomas	6
4	Mickey Mantle	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	16
2	Joe Adcock	14
2	Ernie Banks	14
4	Jerry Kindall	13
4	3 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Maury Wills	6
3	Jake Wood	5
4	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Mickey Mantle	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.57
2	Milt Pappas	0.75
2	Luis Arroyo	0.75
4	Bob Friend	0.84
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Jim Coates	3
2	Gene Conley	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	27
2	Don Drysdale	26
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Steve Barber	23
5	Juan Marichal	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Stu Miller	3
3	Bob Anderson	2
3	Arnold Earley	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.383
2	Whitey Herzog	.378
3	Vada Pinson	.374
4	Jim Gentile	.369
5	Norm Cash	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	13
2	Jim Gentile	12
3	Hank Aaron	11
4	Ernie Banks	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Rocky Colavito	31
3	Roger Maris	28
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	Orlando Cepeda	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Jake Wood	7
4	Frank Robinson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.01
2	Dick Donovan	1.33
3	Luis Arroyo	1.72
4	Jim Archer	1.77
5	Curt Simmons	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	45
2	Don Drysdale	43
3	Whitey Ford	42
3	Juan Marichal	42
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	5
1	Ray Moore	5
3	Art Fowler	4
3	Stu Miller	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.354
2	Norm Cash	.348
3	Frank Robinson	.339
4	Vada Pinson	.327
5	Al Kaline	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	56
2	Roger Maris	52
3	Harmon Killebrew	49
4	Rocky Colavito	42
5	Frank Robinson	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	134
2	Hank Aaron	132
3	Mickey Mantle	129
3	Roger Maris	129
5	Orlando Cepeda	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Dick Howser	30
4	Bill Bruton	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	2.53
2	Bill Stafford	2.62
3	Don Mossi	2.72
4	Milt Pappas	2.81
5	Early Wynn	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	23
3	Frank Lary	21
4	Lew Burdette	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	249
2	Don Drysdale	206
3	Whitey Ford	198
4	Pedro Ramos	196
5	Jim Bunning	184

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	22
3	Jim Brosnan	17
4	Mike Fornieles	16
4	3 others tied	16