On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	83	42	.664	--
Tigers	80	45	.640	3.0
Orioles	73	54	.575	11.0
White Sox	64	61	.512	19.0
Indians	64	61	.512	19.0
Red Sox	59	70	.457	26.0
Twins	54	70	.435	28.5
Angels	53	71	.427	29.5
Senators	50	72	.410	31.5
Athletics	45	79	.363	37.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Senators 4

Twins 4, White Sox 0

Indians 4, Tigers 2

Orioles 7, Athletics 5

Yankees 8, Angels 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	50	.600	--
Dodgers	69	49	.585	2.5
Giants	68	51	.571	4.0
Braves	64	54	.542	7.5
Cardinals	61	59	.508	11.5
Pirates	58	59	.496	13.0
Cubs	50	68	.424	21.5
Phillies	32	87	.269	40.0

Games

Giants 14, Reds 0

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 8, Dodgers 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Gentile	4
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Ron Hansen	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Joey Amalfitano	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Skowron	4
1	Frank Thomas	4
3	Jim Davenport	3
3	Jim Gentile	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Yogi Berra	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Dick Howser	1
1	Ken Hunt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.20
2	Ryne Duren	1.00
3	Joey Jay	0.62
4	Earl Francis	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Ed Bauta	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ryne Duren	8
2	Camilo Pascual	6
3	Earl Francis	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	Bill Kunkel	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Funk	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.366
2	Norm Cash	.359
3	Frank Robinson	.338
4	Vada Pinson	.335
5	Jim Piersall	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Mickey Mantle	46
3	Jim Gentile	38
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
5	Orlando Cepeda	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	117
2	Orlando Cepeda	114
3	Jim Gentile	112
3	Mickey Mantle	112
5	Rocky Colavito	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	33
3	Jake Wood	26
4	Maury Wills	25
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.41
2	Don Mossi	2.76
3	Don Schwall	2.78
4	Bill Stafford	2.92
5	Rollie Sheldon	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	194
2	Whitey Ford	175
3	Camilo Pascual	170
4	Jim Bunning	152
5	Don Drysdale	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	24
2	Roy Face	16
3	Jim Brosnan	14
3	Bill Henry	14
3	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Malzone	.410
2	Duke Snider	.400
2	Zoilo Versalles	.400
4	Lee Walls	.396
5	Roberto Clemente	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Jim Gentile	6
4	Willie Mays	5
4	Frank Thomas	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	17
2	Roger Maris	15
2	Frank Thomas	15
4	Willie Mays	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Dick Howser	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	Maury Wills	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.45
2	Ray Herbert	0.57
3	Bob Friend	0.78
4	Frank Lary	1.00
5	Juan Marichal	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Billy Hoeft	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	Frank Lary	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	27
2	Ryne Duren	26
3	Don Drysdale	24
3	Tracy Stallard	24
5	Bennie Daniels	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Ray Moore	3
4	Bob Anderson	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.391
2	Roberto Clemente	.390
3	Whitey Herzog	.366
4	Frank Malzone	.362
5	Elston Howard	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	14
2	Jim Gentile	11
3	Ernie Banks	10
4	Orlando Cepeda	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	30
2	Orlando Cepeda	29
3	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Mickey Mantle	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Jake Wood	8
4	Dick Howser	7
5	Bill Bruton	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.70
2	Juan Marichal	1.06
3	Milt Pappas	1.30
4	Bob Friend	1.38
5	Hal Brown	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	44
1	Ken McBride	44
3	Juan Marichal	42
4	Mike McCormick	40
4	4 others tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Stu Miller	5
4	Ed Bauta	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.353
2	Norm Cash	.344
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Vada Pinson	.329
5	Ken Boyer	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	57
2	Roger Maris	54
3	Harmon Killebrew	47
4	Rocky Colavito	44
5	Jim Gentile	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	135
2	Roger Maris	134
3	Jim Gentile	133
4	Hank Aaron	131
4	Orlando Cepeda	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	44
3	Dick Howser	33
4	Bill Bruton	26
4	Jake Wood	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	2.63
2	Hal Brown	2.70
3	Ralph Terry	2.74
4	Don Mossi	2.78
5	Milt Pappas	2.81

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	244
2	Don Drysdale	208
3	Whitey Ford	197
4	Pedro Ramos	195
5	Jim Bunning	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	23
3	Larry Sherry	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	4 tied	15