On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	43	.661	--
Tigers	82	45	.646	2.0
Orioles	74	55	.574	11.0
White Sox	65	62	.512	19.0
Indians	64	63	.504	20.0
Red Sox	61	70	.466	25.0
Twins	55	71	.437	28.5
Angels	54	72	.429	29.5
Senators	50	74	.403	32.5
Athletics	46	80	.365	37.5

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 2

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Red Sox 12, Angels 6

Orioles 5, Twins 2

Tigers 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	76	51	.598	--
Dodgers	70	50	.583	2.5
Giants	68	53	.562	5.0
Braves	66	55	.545	7.0
Cardinals	63	59	.516	10.5
Pirates	59	60	.496	13.0
Cubs	50	70	.417	22.5
Phillies	34	88	.279	39.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Reds 2

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Phillies 9, Braves 4

Cardinals 7, Giants 3

Braves 9, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Joe Adcock	4
2	Wes Covington	4
2	Don Demeter	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pumpsie Green	2
1	Frank Howard	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Earl Averill	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carroll Hardy	4
1	Frank Malzone	4
3	Don Demeter	3
3	Tony Gonzalez	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Cottier	1
1	Carroll Hardy	1
1	Charlie James	1
1	Dick McAuliffe	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.33
2	Juan Pizarro	1.08
3	Bob Purkey	1.00
4	Ray Sadecki	0.89
5	Tom Sturdivant	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	13
2	Tony Cloninger	8
2	Ray Sadecki	8
4	Jack Fisher	7
4	Bob Purkey	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Earley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.364
2	Roberto Clemente	.362
3	Frank Robinson	.339
4	Vada Pinson	.337
5	Jim Piersall	.330

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	118
2	Orlando Cepeda	117
3	Rocky Colavito	112
3	Jim Gentile	112
3	Mickey Mantle	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	33
3	Jake Wood	27
4	Maury Wills	25
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.48
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	Frank Lary	19
3	Joey Jay	18
4	Steve Barber	15
4	4 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	200
2	Whitey Ford	175
3	Camilo Pascual	170
4	Jim Bunning	156
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	Willie McCovey	.438
2	Eddie Mathews	.431
3	Vada Pinson	.400
3	Frank Robinson	.400
5	Lee Maye	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Don Demeter	6
2	Jim Gentile	6
2	Frank Thomas	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	20
2	Frank Thomas	19
3	Roger Maris	16
4	Eddie Mathews	15
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Dick Howser	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Lary	0.33
2	Billy Hoeft	0.45
3	Ernie Broglio	0.67
4	Juan Pizarro	1.00
5	Juan Marichal	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
1	Ralph Terry	4
4	Tony Cloninger	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	32
2	Ryne Duren	26
3	Steve Barber	23
3	Bennie Daniels	23
5	Jim O'Toole	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.405
2	Roberto Clemente	.377
3	Joe Adcock	.368
3	Frank Malzone	.368
5	Whitey Herzog	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	11
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Roger Maris	10
2	Frank Thomas	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	30
2	Frank Thomas	28
3	Rocky Colavito	26
4	Mickey Mantle	25
4	Dick Stuart	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Jake Wood	9
3	Luis Aparicio	8
4	Dick Howser	7
5	Bill Bruton	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.70
2	Juan Marichal	1.06
3	Warren Spahn	1.15
4	Milt Pappas	1.30
5	Hal Brown	1.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	7
2	Frank Lary	6
2	Warren Spahn	6
2	Ralph Terry	6
5	Jack Sanford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	50
2	Jim O'Toole	45
3	Don Drysdale	44
4	Juan Marichal	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.352
2	Roberto Clemente	.348
3	Frank Robinson	.338
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Ken Boyer	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	57
2	Roger Maris	54
3	Harmon Killebrew	46
4	Rocky Colavito	44
5	Jim Gentile	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	135
1	Roger Maris	135
3	Orlando Cepeda	134
4	Hank Aaron	132
4	Jim Gentile	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	43
3	Dick Howser	33
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	2.61
2	Bill Stafford	2.63
3	Dick Donovan	2.65
4	Hal Brown	2.70
5	Don Mossi	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	23
2	Frank Lary	23
4	Warren Spahn	21
5	Lew Burdette	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	250
2	Don Drysdale	208
3	Whitey Ford	197
4	Pedro Ramos	195
5	Jim Bunning	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	28
2	Roy Face	22
3	Larry Sherry	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	3 tied	15