On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 43 .667 --
Tigers 85 45 .654 1.5
Orioles 77 55 .583 10.5
White Sox 68 62 .523 18.5
Indians 64 66 .492 22.5
Red Sox 62 72 .463 26.5
Angels 56 73 .434 30.0
Twins 55 73 .430 30.5
Senators 50 77 .394 35.0
Athletics 46 83 .357 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 52 .600 --
Dodgers 71 52 .577 3.5
Giants 68 55 .553 6.5
Braves 68 56 .548 7.0
Cardinals 65 59 .524 10.0
Pirates 60 63 .488 14.5
Cubs 53 71 .427 22.0
Phillies 35 90 .280 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Hansen 4
1 Dick Stuart 4
3 Norm Cash 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 Ron Hansen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 4
1 Jake Wood 4
3 Jim Gentile 3
3 Roy McMillan 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Geiger 2
2 Earl Francis 1
2 Al Kaline 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Francis 1.00
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.70
3 Ron Kline 0.56
4 Hal Brown 0.50
5 Robin Roberts 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Ron Kline 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 7
2 Earl Francis 6
2 Joe Nuxhall 6
4 Ron Kline 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Terry Fox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .370
2 Roberto Clemente .366
3 Frank Robinson .336
4 Vada Pinson .336
5 Jim Piersall .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 51
2 Mickey Mantle 46
3 Jim Gentile 40
4 Rocky Colavito 39
5 Harmon Killebrew 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 120
2 Roger Maris 119
3 Orlando Cepeda 118
4 Jim Gentile 117
5 Frank Robinson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 42
2 Dick Howser 33
3 Jake Wood 27
4 Maury Wills 26
5 Bill Bruton 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.48
2 Don Mossi 2.68
3 Bill Stafford 2.80
4 Hal Brown 2.85
5 Don Schwall 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 22
2 Frank Lary 19
3 Joey Jay 18
4 Johnny Podres 16
4 Warren Spahn 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 200
2 Whitey Ford 175
3 Camilo Pascual 170
4 Stan Williams 158
5 Jim Bunning 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 25
2 Roy Face 16
3 Bill Henry 15
4 Jim Brosnan 14
4 Larry Sherry 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pumpsie Green .452
2 Norm Cash .438
3 Willie McCovey .425
4 Frank Robinson .409
5 Ron Fairly .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 8
2 Don Demeter 6
2 Roger Maris 6
2 Ron Santo 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 17
1 Rocky Colavito 17
1 Dick Stuart 17
4 Frank Thomas 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.00
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
3 Frank Lary 0.33
4 Ernie Broglio 0.67
5 Stu Miller 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Tony Cloninger 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 34
2 Ken McBride 23
2 Tracy Stallard 23
4 Chuck Estrada 22
5 Warren Spahn 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Anderson 4
2 Luis Arroyo 3
3 Roy Face 2
3 Stu Miller 2
3 Ray Moore 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .405
2 Vada Pinson .395
3 Joe Adcock .377
4 Norm Cash .376
5 Frank Malzone .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 12
2 Roger Maris 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Frank Thomas 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 32
2 Dick Stuart 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 29
4 Frank Thomas 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Spahn 0.98
2 Milt Pappas 1.07
3 Frank Lary 1.35
4 Mike Fornieles 1.42
5 Luis Arroyo 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 52
2 Ken McBride 42
3 Don Drysdale 41
3 Tracy Stallard 41
5 Steve Barber 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Anderson 4
1 Luis Arroyo 4
1 Ed Bauta 4
1 Stu Miller 4
1 Ray Moore 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .360
2 Roberto Clemente .354
3 Frank Robinson .337
4 Vada Pinson .333
5 Ken Boyer .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 56
2 Roger Maris 55
3 Rocky Colavito 49
4 Harmon Killebrew 45
5 Jim Gentile 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 138
2 Roger Maris 135
3 Hank Aaron 134
3 Orlando Cepeda 134
3 2 others tied 134

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 Hal Brown 2.56
2 Bill Stafford 2.58
3 Dick Donovan 2.65
4 Milt Pappas 2.66
5 Don Mossi 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 246
2 Don Drysdale 205
3 Pedro Ramos 195
4 Whitey Ford 194
5 Stan Williams 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 28
2 Roy Face 22
3 Mike Fornieles 16
3 Bill Henry 16
3 2 others tied 16