On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	45	.662	--
Tigers	86	48	.642	2.5
Orioles	78	58	.574	11.5
White Sox	71	64	.526	18.0
Indians	68	66	.507	20.5
Red Sox	64	73	.467	26.0
Twins	58	74	.439	29.5
Angels	59	76	.437	30.0
Senators	51	81	.386	36.5
Athletics	48	86	.358	40.5

Games

Indians 5, Orioles 4

Angels 6, Athletics 4

Twins 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 1, Tigers 0

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Senators 5, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	79	53	.598	--
Dodgers	74	53	.583	2.5
Giants	70	57	.551	6.5
Braves	70	58	.547	7.0
Cardinals	68	61	.527	9.5
Pirates	61	65	.484	15.0
Cubs	54	74	.422	23.0
Phillies	37	92	.287	40.5

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Cottier	4
1	Danny O'Connell	4
1	Lee Thomas	4
4	Smoky Burgess	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Brooks Robinson	2
2	Cuno Barragan	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Smoky Burgess	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Power	3
2	Smoky Burgess	2
2	Curt Flood	2
2	Alex Grammas	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Lenny Green	1
2	Jim Landis	1
2	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pedro Ramos	1.00
2	Stan Williams	0.88
3	Don Mossi	0.78
4	Chuck Estrada	0.58
5	3 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Barry Latman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pedro Ramos	8
2	Chuck Estrada	7
2	Don Mossi	7
2	Joe Nuxhall	7
2	Stan Williams	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Funk	1
1	Juan Pizarro	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.365
2	Roberto Clemente	.360
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Vada Pinson	.335
5	Jim Gentile	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	51
2	Mickey Mantle	48
3	Jim Gentile	43
4	Rocky Colavito	39
5	Harmon Killebrew	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	125
2	Rocky Colavito	122
3	Roger Maris	120
4	Orlando Cepeda	118
5	2 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	44
2	Dick Howser	35
3	Maury Wills	29
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.40
2	Don Mossi	2.61
3	Bill Stafford	2.64
4	Hal Brown	2.85
5	Warren Spahn	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
2	Frank Lary	19
3	Joey Jay	18
4	Johnny Podres	17
5	Warren Spahn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	212
2	Camilo Pascual	179
3	Whitey Ford	177
4	Stan Williams	165
5	2 tied	160

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	25
2	Roy Face	16
3	Bill Henry	15
3	Larry Sherry	15
5	3 tied	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.489
2	Willie McCovey	.436
3	Pumpsie Green	.436
4	Pete Runnels	.425
5	Rocky Colavito	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Jim Gentile	7
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Bill Bruton	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	19
2	Jim Gentile	17
3	Frank Thomas	16
4	Bill White	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.48
2	Tom Sturdivant	0.64
3	Art Mahaffey	0.67
4	Ralph Terry	0.72
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Eli Grba	3
1	Cal McLish	3
1	Juan Pizarro	3
1	Warren Spahn	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	35
2	Chuck Estrada	25
3	Mudcat Grant	24
3	Camilo Pascual	24
5	Sandy Koufax	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Stu Miller	3
3	Bob Anderson	2
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	7 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.397
2	Vada Pinson	.395
3	Duke Snider	.371
4	Norm Cash	.364
5	Roberto Clemente	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	15
2	Frank Thomas	12
3	Roger Maris	11
4	Rocky Colavito	10
5	Mickey Mantle	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	32
2	Jim Gentile	31
3	Dick Stuart	30
4	Frank Thomas	29
5	Orlando Cepeda	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Dick Howser	8
3	Jake Wood	8
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
2	Milt Pappas	1.05
3	Frank Lary	1.17
4	Tom Morgan	1.17
5	Billy Hoeft	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Gene Conley	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	62
2	Camilo Pascual	44
3	Ken McBride	43
4	Jim O'Toole	42
5	Pedro Ramos	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	5
1	Stu Miller	5
3	Bob Anderson	4
3	Luis Arroyo	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.364
2	Roberto Clemente	.348
3	Frank Robinson	.335
4	Vada Pinson	.331
5	Ken Boyer	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	57
2	Roger Maris	55
3	Rocky Colavito	47
4	Harmon Killebrew	45
5	Jim Gentile	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	139
2	Rocky Colavito	138
3	Roger Maris	136
4	Hank Aaron	131
5	2 tied	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	43
3	Dick Howser	35
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.46
2	Bill Stafford	2.58
3	Don Mossi	2.61
4	Hal Brown	2.68
5	Milt Pappas	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	25
2	Frank Lary	23
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Johnny Podres	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	257
2	Don Drysdale	212
3	Pedro Ramos	196
4	Whitey Ford	195
5	Stan Williams	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	28
2	Roy Face	20
3	Mike Fornieles	18
4	Larry Sherry	17
5	Bill Henry	16