On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	45	.672	--
Tigers	86	52	.623	6.5
Orioles	82	59	.582	12.0
White Sox	75	65	.536	18.5
Indians	70	68	.507	22.5
Red Sox	66	74	.471	27.5
Angels	61	77	.442	31.5
Twins	59	77	.434	32.5
Senators	51	86	.372	41.0
Athletics	49	88	.358	43.0

Games

Orioles 6, Tigers 3

Orioles 4, Tigers 1

Indians 7, Red Sox 2

Angels 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 13, Angels 7

Twins 9, White Sox 5

White Sox 9, Twins 5

Yankees 5, Senators 3

Yankees 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	81	55	.596	--
Dodgers	76	54	.585	2.0
Braves	72	60	.545	7.0
Giants	70	60	.538	8.0
Cardinals	69	63	.523	10.0
Pirates	63	66	.488	14.5
Cubs	57	75	.432	22.0
Phillies	39	94	.293	40.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Dodgers 4, Giants 0

Cardinals 9, Pirates 4

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Smith	6
2	Elston Howard	5
2	Deron Johnson	5
4	Earl Battey	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Earl Battey	1
1	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Deron Johnson	4
1	Bill White	4
3	Earl Battey	3
3	Clete Boyer	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Davis	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Hoeft	1.00
1	Ken Johnson	1.00
3	Mudcat Grant	0.73
4	Ron Kline	0.70
5	Don Drysdale	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Curtis	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Fisher	8
1	Mudcat Grant	8
1	Billy Hoeft	8
4	Ron Kline	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2
2	Art Ditmar	1
2	Frank Funk	1
2	Turk Lown	1
2	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.364
2	Roberto Clemente	.362
3	Vada Pinson	.343
4	Frank Robinson	.329
5	Jim Piersall	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	53
2	Mickey Mantle	50
3	Jim Gentile	43
4	Rocky Colavito	40
5	Harmon Killebrew	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	127
2	Rocky Colavito	125
3	Roger Maris	123
4	Orlando Cepeda	120
5	Mickey Mantle	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	45
2	Dick Howser	36
3	Maury Wills	30
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.40
2	Don Mossi	2.61
3	Bill Stafford	2.63
4	Warren Spahn	2.86
5	Juan Pizarro	2.97

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	214
2	Camilo Pascual	182
3	Whitey Ford	177
4	Jim Bunning	167
5	Stan Williams	165

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	26
2	Roy Face	16
2	Bill Henry	16
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.439
2	Pete Runnels	.432
3	Curt Flood	.407
4	Gene Woodling	.396
5	Hank Aaron	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	8
2	Jim Gentile	7
3	Ron Santo	5
3	Dick Stuart	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	19
2	Jim Gentile	18
2	Bill White	18
4	Dick Stuart	16
5	Don Demeter	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	6
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Luis Aparicio	4
3	Lenny Green	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Sturdivant	0.00
2	Warren Spahn	0.33
3	Tom Morgan	0.53
4	Art Mahaffey	1.00
5	Gary Bell	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Jack Fisher	3
1	Paul Foytack	3
1	Don Larsen	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	35
2	Mudcat Grant	23
2	Ken McBride	23
4	Jim O'Toole	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Earley	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Frank Funk	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.412
2	Duke Snider	.391
3	Willie McCovey	.381
4	Smoky Burgess	.379
5	Gene Woodling	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	14
2	Roger Maris	12
3	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
3	Frank Thomas	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	32
2	Jim Gentile	30
3	Joe Adcock	28
3	Dick Stuart	28
5	Frank Thomas	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Dick Howser	8
3	Jake Wood	8
5	Bill Bruton	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.83
2	Tom Morgan	0.88
3	Milt Pappas	1.24
4	Billy Hoeft	1.43
5	Bob Friend	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Pizarro	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Gene Conley	5
3	Juan Marichal	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	71
2	Jim O'Toole	44
3	Don Drysdale	43
3	Ken McBride	43
5	3 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	5
1	Arnold Earley	5
1	Stu Miller	5
4	Bob Anderson	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.365
2	Roberto Clemente	.348
3	Vada Pinson	.338
4	Frank Robinson	.332
5	Ken Boyer	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	59
2	Roger Maris	57
3	Rocky Colavito	48
4	Harmon Killebrew	47
5	Jim Gentile	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	141
1	Jim Gentile	141
3	Roger Maris	139
4	Hank Aaron	134
4	Mickey Mantle	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Dick Howser	36
4	Bill Bruton	27
4	Jake Wood	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.46
2	Bill Stafford	2.58
3	Don Mossi	2.61
4	Ralph Terry	2.73
5	Hal Brown	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	25
2	Frank Lary	23
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Johnny Podres	21
4	Warren Spahn	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	253
2	Don Drysdale	202
3	Pedro Ramos	193
4	Whitey Ford	191
4	Stan Williams	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	20
3	Mike Fornieles	18
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
5	2 tied	17