On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	45	.681	--
Tigers	86	55	.610	10.0
Orioles	86	59	.593	12.0
White Sox	78	65	.545	19.0
Indians	71	71	.500	25.5
Red Sox	69	75	.479	28.5
Angels	61	80	.433	35.0
Twins	59	80	.424	36.0
Athletics	52	88	.371	43.5
Senators	51	91	.359	45.5

Games

Orioles 2, Senators 1

Orioles 4, Senators 2

Red Sox 9, Tigers 2

Athletics 6, Twins 4

White Sox 5, Angels 3

Yankees 9, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	83	56	.597	--
Dodgers	78	55	.586	2.0
Braves	74	61	.548	7.0
Giants	71	62	.534	9.0
Cardinals	70	65	.519	11.0
Pirates	66	67	.496	14.0
Cubs	59	77	.434	22.5
Phillies	39	97	.287	42.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 1

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Giants 7, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Gene Green	3
1	Whitey Herzog	3
1	Elston Howard	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Brown	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Jim Davenport	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Pagliaroni	5
2	Jim Davenport	3
3	Earl Averill	2
3	Mike Fornieles	2
3	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Richie Ashburn	1
1	John Gabler	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Jim King	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Hall	1.60
2	Jim O'Toole	0.67
2	Bill Stafford	0.67
4	Bob Friend	0.60
4	Mike McCormick	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Hall	8
2	Bob Friend	6
2	Mike McCormick	6
2	Bill Stafford	6
5	Jim Kaat	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Wyatt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.363
2	Elston Howard	.362
3	Norm Cash	.360
4	Vada Pinson	.341
5	Frank Robinson	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	55
2	Mickey Mantle	52
3	Jim Gentile	43
4	Rocky Colavito	40
4	Harmon Killebrew	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	129
2	Roger Maris	128
3	Rocky Colavito	125
4	Orlando Cepeda	122
4	Mickey Mantle	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	47
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	Bill Stafford	2.49
3	Don Mossi	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.75
5	Juan Pizarro	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Joey Jay	19
2	Frank Lary	19
4	Johnny Podres	18
4	Warren Spahn	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	224
2	Camilo Pascual	185
3	Whitey Ford	184
4	Stan Williams	170
5	Jim Bunning	169

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	Elston Howard	.440
2	Pete Runnels	.415
3	Jim Davenport	.415
4	Lee Thomas	.404
5	Rocky Bridges	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	6
1	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Jim Gentile	5
3	Roger Maris	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	19
2	Jim Gentile	17
3	Lee Thomas	16
4	George Altman	15
4	Frank Malzone	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Joe Christopher	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.00
2	Tom Sturdivant	0.67
3	Dick Hall	0.71
4	Bob Friend	0.72
5	2 tied	0.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Pizarro	4
2	Jack Fisher	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	Don Larsen	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	43
2	Sandy Koufax	30
3	Don Cardwell	25
4	Chuck Estrada	24
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Arnold Earley	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Turk Lown	3
1	Tom Morgan	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.394
2	Pumpsie Green	.379
3	Pete Runnels	.378
4	Roberto Clemente	.368
5	2 tied	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	31
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Jim Gentile	26
3	Frank Malzone	26
3	Roger Maris	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	0.71
2	Tom Morgan	1.35
3	Billy Hoeft	1.46
4	Milt Pappas	1.51
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Juan Pizarro	6
2	Ralph Terry	6
4	Milt Pappas	5
5	18 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	70
2	Jim O'Toole	43
3	Ken McBride	41
4	Chuck Estrada	40
5	2 tied	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.364
2	Roberto Clemente	.350
3	Vada Pinson	.336
4	Ken Boyer	.335
5	Frank Robinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	60
2	Roger Maris	59
3	Rocky Colavito	47
4	Harmon Killebrew	46
5	Jim Gentile	44

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	143
2	Jim Gentile	141
3	Rocky Colavito	138
4	Mickey Mantle	136
5	Hank Aaron	135

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	39
3	Dick Howser	36
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.37
2	Bill Stafford	2.42
3	Don Mossi	2.57
4	Warren Spahn	2.73
5	Ralph Terry	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	26
2	Frank Lary	23
3	Joey Jay	22
3	Warren Spahn	22
5	Johnny Podres	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	263
2	Whitey Ford	196
3	Don Drysdale	194
4	Stan Williams	193
5	2 tied	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	18
3	Larry Sherry	17
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
5	2 tied	16