On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	100	47	.680	--
Tigers	89	57	.610	10.5
Orioles	87	61	.588	13.5
White Sox	80	68	.541	20.5
Indians	72	74	.493	27.5
Red Sox	71	78	.477	30.0
Angels	64	82	.438	35.5
Twins	63	82	.434	36.0
Athletics	54	92	.370	45.5
Senators	54	93	.367	46.0

Games

White Sox 8, Yankees 3

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, Tigers 2

Angels 5, Twins 1

Twins 3, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	87	56	.608	--
Dodgers	80	59	.576	5.0
Braves	76	64	.543	9.5
Giants	75	64	.540	10.0
Cardinals	74	67	.525	12.0
Pirates	68	71	.489	17.0
Cubs	59	82	.418	27.0
Phillies	43	99	.303	43.5

Games

Dodgers 7, Pirates 6

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	7
2	Smoky Burgess	4
2	Curt Flood	4
2	Jim Landis	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Dick Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	5
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Ron Santo	4
4	Duke Snider	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hoak	2
1	Jim Rivera	2
3	Tony Gonzalez	1
3	Julian Javier	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Kaat	2.00
2	Ted Bowsfield	1.40
3	Ken McBride	1.29
4	Stan Williams	1.25
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Craig Anderson	1
1	Ed Bauta	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Kaat	10
1	Stan Williams	10
3	Ken McBride	9
4	John Buzhardt	8
5	2 tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Donohue	1
1	Warren Hacker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Elston Howard	.366
2	Norm Cash	.360
3	Roberto Clemente	.359
4	Vada Pinson	.344
5	Ken Boyer	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	56
2	Mickey Mantle	53
3	Jim Gentile	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
5	Rocky Colavito	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	132
2	Rocky Colavito	130
3	Jim Gentile	129
4	Orlando Cepeda	127
5	Mickey Mantle	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	47
2	Dick Howser	36
3	Maury Wills	32
4	Jake Wood	27
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.40
2	Bill Stafford	2.49
3	Warren Spahn	2.76
4	Don Mossi	2.79
5	Milt Pappas	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Joey Jay	20
2	Frank Lary	20
4	Warren Spahn	19
5	Johnny Podres	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	233
2	Camilo Pascual	198
3	Whitey Ford	186
4	Stan Williams	185
5	Jim Bunning	175

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	17
3	Roy Face	16
3	Bill Henry	16
5	Larry Sherry	15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Blanchard	.469
2	Vada Pinson	.465
3	Ken Boyer	.456
4	Lee Thomas	.436
5	2 tied	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Stuart	8
2	Don Demeter	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Lee Thomas	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	20
2	George Altman	16
2	Don Demeter	16
2	Elston Howard	16
2	Lee Thomas	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Joe Christopher	3
2	Tommy Davis	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Pleis	0.00
2	Warren Spahn	1.00
3	Ken Johnson	1.13
3	Bill Stafford	1.13
5	Jim Coates	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Larry Jackson	3
1	Bob Shaw	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
1	Ralph Terry	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	33
2	Stan Williams	27
3	Mudcat Grant	23
4	Chuck Estrada	22
4	Ken McBride	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Arnold Earley	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Frank Funk	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.398
2	Vada Pinson	.392
3	Elston Howard	.388
4	Norm Cash	.356
5	Pumpsie Green	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Demeter	12
1	Dick Stuart	12
3	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Roger Maris	11
5	Ron Santo	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Stuart	36
2	Don Demeter	32
3	Rocky Colavito	27
4	Orlando Cepeda	26
5	Roger Maris	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	8
1	Maury Wills	8
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Jake Wood	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
2	Stu Miller	1.26
3	Ralph Terry	1.40
4	Bud Daley	1.53
5	Tom Morgan	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	7
2	Juan Pizarro	6
2	Ralph Terry	6
4	Larry Jackson	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	77
2	Sandy Koufax	48
3	Ken McBride	45
4	Chuck Estrada	44
5	Camilo Pascual	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Bob Anderson	4
2	Arnold Earley	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.365
2	Roberto Clemente	.347
3	Ken Boyer	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.339
5	Frank Robinson	.324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	143
2	Rocky Colavito	141
3	Jim Gentile	140
4	Mickey Mantle	134
5	Orlando Cepeda	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	39
3	Dick Howser	36
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.37
2	Bill Stafford	2.38
3	Warren Spahn	2.76
4	Milt Pappas	2.79
5	Don Mossi	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	26
2	Frank Lary	23
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Warren Spahn	21
5	Johnny Podres	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	251
2	Stan Williams	204
3	Whitey Ford	198
3	Camilo Pascual	198
5	Don Drysdale	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	30
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	18
3	Roy Face	17
4	Bill Henry	16
5	4 tied	15