On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 108 53 .671 --
Tigers 100 61 .621 8.0
Orioles 95 67 .586 13.5
White Sox 86 76 .531 22.5
Indians 77 83 .481 30.5
Red Sox 76 85 .472 32.0
Twins 70 89 .440 37.0
Angels 70 90 .438 37.5
Senators 61 99 .381 46.5
Athletics 60 100 .375 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 60 .608 --
Dodgers 88 65 .575 5.0
Giants 84 68 .553 8.5
Braves 82 70 .539 10.5
Cardinals 79 74 .516 14.0
Pirates 74 79 .484 19.0
Cubs 64 89 .418 29.0
Phillies 47 106 .307 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Donn Clendenon 4
1 Curt Flood 4
3 Chico Fernandez 3
3 Mike Hershberger 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 2
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Leo Cardenas 1
2 Willie Kirkland 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 5
2 Dick Stuart 4
3 Leo Cardenas 3
3 Ken Hunt 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny O'Connell 2
2 Don Hoak 1
2 Ken Hunt 1
2 Leon Wagner 1
2 Billy Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Ortega 3.00
2 Ralph Terry 1.00
3 Ray Washburn 0.88
4 Joey Jay 0.67
5 Al Jackson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Al Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Ortega 9
2 Ray Washburn 7
3 Al Jackson 6
4 Howie Koplitz 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .359
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Elston Howard .349
4 Vada Pinson .343
5 Ken Boyer .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 60
2 Mickey Mantle 54
3 Orlando Cepeda 46
3 Jim Gentile 46
3 Harmon Killebrew 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 142
2 Jim Gentile 141
3 Roger Maris 140
4 Rocky Colavito 139
5 Norm Cash 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Dick Howser 37
3 Maury Wills 35
4 Jake Wood 30
5 Vada Pinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Bill Stafford 2.76
3 Don Mossi 2.96
4 Warren Spahn 3.02
5 Milt Pappas 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 21
3 Warren Spahn 21
5 Jim O'Toole 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 269
2 Camilo Pascual 221
3 Whitey Ford 210
4 Stan Williams 196
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
3 Roy Face 17
3 Stu Miller 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felipe Alou .439
2 Orlando Cepeda .429
3 Ron Fairly .396
4 Chuck Hinton .382
5 Bob Johnson .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Joe Adcock 5
2 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Dick Stuart 5
2 Leon Wagner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Wagner 16
2 Orlando Cepeda 15
3 Ron Fairly 14
4 Norm Cash 13
4 Dick Stuart 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Chuck Hinton 5
3 Eddie Mathews 3
3 Danny O'Connell 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Gibbon 0.56
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.69
3 Billy O'Dell 0.71
4 Billy Hoeft 1.38
4 Curt Simmons 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 4
2 Frank Lary 3
2 Stu Miller 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 27
2 Sandy Koufax 26
3 Camilo Pascual 23
4 Jim Bunning 19
4 Frank Lary 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Turk Farrell 2
1 Terry Fox 2
1 Stu Miller 2
5 26 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .437
2 Vada Pinson .403
3 Ken Boyer .394
4 Pete Runnels .378
5 Norm Siebern .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
3 Norm Cash 9
3 Harmon Killebrew 9
3 Roger Maris 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 33
2 Joe Adcock 24
2 Orlando Cepeda 24
2 Harmon Killebrew 24
5 Lee Thomas 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
1 Maury Wills 9
3 Chuck Hinton 6
4 Joe Christopher 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.78
2 Jim Coates 1.06
3 Pete Burnside 1.77
4 Joe Gibbon 1.85
5 Jim Owens 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
1 Ralph Terry 5
4 Luis Arroyo 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 60
2 Sandy Koufax 57
3 Camilo Pascual 42
4 Stan Williams 38
5 Jim O'Toole 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Tom Morgan 4
3 Luis Arroyo 3
3 Arnold Earley 3
3 4 others tied 3