On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	49	27	.645	--
Yankees	47	27	.635	1.0
Indians	45	33	.577	5.0
Orioles	41	36	.532	8.5
White Sox	39	38	.506	10.5
Red Sox	38	38	.500	11.0
Senators	33	44	.429	16.5
Athletics	30	44	.405	18.0
Twins	30	46	.395	19.0
Angels	29	48	.377	20.5

Games

Orioles 6, Tigers 3

Athletics 8, Twins 7

Angels 8, White Sox 3

Indians 12, Red Sox 6

Yankees 13, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	29	.618	--
Dodgers	45	31	.592	2.0
Giants	42	33	.560	4.5
Pirates	38	32	.543	6.0
Braves	34	35	.493	9.5
Cardinals	31	40	.437	13.5
Cubs	30	42	.417	15.0
Phillies	22	47	.319	21.5

Games

Cubs 10, Cardinals 9

Reds 8, Braves 5

Reds 4, Braves 3

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Giants 6

Pirates 9, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gordy Coleman	8
2	Gary Geiger	4
2	Don Hoak	4
2	Eddie Kasko	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Glen Hobbie	2
1	Roger Maris	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	Bubba Phillips	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gordy Coleman	5
2	Jim Gentile	4
2	Roger Maris	4
4	Steve Bilko	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Marv Breeding	1
1	Johnny Callison	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Purkey	1.25
2	Tony Cloninger	0.70
3	Gene Conley	0.67
4	Bud Daley	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Jim Donohue	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Donohue	8
2	Tony Cloninger	7
2	Bud Daley	7
4	Glen Hobbie	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.371
2	Harmon Killebrew	.360
3	Jackie Brandt	.358
4	George Altman	.348
5	Don Hoak	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	30
2	Mickey Mantle	28
3	Norm Cash	24
3	Harmon Killebrew	24
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	76
2	Roger Maris	71
3	Mickey Mantle	70
4	Norm Cash	68
5	Orlando Cepeda	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	24
2	Dick Howser	20
3	Vada Pinson	13
3	Zoilo Versalles	13
5	Hank Aaron	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.90
2	Billy Hoeft	2.36
3	Ken McBride	2.82
4	Joey Jay	2.83
5	Don Mossi	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	14
2	Frank Lary	11
3	Joey Jay	10
3	Sandy Koufax	10
3	Bob Purkey	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	128
2	Whitey Ford	108
3	Stan Williams	105
4	Don Drysdale	96
5	Camilo Pascual	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	17
2	Jim Brosnan	12
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	12
4	Roy Face	11
4	Larry Sherry	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sammy Taylor	.514
2	Harmon Killebrew	.463
3	Frank Thomas	.450
4	Mickey Mantle	.426
5	2 tied	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
1	Mickey Mantle	8
3	Joe Adcock	7
3	Jim Gentile	7
3	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	27
2	Harmon Killebrew	23
3	Mickey Mantle	22
4	Roger Maris	20
4	Frank Robinson	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Danny O'Connell	3
2	Frank Robinson	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Terry Fox	0.00
2	Don McMahon	0.59
3	Don Larsen	0.67
4	John Gabler	0.75
5	Dick Hall	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Juan Marichal	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	36
2	Sandy Koufax	31
3	Ryne Duren	22
4	Dick LeMay	21
5	Gene Conley	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	6
2	Don McMahon	4
2	Larry Sherry	4
4	Roy Face	3
4	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.421
2	Billy Williams	.408
3	Don Hoak	.381
4	Roberto Clemente	.370
5	Harmon Killebrew	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	18
2	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Norm Cash	13
4	Harmon Killebrew	12
5	Eddie Mathews	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	41
2	Mickey Mantle	37
3	Harmon Killebrew	33
4	Gene Freese	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Dick Howser	9
3	Hank Aaron	5
3	Danny O'Connell	5
3	Tony Taylor	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.66
2	Dick Hall	0.96
3	Dick LeMay	1.78
4	Juan Pizarro	1.93
5	Ralph Terry	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	8
2	Jim Archer	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	Bob Purkey	5
2	Bill Stafford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	63
2	Whitey Ford	55
3	Stan Williams	44
4	Ryne Duren	39
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	10
2	Jim Brosnan	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Stu Miller	5
3	Larry Sherry	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.335
2	Ken Boyer	.329
3	Wally Moon	.327
4	Roy Sievers	.325
5	Frank Robinson	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	51
2	Mickey Mantle	50
3	Roger Maris	44
4	Eddie Mathews	43
5	Rocky Colavito	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	130
2	Eddie Mathews	127
3	Mickey Mantle	126
4	Hank Aaron	123
5	Jim Gentile	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	59
2	Maury Wills	49
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Lenny Green	25
4	Jim Landis	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.76
2	Don Drysdale	2.89
3	Art Mahaffey	3.00
4	Johnny Podres	3.03
5	Mike McCormick	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	23
2	Whitey Ford	22
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Bob Purkey	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	230
2	Don Drysdale	222
3	Stan Williams	201
4	Ernie Broglio	199
5	Pedro Ramos	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Luis Arroyo	24
3	Jim Brosnan	21
4	Mike Fornieles	17
4	Lindy McDaniel	17