On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	29	.651	--
Tigers	55	30	.647	0.0
Orioles	48	38	.558	7.5
Indians	47	40	.540	9.0
White Sox	42	45	.483	14.0
Red Sox	41	45	.477	14.5
Senators	38	46	.452	16.5
Twins	35	50	.412	20.0
Angels	35	51	.407	20.5
Athletics	31	52	.373	23.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 2

Twins 9, Indians 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	55	30	.647	--
Dodgers	50	35	.588	5.0
Pirates	42	36	.538	9.5
Giants	45	39	.536	9.5
Braves	38	40	.487	13.5
Cardinals	36	44	.450	16.5
Cubs	36	45	.444	17.0
Phillies	23	56	.291	29.0

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Dodgers 7, Phillies 2

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mack Jones	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
2	Roger Maris	3
5	22 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Lepcio	4
2	Stan Williams	3
3	Joe Adcock	2
3	Don Demeter	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Virdon	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	0.70
2	Jim O'Toole	0.57
3	Don Cardwell	0.50
4	Billy O'Dell	0.43
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stu Miller	1
1	Jim O'Toole	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1
1	Don Schwall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	7
2	Bob Miller	5
3	Bob Friend	4
3	Mudcat Grant	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.359
2	Norm Cash	.355
3	George Altman	.347
4	Jackie Brandt	.345
5	Jim Piersall	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	34
2	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Norm Cash	24
4	3 others tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	82
1	Roger Maris	82
3	Orlando Cepeda	77
4	Mickey Mantle	76
5	Frank Robinson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	26
2	Dick Howser	23
3	Vada Pinson	13
3	Zoilo Versalles	13
3	Jake Wood	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rollie Sheldon	2.28
2	Joey Jay	2.65
3	Don Mossi	2.74
4	Dick Donovan	2.80
5	Bill Stafford	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	16
2	Frank Lary	13
3	Joey Jay	12
4	Sandy Koufax	11
4	Bob Purkey	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	141
2	Whitey Ford	122
3	Stan Williams	121
4	Camilo Pascual	108
5	Don Drysdale	103

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	19
2	Jim Brosnan	13
2	Roy Face	13
4	Larry Sherry	12
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.479
2	Roger Maris	.468
3	Joe Koppe	.440
4	Frank Robinson	.434
5	Steve Bilko	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	7
1	Willie Mays	7
3	Hank Aaron	6
3	Willie Kirkland	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	20
2	Willie Mays	18
3	Jim Gentile	17
4	Billy Williams	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	4
2	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Dick Howser	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.00
2	Rollie Sheldon	0.37
3	Steve Barber	0.44
4	Dick Hall	0.50
5	Joe McClain	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Joey Jay	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	Stan Williams	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Whitey Ford	22
2	Stan Williams	22
4	Art Mahaffey	21
4	Billy O'Dell	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	4
1	Bill Henry	4
3	Bob Anderson	3
3	Luis Arroyo	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.440
2	Frank Robinson	.414
3	Floyd Robinson	.394
4	Roger Maris	.385
5	Elston Howard	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	14
2	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Willie Mays	13
4	Mickey Mantle	12
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Jim Gentile	33
2	Frank Robinson	33
4	Mickey Mantle	32
5	Harmon Killebrew	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Bill Bruton	6
2	Dick Howser	6
4	Frank Robinson	5
4	Maury Wills	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	0.36
2	Dick Hall	0.78
3	Milt Pappas	1.86
4	Joey Jay	2.01
5	Mike Fornieles	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Milt Pappas	5
2	Stan Williams	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	53
2	Whitey Ford	52
2	Sandy Koufax	52
4	Camilo Pascual	45
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	9
2	Roy Face	5
2	Art Fowler	5
2	Turk Lown	5
2	2 others tied	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.335
2	Ken Boyer	.334
3	Roberto Clemente	.332
4	Wally Moon	.326
5	Norm Cash	.326

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	52
2	Mickey Mantle	50
3	Roger Maris	46
4	Eddie Mathews	43
5	Frank Robinson	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	131
2	Eddie Mathews	128
3	Mickey Mantle	125
3	Roger Maris	125
5	Hank Aaron	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	56
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Lenny Green	26
3	Vada Pinson	26
5	Bill Bruton	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.70
2	Joey Jay	2.81
3	Milt Pappas	2.97
4	Early Wynn	2.97
5	Mike McCormick	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	23
2	Frank Lary	22
3	Warren Spahn	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	242
2	Don Drysdale	213
3	Stan Williams	201
4	Jim Bunning	197
5	Pedro Ramos	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	26
2	Roy Face	24
3	Jim Brosnan	22
4	Mike Fornieles	19
5	Lindy McDaniel	17