On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 60 33 .645 --
Yankees 58 32 .644 0.5
Orioles 51 42 .548 9.0
Indians 52 43 .547 9.0
White Sox 47 47 .500 13.5
Red Sox 44 51 .463 17.0
Senators 42 50 .457 17.5
Angels 39 54 .419 21.0
Twins 38 54 .413 21.5
Athletics 33 58 .363 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 36 .609 --
Dodgers 54 37 .593 1.5
Giants 48 42 .533 7.0
Pirates 44 39 .530 7.5
Braves 43 43 .500 10.0
Cardinals 43 46 .483 11.5
Cubs 38 51 .427 16.5
Phillies 27 59 .314 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Francona 4
1 Carroll Hardy 4
3 Ken Boyer 3
3 Willie Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
3 Joe Adcock 1
3 Joe Cunningham 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 5
2 Jim Gentile 4
2 Jim Piersall 4
4 Tito Francona 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Amalfitano 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Tony Gonzalez 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Gibbon 1.29
2 Sandy Koufax 0.88
3 Gary Bell 0.82
4 Bob Hendley 0.64
5 Joey Jay 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Bob Hendley 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 Dick LeMay 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Bell 9
1 Joe Gibbon 9
3 Bob Hendley 7
3 Sandy Koufax 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .359
2 Norm Cash .354
3 Wally Moon .345
4 Frank Robinson .341
5 Don Hoak .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 36
2 Roger Maris 35
3 Harmon Killebrew 29
4 Willie Mays 28
5 Rocky Colavito 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 89
2 Mickey Mantle 84
2 Roger Maris 84
4 Norm Cash 82
4 Orlando Cepeda 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 32
2 Dick Howser 26
3 Jake Wood 17
4 Hank Aaron 16
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.51
2 Bill Stafford 2.82
3 Ken McBride 2.83
4 Rollie Sheldon 2.84
5 Mike McCormick 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 17
2 Joey Jay 13
2 Frank Lary 13
4 Sandy Koufax 12
5 2 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 157
2 Whitey Ford 131
3 Camilo Pascual 130
4 Stan Williams 124
5 Jim Bunning 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 19
2 Roy Face 14
3 Jim Brosnan 13
4 Larry Sherry 12
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .513
2 Frank Robinson .511
3 Roberto Clemente .489
4 Al Heist .457
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Willie Kirkland 7
2 Willie Mays 7
4 Joe Adcock 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 18
2 Frank Robinson 16
3 Ken Boyer 14
3 Willie Mays 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Jake Wood 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Brown 0.00
2 Dick Donovan 0.67
3 Bill Stafford 1.20
4 Frank Baumann 1.23
5 Jack Baldschun 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Art Fowler 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Don Schwall 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 32
2 Jim Bunning 27
3 Sandy Koufax 22
4 Jack Kralick 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 3
1 Roy Face 3
3 Bob Anderson 2
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .450
2 Roberto Clemente .426
3 Jim Gentile .416
4 Floyd Robinson .394
5 Mickey Mantle .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 16
2 Willie Mays 15
3 Harmon Killebrew 13
4 Jim Gentile 12
5 Joe Adcock 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 39
2 Mickey Mantle 35
3 Rocky Colavito 34
4 Harmon Killebrew 33
4 Frank Robinson 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Dick Howser 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Maury Wills 7
3 Jake Wood 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Hall 1.50
2 Bobby Locke 1.80
3 Milt Pappas 2.01
4 Camilo Pascual 2.29
5 Dick Donovan 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Joey Jay 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 60
2 Jim Bunning 52
2 Camilo Pascual 52
4 Whitey Ford 47
5 Ken McBride 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 7
2 Don McMahon 6
3 Roy Face 5
3 Art Fowler 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .342
2 Roberto Clemente .336
3 Ken Boyer .336
4 Norm Cash .331
5 Wally Moon .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 53
3 Roger Maris 44
4 Rocky Colavito 43
5 2 tied 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 135
2 Jim Gentile 127
3 Mickey Mantle 124
4 Hank Aaron 123
5 Roger Maris 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 60
2 Maury Wills 48
3 Dick Howser 26
3 Vada Pinson 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.87
2 Don Drysdale 2.88
3 Curt Simmons 2.91
4 Early Wynn 2.93
5 Milt Pappas 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 23
2 Frank Lary 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Lew Burdette 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 255
2 Jim Bunning 208
3 Don Drysdale 207
4 Stan Williams 197
5 Sam Jones 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 26
2 Roy Face 25
3 Jim Brosnan 20
4 Mike Fornieles 19
4 Lindy McDaniel 19