On This Day

Monday, July 24, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 63 34 .649 --
Yankees 60 33 .645 1.0
Indians 53 45 .541 10.5
Orioles 51 45 .531 11.5
White Sox 50 47 .515 13.0
Red Sox 45 53 .459 18.5
Senators 42 53 .442 20.0
Angels 42 55 .433 21.0
Twins 40 55 .421 22.0
Athletics 34 60 .362 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 37 .615 --
Dodgers 56 38 .596 2.0
Giants 49 44 .527 8.5
Braves 47 44 .516 9.5
Pirates 44 43 .506 10.5
Cardinals 44 48 .478 13.0
Cubs 39 53 .424 18.0
Phillies 29 60 .326 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Frank Bolling 2
2 Bill Bruton 2
2 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Dick McAuliffe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
3 Leo Cardenas 2
3 Dick McAuliffe 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Whisenant 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Donohue 0.71
2 Joey Jay 0.46
3 Warren Spahn 0.25
4 Jim Bunning 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Joey Jay 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joey Jay 6
2 Jim Donohue 5
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Tony Cloninger 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .366
2 Roberto Clemente .358
3 Frank Robinson .349
4 George Altman .336
5 Don Hoak .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 37
2 Roger Maris 36
3 Harmon Killebrew 30
4 Frank Robinson 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 91
2 Jim Gentile 90
3 Roger Maris 87
3 Frank Robinson 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Dick Howser 26
3 Jake Wood 18
4 Hank Aaron 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.51
2 Bill Stafford 2.82
3 Don Mossi 2.87
4 Mike McCormick 2.87
5 Johnny Podres 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 17
2 Joey Jay 14
3 Frank Lary 13
4 Sandy Koufax 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 157
2 Whitey Ford 136
3 Camilo Pascual 130
3 Stan Williams 130
5 Jim Bunning 120

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .500
2 Floyd Robinson .481
3 Frank Robinson .479
4 Norm Siebern .457
5 Norm Cash .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Joe Adcock 7
3 Rocky Colavito 6
3 Frank Robinson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 23
2 Norm Cash 21
3 Frank Robinson 17
4 Gary Geiger 14
5 Bill White 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Jake Wood 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Tony Gonzalez 4
3 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Gibbon 0.61
2 Don Ferrarese 0.69
3 Dick Donovan 1.00
4 Camilo Pascual 1.06
5 Jack Kralick 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 4
2 Jack Baldschun 3
2 Art Fowler 3
2 Johnny Podres 3
2 Don Schwall 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 22
2 Jim Bunning 18
2 Larry Jackson 18
4 Gary Bell 17
4 Pedro Ramos 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Nottebart 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 2
3 Hank Aguirre 1
3 Bob Anderson 1
3 24 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .431
2 Floyd Robinson .421
3 Roberto Clemente .413
4 Jim Gentile .397
5 Mickey Mantle .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Joe Adcock 12
2 Willie Mays 12
4 George Altman 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 38
2 Frank Robinson 33
3 Jim Gentile 32
4 Norm Cash 31
5 4 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Dick Howser 8
2 Maury Wills 8
2 Jake Wood 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Fowler 1.37
2 Dick Donovan 1.58
3 Don Lee 2.13
4 Dick Hall 2.19
5 Carl Willey 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 6
2 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 46
2 Camilo Pascual 44
3 Jim Bunning 43
3 Whitey Ford 43
5 Stan Williams 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fowler 6
1 Turk Lown 6
3 Luis Arroyo 5
3 Don McMahon 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .348
2 Norm Cash .342
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Ken Boyer .333
5 Don Hoak .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 54
2 Harmon Killebrew 52
3 Roger Maris 44
4 Rocky Colavito 43
4 Frank Robinson 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 133
2 Jim Gentile 127
3 Hank Aaron 126
4 Mickey Mantle 125
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 59
2 Maury Wills 47
3 Lenny Green 26
3 Dick Howser 26
5 Vada Pinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 2.75
2 Curt Simmons 2.83
3 Mike McCormick 2.84
4 Jim Bunning 2.93
5 Joey Jay 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 23
2 Lew Burdette 20
2 Joey Jay 20
2 Frank Lary 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 253
2 Jim Bunning 203
3 Don Drysdale 195
3 Stan Williams 195
5 Pedro Ramos 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 26
2 Roy Face 25
3 Jim Brosnan 19
4 Mike Fornieles 18
4 Lindy McDaniel 18