On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	64	34	.653	--
Tigers	64	36	.640	1.0
Orioles	56	45	.554	9.5
Indians	54	48	.529	12.0
White Sox	50	52	.490	16.0
Red Sox	46	57	.447	20.5
Senators	44	55	.444	20.5
Angels	44	56	.440	21.0
Twins	43	56	.434	21.5
Athletics	36	62	.367	28.0

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 3

Twins 4, Tigers 3

Senators 10, Athletics 6

Angels 8, Indians 5

Orioles 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	62	38	.620	--
Dodgers	60	38	.612	1.0
Giants	52	46	.531	9.0
Braves	48	47	.505	11.5
Pirates	45	46	.495	12.5
Cardinals	46	50	.479	14.0
Cubs	41	55	.427	19.0
Phillies	30	64	.319	29.0

Games

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Cardinals 6, Braves 2

Dodgers 6, Pirates 4

Giants 8, Phillies 5

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Matty Alou	3
2	Willie Davis	3
2	Gary Geiger	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Allison	2
1	Ernie Banks	2
1	Wes Covington	2
1	Frank Robinson	2
5	14 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	4
1	Wes Covington	4
1	George Thomas	4
4	Bob Lillis	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gary Geiger	2
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Chico Fernandez	1
2	Tony Gonzalez	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Paul Foytack	1.33
2	Jim O'Toole	1.12
3	Larry Jackson	0.88
3	Barry Latman	0.88
5	Billy Loes	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Marty Kutyna	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	9
2	Paul Foytack	8
3	Larry Jackson	7
3	Barry Latman	7
5	5 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.368
2	Roberto Clemente	.352
3	Frank Robinson	.346
4	Don Hoak	.340
5	Jim Piersall	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	40
2	Mickey Mantle	39
3	Frank Robinson	32
4	Harmon Killebrew	31
5	Rocky Colavito	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	96
2	Jim Gentile	94
3	Norm Cash	92
3	Frank Robinson	92
5	Mickey Mantle	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	33
2	Dick Howser	27
3	Jake Wood	19
4	Maury Wills	17
5	Hank Aaron	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.39
2	Bill Stafford	2.56
3	Don Mossi	2.94
4	Mike McCormick	2.97
5	Johnny Podres	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	18
2	Joey Jay	14
2	Frank Lary	14
4	Sandy Koufax	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	167
2	Whitey Ford	141
3	Camilo Pascual	135
4	Stan Williams	132
5	Jim Bunning	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	21
2	Jim Brosnan	14
2	Roy Face	14
2	Larry Sherry	14
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gentile	.474
2	Norm Cash	.452
3	Joe Cunningham	.442
4	Frank Robinson	.424
5	Mickey Mantle	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	9
2	Frank Robinson	8
3	Rocky Colavito	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	25
2	Norm Cash	22
3	Frank Robinson	20
4	Ken Boyer	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Tony Gonzalez	6
2	Jake Wood	6
4	Maury Wills	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.00
2	Early Wynn	0.60
3	Dick Donovan	1.00
4	Bob Hendley	1.35
5	Jack Kralick	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	4
1	Johnny Podres	4
3	Jack Baldschun	3
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	27
2	Sandy Koufax	26
2	Ken McBride	26
4	Larry Jackson	25
5	Jack Kralick	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Don Nottebart	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Art Fowler	2
3	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gentile	.438
2	Frank Robinson	.412
3	Elston Howard	.400
4	Mickey Mantle	.398
5	Roberto Clemente	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	16
2	Frank Robinson	14
3	Roger Maris	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
5	Willie Mays	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	37
2	Frank Robinson	35
3	Roger Maris	34
4	Mickey Mantle	32
5	3 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Maury Wills	9
2	Jake Wood	9
4	Tony Gonzalez	7
4	Dick Howser	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	1.29
2	Art Fowler	1.37
3	Jack Kralick	1.82
4	Hal Brown	1.93
5	Dick Hall	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Podres	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Camilo Pascual	49
3	Whitey Ford	41
4	Ken McBride	40
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Bill Henry	5
4	Bob Anderson	4
4	6 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.350
2	Frank Robinson	.350
3	Ken Boyer	.338
4	Roberto Clemente	.336
5	Don Hoak	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	54
2	Harmon Killebrew	53
3	Roger Maris	48
4	Frank Robinson	44
5	Rocky Colavito	43

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	133
2	Jim Gentile	131
3	Hank Aaron	129
3	Roger Maris	129
5	3 tied	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	59
2	Maury Wills	49
3	Lenny Green	27
3	Dick Howser	27
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	2.44
2	Early Wynn	2.74
3	Hal Brown	2.85
4	Curt Simmons	2.85
5	Mike McCormick	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Lew Burdette	21
3	Joey Jay	20
3	Frank Lary	20
3	Bob Purkey	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	263
2	Jim Bunning	196
2	Don Drysdale	196
4	Pedro Ramos	191
5	Stan Williams	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Roy Face	23
3	Jim Brosnan	20
4	Lindy McDaniel	19
5	2 tied	18