On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 34 .657 --
Tigers 64 37 .634 2.0
Orioles 56 46 .549 10.5
Indians 55 48 .534 12.0
White Sox 50 52 .490 16.5
Red Sox 46 57 .447 21.0
Twins 44 56 .440 21.5
Senators 44 56 .440 21.5
Angels 44 57 .436 22.0
Athletics 37 62 .374 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 38 .616 --
Reds 62 39 .614 0.0
Giants 53 46 .535 8.0
Braves 49 47 .510 10.5
Pirates 45 47 .489 12.5
Cardinals 46 51 .474 14.0
Cubs 42 55 .433 18.0
Phillies 30 65 .316 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Jim Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Kirkland 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
1 Billy Williams 4
3 Tito Francona 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
3 Bobby Smith 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Altman 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Jerry Lumpe 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.75
2 Whitey Ford 0.70
3 Jim Perry 0.60
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.60
5 Sandy Koufax 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Jack Curtis 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 7
1 Whitey Ford 7
1 Sandy Koufax 7
4 Don Ferrarese 5
4 Joey Jay 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Bill Pleis 1
1 Barney Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .367
2 Roberto Clemente .355
3 Frank Robinson .342
4 Jim Piersall .341
5 Don Hoak .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 40
2 Mickey Mantle 39
3 Harmon Killebrew 32
3 Frank Robinson 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 96
2 Jim Gentile 94
3 Orlando Cepeda 93
3 Frank Robinson 93
5 Norm Cash 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 33
2 Dick Howser 27
3 Jake Wood 19
4 Maury Wills 17
5 2 tied 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 19
2 Joey Jay 14
2 Frank Lary 14
4 Sandy Koufax 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 174
2 Whitey Ford 148
3 Camilo Pascual 135
4 Stan Williams 132
5 Jim Bunning 127

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 Norm Cash .442
2 Jim Gentile .429
3 Bill Mazeroski .426
4 Joe Cunningham .422
5 Orlando Cepeda .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 27
2 Norm Cash 22
3 Frank Robinson 20
4 Jackie Brandt 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Tony Gonzalez 6
1 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 Jack Kralick 1.20
5 Bob Hendley 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 4
1 Johnny Podres 4
3 Bob Buhl 3
3 Lew Burdette 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 33
2 Camilo Pascual 27
3 Whitey Ford 26
4 Jim Bunning 25
5 Ken McBride 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Don Nottebart 3
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 Turk Farrell 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gentile .431
2 Frank Robinson .414
3 Roberto Clemente .402
4 Mickey Mantle .387
5 Elston Howard .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 15
2 Frank Robinson 14
3 Roger Maris 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 39
2 Frank Robinson 36
3 Roger Maris 34
4 Billy Williams 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Maury Wills 9
2 Jake Wood 9
4 Bill Bruton 7
4 2 others tied 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 Whitey Ford 6
1 Johnny Podres 6
3 Luis Arroyo 5
3 Lew Burdette 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 57
2 Whitey Ford 48
3 Camilo Pascual 46
4 Jim Bunning 45
5 Ken McBride 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Fowler 6
2 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Turk Farrell 5
2 Bill Henry 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .350
2 Frank Robinson .348
3 Roberto Clemente .339
4 Ken Boyer .337
5 Don Hoak .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 135
2 Jim Gentile 131
3 Hank Aaron 128
4 Roger Maris 127
5 3 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 58
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 2.91

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 270
2 Jim Bunning 203
3 Don Drysdale 196
4 Whitey Ford 191
4 Pedro Ramos 191

Saves

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