On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	78	40	.661	--
Tigers	75	43	.636	3.0
Orioles	68	53	.562	11.5
Indians	61	57	.517	17.0
White Sox	60	58	.508	18.0
Red Sox	57	65	.467	23.0
Angels	51	67	.432	27.0
Twins	51	68	.429	27.5
Senators	49	67	.422	28.0
Athletics	43	75	.364	35.0

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 4

Orioles 8, Tigers 2

Athletics 12, Twins 7

Senators 3, Angels 2

Yankees 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	73	46	.613	--
Dodgers	69	44	.611	1.0
Giants	62	50	.554	7.5
Braves	60	51	.541	9.0
Cardinals	57	57	.500	13.5
Pirates	54	56	.491	14.5
Cubs	47	65	.420	22.5
Phillies	30	83	.265	40.0

Games

Cubs 9, Phillies 5

Reds 8, Dodgers 0

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 6, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Kasko	4
1	Tony Taylor	4
3	Cam Carreon	3
3	Gene Freese	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Freese	2
1	Jim Landis	2
1	Roger Maris	2
4	Bob Allison	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	4
1	Jerry Lumpe	4
1	Roger Maris	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Al Heist	1
1	Dick Howser	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Purkey	1.75
2	Jim O'Toole	1.17
3	Tracy Stallard	0.80
4	Ken McBride	0.78
5	Jack Sanford	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Bass	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Jim O'Toole	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tracy Stallard	8
2	Ken McBride	7
2	Jim O'Toole	7
2	Johnny Podres	7
2	Bob Purkey	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Fischer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.366
2	Norm Cash	.354
3	Jim Piersall	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.336
5	Frank Robinson	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	48
2	Mickey Mantle	45
3	Jim Gentile	36
3	Harmon Killebrew	36
5	Frank Robinson	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	112
2	Jim Gentile	108
3	Orlando Cepeda	104
3	Mickey Mantle	104
3	Frank Robinson	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	29
3	Maury Wills	24
4	Jake Wood	22
5	Frank Robinson	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.28
2	Bill Stafford	2.76
3	Don Mossi	2.78
4	Hal Brown	2.92
5	Don Schwall	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	20
2	Joey Jay	17
2	Frank Lary	17
4	Johnny Podres	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	191
2	Whitey Ford	169
3	Camilo Pascual	155
4	Jim Bunning	148
5	Stan Williams	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	22
2	Jim Brosnan	14
2	Roy Face	14
2	Bill Henry	14
2	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.453
2	Luis Aparicio	.443
3	Roberto Clemente	.403
4	Joe Adcock	.396
5	Duke Snider	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	8
1	Roger Maris	8
3	Frank Thomas	7
4	Jim Landis	6
4	Mickey Mantle	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	16
1	Dick Stuart	16
3	Roberto Clemente	15
3	Vada Pinson	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Maury Wills	6
3	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Frank Robinson	4
5	2 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	0.50
2	Mike Fornieles	0.67
3	Milt Pappas	0.75
4	Curt Simmons	0.82
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Norm Bass	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	30
2	Jim O'Toole	27
2	Juan Pizarro	27
4	Ken McBride	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Bauta	2
1	Arnold Earley	2
1	Bill Fischer	2
1	Mike Fornieles	2
1	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gentile	.390
2	Roberto Clemente	.388
3	Vada Pinson	.385
4	Jim Piersall	.377
5	Joe Cunningham	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	14
2	Mickey Mantle	13
2	Roger Maris	13
4	Hank Aaron	11
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	33
2	Frank Robinson	30
3	Norm Cash	28
3	Roger Maris	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	12
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Jake Wood	8
4	Bill Bruton	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.93
2	Dick Donovan	1.25
3	Jim Coates	1.62
4	Luis Arroyo	1.64
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Juan Marichal	5
2	Johnny Podres	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ken McBride	49
2	Whitey Ford	47
3	Jim O'Toole	46
4	Pedro Ramos	45
5	Sandy Koufax	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Fowler	4
1	Ray Moore	4
3	Luis Arroyo	3
3	Ed Bauta	3
3	3 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.354
2	Norm Cash	.347
3	Frank Robinson	.337
4	Al Kaline	.334
5	Vada Pinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	56
2	Roger Maris	52
3	Harmon Killebrew	49
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Frank Robinson	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	135
2	Jim Gentile	134
3	Roger Maris	129
4	Mickey Mantle	128
5	3 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	57
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Dick Howser	29
4	Bill Bruton	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	2.53
2	Bill Stafford	2.59
3	Don Mossi	2.80
4	Early Wynn	2.82
5	Ralph Terry	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	24
2	Joey Jay	23
3	Frank Lary	22
4	Warren Spahn	21
5	Lew Burdette	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	257
2	Don Drysdale	209
3	Pedro Ramos	203
4	Whitey Ford	200
5	Jim Bunning	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	27
2	Roy Face	22
3	Jim Brosnan	17
4	Mike Fornieles	16
4	3 others tied	16