On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	41	.667	--
Tigers	79	44	.642	3.0
Orioles	72	53	.576	11.0
White Sox	63	60	.512	19.0
Indians	63	60	.512	19.0
Red Sox	57	70	.449	27.0
Twins	53	69	.434	28.5
Angels	52	70	.426	29.5
Senators	50	70	.417	30.5
Athletics	44	78	.361	37.5

Games

Yankees 6, Indians 0

Yankees 5, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Red Sox 1

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

White Sox 7, Athletics 0

Twins 9, Angels 7

Orioles 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	47	.615	--
Dodgers	69	47	.595	3.0
Giants	65	51	.560	7.0
Braves	64	52	.552	8.0
Cardinals	59	59	.500	14.0
Pirates	56	59	.487	15.5
Cubs	50	67	.427	22.5
Phillies	31	87	.263	42.0

Games

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Braves 5, Phillies 2

Phillies 7, Braves 4

Giants 11, Dodgers 8

Cardinals 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	6
1	Floyd Robinson	6
3	Carroll Hardy	4
3	Mickey Mantle	4
5	23 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	2
1	Earl Averill	2
1	Lenny Green	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Norm Cash	4
2	Bobby Malkmus	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Al Kaline	1
1	Frank Malzone	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Pizarro	1.50
2	Gary Bell	1.20
2	Chuck Estrada	1.20
4	Warren Spahn	0.89
5	Jim Donohue	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	12
2	Juan Pizarro	9
3	Warren Spahn	8
3	Tracy Stallard	8
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Dick LeMay	1
1	Ray Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.366
2	Norm Cash	.364
3	Frank Robinson	.341
4	Jim Piersall	.333
5	Vada Pinson	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	49
2	Mickey Mantle	46
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Jim Gentile	36
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	114
2	Mickey Mantle	112
3	Orlando Cepeda	110
4	Jim Gentile	109
4	Frank Robinson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	30
3	Maury Wills	25
4	Jake Wood	24
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.41
2	Don Mossi	2.70
3	Bill Stafford	2.80
4	Hal Brown	2.92
5	Don Schwall	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	21
2	Joey Jay	18
2	Frank Lary	18
4	Steve Barber	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	194
2	Whitey Ford	173
3	Camilo Pascual	164
4	Jim Bunning	152
5	Stan Williams	148

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	24
2	Roy Face	15
3	Jim Brosnan	14
3	Bill Henry	14
3	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.412
2	Whitey Herzog	.409
3	Eddie Kasko	.400
4	Eddie Mathews	.396
5	Ernie Banks	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Jim Gentile	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
4	Joe Adcock	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	16
2	Norm Cash	15
2	Roberto Clemente	15
4	Orlando Cepeda	14
4	Roger Maris	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Maury Wills	5
1	Jake Wood	5
4	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Mickey Mantle	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	0.50
2	Billy Hoeft	0.57
3	Luis Arroyo	0.75
4	Bob Friend	0.84
5	Frank Lary	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	4
1	Jack Sanford	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Joey Jay	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tracy Stallard	29
2	Juan Pizarro	27
3	Camilo Pascual	24
4	Steve Barber	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Stu Miller	3
1	Ray Moore	3
4	Bob Anderson	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.392
2	Roberto Clemente	.383
3	Whitey Herzog	.377
4	Vada Pinson	.374
5	Lenny Green	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	14
2	Hank Aaron	11
3	Ernie Banks	10
3	Jim Gentile	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Robinson	32
2	Roger Maris	30
3	Orlando Cepeda	28
3	Rocky Colavito	28
3	Mickey Mantle	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Jake Wood	7
4	Bill Bruton	6
4	Frank Robinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.01
2	Steve Barber	1.47
3	Luis Arroyo	1.72
4	Curt Simmons	1.79
5	Jim Archer	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Steve Barber	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	48
2	Don Drysdale	43
3	Whitey Ford	42
3	Juan Marichal	42
5	2 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Art Fowler	4
3	Stu Miller	4
5	2 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.353
2	Norm Cash	.352
3	Frank Robinson	.343
4	Al Kaline	.328
5	Vada Pinson	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	57
2	Roger Maris	53
3	Harmon Killebrew	48
4	Rocky Colavito	42
5	Frank Robinson	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	135
2	Jim Gentile	134
3	Hank Aaron	132
4	Roger Maris	131
5	2 tied	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	46
3	Dick Howser	30
4	Bill Bruton	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	2.53
2	Bill Stafford	2.62
3	Don Mossi	2.72
4	Ralph Terry	2.74
5	Milt Pappas	2.81

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	252
2	Don Drysdale	206
3	Whitey Ford	198
4	Pedro Ramos	196
5	Jim Bunning	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	22
3	Jim Brosnan	16
3	Mike Fornieles	16
3	3 others tied	16