On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	42	.661	--
Tigers	80	44	.645	2.0
Orioles	72	54	.571	11.0
White Sox	64	60	.516	18.0
Indians	63	61	.508	19.0
Red Sox	58	70	.453	26.0
Angels	53	70	.431	28.5
Twins	53	70	.431	28.5
Senators	50	71	.413	30.5
Athletics	45	78	.366	36.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

White Sox 4, Twins 3

Tigers 8, Indians 1

Athletics 3, Orioles 2

Angels 4, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	75	49	.605	--
Dodgers	69	48	.590	2.5
Giants	67	51	.568	5.0
Braves	64	53	.547	7.5
Cardinals	60	59	.504	12.5
Pirates	57	59	.491	14.0
Cubs	50	68	.424	22.0
Phillies	32	87	.269	40.5

Games

Giants 12, Reds 2

Giants 5, Reds 3

Phillies 6, Cubs 0

Pirates 4, Braves 1

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Willie McCovey	5
2	Vada Pinson	5
4	Hobie Landrith	4
4	Carl Yastrzemski	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Willie McCovey	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Earl Averill	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	4
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Willie Mays	1
2	Jose Pagan	1
2	Jake Wood	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Mahaffey	2.33
2	Joe Gibbon	1.14
3	Ken McBride	0.88
4	Sam Jones	0.83
5	Paul Foytack	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Gibbon	8
2	Bennie Daniels	7
2	Art Mahaffey	7
2	Ken McBride	7
5	Mike McCormick	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.365
2	Norm Cash	.362
3	Frank Robinson	.338
4	Vada Pinson	.337
5	Jim Piersall	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	50
2	Mickey Mantle	46
3	Harmon Killebrew	37
4	Jim Gentile	36
5	Orlando Cepeda	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	116
2	Orlando Cepeda	113
3	Mickey Mantle	112
4	Rocky Colavito	109
4	2 others tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	41
2	Dick Howser	32
3	Maury Wills	25
3	Jake Wood	25
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.41
2	Don Mossi	2.70
3	Don Schwall	2.78
4	Bill Stafford	2.92
5	Hal Brown	2.92

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	16
3	Jim Brosnan	14
3	Bill Henry	14
3	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Duke Snider	.447
2	Vada Pinson	.435
3	Whitey Herzog	.409
4	Clay Dalrymple	.400
5	Lee Walls	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Jim Gentile	5
2	Frank Thomas	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	17
2	Norm Cash	15
2	Roger Maris	15
4	Willie Mays	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Maury Wills	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
3	Dick Howser	4
3	Willie Mays	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Herbert	0.57
2	Billy Hoeft	0.60
3	Bill Fischer	0.67
4	Bob Friend	0.78
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Sanford	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	Frank Lary	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	27
2	Bennie Daniels	25
3	Camilo Pascual	24
3	Tracy Stallard	24
5	Steve Barber	23

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	Vada Pinson	.407
2	Roberto Clemente	.382
3	Whitey Herzog	.380
4	Norm Cash	.379
5	Lenny Green	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	14
2	Ernie Banks	10
3	Hank Aaron	9
3	Orlando Cepeda	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	31
1	Roger Maris	31
3	Orlando Cepeda	30
3	Frank Robinson	30
5	Mickey Mantle	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	1.01
2	Milt Pappas	1.30
3	Steve Barber	1.47
4	Bob Friend	1.51
5	Warren Spahn	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Joey Jay	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim O'Toole	48
2	Ken McBride	44
3	Juan Marichal	42
4	Don Drysdale	41
5	3 tied	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Stu Miller	5
4	Ed Bauta	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.352
2	Norm Cash	.346
3	Frank Robinson	.338
4	Wally Moon	.330
5	Vada Pinson	.328

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	57
2	Roger Maris	54
3	Harmon Killebrew	47
4	Rocky Colavito	43
5	Frank Robinson	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	135
2	Roger Maris	133
3	Hank Aaron	131
4	Orlando Cepeda	130
4	Jim Gentile	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	45
3	Dick Howser	32
4	Bill Bruton	26
5	Jake Wood	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	2.63
2	Hal Brown	2.66
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	Lew Burdette	20
4	Warren Spahn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	244
2	Don Drysdale	206
3	Whitey Ford	195
3	Pedro Ramos	195
5	Jim Bunning	186

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	23
3	Larry Sherry	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16
5	4 tied	15