On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 43 .664 --
Tigers 82 45 .646 2.5
Orioles 75 55 .577 11.0
White Sox 66 62 .516 19.0
Indians 64 64 .500 21.0
Red Sox 61 71 .462 26.0
Angels 55 72 .433 29.5
Twins 55 72 .433 29.5
Senators 50 74 .403 33.0
Athletics 46 81 .362 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 52 .594 --
Dodgers 71 50 .587 1.5
Giants 68 54 .557 5.0
Braves 66 55 .545 6.5
Cardinals 64 59 .520 9.5
Pirates 59 61 .492 13.0
Cubs 51 70 .421 21.5
Phillies 34 88 .279 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bertell 4
1 Floyd Robinson 4
3 Roberto Clemente 3
3 Jim Davenport 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Smith 2
2 Dick Bertell 1
2 Gordy Coleman 1
2 Jim Gentile 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Smith 6
2 Bob Gibson 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Willie McCovey 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Pumpsie Green 1
1 Joe Koppe 1
1 Jose Pagan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stafford 2.00
2 Ken McBride 1.00
3 Chuck Estrada 0.86
4 Tracy Stallard 0.54
5 Harvey Haddix 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Ken McBride 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken McBride 9
2 Bill Stafford 8
3 Tracy Stallard 7
4 Chuck Estrada 6
5 Bob Gibson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Ed Bauta 1
1 Tom Morgan 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Wes Stock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .366
2 Norm Cash .364
3 Frank Robinson .338
4 Vada Pinson .336
5 Wally Moon .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 51
2 Mickey Mantle 46
3 Jim Gentile 39
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
5 Orlando Cepeda 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 119
2 Orlando Cepeda 118
3 Jim Gentile 114
4 Rocky Colavito 112
4 2 others tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 41
2 Dick Howser 33
3 Jake Wood 27
4 Maury Wills 25
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.48
2 Don Mossi 2.76
3 Don Schwall 2.78
4 Bill Stafford 2.80
5 Rollie Sheldon 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 21
2 Frank Lary 19
3 Joey Jay 18
4 Johnny Podres 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 200
2 Whitey Ford 175
3 Camilo Pascual 170
4 Jim Bunning 156
5 Ken McBride 150

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 Eddie Mathews .444
1 Willie McCovey .444
3 Clay Dalrymple .417
4 Vada Pinson .412
5 Lee Maye .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 9
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Don Demeter 6
2 Jim Gentile 6
2 Frank Thomas 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 19
1 Frank Thomas 19
3 Roger Maris 16
4 Eddie Mathews 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Wood 6
2 Dick Howser 5
3 Chuck Hinton 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.00
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
3 Frank Lary 0.33
4 Ernie Broglio 0.67
5 Juan Marichal 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Cloninger 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 32
2 Ryne Duren 26
3 Steve Barber 23
3 Bennie Daniels 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .398
2 Vada Pinson .385
3 Whitey Herzog .383
4 Joe Adcock .382
5 Frank Malzone .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 11
1 Roger Maris 11
3 Frank Thomas 10
4 Ernie Banks 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 31
2 Frank Thomas 28
3 Dick Stuart 27
4 Rocky Colavito 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 10
2 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Jake Wood 8
4 Dick Howser 7
5 Bill Bruton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 1.06
2 Warren Spahn 1.15
3 Milt Pappas 1.30
4 Frank Lary 1.35
5 Hal Brown 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Marichal 7
2 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ralph Terry 6
4 Frank Lary 5
4 Jack Sanford 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 50
2 Tracy Stallard 47
3 Jim O'Toole 45
4 Juan Marichal 42
4 Ken McBride 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .353
2 Roberto Clemente .350
3 Frank Robinson .336
4 Vada Pinson .330
5 Ken Boyer .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 57
2 Roger Maris 55
3 Harmon Killebrew 46
4 Rocky Colavito 44
5 Jim Gentile 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 136
2 Orlando Cepeda 135
2 Mickey Mantle 135
4 Jim Gentile 133
5 Hank Aaron 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Maury Wills 43
3 Dick Howser 33
4 Jake Wood 27
5 Bill Bruton 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stafford 2.56
2 Ralph Terry 2.61
3 Dick Donovan 2.65
4 Hal Brown 2.70
5 Don Mossi 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 22
4 Warren Spahn 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 246
2 Don Drysdale 208
3 Whitey Ford 197
4 Pedro Ramos 195
5 Jim Bunning 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 28
2 Roy Face 22
3 Larry Sherry 16
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 16
5 3 tied 15