On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	43	.667	--
Tigers	84	45	.651	2.0
Orioles	76	55	.580	11.0
White Sox	68	62	.523	18.5
Indians	64	66	.492	22.5
Red Sox	61	72	.459	27.0
Angels	56	72	.438	29.5
Twins	55	73	.430	30.5
Senators	50	76	.397	34.5
Athletics	46	82	.359	39.5

Games

White Sox 10, Indians 6

White Sox 9, Indians 3

Yankees 8, Athletics 7

Angels 8, Red Sox 3

Orioles 3, Twins 0

Tigers 7, Senators 4

Tigers 10, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	78	52	.600	--
Dodgers	71	52	.577	3.5
Giants	68	55	.553	6.5
Braves	67	56	.545	7.5
Cardinals	65	59	.524	10.0
Pirates	60	62	.492	14.0
Cubs	52	71	.423	22.5
Phillies	35	89	.282	40.0

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 5

Reds 8, Dodgers 3

Pirates 7, Cubs 3

Cubs 6, Pirates 5

Braves 11, Phillies 10

Cardinals 6, Giants 0

Phillies 3, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Callison	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Leo Cardenas	4
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	4
2	Milt Pappas	2
2	Ron Santo	2
4	Joe Adcock	1
4	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	7
2	Charley Smith	6
3	Roy Sievers	5
4	Tony Gonzalez	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Pappas	2.20
2	Larry Jackson	1.25
3	Stan Williams	1.11
4	Billy Pierce	0.80
5	Art Mahaffey	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brewer	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Pappas	11
2	Stan Williams	10
3	Joe Gibbon	5
3	Larry Jackson	5
3	Al McBean	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.365
2	Norm Cash	.365
3	Frank Robinson	.336
4	Vada Pinson	.336
5	Jim Piersall	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	51
2	Mickey Mantle	46
3	Jim Gentile	39
4	Rocky Colavito	38
5	Harmon Killebrew	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	119
1	Roger Maris	119
3	Orlando Cepeda	118
4	Jim Gentile	114
5	Frank Robinson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	42
2	Dick Howser	33
3	Jake Wood	27
4	Maury Wills	26
5	Bill Bruton	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	2.48
2	Don Mossi	2.68
3	Bill Stafford	2.80
4	Hal Brown	2.97
4	Don Schwall	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	22
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	Stan Williams	158
5	Jim Bunning	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	25
2	Roy Face	16
3	Bill Henry	15
4	Jim Brosnan	14
4	Larry Sherry	14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie McCovey	.425
2	Eddie Mathews	.417
3	Lee Maye	.409
4	Ron Fairly	.406
5	Clay Dalrymple	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Rocky Colavito	7
3	Don Demeter	6
3	Ron Santo	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	17
2	Rocky Colavito	16
2	Eddie Mathews	16
2	Dick Stuart	16
2	Frank Thomas	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Dick Howser	5
3	Bill Bruton	4
3	Chuck Hinton	4
5	4 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 Pizarro	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Cloninger	3
1	Ken Johnson	3
1	Jim Kaat	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	34
2	Bennie Daniels	25
3	Steve Barber	23
3	Ken McBride	23
3	Tracy Stallard	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Anderson	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Ray Moore	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.400
2	Vada Pinson	.382
3	Joe Adcock	.381
4	Duke Snider	.380
5	Frank Malzone	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	31
1	Rocky Colavito	31
1	Dick Stuart	31
4	Frank Thomas	28
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
1	Maury Wills	9
3	Jake Wood	8
4	Bill Bruton	7
4	Dick Howser	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Pappas	1.07
2	Warren Spahn	1.15
3	Frank Lary	1.35
4	Hal Brown	1.43
5	Mike Fornieles	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Juan Marichal	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
3	Larry Jackson	5
3	Frank Lary	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	52
2	Jim O'Toole	45
3	Ken McBride	42
4	Don Drysdale	41
4	Tracy Stallard	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stu Miller	5
1	Ray Moore	5
3	Bob Anderson	4
3	Luis Arroyo	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.355
2	Roberto Clemente	.352
3	Frank Robinson	.337
4	Vada Pinson	.333
5	Ken Boyer	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	56
2	Roger Maris	55
3	Rocky Colavito	48
4	Harmon Killebrew	46
5	Jim Gentile	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	137
2	Roger Maris	135
3	Hank Aaron	134
3	Orlando Cepeda	134
3	Mickey Mantle	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	43
3	Dick Howser	33
4	Jake Wood	27
5	Bill Bruton	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	2.56
2	Ralph Terry	2.61
3	Hal Brown	2.64
4	Dick Donovan	2.65
5	Milt Pappas	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	25
2	Frank Lary	23
3	Joey Jay	22
4	Warren Spahn	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	246
2	Don Drysdale	205
3	Pedro Ramos	195
4	Whitey Ford	194
5	Stan Williams	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	29
2	Roy Face	22
3	Bill Henry	16
3	Larry Sherry	16
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	16