On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 102 49 .675 --
Tigers 91 59 .607 10.5
Orioles 88 63 .583 14.0
White Sox 82 70 .539 20.5
Indians 73 77 .487 28.5
Red Sox 73 79 .480 29.5
Twins 66 83 .443 35.0
Angels 66 84 .440 35.5
Senators 56 94 .373 45.5
Athletics 55 94 .369 46.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 57 .607 --
Dodgers 83 60 .580 4.0
Giants 79 64 .552 8.0
Cardinals 76 68 .528 11.5
Braves 76 68 .528 11.5
Pirates 69 73 .486 17.5
Cubs 60 85 .414 28.0
Phillies 44 100 .306 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bouchee 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 Dick Stuart 3
1 Bill White 3
5 7 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 1
1 Ed Bouchee 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Gene Oliver 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Bouchee 3
1 Dick Groat 3
3 Orlando Cepeda 2
3 Norm Larker 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Ortega 0.86
2 Don Cardwell 0.58
3 Jim Duffalo 0.44
3 Bob Gibson 0.44
5 Larry Foss 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Larry Foss 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 7
2 Phil Ortega 6
3 Larry Foss 5
4 Jim Duffalo 4
4 Bob Gibson 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .359
2 Elston Howard .359
3 Roberto Clemente .356
4 Vada Pinson .343
5 Ken Boyer .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 58
2 Mickey Mantle 53
3 Jim Gentile 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 43
5 Rocky Colavito 42

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 137
2 Rocky Colavito 132
3 Jim Gentile 131
4 Orlando Cepeda 129
5 Mickey Mantle 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Dick Howser 36
3 Maury Wills 34
4 Jake Wood 29
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Bill Stafford 2.54
3 Milt Pappas 2.93
4 Warren Spahn 2.93
5 Don Mossi 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Frank Lary 21
3 Joey Jay 20
4 Warren Spahn 19
5 Johnny Podres 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 244
2 Camilo Pascual 207
3 Whitey Ford 192
4 Stan Williams 189
5 Jim Bunning 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 27
2 Roy Face 17
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 17
4 Bill Henry 16
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .460
2 Ken Boyer .434
3 Elston Howard .423
4 Johnny Blanchard .410
4 Johnny Temple .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 7
1 Lee Thomas 7
3 Johnny Blanchard 5
3 Don Demeter 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Thomas 19
2 Dick Stuart 17
3 Don Demeter 15
3 Duke Snider 15
3 George Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Maury Wills 5
3 Orlando Cepeda 3
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 Willie Davis 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Kline 0.81
2 Chuck Estrada 1.11
3 Jim Duffalo 1.13
4 Jim Coates 1.17
5 Camilo Pascual 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Stu Miller 3
1 Jack Spring 3
4 Luis Arroyo 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 30
2 Camilo Pascual 25
3 Stan Williams 24
4 Juan Pizarro 23
5 Mudcat Grant 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 3
1 Tom Morgan 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Jim Donohue 2
4 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .390
2 Vada Pinson .384
3 Dick Stuart .383
4 Elston Howard .379
5 Ken Boyer .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 12
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Don Demeter 10
2 Roger Maris 10
5 Lee Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 34
2 Don Demeter 29
3 Rocky Colavito 28
4 Lee Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
1 Maury Wills 10
3 Dick Howser 6
4 Jake Wood 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stu Miller 0.93
2 Pete Burnside 1.33
3 Billy Hoeft 1.56
4 Camilo Pascual 1.61
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Larry Jackson 5
2 Don Larsen 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 67
2 Sandy Koufax 53
3 Chuck Estrada 44
4 Camilo Pascual 43
4 Stan Williams 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 5
1 Tom Morgan 5
3 Luis Arroyo 4
3 Arnold Earley 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .362
2 Elston Howard .352
3 Roberto Clemente .348
4 Vada Pinson .338
5 Ken Boyer .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 58
1 Roger Maris 58
3 Rocky Colavito 47
4 Harmon Killebrew 44
5 Jim Gentile 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 145
2 Rocky Colavito 142
3 Jim Gentile 137
4 Orlando Cepeda 133
4 Mickey Mantle 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Maury Wills 37
3 Dick Howser 36
4 Jake Wood 29
5 Vada Pinson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Bill Stafford 2.43
3 Milt Pappas 2.75
4 Don Mossi 2.96
5 Hal Brown 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 26
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 21
4 Johnny Podres 20
4 Warren Spahn 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 254
2 Camilo Pascual 207
3 Whitey Ford 199
4 Stan Williams 195
5 Jim Bunning 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 29
2 Roy Face 18
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
4 Bill Henry 16
4 Stu Miller 16