On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 51 .671 --
Tigers 93 59 .612 9.5
Orioles 90 65 .581 14.0
White Sox 84 70 .545 19.5
Indians 74 79 .484 29.0
Red Sox 73 81 .474 30.5
Twins 68 83 .450 34.0
Angels 66 86 .434 36.5
Athletics 57 95 .375 45.5
Senators 56 96 .368 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 57 .612 --
Dodgers 84 61 .579 5.0
Giants 80 65 .552 9.0
Cardinals 77 69 .527 12.5
Braves 77 69 .527 12.5
Pirates 69 75 .479 19.5
Cubs 61 86 .415 29.0
Phillies 45 101 .308 44.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Russ Snyder 4
2 Ken Retzer 3
3 Joe Altobelli 2
3 Earl Battey 2
3 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Kubek 1
1 Russ Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 2
1 Brooks Robinson 2
1 Russ Snyder 2
1 Zoilo Versalles 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Breeding 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Fisher 1.50
2 Jack Kralick 0.57
3 Bill Stafford 0.55
4 Bennie Daniels 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Jack Kralick 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Fisher 6
1 Bill Stafford 6
3 Jack Kralick 4
4 Bennie Daniels 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elston Howard .362
2 Norm Cash .358
3 Roberto Clemente .354
4 Vada Pinson .342
5 Ken Boyer .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 59
2 Mickey Mantle 53
3 Orlando Cepeda 43
3 Jim Gentile 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 43

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 138
2 Rocky Colavito 133
3 Orlando Cepeda 131
3 Jim Gentile 131
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Dick Howser 36
3 Maury Wills 34
4 Jake Wood 30
5 Vada Pinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Bill Stafford 2.69
3 Don Mossi 2.92
4 Juan Pizarro 2.96
5 Hal Brown 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 21
2 Frank Lary 21
4 Warren Spahn 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 259
2 Camilo Pascual 207
3 Whitey Ford 199
4 Stan Williams 191
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 .447
1 Norm Siebern .447
3 Ron Fairly .435
4 Ruben Amaro .406
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Don Demeter 5
2 Roger Maris 5
2 Willie Mays 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Thomas 15
2 Don Demeter 14
2 Ron Fairly 14
2 Roger Maris 14
2 Dick Stuart 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Maury Wills 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Vada Pinson 3
3 Jake Wood 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Jackson 0.50
2 Joe Gibbon 0.56
3 Dick Hall 0.61
4 Pete Burnside 0.69
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stu Miller 4
2 Ron Kline 3
2 Sandy Koufax 3
2 Jim O'Toole 3
2 Ralph Terry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 35
2 Camilo Pascual 22
2 Juan Pizarro 22
4 Jim Kaat 21
4 Stan Williams 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Donohue 2
1 Ray Moore 2
1 Tom Morgan 2
1 Frank Sullivan 2
5 13 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Fairly .400
1 Pete Runnels .400
3 Vada Pinson .394
4 Elston Howard .381
5 Dick Stuart .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 12
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Roger Maris 10
4 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Dick Howser 6
3 Jake Wood 6
5 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Ferrarese 0.69
2 Pete Burnside 1.33
3 Camilo Pascual 1.61
4 Tom Morgan 1.71
5 Jim Coates 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Arroyo 5
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 Don Larsen 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
1 Juan Pizarro 65
3 Camilo Pascual 43
3 Stan Williams 43
5 Jim O'Toole 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 5
2 Arnold Earley 4
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
4 Luis Arroyo 3
4 5 others tied 3