On This Day

Monday, September 25, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 105 52 .669 --
Tigers 97 60 .618 8.0
Orioles 92 66 .582 13.5
White Sox 85 72 .541 20.0
Indians 75 80 .484 29.0
Red Sox 74 82 .474 30.5
Twins 69 85 .448 34.5
Angels 66 89 .426 38.0
Athletics 59 97 .378 45.5
Senators 58 97 .374 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 59 .607 --
Dodgers 86 62 .581 4.0
Giants 83 66 .557 7.5
Braves 80 70 .533 11.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 13.0
Pirates 71 76 .483 18.5
Cubs 62 88 .413 29.0
Phillies 46 104 .307 45.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Felipe Alou 3
2 Bobby Del Greco 3
2 Dick Howser 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Orsino 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Bobo Osborne 1
2 Norm Siebern 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 John Orsino 3
2 Norm Siebern 3
4 Felipe Alou 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jay Hankins 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Bobo Osborne 1
1 Frank Thomas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shaw 1.17
2 Carl Willey 0.67
3 Mike McCormick 0.64
4 Don Mossi 0.57
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 Bob Shaw 1
1 Carl Willey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 7
1 Bob Shaw 7
3 Jim Archer 4
3 Don Mossi 4
3 Carl Willey 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Elston Howard .359
2 Roberto Clemente .355
3 Norm Cash .355
4 Vada Pinson .342
5 Ken Boyer .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 59
2 Mickey Mantle 54
3 Orlando Cepeda 45
3 Jim Gentile 45
5 Harmon Killebrew 44

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 140
2 Roger Maris 139
3 Jim Gentile 138
4 Rocky Colavito 135
5 Mickey Mantle 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Dick Howser 36
3 Maury Wills 34
4 Jake Wood 30
5 Vada Pinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.32
2 Bill Stafford 2.69
3 Don Mossi 2.96
4 Warren Spahn 3.04
5 Hal Brown 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
2 Frank Lary 22
3 Joey Jay 21
4 Warren Spahn 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 262
2 Camilo Pascual 214
3 Whitey Ford 201
4 Jim Bunning 192
5 Stan Williams 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
3 Roy Face 17
4 Jim Brosnan 16
4 2 others tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .438
2 Ken Boyer .429
2 Orlando Cepeda .429
4 Ron Fairly .418
5 Al Kaline .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Dick Stuart 5
3 Joe Adcock 4
3 Dick Brown 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 17
2 Norm Cash 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Wally Moon 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Chuck Hinton 3
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Maury Wills 3
2 Jake Wood 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.00
2 Gary Bell 0.50
3 Joe Gibbon 0.56
4 Camilo Pascual 0.67
5 Billy O'Dell 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 4
2 Sandy Koufax 3
2 Frank Lary 3
2 Stu Miller 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 33
2 Camilo Pascual 29
3 Jim Bunning 23
4 Jim Kaat 21
4 Mike McCormick 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Jim Donohue 2
1 Warren Hacker 2
1 Stu Miller 2
1 Ray Moore 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .413
2 Pete Runnels .400
3 Elston Howard .392
4 Ken Boyer .390
5 Norm Siebern .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 11
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Elston Howard 9
2 Roger Maris 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 32
2 Jim Gentile 26
3 Lee Thomas 25
4 Joe Adcock 24
4 Al Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Vada Pinson 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 0.96
2 Jim Coates 1.24
3 Gary Bell 1.50
4 Camilo Pascual 1.61
5 Don Ferrarese 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 5
1 Bill Monbouquette 5
1 Jim O'Toole 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 62
2 Juan Pizarro 59
3 Camilo Pascual 44
4 Stan Williams 43
5 Jim O'Toole 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Morgan 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Luis Arroyo 4
4 Arnold Earley 3
4 6 others tied 3