On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1961

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1961 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1961

Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 109 53 .673 --
Tigers 101 61 .623 8.0
Orioles 95 67 .586 14.0
White Sox 86 76 .531 23.0
Indians 78 83 .484 30.5
Red Sox 76 86 .469 33.0
Twins 70 90 .438 38.0
Angels 70 91 .435 38.5
Athletics 61 100 .379 47.5
Senators 61 100 .379 47.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 61 .604 --
Dodgers 89 65 .578 4.0
Giants 85 69 .552 8.0
Braves 83 71 .539 10.0
Cardinals 80 74 .519 13.0
Pirates 75 79 .487 18.0
Cubs 64 90 .416 29.0
Phillies 47 107 .305 46.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Hiller 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Joe Adcock 4
2 Matty Alou 4
2 Walt Bond 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Doug Camilli 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 5
2 Jerry Lumpe 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Leon Wagner 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stafford 1.75
2 Joe Gibbon 1.00
3 Stan Williams 0.90
4 Claude Osteen 0.83
4 Tracy Stallard 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Bass 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 9
2 Joe Gibbon 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Ron Piche 7
3 Bill Stafford 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Archer 1
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .361
2 Roberto Clemente .351
3 Elston Howard .348
4 Vada Pinson .343
5 Ken Boyer .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 61
2 Mickey Mantle 54
3 Orlando Cepeda 46
3 Jim Gentile 46
3 Harmon Killebrew 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 142
2 Jim Gentile 141
2 Roger Maris 141
4 Rocky Colavito 140
5 Norm Cash 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Dick Howser 37
3 Maury Wills 35
4 Jake Wood 30
5 Vada Pinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.40
2 Bill Stafford 2.68
3 Don Mossi 2.96
4 Warren Spahn 3.02
5 Milt Pappas 3.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 25
2 Frank Lary 23
3 Joey Jay 21
3 Warren Spahn 21
5 Jim O'Toole 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 269
2 Camilo Pascual 221
3 Whitey Ford 210
4 Stan Williams 205
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 29
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 18
3 Roy Face 17
3 Stu Miller 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leon Wagner .471
2 Orlando Cepeda .452
3 Felipe Alou .422
4 Curt Flood .412
5 Joe Torre .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 6
1 Leon Wagner 6
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 Dick Stuart 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Wagner 19
2 Orlando Cepeda 15
3 Jerry Lumpe 13
3 Dick Stuart 13
5 Willie Mays 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Chuck Hinton 4
3 Johnny Callison 3
3 Eddie Mathews 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Baldschun 0.00
2 Bill Monbouquette 0.69
3 Joe Gibbon 0.72
4 Billy O'Dell 1.05
5 Jack Fisher 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Norm Bass 3
1 Billy O'Dell 3
1 Jim O'Toole 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 27
2 Sandy Koufax 26
3 Camilo Pascual 23
4 Billy O'Dell 22
5 Jim Bunning 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Archer 2
1 Luis Arroyo 2
1 Turk Farrell 2
1 Terry Fox 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Kaline .434
2 Vada Pinson .395
3 Ken Boyer .390
4 Pete Runnels .364
5 Felipe Alou .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Stuart 13
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Roger Maris 10
4 Norm Cash 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Stuart 33
2 Joe Adcock 24
2 Orlando Cepeda 24
4 Harmon Killebrew 23
4 Leon Wagner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Chuck Hinton 6
4 Orlando Cepeda 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Coates 0.87
2 Billy O'Dell 1.13
3 Joe Gibbon 1.67
4 Pete Burnside 1.77
5 Jim Owens 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim O'Toole 5
1 Warren Spahn 5
1 Ralph Terry 5
4 Luis Arroyo 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 60
2 Sandy Koufax 57
3 Stan Williams 47
4 Camilo Pascual 42
5 Don Cardwell 38

Saves

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