Clemente Prevents Sweep As Pirates Win Game 3 Over L.A.

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Roberto Clemente

LA Memorial Col    (08-19-2025 06:04:31)       Time 2:34, 67ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 2 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Apr 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 3-3           2 0 0   0 0 3   0 0 0      5  6  0
1961 Los Angeles 4-2          0 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      2  6  1

Recap

Pit  1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  2 LAD 1.

Pit  6th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits, and an error.

Pit      Roberto Clemente hit a 3 run HR(1).  Pit  5 LAD 1.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Norm Larker hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  5 LAD 2.

LAD  Wally Moon: 2 for 3, triple.

Pit  Vern Law pitched a great 6 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 3 BB, 0 K. He moves to 1-0 on the year.

Pit  Clem Labine pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 2nd save of the year.

LAD  Stan Williams pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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 E-Wills, M(2)

 2B-Hoak(2), Groat(1)

 3B-Moon(1)

 HR-Pit Stuart(1) off Williams(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 347 feet

    Pit Clemente(1) off Williams(2) in the 6th with 2 on base, 332 feet

 SB-Pit Hoak(1) off Williams(1) + Roseboro(1), 5th

 CS-LAD Wills(1) by Law(1) and Smith(1), 1st

        Wills(2) by Law(2) and Smith(2), 6th

RBI-Pit  - Stuart 2(4), Clemente 3(3)

    LAD  - Larker 2(3)

 SF-Larker(1)

Great-Hoak(1), Groat(3), Neal(3), Wills, M(3)

Poor-Snider(3)

LOB-Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 6

 DP-Pittsburgh 1

LA takes Game 2 Behind Drysdale Heroics

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Don Drysdale

LA Memorial Col    (08-19-2025 05:54:24)       Time 2:23, 71ø, Wind: 13 MPH In from LCF  Night Game

Apr 15, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Pittsburgh 2-3           2 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      3  7  1
1961 Los Angeles 4-1          4 1 0   0 0 0   1 0 -      6 11  0

Recap

Pit  1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

Pit      Dick Stuart singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

LAD  1st: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Willie Davis doubled scoring Wills.  Pit  2 LAD 1.

LAD      Duke Snider tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Pit  2 LAD 3.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  2 LAD 4.

Pit  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski hit a solo HR(1).  Pit  3 LAD 4.

LAD  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

LAD      Willie Davis hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 5.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

LAD      Wally Moon hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  3 LAD 6.

LAD  Willie Davis: 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

LAD  Don Drysdale: 4 for 4, double.

LAD  Maury Wills: 3 for 4.

LAD  Don Drysdale threw a complete game for the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Pit  Bob Friend went the distance and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 11 hits, 3 BB, 2 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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  E-Hoak(3)

 2B-Davis, W 2(3), Drysdale(1)

 3B-Snider(1)

 HR-Pit Mazeroski(1) off Drysdale(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 338 feet

RBI-Pit  - Stuart 2(2), Mazeroski(4)

    LAD  - Davis, W 2(4), Moon 2(3), Snider 2(7)

IBB-LAD Snider off Friend

HBP-Clemente(Pit) by Drysdale(LAD)

 SF-Moon(1)

 SH-Skinner(2)

Great-Mazeroski(1), Groat(2), Neal(2), Roseboro(1)

Poor-Groat 2(3), Wills, M(2)

LOB-Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 8

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 1

GWRBI-Snider

Sniders 3 Run Blast Caps Victory Over Bucos in 13

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Duke Snider

Lake Front Park    (08-19-2025 05:21:55)       Time 4:00, 53ø, Wind: 16 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Apr 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E

1961 Pittsburgh 2-2           0 2 0   0 0 1   0 0 0    0  0  0    2    5 11  3

1961 Los Angeles 3-1          0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 2    0  0  0    3    6 10  1

Recap

Pit  2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Hal Smith doubled scoring Cimoli to take the lead.  Pit  1 LAD 0.

Pit      Bill Mazeroski doubled scoring Smith.  Pit  2 LAD 0.

Pit  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Pit      Gino Cimoli singled scoring Stuart.  Pit  3 LAD 0.

LAD  7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

LAD      Tommy Davis hit a solo HR(2).  Pit  3 LAD 1.

LAD  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Frank Howard singled scoring 2 to tie the score.  Pit  3 LAD 3.

Pit 13th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, 2 walks and an error.

Pit      Smoky Burgess singled scoring Cimoli to take the lead.  Pit  4 LAD 3.

Pit      Red Witt hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Pit  5 LAD 3.

LAD 13th: Scored 3 runs on a hit, on one walk and an error.

LAD      Duke Snider hit a 3 run HR(2) to win the game.  Pit  5 LAD 6.

Pit  Don Hoak: 1 for 3, 3 W.

LAD  Tommy Davis: 2 for 6, HR, 2 runs.

LAD  Duke Snider: 2 for 2, HR, 3 RBI.

LAD  Ed Palmquist picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit, 2 BB. He moves to 1-1 on the season.

Pit  Red Witt pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He drops to 1-1 on the season.

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 E-Stuart(1), Skinner(1), Witt(1), Wills, M(1)

 2B-Stuart(1), Mazeroski(1), Smith,H(1)

 HR-LAD Davis, T(2) off Gibbon(1) in the 7th with bases empty, 8 feet

    LAD Snider(2) off Witt(1) in the 13th with 2 on base, 15 feet

 SB-LAD Neal(1) off Gibbon(1) + Smith(1), 5th

    LAD Davis(1) off Witt(1) + Burgess(4), 11th

RBI-Pit  - Burgess(2), Mazeroski(3), Smith,H(1), Cimoli(1), Witt(1)

    LAD  - Davis, T(5), Howard 2(3), Snider 3(5)

 SF-Witt(1)

Great-Smith,H(1), Neal(1)

Poor-Gilliam(1), Warwick(1)

LOB-Pittsburgh 11 Los Angeles 7

 DP-Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 3

GWRBI-Snider

Washington Notches First Franchise Win! Game 3

 GAME 3:

Game MVP:Dick Donovan

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:53:09)       Time 2:17, 62ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 7 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 16, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 3-1            1 0 0   0 0 1   1 0 0      3  8  1
1961 Washington 1-3           1 0 1   0 1 1   0 3 -      7 10  0

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Tito Francona hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Keough to tie the score.  Cle  1 Was 1.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Dick Donovan hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 2.

Was  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Was      Marty Keough scored on a PB by Romano.  Cle  1 Was 3.

Cle  6th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Cle      Jim Piersall singled scoring Temple.  Cle  2 Was 3.

Was  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Dutch Dotterer doubled  scoring 1.  Cle  2 Was 4.

Cle  7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Don Dillard singled scoring Power.  Cle  3 Was 4.

Was  8th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Marty Keough tripled scoring 2.  Cle  3 Was 6.

Was      Coot Veal singled scoring Keough.  Cle  3 Was 7.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 4, HR.

Was  Marty Keough: 1 for 2, triple, 2 RBI, 3 runs, 3 W, 2 SB.

Was  Gene Woodling: 3 for 4.

Was  Dick Donovan pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He moves to 1-1 on the year.

Cle  Johnny Antonelli pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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E-Held(2)

 2B-Power(2), Dotterer(1)

 3B-Keough(1)

 HR-Cle Francona(1) off Donovan(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 328 feet

    Was Donovan(1) off Antonelli(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 387 feet

 SB-Was Keough(1) off Antonelli(1) + Romano(2), 1st

    Was Keough(2) off Antonelli(2) + Romano(3), 5th

RBI-Cle  - Francona(2), Piersall(4), Dillard(3)

    Was  - Veal(1), Keough 2(2), Woodling(1), Dotterer(1), Donovan(1)

IBB-Was Woodling off Locke

        King off Locke

 SH-O'Connell(1), Veal(1)

 PB-Romano (1)

Great-Tasby(1), Woodling(1), Bright(1)

Poor-O'Connell(2)

OfA-Francona(1), Piersall(1)

LOB-Cleveland 5 Washington 8

 DP-Cleveland 2 Washington 1

Cleveland Stays Undefeated Game 2

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Mudcat Grant

Injury: Romano (today only)

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:43:57)       Time 2:20, 63ø, Wind: 8 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

Apr 15, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 3-0            1 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 2      6 10  1
1961 Washington 0-3           0 1 1   0 0 0   0 0 1      3  8  0

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Cle      Jim Piersall hit a 401 foot solo HR(2) to take the lead.  Cle  1 Was 0.

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Johnny Romano singled scoring Power.  Cle  2 Was 0.

Was  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Willie Tasby hit a solo HR(1).  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and on one walk.

Was      Billy Klaus hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Cle  2 Was 2.

Cle  5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Cle      Tito Francona tripled scoring Temple to take the lead.  Cle  3 Was 2.

Cle  8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Vic Power singled scoring Francona.  Cle  4 Was 2.

Cle  9th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

Cle      Don Dillard doubled scoring Hale.  Cle  5 Was 2.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Cle  6 Was 2.

Was  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, on one walk and an error.

Was      Jim Mahoney singled scoring Tasby.  Cle  6 Was 3.

Cle  Tito Francona: 2 for 4, triple.

Was  Billy Klaus: 2 for 4, HR.

Cle  Mudcat Grant pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 7 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Was  Bennie Daniels pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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E-Held(1)

 2B-Dillard(1), Veal(1)

 3B-Francona(1)

 HR-Cle Piersall(2) off Daniels(1) in the 1st with bases empty, 401 feet

    Was Tasby(1) off Grant(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 399 feet

    Was Klaus(1) off Grant(2) in the 3rd with bases empty, 367 feet

 CS-Was Keough picked off by Grant(1) in the 3rd Inn

Pickoff(P)-Grant(1)

RBI-Cle  - Romano(1), Power(1), Francona(1), Kirkland(3), Piersall(3), Dillard(2)

    Was  - Klaus(1), Tasby(1), Mahoney(1)

IBB-Cle Piersall off Kutyna

HBP-Romano(Cle) by Kutyna(Was)

 SF-Kirkland(1)

 SH-Francona(1), Piersall(1)

Great-Piersall 2(2), Klaus(1)

Poor-O'Connell(1)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 6

 DP-Cleveland 2

GWRBI-Francona

Indians Outlast Senators Game 1

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Gary Bell

Griffith Stadium    (08-17-2025 08:28:53)       Time 2:16, 63ø, Wind: 2 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Apr 14, 1961                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 Cleveland 2-0            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 2 1      3  9  0
1961 Washington 0-2           0 0 0   1 0 0   0 1 0      2  5  0

Recap

Was  4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Was      R.C. Stevens singled scoring Klaus to take the lead.  Cle  0 Was 1.

Cle  8th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Cle      Willie Kirkland hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  2 Was 1.

Was  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Was      Dale Long hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  Cle  2 Was 2.

Cle  9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

Cle      Johnny Temple singled scoring Power to take the lead.  Cle  3 Was 2.

Was  Dale Long: 1 for 1, HR.

Cle  Gary Bell pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Cle  Barry Latman pitched a 1-2-3 9th to earn his 1st save.

Was  Joe McClain pitched 8.2 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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2B-Power(1), Temple(1), Held(1)

 3B-Klaus(2)

 HR-Cle Kirkland(1) off McClain(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 325 feet

    Was Long(1) off Bell(1) in the 8th with bases empty, 337 feet

 CS-Was Keough picked off by Bell(1) in the 6th Inn

Pickoff(P)-Bell(1)

RBI-Cle  - Temple(2), Kirkland 2(2)

    Was  - Long(3), Stevens(1)

IBB-Cle Romano off McClain

 SH-Temple(1)

Poor-Temple(1), Tasby(1)

LOB-Cleveland 8 Washington 2

 DP-Cleveland 1

GWRBI-Temple

Braves 1961 Opening Home Stand Ends In Split With Cards

 Game1:

E-Spencer, D(1)

 2B-Bolling(1)

 3B-Cunningham(1)

 HR-StL Boyer(1) off Spahn(1) in the 6th with bases empty, 321 feet

RBI-StL  - Boyer(1), Smith,H(1)

    MBr  - Bolling(1)

 SH-Broglio(1)

 WP-Cicotte(1)

Great-Mathews(1)

LOB-St. Louis 5 Milwaukee 8

 DP-St. Louis 2

GWRBI-Smith,H

Game MVP:Al Cicotte

County Stadium    (08-11-2025 13:59:00)       Time 2:36, 51ø, Cloudy, Threatening, Wind: 2 MPH Left to Right  Day Game

Apr 11, 1961           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1961 St. Louis         0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      2  5  1
1961 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  6  0

Recap

StL  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Hal Smith hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  StL  1 MBr 0.

StL  6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

StL      Ken Boyer hit a solo HR(1).  StL  2 MBr 0.

MBr  6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Maye.  StL  2 MBr 1.

StL  Joe Cunningham: 2 for 4, triple.

MBr  Frank Bolling: 3 for 3, double.

MBr  Lee Maye: 3 for 4.

StL  Ernie Broglio pitched a solid 7.2 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 4 BB, 6 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

StL  Al Cicotte held Milwaukee hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 1st save of the year.

MBr  Warren Spahn pitched a solid complete game but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 2:

2B-Crandall(1)

 HR-StL Spencer, D(1) off Burdette(1) in the 4th with 1 on base, 343 feet

 SB-MBr Aaron(1) off Miller(1) + Smith(1), 2nd

RBI-StL  - Spencer, D 2(2)

    MBr  - Bolling(2), Crandall 2(2)

 SH-Burdette(1)

 WP-Miller,B(1)

Great-Landrum(1), Bolling(1)

Poor-Aaron(1)

LOB-St. Louis 2 Milwaukee 5

 DP-St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 2

GWRBI-Crandall

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (08-11-2025 14:07:27)       Time 2:12, 50ø, Wind: 12 MPH In from LF  Day Game

Apr 13, 1961           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1961 St. Louis         0 0 0   2 0 0   0 0 0      2  4  0

1961 Milwaukee         0 1 0   0 2 0   0 0 -      3  5  0

Recap

MBr  2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Bolling singled scoring Aaron to take the lead.  StL  0 MBr 1.

StL  4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

StL      Daryl Spencer hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  StL  2 MBr 1.

MBr  5th: Scored 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks.

MBr      Del Crandall doubled scoring 2 to take the lead.  StL  2 MBr 3.

MBr  Hank Aaron: 3 for 4.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

StL  Bob Miller pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 5 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

ARAIGBB 1961 Season - Starting Soon!

 

MLB 1961 Champs - NY Yankees

The 1961 major league baseball season began on April 10, 1961. The regular season ended on October 1, with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 58th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 9. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Yankees defeated the Reds, four games to one, capturing their 19th championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1958. The season is best known for Yankee teammates Roger Maris' and Mickey Mantle's pursuit of Babe Ruth's prestigious 34-year-old single-season home run record of 60. Maris ultimately broke the record when he hit his 61st home run on the final day of the regular season, while Mantle was forced out of the lineup in late September due to a hip infection and finished with 54 home runs. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1960 season.

For the third year, there were two separate All-Star Games played. The first, the 30th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was held on July 11 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, home of the San Francisco Giants. The National League won, 5–4. The second, the 31st Major League Baseball All-Star Game, was held on July 31 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, home of the Boston Red Sox. The game ended in a 1–1 tie, due to a rainout following the end of the ninth inning.

In response to the proposed Continental League, the American League expanded by two teams in the first MLB expansion since 1901, ushering in the expansion era. The original Washington Senators moved to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota and became the Minnesota Twins, being the sixth team since 1953 to relocate, and the third of American League teams since then. The American League therefore placed a new team in Washington, D.C., also called the Washington Senators. Also, the American League placed a team in Los Angeles called the Los Angeles Angels.

Schedule

The 1961 schedule was the first time that the American and National Leagues did not follow the same scheduling format. Due to expansion of the American League, the AL schedule consisted of 162 games for all ten teams. Each team was scheduled to play 18 games against the other nine teams. Meanwhile, the National League, still consisting of eight teams, continued the 154-game format in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919). Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams. 1961 would mark the last 154-game season in professional baseball history, as the National League itself would copy the American League 162-game format following their own expansion the following season.

American League Opening Day took place on April 10, featuring the Chicago White Sox and newly enfranchised Washington Senators, while National League Opening Day took place the following day, featuring all eight teams. The final day of the regular season was on October 1, and saw sixteen teams play. The World Series took place between October 4 and October 9.

Rule changes

The 1961 season saw the following rule changes:

• A sacrifice fly is no longer limited to fair balls.^[1]
• A rule preventing leagues of all levels of major and minor league baseball from drafting college players during a school year was implemented.

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders^[4]

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Norm Cash (DET)	.361
OPS	Norm Cash (DET)	1.148
HR	Roger Maris (NY)	61
RBI	Jim Gentile (BAL) Roger Maris (NYY)	141
R	Roger Maris (NY)	132
H	Norm Cash (DET)	193
SB	Luis Aparicio (CWS)	53

Pitching leaders^[5]

Stat	Player	Total
W	Whitey Ford (NY)	25
L	Pedro Ramos (MIN)	20
ERA	Dick Donovan (WSH)	2.40
K	Camilo Pascual (MIN)	221
IP	Whitey Ford (NY)	283.0
SV	Luis Arroyo (NY)	29
WHIP	Dick Donovan (WSH)	1.026

National League

Hitting leaders^[6]

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Roberto Clemente (PIT)	.351
OPS	Frank Robinson (CIN)	1.015
HR	Orlando Cepeda (SF)	46
RBI	Orlando Cepeda (SF)	142
R	Willie Mays (SF)	129
H	Vada Pinson (CIN)	208
SB	Maury Wills (LAD)	35

Pitching leaders^[7]

Stat	Player	Total
W	Joey Jay (CIN) Warren Spahn (MIL)	21
L	Bob Friend (PIT) Art Mahaffey (PHI)	19
ERA	Warren Spahn (MIL)	3.02
K	Sandy Koufax (LAD)	269
IP	Lew Burdette (MIL)	272.1
SV	Roy Face (PIT) Stu Miller (SF)	17
WHIP	Warren Spahn (MIL)	1.142

Records

Major League

• Home runs, single-season: 61, Roger Maris, New York Yankees

Maris' 61 home runs broke Babe Ruth's 34-year-old major league single-season record of 60, set in 1927. Maris' record would stand for 37 years until it was broken by Mark McGwire's 70 in 1998. Maris’ American League record would stand for a total of 61 years until it was eclipsed by Aaron Judge’s 62 in 2022.

Awards and honors

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Billy Williams (CHC)	Don Schwall (BOS)
Cy Young Award	—	Whitey Ford (NY)
Most Valuable Player	Frank Robinson (CIN)	Roger Maris (NY)
Babe Ruth Award (World Series MVP)	—	Whitey Ford (NY)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Bobby Shantz (PIT)	Frank Lary (DET)
Catcher	John Roseboro (LAD)	Earl Battey (MIN)
1st Base	Bill White (STL)	Vic Power (CLE)
2nd Base	Bill Mazeroski (PIT)	Bobby Richardson (NY)
3rd Base	Ken Boyer (STL)	Brooks Robinson (BAL)
Shortstop	Maury Wills (LAD)	Luis Aparicio (CWS)
Outfield	Vada Pinson (CIN)	Jim Landis (CWS)
	Roberto Clemente (PIT)	Al Kaline (DET)
	Willie Mays (SF)	Jimmy Piersall (CLE)

Other awards

• Sport Magazine's World Series Most Valuable Player Award: Whitey Ford (NY)

The Sporting News Awards
Award	National League	American League
Player of the Year[8]	—	Roger Maris (NY)
Pitcher of the Year[9]	Warren Spahn (MIL)	Whitey Ford (NY)
Fireman of the Year[10] (Relief pitcher)	Stu Miller (SF)	Luis Arroyo (NY)
Rookie of the Year[11] (Player)	Billy Williams (CHC)	Dick Howser (KC)
Rookie of the Year[11] (Pitcher)	Ken Hunt (CIN)	Don Schwall (BOS)
Manager of the Year[12]	—	Ralph Houk (NY)
Executive of the Year[13]	—	Dan Topping (NY)

Events

• January 29 – Billy Hamilton and Max Carey are voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
• April 11 – At New York's Yankee Stadium, the Minnesota Twins, in their first game since their move from Washington, shut out the Yankees 6–0. The Twins' Pedro Ramos was the winning pitcher. Ramos had a 2-run single and allowed just 3 singles in beating the Yankee starting pitcher, Whitey Ford.
• April 21 – The Minnesota Twins play their first home game in franchise history, losing to the team that coincidentally replaced them in the nation's capital, the Washington Senators 5–3.
• April 22 – The Boston Red Sox snap a 13-game losing streak in Chicago's Comiskey Park by edging the Chicago White Sox 7–6 on Pumpsie Green's 11th-inning home run.
• April 27 – The Los Angeles Angels draw a disappointing crowd of 11,931 for their first-ever home opener against the Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field. Ty Cobb, in his last appearance at a ball park, throws out the first ball. The Twins' Camilo Pascual spoils the opener by winning, 4–2, sending the Angels to their eighth loss in nine games.
• April 30 – San Francisco Giants slugger Willie Mays became the ninth player to hit four home runs in a single game as the Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 14–4 at Milwaukee's County Stadium.
• May 31 – Boston Red Sox outfielder Carroll Hardy pinch-hits for rookie Carl Yastrzemski. On September 20, 1960, Hardy pinch hit for Ted Williams, making him the only player to go in for both future Hall of Famers. Hardy also hit his first major league home run pinch-hitting for Roger Maris when both were at Cleveland (May 18, 1958).
• June 8 – In the course of a 10–8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Braves become the first team to hit 4 home runs in consecutive at bats.^[32]
• June 29 – Willie Mays hits three home runs, helping his San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8–7.
• July 3 - Sandy Koufax is tagged out when attempting to steal home base for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Milwaukee Braves - the only time he attempted to steal a base in his career.^[33]
• July 4 – Willie Mays hits his 300th career home run.
• July 11 – Strong winds at Candlestick Park dominate the first All-Star Game of the season. A capacity crowd sees Giants pitcher Stu Miller blown off the mound in the ninth inning when a balk is called, and it enables the American League to forge a 3–3 tie before losing 5–4 in 10 innings.
• July 17 – Commissioner Ford Frick decrees that Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a 154-game schedule in 1927 "cannot be broken unless some batter hits 61 or more within his club's first 154 games." Two days later, Frick, an old friend of Ruth, announces that should Ruth's record be beaten after 154 games, the record will carry an asterisk. When asked about the ruling, Roger Maris replies, "A season is a season." This is also the day that one of baseball's greatest hitters passes away, Ty Cobb, aged 74.
• July 31 – At Fenway Park, the second All-Star Game of the year ends in a 1–1 tie as heavy rain halted play. It is the first of two ties in All-Star history. The other would occur in 2002.
• August 11 – Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves records his 300th career win.
• August 20 – The Philadelphia Phillies snap a modern-day record 23-game losing streak, defeating the Milwaukee Braves 7–4 in the second game of a doubleheader at Milwaukee County Stadium. Phillie pitcher John Buzhardt goes the distance for the victory; he had also been the winning pitcher in the Phillies' last victory prior to the start of the losing streak, on July 28 against the San Francisco Giants.
• August 22 – Roger Maris becomes the first player to hit his 50th home run of the season in the month of August as the Yankees lose to the Los Angeles Angels, 4–3. Angels pitcher Ken McBride tees up the gopher ball in the sixth inning with one on.
• August 23 – At Cincinnati's Crosley Field, the Giants hit five home runs in a 12-run ninth inning, beating the Cincinnati Reds 14–0.
• September 1 – The Baltimore Orioles' Paul Richards resigned as manager to become the new general manager of the new Houston National League club. The club would be known as the Houston Colt .45s. Lum Harris takes over as manager of the Orioles.
• September 2 – Milwaukee Braves manager Chuck Dressen (71–58) is fired and executive vice president Birdie Tebbetts becomes the new Braves manager.
• September 20 – Helped by home runs by Yogi Berra and Roger Maris, the New York Yankees defeat the Baltimore Orioles 4–2, clinching their second straight American League pennant and 11th in 13 years. The Yankees would finish with a 109–53 record, tying the 1969 Orioles for the best won-loss record of the decade.
• September 26
  • The Cincinnati Reds clinch their first National League pennant since 1940. Homers by Frank Robinson and pinch hitter Jerry Lynch (a tie breaker in the eighth inning) give the Reds an 8–3 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
  • Roger Maris hits his major league record-tying 60th home run of the season, a third-inning solo shot against Jack Fisher of the Baltimore Orioles.
• October 1 – Before a small crowd at Yankee Stadium, Roger Maris smacks a 2–0 pitch from Boston's Tracy Stallard into the right field stands for his 61st home run of the season, setting a new major league record for home runs in a season. The record will stand until Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals breaks it in 1998.
• October 9 – In Game 5 of the World Series, Johnny Blanchard and Héctor López spark a five-run first inning and 13–5 win for the New York Yankees over the Cincinnati Reds. Blanchard and López hit home runs, and López drives in five runs. Bud Daley's long relief effort wraps up the Series, as Ralph Houk becomes the third rookie manager to guide a World Series winner. Whitey Ford is named the Series MVP.