1961 American League Leaders

1961 American League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 American League Standings

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	193	22	8	41
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	192	38	7	7
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	190	41	7	19
Tito Francona	Cleveland Indians	178	30	8	16
Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees	173	17	5	3
Lenny Green	Minnesota Twins	171	28	7	9
Dick Howser	Kansas City Athletics	171	29	6	3
Jake Wood	Detroit Tigers	171	17	14	11
Luis Aparicio	Chicago White Sox	170	24	4	6
Tony Kubek	New York Yankees	170	38	6	8

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Roger Maris	New York Yankees	61
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	54
Jim Gentile	Baltimore Orioles	46
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	46
Rocky Colavito	Detroit Tigers	45
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	41
Bob Allison	Minnesota Twins	29
Bill Skowron	New York Yankees	28
Al Smith	Chicago White Sox	28
Leon Wagner	Los Angeles Angels	28

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	41
Tony Kubek	New York Yankees	38
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	38
Norm Siebern	Kansas City Athletics	36
Vic Power	Cleveland Indians	34
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	31
Rocky Colavito	Detroit Tigers	30
Tito Francona	Cleveland Indians	30
Danny O'Connell	Washington Senators	30
Dick Howser	Kansas City Athletics	29
Ken Hunt	Los Angeles Angels	29
Jerry Lumpe	Kansas City Athletics	29
John Romano	Cleveland Indians	29
Al Smith	Chicago White Sox	29

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Jake Wood	Detroit Tigers	14
Marty Keough	Washington Senators	9
Jerry Lumpe	Kansas City Athletics	9
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	8
Tito Francona	Cleveland Indians	8
Jim Landis	Chicago White Sox	8
Lenny Green	Minnesota Twins	7
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	7
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	7
Jim Piersall	Cleveland Indians	7
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	7
Floyd Robinson	Chicago White Sox	7

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Roger Maris	New York Yankees	142
Jim Gentile	Baltimore Orioles	141
Rocky Colavito	Detroit Tigers	140
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	132
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	128
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	122
Bob Allison	Minnesota Twins	105
Norm Siebern	Kansas City Athletics	98
Willie Kirkland	Cleveland Indians	95
Al Smith	Chicago White Sox	93

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	25	4
Frank Lary	Detroit Tigers	23	9
Steve Barber	Baltimore Orioles	18	12
Jim Bunning	Detroit Tigers	17	11
Ralph Terry	New York Yankees	16	3
Luis Arroyo	New York Yankees	15	5
Chuck Estrada	Baltimore Orioles	15	9
Mudcat Grant	Cleveland Indians	15	9
Don Mossi	Detroit Tigers	15	7
Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	15	16
Don Schwall	Boston Red Sox	15	7

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Steve Barber	Baltimore Orioles	8
Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	8
Jim Bunning	Detroit Tigers	4
Frank Lary	Detroit Tigers	4
Milt Pappas	Baltimore Orioles	4
Hal Brown	Baltimore Orioles	3
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	3
Mudcat Grant	Cleveland Indians	3
Pedro Ramos	Minnesota Twins	3
Bill Stafford	New York Yankees	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Camilo Pascual	Minnesota Twins	221
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	209
Jim Bunning	Detroit Tigers	194
Juan Pizarro	Chicago White Sox	188
Ken McBride	Los Angeles Angels	180
Pedro Ramos	Minnesota Twins	174
Gary Bell	Cleveland Indians	163
Bill Monbouquette	Boston Red Sox	161
Chuck Estrada	Baltimore Orioles	160
Steve Barber	Baltimore Orioles	150

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Luis Arroyo	New York Yankees	29
Hoyt Wilhelm	Baltimore Orioles	18
Mike Fornieles	Boston Red Sox	15
Ray Moore	Minnesota Twins	14
Terry Fox	Detroit Tigers	12
Art Fowler	Los Angeles Angels	11
Frank Funk	Cleveland Indians	11
Turk Lown	Chicago White Sox	11
Dave Sisler	Washington Senators	11
Tom Morgan	Los Angeles Angels	10

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