On This Day

Tuesday, April 18, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 1 .833 --
Indians 3 1 .750 1.0
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.5
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.5
Angels 1 2 .333 2.5
Senators 1 3 .250 3.0
Orioles 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 4 2 .667 --
Pirates 4 3 .571 0.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 0.5
Giants 4 3 .571 0.5
Dodgers 4 4 .500 1.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 1.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lenny Green 4
2 Wally Post 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 2
2 Gordy Coleman 1
2 Frank Howard 1
2 Jim Lemon 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gordy Coleman 3
1 Gene Freese 3
3 Ken Boyer 2
3 Frank Howard 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Freese 1
1 Lenny Green 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 1.00
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.56
3 Bob Purkey 0.44
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.43
5 Billy Loes 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 6
2 Dick Ellsworth 5
3 Bob Purkey 4
4 Roger Craig 3
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Ron Perranoski 1
1 Bill Pleis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .480
2 Joe Cunningham .478
3 Don Zimmer .474
4 Tony Gonzalez .467
5 Bubba Phillips .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Bill Virdon 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 11
2 Tommy Davis 8
2 Daryl Spencer 8
4 Wally Post 7
5 5 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
2 Lenny Green 2
2 Willie Mays 2
2 Vada Pinson 2
5 24 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Barber 0.00
1 Ike Delock 0.00
1 Dallas Green 0.00
1 Frank Lary 0.00
1 Russ Kemmerer 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 2
1 Bob Purkey 2
1 Pedro Ramos 2
4 Bob Allen 1
4 37 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 17
2 Sam Jones 13
3 Camilo Pascual 12
4 Don Drysdale 11
4 2 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
3 Jim Brosnan 1
3 Bud Daley 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .323
2 Dick Groat .321
3 Pete Runnels .321
4 Willie Mays .317
5 Roberto Clemente .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 41
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Ernie Banks 39
2 Jim Lemon 39
2 2 others tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 124
2 Hank Aaron 121
3 Roger Maris 112
4 Ernie Banks 111
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
1 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 32
4 Willie Mays 26
4 Tony Taylor 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Broglio 2.59
2 Mike McCormick 2.61
3 Frank Baumann 2.74
4 Jim Bunning 2.87
5 Curt Simmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Vern Law 19
3 Jim Perry 19
3 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 239
2 Jim Bunning 202
3 Sam Jones 197
3 Sandy Koufax 197
5 Ernie Broglio 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 27
2 Roy Face 25
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Mike Fornieles 14
4 2 others tied 14