On This Day

Wednesday, April 19, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 3 1 .750 1.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.5
Indians 3 2 .600 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Senators 2 3 .400 2.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.5
Angels 1 2 .333 2.5
White Sox 1 3 .250 3.0
Orioles 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 5 2 .714 --
Pirates 5 3 .625 0.5
Dodgers 5 4 .556 1.0
Cardinals 4 4 .500 1.5
Giants 4 4 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.5
Braves 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Bright 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 Red Schoendienst 3
5 20 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Gordy Coleman 1
2 Carl Sawatski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 5
2 Steve Boros 3
3 Marty Kutyna 2
4 Ernie Banks 1
4 19 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
1 Frank Robinson 2
3 Willie Kirkland 1
3 Jim Landis 1
3 Red Schoendienst 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 1.17
2 Jim Bunning 1.00
3 Jack Sanford 0.64
4 Don Drysdale 0.54
5 Jim Perry 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 Marty Kutyna 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 9
2 Don Drysdale 7
2 Bob Friend 7
4 Bob Anderson 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .536
2 Wally Post .476
3 Tony Gonzalez .467
4 Joe Cunningham .429
4 Zoilo Versalles .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 6
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Gordy Coleman 3
2 Bill Virdon 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 11
1 Wally Moon 11
3 Tommy Davis 8
3 Wally Post 8
3 Daryl Spencer 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
3 Frank Robinson 3
4 Lenny Green 2
4 Willie Mays 2

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 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Bob Purkey 2
1 Pedro Ramos 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Johnny Podres 17
2 Jack Sanford 17
4 Sam Jones 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
4 Bud Daley 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .324
2 Pete Runnels .323
3 Dick Groat .323
4 Willie Mays .317
5 Wally Moon .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 41
2 Ernie Banks 40
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Roger Maris 39
3 Eddie Mathews 39

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
1 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Willie Mays 26
4 Tony Taylor 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.61
2 Ernie Broglio 2.73
3 Frank Baumann 2.76
4 Jim Bunning 2.84
5 Curt Simmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Vern Law 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Jim Bunning 205
3 Sam Jones 197
3 Sandy Koufax 197
5 Ernie Broglio 194

Saves

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