On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 1 .833 --
Twins 6 2 .750 0.0
Yankees 5 2 .714 0.5
Red Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Indians 4 4 .500 2.0
White Sox 3 4 .429 2.5
Athletics 2 3 .400 2.5
Senators 3 5 .375 3.0
Orioles 2 5 .286 3.5
Angels 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 7 5 .583 --
Pirates 5 4 .556 0.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 0.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 0.5
Giants 5 4 .556 0.5
Reds 5 5 .500 1.0
Braves 2 3 .400 1.5
Phillies 2 7 .222 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jackie Brandt 4
1 Nellie Fox 4
3 Yogi Berra 3
3 Jim Gentile 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Marv Breeding 1
2 Gary Geiger 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Skowron 5
2 Jackie Brandt 3
2 Sherm Lollar 3
2 Marv Throneberry 3
2 Gus Triandos 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Leo Cardenas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Ramos 0.64
2 Joey Jay 0.57
3 Johnny Podres 0.45
4 Frank Baumann 0.40
5 Ike Delock 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Bill Pleis 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 7
2 Don Elston 5
2 Marty Kutyna 5
2 Johnny Podres 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Keegan 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .526
2 Joe Cunningham .469
3 Jackie Brandt .423
3 Tony Gonzalez .423
5 2 tied .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 7
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Daryl Spencer 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 13
2 Bob Allison 11
2 Daryl Spencer 11
4 Mickey Mantle 10
5 Wally Post 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
4 Lenny Green 2
4 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Elston 0.00
2 Dallas Green 0.69
3 Ken Hunt 0.90
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.90
5 Marty Kutyna 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 3
2 Bob Allen 2
2 Don Drysdale 2
2 Whitey Ford 2
2 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 22
2 Don Drysdale 18
3 Jack Sanford 17
4 Camilo Pascual 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 3
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 Bill Stafford 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .323
2 Pete Runnels .322
3 Wally Moon .321
4 Norm Larker .320
5 Willie Mays .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Ernie Banks 40
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Jim Lemon 38
4 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 122
2 Hank Aaron 121
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Roger Maris 108
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 51
2 Luis Aparicio 50
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 Willie Mays 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.65
2 Ernie Broglio 2.73
3 Curt Simmons 2.77
4 Frank Baumann 2.83
5 Jim Bunning 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Sandy Koufax 208
3 Jim Bunning 205
4 Sam Jones 197
5 Ernie Broglio 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 26
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Jim Brosnan 14
4 3 others tied 14