On This Day

Sunday, April 30, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 4 .714 --
Yankees 9 5 .643 1.0
Twins 9 6 .600 1.5
White Sox 7 6 .538 2.5
Red Sox 7 7 .500 3.0
Indians 8 8 .500 3.0
Orioles 8 8 .500 3.0
Athletics 5 8 .385 4.5
Senators 5 11 .313 6.0
Angels 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 6 .625 --
Pirates 9 6 .600 0.5
Dodgers 10 8 .556 1.0
Braves 6 6 .500 2.0
Cubs 8 8 .500 2.0
Cardinals 7 9 .438 3.0
Phillies 6 9 .400 3.5
Reds 6 10 .375 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Skowron 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Leo Cardenas 4
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 4
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Tommy Davis 2
2 Jose Pagan 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Pancho Herrera 4
4 Bob Cerv 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 2
2 Don Blasingame 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Gary Geiger 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Brown 1.50
1 Don Drysdale 1.50
3 Don Mossi 1.40
4 Rollie Sheldon 1.14
5 Gary Bell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Jim Archer 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 9
2 Gary Bell 8
2 Joe Gibbon 8
2 Rollie Sheldon 8
5 Don Mossi 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Pete Burnside 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .429
2 Wally Moon .417
3 Joe Cunningham .400
4 Minnie Minoso .381
5 Tony Gonzalez .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 8
2 Mickey Mantle 7
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Ken Boyer 5
4 Tommy Davis 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Tito Francona 15
4 Norm Cash 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 7
2 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Vada Pinson 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hillman 0.00
2 Art Mahaffey 0.69
3 Warren Spahn 0.96
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.26
5 Dick Hall 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Frank Lary 4
4 Whitey Ford 3
4 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
2 Johnny Podres 27
3 Sam Jones 26
3 Art Mahaffey 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 3
1 Don Elston 3
1 Roy Face 3
1 Mike Fornieles 3
1 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .323
2 Pete Runnels .320
3 Minnie Minoso .315
4 Norm Larker .314
5 Willie Mays .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Ernie Banks 39
4 Roger Maris 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 130
2 Eddie Mathews 122
3 Roger Maris 110
4 Mickey Mantle 109
5 Willie Mays 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 Jim Landis 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.61
2 Ernie Broglio 2.74
3 Camilo Pascual 2.76
4 Jim Bunning 2.79
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Purkey 20
4 Lew Burdette 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Sandy Koufax 209
3 Jim Bunning 206
4 Sam Jones 202
5 Ernie Broglio 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Lindy McDaniel 24
3 Mike Fornieles 16
3 Bill Henry 16
5 Ray Moore 15