On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 7 .720 --
Yankees 14 8 .636 2.5
Orioles 13 11 .542 4.5
Indians 12 11 .522 5.0
Twins 12 12 .500 5.5
Athletics 9 10 .474 6.0
Red Sox 9 12 .429 7.0
Angels 9 13 .409 7.5
Senators 10 16 .385 8.5
White Sox 8 14 .364 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 8 .652 --
Dodgers 16 11 .593 1.0
Reds 14 10 .583 1.5
Pirates 12 10 .545 2.5
Braves 10 10 .500 3.5
Cardinals 10 11 .476 4.0
Cubs 9 14 .391 6.0
Phillies 6 18 .250 9.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Mahoney 3
1 Don Mincher 3
3 Jerry Adair 2
3 Earl Battey 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Klaus 1
1 Dale Long 1
1 Don Mincher 1
1 Ozzie Virgil 1
1 Gene Woodling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Klaus 4
2 Jim Gentile 3
2 Gus Triandos 3
4 Billy Gardner 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Steve Boros 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Camilo Pascual 0.71
2 Steve Barber 0.55
3 Bill Fischer 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Marty Kutyna 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 6
2 Camilo Pascual 5
3 Terry Fox 2
4 Jim Donohue 1
4 6 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .395
2 Joe Cunningham .380
3 Roberto Clemente .374
4 Wally Moon .360
5 Earl Battey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 9
1 Mickey Mantle 9
1 Wally Moon 9
4 Ernie Banks 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 33
2 Norm Cash 24
2 Mickey Mantle 24
4 Wally Moon 20
5 6 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 9
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Frank Robinson 7
2 Jake Wood 7
5 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wynn Hawkins 1.17
2 Mike McCormick 1.39
3 Johnny Podres 1.52
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.74
5 Warren Spahn 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Podres 5
2 Steve Barber 4
2 Don Elston 4
2 Whitey Ford 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 41
2 Art Mahaffey 36
2 Johnny Podres 36
4 Sam Jones 34
4 2 others tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 5
1 Larry Sherry 5
3 Hank Aguirre 4
3 Roy Face 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .407
2 Frank Bolling .400
2 Clete Boyer .400
4 Earl Battey .390
4 2 others tied .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
2 Jim Gentile 6
2 Leon Wagner 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 24
2 Leon Wagner 17
3 Harmon Killebrew 15
3 Jim Landis 15
5 Gus Triandos 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Jake Wood 5
3 Zoilo Versalles 4
4 Bill Bruton 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim O'Toole 1.00
2 Johnny Podres 1.13
2 Jim Archer 1.13
4 Don Mossi 1.17
5 Hal Woodeshick 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 20
2 Jim Bunning 19
2 Ken McBride 19
4 Joey Jay 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Aguirre 4
1 Luis Arroyo 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Bill Henry 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .326
2 Norm Larker .317
3 Roberto Clemente .312
4 Pete Runnels .311
5 Wally Moon .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Roger Maris 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 129
1 Eddie Mathews 129
3 Jim Gentile 112
4 Mickey Mantle 111
5 Ernie Banks 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.46
2 Mike McCormick 2.69
3 Jim Bunning 2.77
4 Curt Simmons 2.85
5 Ernie Broglio 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Lew Burdette 19
3 Bob Friend 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 232
2 Jim Bunning 206
3 Sam Jones 205
4 Ernie Broglio 203
4 Sandy Koufax 203

Saves

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