On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 10 .697 --
Yankees 16 12 .571 4.5
Indians 16 14 .533 5.5
Twins 16 14 .533 5.5
Athletics 13 13 .500 6.5
Orioles 15 16 .484 7.0
Senators 15 17 .469 7.5
White Sox 13 16 .448 8.0
Red Sox 12 17 .414 9.0
Angels 9 19 .321 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Pirates 16 11 .593 3.0
Reds 17 12 .586 3.0
Dodgers 19 14 .576 3.0
Braves 13 13 .500 5.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 7.5
Cubs 10 19 .345 10.0
Phillies 8 21 .276 12.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Sievers 3
2 Rocky Bridges 2
2 Andy Carey 2
2 Jackie Jensen 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Del Rice 1
1 Marv Throneberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marv Throneberry 4
2 Rocky Bridges 2
2 Jim Landis 2
2 Sherm Lollar 2
2 Del Rice 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Hunt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gene Conley 1.00
2 Jim Bunning 0.71
3 Jim Kaat 0.62
4 Billy Pierce 0.56
5 Ray Herbert 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Ray Herbert 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Conley 6
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Billy Pierce 5
5 Ryne Duren 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Mathews .371
2 Harmon Killebrew .365
3 Wally Moon .362
4 Roberto Clemente .357
5 Brooks Robinson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 11
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 Wally Moon 10
4 Orlando Cepeda 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 37
2 Norm Cash 29
2 Orlando Cepeda 29
4 Rocky Colavito 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 10
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Jake Wood 8
4 Dick Howser 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hillman 1.21
2 Mike McCormick 1.31
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.54
4 Johnny Podres 1.94
5 Bill Monbouquette 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 6
2 Don Elston 5
2 Johnny Podres 5
4 Steve Barber 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 51
2 Stan Williams 47
3 Johnny Podres 42
4 Sam Jones 41
4 3 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Larry Sherry 5
1 Dave Sisler 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .429
2 Eddie Mathews .417
3 Brooks Robinson .407
4 Don Hoak .406
5 Johnny Callison .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 5
1 Orlando Cepeda 5
1 Rocky Colavito 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 18
1 Rocky Colavito 18
3 Jim Gentile 16
3 Harmon Killebrew 16
5 Steve Boros 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Wood 5
2 Dick Howser 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy Hoeft 0.00
2 Mike McCormick 0.50
3 Joey Jay 1.08
4 Barry Latman 1.15
5 Johnny Podres 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Phil Regan 3
3 Steve Barber 2
3 Ernie Broglio 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 24
2 Steve Barber 21
2 Joey Jay 21
4 Stan Williams 19
5 Don Drysdale 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Archer 3
2 Hank Aguirre 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .324
2 Brooks Robinson .319
3 Ken Boyer .318
4 Pete Runnels .317
5 Wally Moon .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ernie Banks 40
2 Rocky Colavito 40
4 Roger Maris 39
5 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 129
2 Eddie Mathews 128
3 Jim Gentile 114
4 Willie Mays 111
5 Mickey Mantle 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Lenny Green 25
4 Jim Landis 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.40
2 Mike McCormick 2.73
3 Ernie Broglio 2.81
4 Curt Simmons 2.86
5 Don Drysdale 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Lew Burdette 20
4 Jim Perry 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 229
2 Sandy Koufax 212
3 Ernie Broglio 210
4 Jim Bunning 208
5 2 tied 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 24
1 Lindy McDaniel 24
3 Ray Moore 17
4 Mike Fornieles 16
5 Jim Brosnan 15