On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	26	11	.703	--
Indians	21	15	.583	4.5
Yankees	18	15	.545	6.0
Orioles	19	18	.514	7.0
Twins	18	18	.500	7.5
Senators	18	20	.474	8.5
Red Sox	15	18	.455	9.0
Athletics	13	18	.419	10.0
White Sox	14	21	.400	11.0
Angels	13	21	.382	11.5

Games

Orioles 3, White Sox 1

Senators 7, Athletics 3

Angels 9, Indians 0

Tigers 5, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	13	.618	--
Dodgers	23	15	.605	0.0
Pirates	19	13	.594	1.0
Reds	20	15	.571	1.5
Braves	16	16	.500	4.0
Cardinals	14	18	.438	6.0
Cubs	12	22	.353	9.0
Phillies	10	23	.303	10.5

Games

Phillies 2, Cubs 1

Reds 2, Dodgers 0

Braves 1, Pirates 0

Cardinals 12, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill White	4
2	Curt Flood	3
2	Alex Grammas	3
2	Chuck Hinton	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Steve Boros	1
1	Dick Brown	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill White	5
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Ken Hunt	3
2	Daryl Spencer	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ed Bouchee	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Billy Williams	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Shantz	1.75
2	Billy Pierce	1.20
3	Jack Kralick	1.00
4	Frank Sullivan	0.86
5	Billy Hoeft	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ed Hobaugh	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	12
2	Jack Kralick	7
2	Bobby Shantz	7
4	Ken Hunt	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Marty Kutyna	1
1	Chris Short	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.367
2	Johnny Temple	.354
3	Norm Cash	.350
4	Harmon Killebrew	.347
5	Eddie Mathews	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	12
1	Jim Gentile	12
3	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Harmon Killebrew	10
3	3 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	41
2	Steve Boros	33
2	Orlando Cepeda	33
4	Norm Cash	32
5	Hank Aaron	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Jake Wood	9
4	Vada Pinson	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.31
2	Dave Hillman	1.62
3	Billy Hoeft	1.69
4	Bob Gibson	1.74
5	Wynn Hawkins	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	7
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Don Elston	5
2	Whitey Ford	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	57
2	Stan Williams	55
3	Camilo Pascual	50
4	Pedro Ramos	47
5	2 tied	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	6
1	Roy Face	6
1	Dave Sisler	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
5	Larry Sherry	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.471
2	Steve Bilko	.406
3	Stan Musial	.394
4	Chuck Hinton	.381
5	George Altman	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Bob Allison	5
3	Earl Averill	5
3	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	20
2	Steve Boros	18
3	Orlando Cepeda	15
4	Rocky Colavito	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	6
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Chuck Hinton	4
2	Jim Landis	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.00
1	Bob Gibson	0.00
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.66
4	Bill Monbouquette	0.67
5	Ken McBride	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	3
1	Jim Coates	3
1	Bennie Daniels	3
1	Frank Funk	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Monbouquette	25
2	Billy Pierce	22
3	Camilo Pascual	21
3	Stan Williams	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Dave Sisler	3
4	Moe Drabowsky	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.381
2	Harmon Killebrew	.365
3	Maury Wills	.361
4	Norm Cash	.353
4	Eddie Mathews	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	11
2	Jim Gentile	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	10
4	Earl Averill	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	37
2	Hank Aaron	27
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
4	Steve Boros	26
5	Norm Cash	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Dick Howser	7
2	Zoilo Versalles	7
2	Jake Wood	7
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.34
2	Bob Gibson	1.24
3	Billy Hoeft	1.39
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.44
5	Dave Hillman	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Funk	5
1	Frank Lary	5
1	Phil Regan	5
4	Steve Barber	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	39
1	Stan Williams	39
3	Jim Bunning	38
3	Art Mahaffey	38
5	Steve Barber	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Dave Sisler	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.324
2	Wally Moon	.321
3	Ken Boyer	.320
4	Brooks Robinson	.320
5	Pete Runnels	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Rocky Colavito	41
3	Eddie Mathews	40
4	Ernie Banks	39
4	2 others tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	132
2	Eddie Mathews	131
3	Jim Gentile	117
4	Willie Mays	111
5	Roger Maris	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
1	Maury Wills	51
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Jim Landis	28
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.25
2	Ernie Broglio	2.80
3	Jack Kralick	2.82
4	Mike McCormick	2.83
5	Johnny Podres	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	231
2	Ernie Broglio	209
3	Sandy Koufax	208
4	Stan Williams	200
5	Jim Bunning	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	24
3	Ray Moore	17
4	Mike Fornieles	16
5	2 tied	15