On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	27	12	.692	--
Indians	23	15	.605	3.5
Yankees	20	15	.571	5.0
Orioles	22	18	.550	5.5
Twins	19	19	.500	7.5
Athletics	15	18	.455	9.0
Senators	18	22	.450	9.5
Red Sox	15	20	.429	10.0
White Sox	14	24	.368	12.5
Angels	13	23	.361	12.5

Games

Orioles 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Indians 13, Angels 5

Twins 7, Tigers 6

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	22	13	.629	--
Pirates	20	13	.606	1.0
Dodgers	24	16	.600	0.5
Reds	20	16	.556	2.5
Braves	16	17	.485	5.0
Cardinals	15	19	.441	6.5
Cubs	12	23	.343	10.0
Phillies	11	23	.324	10.5

Games

Dodgers 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lenny Green	4
2	Chuck Essegian	3
2	Woodie Held	3
2	Willie Kirkland	3
2	John Romano	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lee Thomas	2
2	Earl Battey	1
2	Johnny Blanchard	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kirkland	4
1	John Romano	4
3	Jackie Jensen	3
3	Al Kaline	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Nellie Fox	1
1	Dick Howser	1
1	Earl Robinson	1
1	Al Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.33
2	Bob Gibson	0.80
3	Whitey Ford	0.71
4	Paul Foytack	0.60
4	Pedro Ramos	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Paul Giel	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Sandy Koufax	8
3	Steve Barber	6
3	Paul Foytack	6
3	Pedro Ramos	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Barry Latman	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.366
2	Harmon Killebrew	.350
3	Norm Cash	.349
4	Roberto Clemente	.346
5	Johnny Temple	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	12
1	Jim Gentile	12
3	Rocky Colavito	11
3	Harmon Killebrew	11
3	Frank Robinson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	42
2	Norm Cash	34
3	Steve Boros	33
3	Orlando Cepeda	33
5	Hank Aaron	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Dick Howser	9
3	Jake Wood	9
5	Vada Pinson	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.25
2	Dave Hillman	1.60
3	Bob Gibson	1.64
4	Billy Hoeft	1.69
5	Art Mahaffey	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	7
2	Steve Barber	6
2	Whitey Ford	6
4	Don Elston	5
4	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	57
2	Stan Williams	55
3	Camilo Pascual	53
3	Pedro Ramos	53
5	Sandy Koufax	52

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
3	Roy Face	6
3	Dave Sisler	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.417
2	Norm Cash	.391
3	Wally Moon	.378
3	Stan Musial	.378
5	Yogi Berra	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	7
1	Eddie Mathews	7
3	Rocky Colavito	6
3	Frank Robinson	6
5	Roger Maris	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Steve Boros	14
1	Orlando Cepeda	14
1	Rocky Colavito	14
4	Hank Aaron	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.47
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.57
4	Bill Monbouquette	0.67
5	Clem Labine	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Jim Coates	3
1	Frank Funk	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Bill Monbouquette	25
2	Pedro Ramos	25
4	Steve Barber	24
4	Camilo Pascual	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
2	Jim Archer	2
2	Luis Arroyo	2
2	Moe Drabowsky	2
2	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harmon Killebrew	.366
2	Frank Bolling	.360
3	Brooks Robinson	.355
4	Norm Cash	.350
5	Woodie Held	.346

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	36
2	Orlando Cepeda	27
2	Harmon Killebrew	27
4	Norm Cash	26
5	Hank Aaron	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Dick Howser	8
3	Zoilo Versalles	7
3	Jake Wood	7
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.58
2	Jim Archer	1.29
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.35
4	Billy Hoeft	1.48
5	Bill Monbouquette	1.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	43
2	Gary Bell	39
2	Don Drysdale	39
2	Stan Williams	39
5	2 tied	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Luis Arroyo	6
3	Roy Face	5
3	Dave Sisler	5
5	2 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.327
2	Wally Moon	.323
3	Brooks Robinson	.318
4	Ken Boyer	.317
5	Lenny Green	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Rocky Colavito	42
3	Harmon Killebrew	40
3	Roger Maris	40
3	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	133
2	Eddie Mathews	131
3	Jim Gentile	116
4	Willie Mays	111
5	Roger Maris	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Jim Landis	28
5	Lenny Green	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.23
3	Ernie Broglio	2.80
4	Jack Kralick	2.82
5	Mike McCormick	2.85

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	206
4	Stan Williams	200
5	Jim Bunning	195

Saves

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