On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 14 .659 --
Indians 23 16 .590 3.0
Yankees 20 15 .571 4.0
Orioles 23 18 .561 4.0
Senators 20 22 .476 7.5
Twins 19 21 .475 7.5
Athletics 16 18 .471 7.5
Red Sox 15 21 .417 9.5
Angels 15 23 .395 10.5
White Sox 14 24 .368 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 13 .649 --
Pirates 20 15 .571 3.0
Dodgers 24 18 .571 2.5
Reds 21 16 .568 3.0
Braves 18 17 .514 5.0
Cardinals 17 19 .472 6.5
Cubs 12 25 .324 12.0
Phillies 11 24 .314 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julian Javier 5
1 Zoilo Versalles 5
3 Ken Hunt 4
3 Dale Long 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Davis 2
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 5
2 Gene Green 3
2 Chuck Hinton 3
2 Gil Hodges 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Pancho Herrera 1
1 Dick Howser 1
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joey Jay 1.20
2 Billy Loes 0.67
3 Ernie Broglio 0.64
4 Wynn Hawkins 0.60
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 John Gabler 1
1 Dick Hyde 1
1 Joey Jay 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 7
1 Bill Monbouquette 7
3 Johnny Antonelli 6
3 Billy Hoeft 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Stu Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .366
2 Harmon Killebrew .349
3 Johnny Temple .344
4 Norm Cash .343
5 Eddie Mathews .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Rocky Colavito 12
2 Jim Gentile 12
4 Harmon Killebrew 11
4 Frank Robinson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 43
2 Norm Cash 36
3 Orlando Cepeda 35
4 Hank Aaron 34
5 Steve Boros 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
1 Zoilo Versalles 11
3 Dick Howser 10
4 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 Wynn Hawkins 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 7
2 Steve Barber 6
2 Whitey Ford 6
4 Don Elston 5
4 13 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .405
2 Yogi Berra .400
2 Frank Robinson .400
2 Willie Tasby .400
5 Norm Cash .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
1 Rocky Colavito 7
1 Eddie Mathews 7
4 Willie Davis 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 16
2 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Willie Davis 15
4 Jim King 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Dick Howser 6
3 Chuck Hinton 5
4 Luis Aparicio 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Bob Gibson 0.47
3 Frank Funk 0.51
4 Clem Labine 0.66
5 Ken McBride 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Jim Coates 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 23
2 Billy Pierce 22
3 Juan Marichal 21
4 Bob Gibson 20
5 Camilo Pascual 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Jim Archer 2
2 Luis Arroyo 2
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harmon Killebrew .364
2 Vada Pinson .362
3 Brooks Robinson .355
4 Norm Cash .350
5 Frank Robinson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 11
3 Earl Averill 9
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 34
2 Orlando Cepeda 28
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
4 Earl Averill 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
1 Dick Howser 9
3 Jake Wood 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.61
2 Jim Archer 1.29
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.36
4 Billy Hoeft 1.60
5 Ken McBride 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Funk 5
1 Joey Jay 5
1 Ken McBride 5
1 Phil Regan 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 40
2 Steve Barber 38
2 Sandy Koufax 38
2 Pedro Ramos 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 6
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
3 Roy Face 5
4 Hank Aguirre 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .330
2 Wally Moon .323
3 Ken Boyer .320
4 Brooks Robinson .317
5 Lenny Green .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Rocky Colavito 43
3 Eddie Mathews 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Ernie Banks 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 135
2 Eddie Mathews 132
3 Jim Gentile 116
4 Willie Mays 110
5 Roger Maris 108

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 Jack Kralick 2.82
4 Ernie Broglio 2.92
5 Curt Simmons 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 24
1 Warren Spahn 24
3 Lew Burdette 20
4 Bob Friend 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 224
2 Ernie Broglio 214
3 Sandy Koufax 206
4 Stan Williams 202
5 2 tied 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 26
2 Roy Face 25
3 Ray Moore 17
4 Jim Brosnan 16
4 Mike Fornieles 16