On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 14 .667 --
Indians 24 17 .585 3.5
Yankees 21 17 .553 5.0
Orioles 23 19 .548 5.0
Senators 21 22 .488 7.5
Athletics 17 19 .472 8.0
Twins 19 22 .463 8.5
Red Sox 17 21 .447 9.0
Angels 15 24 .385 11.5
White Sox 15 25 .375 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 14 .641 --
Dodgers 26 18 .591 1.5
Reds 23 16 .590 2.0
Pirates 20 16 .556 3.5
Braves 18 18 .500 5.5
Cardinals 18 20 .474 6.5
Cubs 12 26 .316 12.5
Phillies 11 25 .306 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Bressoud 2
1 Jim Gilliam 2
1 Jackie Jensen 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Jensen 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Robinson 3
2 Jerry Zimmerman 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 Willie Davis 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Julian Javier 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.62
2 Ike Delock 1.40
3 Whitey Ford 1.00
3 Larry Jackson 1.00
5 Ken Hunt 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 13
2 Whitey Ford 8
3 Ike Delock 7
3 Ken Hunt 7
3 Larry Jackson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .366
2 Harmon Killebrew .357
3 Norm Cash .345
4 Hank Aaron .343
5 Johnny Temple .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Rocky Colavito 12
2 Jim Gentile 12
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
2 Frank Robinson 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 43
2 Hank Aaron 37
2 Norm Cash 37
4 Orlando Cepeda 36
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Zoilo Versalles 11
3 Dick Howser 10
4 Jake Wood 9
5 Vada Pinson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.17
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
2 Sandy Koufax 6
5 16 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Don Drysdale 57
2 Stan Williams 57
4 Gary Bell 55
5 3 tied 53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .436
2 Bill White .422
3 Willie Tasby .409
4 John Romano .407
5 Hank Aaron .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 7
2 Willie Davis 6
2 Roger Maris 6
4 Norm Cash 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 15
1 Woodie Held 15
1 John Romano 15
4 Earl Averill 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.47
2 Don Schwall 0.53
3 Ken McBride 0.76
4 Art Mahaffey 1.00
5 Gene Conley 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Ken McBride 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 30
2 Stan Williams 23
3 Bob Gibson 20
4 Gary Bell 19
4 4 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Dave Sisler 3
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 Bobby Bolin 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .396
2 Harmon Killebrew .373
3 Norm Cash .358
4 Brooks Robinson .350
5 Jim Piersall .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 13
2 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Rocky Colavito 9
3 Jim Gentile 9
3 Frank Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 32
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 29
4 Hank Aaron 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Dick Howser 8
3 Jake Wood 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 Jim Landis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.61
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.13
3 Jim Archer 1.29
4 Billy Hoeft 1.60
5 Ken McBride 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Coates 5
1 Frank Funk 5
1 Joey Jay 5
1 Sandy Koufax 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 51
2 Bill Monbouquette 40
3 Steve Barber 38
3 Gary Bell 38
5 3 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .332
2 Wally Moon .325
3 Ken Boyer .321
4 Brooks Robinson .317
5 Roy Sievers .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 138
2 Eddie Mathews 129
3 Jim Gentile 116
4 Rocky Colavito 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Maury Wills 48
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 28
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Mahaffey 2.10
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.20
3 Curt Simmons 2.81
4 Ernie Broglio 2.92
5 Joey Jay 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 24
1 Warren Spahn 24
3 Lew Burdette 20
4 Bob Purkey 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 224
2 Ernie Broglio 214
3 Sandy Koufax 204
4 Sam Jones 195
5 2 tied 194

Saves

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