On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	29	16	.644	--
Indians	26	17	.605	2.0
Yankees	23	17	.575	3.5
Orioles	25	20	.556	4.0
Senators	22	23	.489	7.0
Athletics	19	20	.487	7.0
Twins	19	24	.442	9.0
Red Sox	17	23	.425	9.5
Angels	16	25	.390	11.0
White Sox	16	27	.372	12.0

Games

Yankees 7, Red Sox 6

White Sox 9, Orioles 4

Athletics 6, Tigers 4

Angels 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	16	.619	--
Reds	26	16	.619	0.0
Dodgers	27	19	.587	1.0
Pirates	21	18	.538	3.5
Braves	19	20	.487	5.5
Cardinals	18	22	.450	7.0
Cubs	15	26	.366	10.5
Phillies	12	27	.308	12.5

Games

Reds 8, Dodgers 7

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 9, Braves 1

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Pignatano	4
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Jackie Brandt	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gene Freese	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Steve Boros	1
2	Gordy Coleman	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Covington	3
1	Tommy Davis	3
1	Gene Freese	3
1	Frank Malzone	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Johnny Callison	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Gibbon	1.11
2	Rollie Sheldon	0.71
3	Don Drysdale	0.70
3	Joey Jay	0.70
5	Billy O'Dell	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Gibbon	10
2	Don Drysdale	7
2	Joey Jay	7
4	Bob Anderson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	Bill Kunkel	1
1	Danny McDevitt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.366
2	Harmon Killebrew	.350
3	Hank Aaron	.349
4	Johnny Temple	.340
5	Jim Piersall	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	14
1	Mickey Mantle	14
3	Jim Gentile	13
4	Rocky Colavito	12
4	3 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	45
2	Norm Cash	41
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Steve Boros	36
4	Orlando Cepeda	36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.33
2	Billy Hoeft	1.69
3	Bob Gibson	1.92
4	Johnny Podres	1.94
5	Dave Hillman	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	7
1	Frank Lary	7
3	Whitey Ford	6
3	Frank Funk	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	65
2	Don Drysdale	64
3	Stan Williams	61
4	Camilo Pascual	57
4	Pedro Ramos	57

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Luis Arroyo	7
2	Dave Sisler	7
4	Jim Brosnan	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.404
2	Stan Musial	.400
3	Hank Aaron	.392
3	John Romano	.392
5	Yogi Berra	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Vada Pinson	16
3	Hank Aaron	15
4	Earl Averill	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	5
2	Chuck Hinton	4
2	Dick Howser	4
2	Maury Wills	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	0.53
2	Frank Funk	0.71
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.73
4	Ken McBride	0.76
5	Sandy Koufax	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	3
1	Hal Brown	3
1	Frank Funk	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Bob Gibson	25
2	Stan Williams	25
4	Billy Pierce	22
5	Juan Marichal	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Barry Latman	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Bobby Bolin	2
3	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.406
2	Jim Piersall	.363
3	George Altman	.351
3	Jim King	.351
5	Hank Aaron	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	11
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
1	Roger Maris	11
4	Earl Averill	9
4	Jim Gentile	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	31
2	Harmon Killebrew	29
3	Norm Cash	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	27
5	Roger Maris	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	8
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Jake Wood	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.72
2	Bob Gibson	1.23
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.36
4	Billy Hoeft	1.60
5	Jim Coates	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Funk	6
1	Joey Jay	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Jim Coates	5
3	Sandy Koufax	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Joey Jay	38
3	Steve Barber	37
3	Camilo Pascual	37
3	Stan Williams	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Bill Henry	5
2	Dave Sisler	5
4	Luis Arroyo	4
4	Jim Brosnan	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.329
2	Wally Moon	.327
3	Ken Boyer	.321
4	Roy Sievers	.318
5	Brooks Robinson	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Rocky Colavito	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	41
4	Hank Aaron	40
4	2 others tied	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	141
2	Eddie Mathews	128
3	Jim Gentile	117
4	Roger Maris	113
5	Mickey Mantle	112

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.21
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.28
3	Curt Simmons	2.74
4	Ernie Broglio	2.91
5	Hal Brown	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Ernie Broglio	23
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Bob Purkey	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	230
2	Ernie Broglio	206
3	Sandy Koufax	204
4	Stan Williams	198
5	Sam Jones	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	25
2	Roy Face	24
3	Jim Brosnan	17
3	Ray Moore	17
5	Bill Henry	16