On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 16 .644 --
Indians 26 17 .605 2.0
Yankees 23 18 .561 4.0
Orioles 25 20 .556 4.0
Senators 23 23 .500 6.5
Athletics 19 20 .487 7.0
Twins 19 24 .442 9.0
Red Sox 18 23 .439 9.0
Angels 16 26 .381 11.5
White Sox 16 27 .372 12.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 16 .619 --
Giants 26 17 .605 0.5
Dodgers 27 19 .587 1.0
Pirates 22 18 .550 3.0
Braves 19 21 .475 6.0
Cardinals 19 22 .463 6.5
Cubs 16 26 .381 10.0
Phillies 12 28 .300 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Orlando Cepeda 3
1 Jerry Kindall 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smoky Burgess 2
1 Bill Skowron 2
3 Felipe Alou 1
3 George Altman 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Altman 3
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 Bill Skowron 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Chuck Hinton 1
1 Jim King 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glen Hobbie 1.00
2 Harvey Haddix 0.70
3 Frank Sullivan 0.56
4 Ernie Broglio 0.50
5 Ray Herbert 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 John Gabler 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Glen Hobbie 8
2 Harvey Haddix 7
3 Ernie Broglio 6
3 Bill Monbouquette 6
5 Frank Sullivan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Cicotte 1
1 Tracy Stallard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .366
2 Harmon Killebrew .350
3 Hank Aaron .348
4 Johnny Temple .340
5 Jim Piersall .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 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 42
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Steve Boros 37
4 Orlando Cepeda 37

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 Ernie Broglio 58
5 2 tied 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 Leo Posada .455
2 Vada Pinson .426
3 John Romano .404
4 Hank Aaron .396
5 Jim Piersall .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 8
2 Norm Cash 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 17
2 Earl Averill 16
3 Vada Pinson 15
4 Hank Aaron 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 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Schwall 0.53
2 Jim Coates 0.67
3 Frank Funk 0.71
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.73
5 Ken McBride 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 27
2 Bob Gibson 25
3 Billy Pierce 22
4 Juan Marichal 21
5 Joe Gibbon 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Luis Arroyo 2
2 Bobby Bolin 2
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .408
2 Jim King .364
3 Jim Piersall .363
4 George Altman .359
5 Hank Aaron .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
2 Roger Maris 11
3 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Earl Averill 9
4 Jim Gentile 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 31
2 Norm Cash 28
2 Orlando Cepeda 28
4 Harmon Killebrew 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

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 Bill Monbouquette 41
3 Joey Jay 38
4 Steve Barber 37
4 3 others tied 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 Wally Moon .325
2 Dick Groat .323
3 Ken Boyer .321
4 Roy Sievers .318
5 Brooks Robinson .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 140
2 Eddie Mathews 128
3 Jim Gentile 117
4 Mickey Mantle 112
4 Roger Maris 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 51
2 Luis Aparicio 50
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 Hal Brown 2.93
5 Don Lee 2.95

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 230
2 Ernie Broglio 212
3 Sandy Koufax 204
4 Sam Jones 197
5 Jim Bunning 194

Saves

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