On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	33	16	.673	--
Indians	30	17	.638	2.0
Yankees	25	19	.568	5.5
Orioles	26	22	.542	6.5
Athletics	21	21	.500	8.5
Senators	24	25	.490	9.0
Red Sox	20	24	.455	10.5
Twins	19	28	.404	13.0
White Sox	17	29	.370	14.5
Angels	16	30	.348	15.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Orioles 5

Yankees 10, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Angels 3

Indians 8, Angels 4

Tigers 10, Twins 4

Tigers 9, Twins 3

Athletics 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	20	.592	--
Giants	27	19	.587	0.5
Reds	27	19	.587	0.5
Pirates	23	20	.535	3.0
Braves	21	22	.488	5.0
Cardinals	20	24	.455	6.5
Cubs	19	27	.413	8.5
Phillies	14	29	.326	12.0

Games

Reds 3, Cubs 1

Cubs 8, Reds 2

Giants 4, Dodgers 2

Braves 7, Cardinals 1

Phillies 5, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	5
2	Vada Pinson	4
2	Ron Santo	4
2	Lee Thomas	4
5	17 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	George Altman	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Julio Becquer	1
1	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woodie Held	4
1	Bubba Phillips	4
3	Julio Becquer	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	George Altman	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Steve Boros	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	1.14
2	Jim Maloney	0.88
3	Warren Spahn	0.67
4	Steve Barber	0.62
4	Gene Conley	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Archer	1
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Don Ferrarese	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Cardwell	8
1	Bob Gibson	8
1	Sam Jones	8
4	Jim Maloney	7
5	5 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Funk	1
1	Bobby Locke	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.366
2	Jim Piersall	.356
3	Hank Aaron	.347
4	John Romano	.346
5	Norm Cash	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
1	Rocky Colavito	15
1	Roger Maris	15
4	Jim Gentile	14
4	Mickey Mantle	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	48
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Rocky Colavito	39
5	Orlando Cepeda	38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.63
2	Johnny Podres	1.94
3	Billy Hoeft	2.13
4	Don Mossi	2.20
5	Bill Monbouquette	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	8
2	Steve Barber	7
2	Whitey Ford	7
2	Frank Funk	7
2	Sandy Koufax	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Stan Williams	65
3	Don Drysdale	64
4	Pedro Ramos	62
5	3 tied	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Luis Arroyo	7
2	Roy Face	7
2	Dave Sisler	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.443
2	Jim Piersall	.441
3	Harry Bright	.438
4	Joe Pignatano	.432
5	John Romano	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Norm Cash	7
3	Rocky Colavito	6
3	Gene Freese	6
3	Woodie Held	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	19
2	John Romano	17
3	Woodie Held	16
3	Bubba Phillips	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Brown	0.00
2	Bill Stafford	0.54
3	Frank Funk	0.64
4	Jim Coates	0.71
5	Don Schwall	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	4
1	Sandy Koufax	4
3	Steve Barber	3
3	Whitey Ford	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Bob Gibson	33
3	Don Cardwell	24
4	Ron Kline	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Don Elston	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Bobby Bolin	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.394
2	Jim Piersall	.389
3	Don Hoak	.376
4	George Altman	.372
5	2 tied	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
2	Rocky Colavito	11
4	Eddie Mathews	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	29
1	Roger Maris	29
3	Norm Cash	27
3	Jim Gentile	27
5	Steve Boros	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Chuck Hinton	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	1.04
2	Hal Brown	1.10
3	Bobby Shantz	1.30
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.73
5	Billy Hoeft	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Steve Barber	5
2	Frank Funk	5
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Joey Jay	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Steve Barber	42
3	Bill Monbouquette	41
4	Bob Gibson	37
4	Stan Williams	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Roy Face	4
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Dave Sisler	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.330
2	Brooks Robinson	.321
3	Ken Boyer	.319
4	Lenny Green	.315
5	Dick Groat	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Rocky Colavito	46
3	Roger Maris	42
4	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	137
2	Eddie Mathews	129
3	Jim Gentile	117
4	Roger Maris	116
5	Rocky Colavito	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	51
2	Luis Aparicio	50
3	Jim Landis	29
3	Vada Pinson	29
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.21
2	Art Mahaffey	2.36
3	Curt Simmons	2.79
4	Don Drysdale	2.84
5	Don Mossi	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	24
1	Warren Spahn	24
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Frank Lary	19
4	Bob Purkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	222
2	Ernie Broglio	209
3	Sandy Koufax	207
4	Sam Jones	198
5	Stan Williams	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	23
3	Jim Brosnan	17
3	Ray Moore	17
5	Bill Henry	16