On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	32	17	.653	--
Tigers	33	18	.647	0.0
Yankees	28	19	.596	3.0
Orioles	27	24	.529	6.0
Athletics	22	23	.489	8.0
Senators	24	27	.471	9.0
Red Sox	22	25	.468	9.0
White Sox	19	29	.396	12.5
Twins	19	31	.380	13.5
Angels	18	31	.367	14.0

Games

Angels 7, Orioles 3

Orioles 2, Angels 0

Red Sox 5, Athletics 3

White Sox 7, Tigers 1

Indians 14, Senators 3

Yankees 7, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	19	.604	--
Dodgers	30	21	.588	0.5
Giants	27	21	.563	2.0
Pirates	24	21	.533	3.5
Cardinals	22	24	.478	6.0
Braves	21	24	.467	6.5
Cubs	19	29	.396	10.0
Phillies	16	29	.356	11.5

Games

Reds 7, Braves 3

Dodgers 8, Pirates 7

Phillies 13, Giants 9

Cubs 3, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	4
1	Jim Gentile	4
1	Julian Javier	4
1	John Romano	4
1	Al Smith	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Romano	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Clay Dalrymple	1
2	Don Demeter	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clay Dalrymple	5
1	Don Demeter	5
3	Roger Maris	4
3	John Romano	4
3	Lee Thomas	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	3
2	Chuck Hinton	1
2	Hector Lopez	1
2	Vada Pinson	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.60
2	Chuck Estrada	1.50
3	Ray Sadecki	0.83
4	Ernie Broglio	0.80
5	Ken McBride	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	12
2	Ray Sadecki	10
3	Ernie Broglio	8
3	Whitey Ford	8
5	Ken McBride	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Allen	1
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.370
2	Wally Moon	.362
3	John Romano	.359
4	Norm Cash	.345
5	Hank Aaron	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	16
2	Orlando Cepeda	15
2	Rocky Colavito	15
2	Mickey Mantle	15
5	2 tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	48
2	Norm Cash	44
3	Hank Aaron	40
3	Orlando Cepeda	40
3	Roger Maris	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	15
2	Luis Aparicio	14
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
4	Vada Pinson	10
5	Jake Wood	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.63
2	Billy Hoeft	2.13
3	Bill Monbouquette	2.14
4	Johnny Podres	2.15
5	Don Mossi	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Don Drysdale	68
3	Ernie Broglio	66
4	Stan Williams	65
5	2 tied	64

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	9
2	Roy Face	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
4	Jim Brosnan	7
4	2 others tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.538
2	Norm Siebern	.468
3	John Romano	.460
4	Harry Bright	.444
5	Joe Pignatano	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	John Romano	7
3	Norm Cash	6
3	Gene Freese	6
3	Norm Siebern	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	20
2	John Romano	19
3	Ken Boyer	18
4	George Altman	17
4	Norm Siebern	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	8
2	Hank Aaron	5
3	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	Maury Wills	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	0.54
2	Turk Lown	0.64
3	Don Cardwell	0.71
4	Bobby Shantz	0.90
5	Don Schwall	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Gary Bell	25
2	Ray Sadecki	25
4	Whitey Ford	24
5	Bob Gibson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	3
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Don Elston	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.412
2	Vada Pinson	.384
3	John Romano	.381
4	Norm Siebern	.378
5	Don Hoak	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	13
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
2	Rocky Colavito	11
2	Eddie Mathews	11
5	Frank Robinson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	31
2	Jim Gentile	27
2	John Romano	27
4	Rocky Colavito	26
5	Orlando Cepeda	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	12
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	1.04
2	Bobby Shantz	1.30
3	Hal Brown	1.63
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.73
5	Billy Hoeft	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sandy Koufax	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Jim Coates	5
2	Frank Funk	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Bill Monbouquette	44
3	Ernie Broglio	40
3	Whitey Ford	40
5	Gary Bell	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Luis Arroyo	4
2	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Roy Face	4
2	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.327
2	Ken Boyer	.322
3	Dick Groat	.317
4	Brooks Robinson	.316
5	Willie Mays	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Rocky Colavito	43
3	Roger Maris	41
4	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	135
2	Eddie Mathews	130
3	Jim Gentile	116
3	Roger Maris	116
5	Mickey Mantle	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Jim Landis	26
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.36
2	Curt Simmons	2.80
3	Don Drysdale	2.86
4	Don Mossi	2.88
5	Don Lee	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	25
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Lew Burdette	19
3	Frank Lary	19
3	Bob Purkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	226
2	Ernie Broglio	216
3	Sandy Koufax	198
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Sam Jones	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Lindy McDaniel	23
3	Jim Brosnan	18
4	Ray Moore	17
5	2 tied	16