On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 33 17 .660 --
Tigers 33 18 .647 0.5
Yankees 29 19 .604 3.0
Orioles 27 25 .519 7.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 9.0
Athletics 22 24 .478 9.0
Senators 24 28 .462 10.0
White Sox 19 29 .396 13.0
Angels 19 31 .380 14.0
Twins 19 32 .373 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 21 .596 --
Reds 29 20 .592 0.5
Giants 28 21 .571 1.5
Pirates 24 22 .522 4.0
Cardinals 23 24 .489 5.5
Braves 22 24 .478 6.0
Cubs 19 30 .388 10.5
Phillies 16 30 .348 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Don Demeter 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 Carroll Hardy 3
2 Ron Santo 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Stan Musial 2
2 George Altman 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Stan Musial 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Woodie Held 3
2 Roger Maris 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Temple 2
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Carroll Hardy 1
2 Jackie Jensen 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mudcat Grant 0.86
2 Jack Sanford 0.80
2 Ralph Terry 0.80
4 Sandy Koufax 0.78
5 Art Mahaffey 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 9
2 Billy Hoeft 7
2 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Don Schwall 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mickey McDermott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .368
2 John Romano .357
3 Wally Moon .352
4 Norm Cash .345
5 Hank Aaron .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 17
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 Roger Maris 43
4 Orlando Cepeda 41
5 Hank Aaron 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 Bill Monbouquette 2.14
3 Johnny Podres 2.15
4 Don Mossi 2.20
5 Billy Hoeft 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 8
1 Sandy Koufax 8
1 Frank Lary 8
4 Steve Barber 7
4 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 79
2 Don Drysdale 68
3 Ernie Broglio 66
3 Pedro Ramos 66
5 Stan Williams 65

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 .480
3 John Romano .460
4 Don Hoak .444
5 Vada Pinson .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 10
2 John Romano 7
3 Gene Freese 6
3 Norm Siebern 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 23
2 John Romano 21
3 Ken Boyer 19
4 George Altman 18
5 Norm Siebern 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stafford 0.54
2 Turk Lown 0.64
3 Bobby Shantz 0.69
4 Don Cardwell 0.71
5 Jim Coates 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 4
1 Sandy Koufax 4
3 Gary Bell 3
3 Ernie Broglio 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 35
2 Gary Bell 25
3 Whitey Ford 24
4 Bob Gibson 22
5 Ernie Broglio 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 3
1 Jim Brosnan 3
1 Don Elston 3
1 Bill Kunkel 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .404
2 Norm Siebern .385
3 Stan Musial .384
4 Vada Pinson .380
5 Don Hoak .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 14
2 Eddie Mathews 11
3 Orlando Cepeda 10
3 Rocky Colavito 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 34
2 Jim Gentile 27
2 John Romano 27
4 Willie Davis 26
4 Woodie Held 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 11
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Chuck Hinton 7
5 Jake Wood 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Schwall 1.29
2 Bobby Shantz 1.33
3 Bill Monbouquette 1.61
4 Hal Brown 1.63
5 Ken McBride 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Jim Coates 5
3 Frank Funk 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 55
2 Bill Monbouquette 41
3 Whitey Ford 40
4 Gary Bell 39
4 Pedro Ramos 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 .325
2 Ken Boyer .321
3 Brooks Robinson .316
4 Don Hoak .315
5 Dick Groat .315

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 132
3 Roger Maris 118
4 Jim Gentile 113
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 2.41
2 Curt Simmons 2.80
3 Don Drysdale 2.86
4 Don Mossi 2.88
5 Ernie Broglio 2.92

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 205
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