On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	35	18	.660	--
Tigers	34	20	.630	1.5
Yankees	31	20	.608	3.0
Orioles	27	26	.509	8.0
Red Sox	25	26	.490	9.0
Senators	26	28	.481	9.5
Athletics	23	26	.469	10.0
Twins	20	32	.385	14.5
White Sox	19	31	.380	14.5
Angels	20	33	.377	15.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Angels 3

Angels 5, Red Sox 1

Indians 5, Tigers 4

Senators 1, White Sox 0

Senators 10, White Sox 9

Yankees 8, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	32	22	.593	--
Reds	30	21	.588	0.5
Giants	29	22	.569	1.5
Pirates	25	23	.521	4.0
Cardinals	24	24	.500	5.0
Braves	22	26	.458	7.0
Cubs	20	30	.400	10.0
Phillies	17	31	.354	12.0

Games

Cubs 11, Braves 10

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Giants 9, Pirates 6

Cardinals 8, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Green	4
1	Coot Veal	4
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	Ken Aspromonte	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Ed Bailey	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Gene Green	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
1	Lee Maye	4
4	Joe Adcock	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Billy Klaus	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Floyd Robinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cal McLish	1.33
2	Ryne Duren	1.22
3	Don Drysdale	1.00
4	Phil Regan	0.50
5	Frank Sullivan	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ryne Duren	11
2	Don Drysdale	7
3	Jim Donohue	5
3	Ray Herbert	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eli Grba	1
1	Stu Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.359
2	Wally Moon	.358
3	Norm Cash	.356
4	Don Hoak	.352
5	Hank Aaron	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	18
2	Orlando Cepeda	16
2	Mickey Mantle	16
4	Rocky Colavito	15
4	Eddie Mathews	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	48
2	Norm Cash	46
3	Roger Maris	45
4	Orlando Cepeda	44
5	Hank Aaron	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	17
2	Luis Aparicio	15
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
4	Vada Pinson	10
4	Jake Wood	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.60
2	Don Mossi	2.13
3	Bill Monbouquette	2.14
4	Johnny Podres	2.15
5	Billy Hoeft	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	9
2	Whitey Ford	8
2	Sandy Koufax	8
4	Steve Barber	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	79
2	Don Drysdale	75
3	Stan Williams	68
4	Ernie Broglio	66
4	Pedro Ramos	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	9
2	Jim Brosnan	8
2	Roy Face	8
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
5	2 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.491
2	Norm Siebern	.473
3	Vada Pinson	.452
4	Don Hoak	.449
5	Gene Green	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Gene Freese	7
2	Eddie Mathews	7
4	Mickey Mantle	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	23
2	Ken Boyer	22
3	Norm Siebern	19
4	George Altman	18
5	Ron Santo	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	8
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Luis Aparicio	4
4	Chuck Hinton	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Moeller	0.57
2	Don Nottebart	0.66
3	Bill Stafford	0.70
4	Eli Grba	0.96
5	2 tied	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Mudcat Grant	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Jim Maloney	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	27
2	Don Cardwell	23
3	Ernie Broglio	21
3	Ryne Duren	21
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Bill Kunkel	3
2	Stu Miller	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Siebern	.394
2	Vada Pinson	.393
3	Jim Piersall	.387
4	Don Hoak	.384
5	Elston Howard	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	15
2	Eddie Mathews	14
3	Orlando Cepeda	11
4	Rocky Colavito	10
4	Gene Freese	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	36
2	John Romano	27
3	Woodie Held	26
3	Ken Hunt	26
5	4 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	13
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7
5	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.34
2	Don Schwall	1.29
3	Jack Sanford	1.51
4	Bobby Shantz	1.55
5	Bill Monbouquette	1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	55
2	Bob Gibson	41
2	Bill Monbouquette	41
4	Gary Bell	39
5	Pedro Ramos	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Luis Arroyo	4
3	Roy Face	4
3	Bill Henry	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hoak	.323
2	Wally Moon	.322
3	Ken Boyer	.321
4	Brooks Robinson	.319
5	Willie Mays	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Rocky Colavito	43
2	Eddie Mathews	43
4	Roger Maris	41
5	2 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	136
2	Eddie Mathews	134
3	Roger Maris	119
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	27
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.41
2	Don Drysdale	2.79
3	Curt Simmons	2.80
4	Don Mossi	2.86
5	Ernie Broglio	2.93

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	233
2	Ernie Broglio	211
3	Sandy Koufax	205
4	Jim Bunning	194
5	Sam Jones	188

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	23
3	Jim Brosnan	19
4	Ray Moore	17
5	2 tied	16