On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 19 .661 --
Tigers 36 21 .632 1.5
Yankees 34 20 .630 2.0
Orioles 29 27 .518 8.0
Senators 28 29 .491 9.5
Red Sox 26 28 .481 10.0
Athletics 23 29 .442 12.0
Twins 21 34 .382 15.5
White Sox 20 33 .377 15.5
Angels 21 35 .375 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 21 .611 --
Dodgers 34 22 .607 0.0
Giants 30 23 .566 2.5
Pirates 26 24 .520 5.0
Cardinals 24 27 .471 7.5
Braves 24 27 .471 7.5
Cubs 21 32 .396 11.5
Phillies 17 33 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Cash 6
1 Frank Robinson 6
3 Frank Bolling 5
3 Jackie Jensen 5
3 Chuck Schilling 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 3
2 Bob Allison 2
2 Yogi Berra 2
2 Don Buddin 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Essegian 6
1 Gene Freese 6
3 Frank Malzone 5
4 Bob Allison 4
4 Richie Ashburn 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 Tony Kubek 1
1 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.43
2 Mudcat Grant 1.00
3 Ralph Terry 0.83
4 Chuck Estrada 0.78
5 Ken McBride 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Curtis 1
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Mudcat Grant 8
3 Chuck Estrada 7
4 Ernie Broglio 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .371
2 Norm Cash .370
3 Wally Moon .365
4 Hank Aaron .347
5 Don Hoak .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 20
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Norm Cash 17
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 50
2 Jim Gentile 48
3 Orlando Cepeda 47
3 Roger Maris 47
5 Mickey Mantle 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 17
2 Luis Aparicio 15
3 Zoilo Versalles 12
4 Vada Pinson 11
5 Jake Wood 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.71
2 Don Mossi 2.13
3 Billy Hoeft 2.30
4 Wynn Hawkins 2.43
4 Johnny Podres 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 9
1 Sandy Koufax 9
1 Frank Lary 9
4 Steve Barber 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 89
2 Don Drysdale 75
3 Ernie Broglio 72
4 Pedro Ramos 71
5 Whitey Ford 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 10
2 Jim Brosnan 9
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Roy Face 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .517
2 Norm Cash .436
3 Norm Siebern .429
4 Carroll Hardy .417
5 Harry Bright .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 12
2 Norm Cash 9
3 Gene Freese 8
3 Mickey Mantle 8
3 Eddie Mathews 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 25
2 Gene Freese 21
3 Frank Malzone 20
4 George Altman 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 7
2 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Willie Mays 3
3 Danny O'Connell 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Stafford 0.70
2 Don Lee 1.20
3 Eli Grba 1.25
4 Billy Pierce 1.31
5 Don Schwall 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Don Schwall 4
3 Jim Bunning 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Whitey Ford 25
3 Barry Latman 23
4 Jim Bunning 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Don Elston 3
2 Bill Henry 3
2 Bill Kunkel 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .413
2 Norm Cash .406
3 Vada Pinson .389
4 Wally Moon .371
5 Hank Aaron .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 17
2 Eddie Mathews 16
3 Norm Cash 13
4 Orlando Cepeda 12
4 Rocky Colavito 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 37
2 Gene Freese 31
3 Ken Hunt 29
4 Orlando Cepeda 28
4 Eddie Mathews 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Funk 0.34
2 Don Schwall 1.31
3 Jack Sanford 1.51
4 Turk Lown 1.65
5 Bobby Shantz 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 7
2 Mudcat Grant 6
3 Hal Brown 5
3 Jim Coates 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Bill Monbouquette 45
3 Ernie Broglio 43
3 Pedro Ramos 43
5 Whitey Ford 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
2 Jim Brosnan 6
3 Luis Arroyo 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 Bill Henry 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .326
2 Wally Moon .325
3 Brooks Robinson .319
4 Willie Mays .318
5 Dick Groat .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Rocky Colavito 45
2 Eddie Mathews 45
4 Roger Maris 43
5 Harmon Killebrew 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 137
2 Hank Aaron 135
3 Roger Maris 121
4 Jim Gentile 112
4 Mickey Mantle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 27
5 Lenny Green 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Mahaffey 2.55
2 Don Drysdale 2.69
3 Curt Simmons 2.81
4 Hal Brown 2.83
5 Don Mossi 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 25
2 Warren Spahn 24
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Frank Lary 19
3 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 225
2 Ernie Broglio 217
3 Sandy Koufax 212
4 Jim Bunning 191
4 Pedro Ramos 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Lindy McDaniel 22
3 Jim Brosnan 19
4 Luis Arroyo 17
4 Ray Moore 17