On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	38	21	.644	--
Indians	38	21	.644	0.0
Yankees	36	21	.632	1.0
Orioles	30	29	.508	8.0
Senators	29	30	.492	9.0
Red Sox	27	30	.474	10.0
Athletics	25	30	.455	11.0
White Sox	25	33	.431	12.5
Twins	22	36	.379	15.5
Angels	21	40	.344	18.0

Games

Senators 5, Orioles 1

White Sox 4, Angels 1

White Sox 9, Angels 8

Yankees 11, Indians 5

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Athletics 9, Twins 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	35	24	.593	--
Giants	33	23	.589	0.5
Reds	33	23	.589	0.5
Pirates	28	24	.538	3.5
Cardinals	24	28	.462	7.5
Braves	24	28	.462	7.5
Cubs	21	33	.389	11.5
Phillies	18	33	.353	13.0

Games

Dodgers 7, Cubs 0

Pirates 5, Reds 4

Giants 11, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ed Bailey	4
1	Roberto Clemente	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bailey	2
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Tommy Davis	1
2	Don Drysdale	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Richardson	4
1	Dick Stuart	4
3	Ed Bailey	3
3	Tommy Davis	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Rocky Bridges	1
1	Chuck Hinton	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Dick Howser	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Herbert	2.00
2	Camilo Pascual	1.30
3	Don Drysdale	1.00
4	Juan Marichal	0.83
5	Dick Donovan	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	13
2	Don Drysdale	7
3	Ray Herbert	6
4	Frank Baumann	5
4	7 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Don Larsen	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.370
2	Norm Cash	.367
3	Wally Moon	.355
4	Don Hoak	.349
5	Hank Aaron	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	22
2	Norm Cash	19
3	Mickey Mantle	18
4	Orlando Cepeda	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	54
2	Roger Maris	50
3	Jim Gentile	49
4	Orlando Cepeda	48
5	Mickey Mantle	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	18
2	Luis Aparicio	16
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
4	Vada Pinson	11
5	Jake Wood	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.89
2	Don Mossi	2.02
3	Johnny Podres	2.43
4	Billy Hoeft	2.48
5	Ken McBride	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	10
1	Frank Lary	10
3	Sandy Koufax	9
4	Steve Barber	7
4	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	89
2	Don Drysdale	82
3	Camilo Pascual	76
4	Gary Bell	74
4	Stan Williams	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	11
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	.480
2	Norm Cash	.442
3	Harry Bright	.424
4	Don Hoak	.396
5	Jackie Jensen	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	11
2	Norm Cash	9
3	Eddie Mathews	8
4	Gene Freese	7
4	Leon Wagner	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	23
2	Gene Freese	21
3	Ken Hunt	17
3	Frank Malzone	17
5	Al Smith	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	7
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Chuck Hinton	3
4	Vada Pinson	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
2	Barry Latman	0.66
3	Bill Stafford	1.00
4	Don Mossi	1.08
5	Juan Pizarro	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Frank Baumann	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	25
2	Sandy Koufax	24
3	Chuck Estrada	21
3	Joe Gibbon	21
3	Ray Sadecki	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	4
1	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Frank Funk	3
3	Stu Miller	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.426
2	Norm Cash	.408
3	Don Hoak	.389
4	John Romano	.369
5	Vada Pinson	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Norm Cash	15
3	Eddie Mathews	13
4	Gene Freese	11
5	Orlando Cepeda	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	39
2	Gene Freese	31
3	Norm Cash	30
4	John Romano	29
5	Ken Hunt	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	Jim Landis	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	1.31
2	Bill Stafford	1.59
3	Don Mossi	1.60
4	Ken McBride	1.85
5	Hal Brown	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Mudcat Grant	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
4	Joey Jay	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	54
2	Camilo Pascual	42
3	Stan Williams	40
4	Gary Bell	38
4	Bob Gibson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	6
3	Jim Brosnan	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.325
2	Wally Moon	.322
3	Roy Sievers	.321
4	Brooks Robinson	.320
5	Ken Boyer	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Eddie Mathews	45
3	Roger Maris	44
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Harmon Killebrew	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	135
2	Hank Aaron	132
3	Roger Maris	122
4	Mickey Mantle	112
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	50
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Jim Landis	26
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.55
2	Don Mossi	2.56
3	Don Drysdale	2.60
4	Curt Simmons	2.61
5	Hal Brown	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	232
2	Ernie Broglio	212
2	Sandy Koufax	212
4	Pedro Ramos	192
5	Jim Bunning	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	21
3	Jim Brosnan	19
4	Luis Arroyo	18
5	2 tied	17