On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	23	.635	--
Indians	40	24	.625	0.5
Yankees	38	23	.623	1.0
Red Sox	32	30	.516	7.5
Orioles	32	32	.500	8.5
Senators	30	34	.469	10.5
White Sox	29	34	.460	11.0
Athletics	26	33	.441	12.0
Twins	24	39	.381	16.0
Angels	23	42	.354	18.0

Games

Red Sox 13, Senators 12

White Sox 4, Twins 3

White Sox 10, Twins 7

Indians 2, Orioles 1

Orioles 8, Indians 5

Yankees 9, Tigers 0

Angels 5, Athletics 3

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	38	23	.623	--
Giants	36	24	.600	1.5
Dodgers	37	26	.587	2.0
Pirates	30	27	.526	6.0
Cardinals	27	30	.474	9.0
Braves	26	30	.464	9.5
Cubs	22	36	.379	14.5
Phillies	18	38	.321	17.5

Games

Braves 10, Dodgers 2

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Reds 7, Phillies 2

Cardinals 7, Pirates 3

Reds 10, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gene Freese	7
2	Luis Aparicio	5
2	Dale Long	5
4	Don Buddin	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	2
1	Johnny Blanchard	2
1	Jim Pagliaroni	2
1	Wally Post	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Tasby	6
2	Jim Pagliaroni	5
2	Wally Post	5
4	Joe Adcock	4
5	11 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	3
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Jim Davenport	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	2.40
2	Cal McLish	0.78
3	Norm Bass	0.62
4	Jim O'Toole	0.55
5	2 tied	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	12
2	Norm Bass	8
3	Cal McLish	7
4	Dick Hall	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.360
2	Jim Piersall	.349
3	Don Hoak	.342
4	Vada Pinson	.339
5	Wally Moon	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	24
2	Mickey Mantle	20
3	Norm Cash	19
4	Orlando Cepeda	18
5	2 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	57
2	Orlando Cepeda	53
2	Roger Maris	53
4	Jim Gentile	50
5	Mickey Mantle	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	20
2	Dick Howser	18
3	Vada Pinson	12
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
2	Don Mossi	2.40
3	Wynn Hawkins	2.58
4	Dick Donovan	2.58
5	Billy Hoeft	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	11
2	Frank Lary	10
3	Sandy Koufax	9
4	Joey Jay	8
4	Bob Purkey	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	97
2	Stan Williams	86
3	Don Drysdale	84
3	Whitey Ford	84
5	Camilo Pascual	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	12
2	Jim Brosnan	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Roy Face	9
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.453
2	Vada Pinson	.427
3	Gene Green	.407
4	Don Hoak	.392
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Norm Cash	8
3	Willie Kirkland	7
4	Mickey Mantle	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	21
2	Roger Maris	18
2	Vic Wertz	18
4	Orlando Cepeda	16
4	3 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Dick Howser	6
3	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	0.00
2	Dick Donovan	0.47
3	Don McMahon	0.53
4	Barry Latman	0.64
5	Eli Grba	0.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
1	Jim Perry	4
3	Jim Archer	3
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	28
2	Sandy Koufax	25
2	Stan Williams	25
4	Juan Pizarro	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.401
2	Norm Cash	.388
3	Jim Piersall	.385
4	Don Hoak	.370
5	Stan Musial	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	20
2	Norm Cash	14
3	Gene Freese	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	40
2	Gene Freese	35
3	Norm Cash	28
3	John Romano	28
5	Al Smith	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Dick Howser	11
3	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Hank Aaron	7
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don McMahon	1.05
2	Eli Grba	1.19
3	Bill Stafford	1.48
4	Turk Lown	1.82
5	Billy Pierce	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Mudcat Grant	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	Don Schwall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Whitey Ford	48
3	Bob Gibson	41
4	Gary Bell	39
4	Stan Williams	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
3	Jim Brosnan	6
4	Roy Face	4
4	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.321
2	Ken Boyer	.320
3	Brooks Robinson	.313
4	Roy Sievers	.313
5	Del Crandall	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Roger Maris	45
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	131
2	Hank Aaron	130
3	Roger Maris	118
4	Mickey Mantle	116
5	Vic Wertz	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	48
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.61
2	Don Mossi	2.72
3	Hal Brown	2.73
4	Art Mahaffey	2.74
5	Don Drysdale	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Ernie Broglio	23
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
5	Frank Lary	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	226
2	Sandy Koufax	215
3	Ernie Broglio	209
4	Pedro Ramos	194
5	Stan Williams	192

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Jim Brosnan	20
2	Lindy McDaniel	20
4	Luis Arroyo	19
5	2 tied	17