On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	42	23	.646	--
Yankees	41	24	.631	1.0
Indians	40	27	.597	3.0
Red Sox	34	31	.523	8.0
Orioles	34	33	.507	9.0
White Sox	32	34	.485	10.5
Senators	30	36	.455	12.5
Athletics	27	36	.429	14.0
Twins	25	41	.379	17.5
Angels	24	44	.353	19.5

Games

Yankees 8, Athletics 3

Red Sox 3, Angels 2

Orioles 8, Twins 2

Tigers 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	41	24	.631	--
Dodgers	40	27	.597	2.0
Giants	36	27	.571	4.0
Pirates	32	27	.542	6.0
Braves	29	30	.492	9.0
Cardinals	28	33	.459	11.0
Cubs	23	39	.371	16.5
Phillies	18	40	.310	19.5

Games

Cubs 7, Dodgers 5

Reds 7, Cardinals 5

Braves 8, Giants 6

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Maris	4
1	Willie Mays	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Ernie Banks	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Smoky Burgess	2
1	Willie Mays	2
1	Frank Thomas	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gus Triandos	5
2	Smoky Burgess	4
2	Roger Maris	4
2	Frank Thomas	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Chuck Schilling	1
1	Russ Snyder	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ryne Duren	1.00
1	Whitey Ford	1.00
3	Bob Friend	0.67
4	Jim Kaat	0.50
5	Roger Craig	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	9
2	Ryne Duren	8
3	Jim Kaat	7
4	Bob Friend	6
5	Milt Pappas	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don McMahon	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.365
2	Jackie Brandt	.358
3	Jim Piersall	.345
4	Don Hoak	.342
5	Harmon Killebrew	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	27
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Norm Cash	20
4	Harmon Killebrew	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	59
1	Roger Maris	59
3	Mickey Mantle	56
4	Jim Gentile	54
5	Orlando Cepeda	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Dick Howser	18
3	Vada Pinson	13
4	Zoilo Versalles	12
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.86
2	Don Mossi	2.40
3	Bill Stafford	2.45
4	Ken McBride	2.57
5	Billy Hoeft	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	12
2	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Frank Lary	10
4	Bob Purkey	9
5	4 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	111
2	Whitey Ford	93
3	Stan Williams	92
4	Don Drysdale	84
5	Pedro Ramos	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	14
2	Jim Brosnan	11
3	Roy Face	10
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Larry Sherry	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.438
2	Harmon Killebrew	.426
3	Frank Robinson	.417
4	Charlie James	.415
5	Bill White	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Norm Cash	8
3	Harmon Killebrew	7
3	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Leon Wagner	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	21
2	Mickey Mantle	20
2	Roy Sievers	20
4	Harmon Killebrew	19
5	Al Smith	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Chuck Schilling	4
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	Chuck Hinton	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	0.00
2	Don McMahon	0.55
3	Jim Perry	1.11
4	Juan Pizarro	1.19
5	Jim Donohue	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Mike Fornieles	3
2	Bob Friend	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Whitey Ford	29
2	Juan Pizarro	29
4	Stan Williams	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	Warren Hacker	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.393
2	Don Hoak	.385
3	Norm Cash	.384
4	Vada Pinson	.383
5	Bill White	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	20
2	Norm Cash	14
3	Mickey Mantle	12
4	Leon Wagner	10
5	6 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	39
2	Gene Freese	33
3	Mickey Mantle	30
4	Norm Cash	28
4	2 others tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7
5	Vada Pinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	1.51
2	Turk Lown	1.67
3	Bobby Shantz	1.69
4	Sandy Koufax	1.79
5	Juan Pizarro	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Ken Hunt	5
3	Bob Purkey	5
3	Bill Stafford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Whitey Ford	53
3	Gary Bell	38
3	Jim Bunning	38
5	2 tied	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.328
2	Norm Cash	.326
3	Brooks Robinson	.319
4	Frank Robinson	.318
5	Roy Sievers	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	47
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
2	Mickey Mantle	46
4	Rocky Colavito	43
5	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	129
2	Hank Aaron	125
3	Roger Maris	121
4	Mickey Mantle	117
5	Harmon Killebrew	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	56
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.60
2	Don Drysdale	2.71
3	Hal Brown	2.80
4	Don Mossi	2.81
5	Art Mahaffey	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Ernie Broglio	22
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
5	Frank Lary	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	225
2	Don Drysdale	220
3	Ernie Broglio	209
4	Stan Williams	197
5	Pedro Ramos	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Luis Arroyo	21
3	Jim Brosnan	20
4	Lindy McDaniel	19
5	2 tied	17