On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	43	23	.652	--
Yankees	41	25	.621	2.0
Indians	40	28	.588	4.0
Red Sox	35	31	.530	8.0
Orioles	35	33	.515	9.0
White Sox	33	34	.493	10.5
Senators	30	37	.448	13.5
Athletics	27	37	.422	15.0
Twins	26	41	.388	17.5
Angels	24	45	.348	20.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 3

Tigers 15, Indians 7

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Orioles 8, Angels 6

Twins 4, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	42	24	.636	--
Dodgers	40	28	.588	3.0
Giants	36	28	.563	5.0
Pirates	32	28	.533	7.0
Braves	29	31	.483	10.0
Cardinals	29	33	.468	11.0
Cubs	24	39	.381	16.5
Phillies	19	40	.322	19.5

Games

Reds 5, Dodgers 4

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Phillies 12, Pirates 11

Cardinals 10, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Albie Pearson	4
2	Steve Boros	3
2	Roberto Clemente	3
2	Tito Francona	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bruton	2
1	Chuck Essegian	2
1	Stan Musial	2
4	Hank Aaron	1
4	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Stan Musial	7
2	Bill Bruton	4
2	Don Demeter	4
2	Jim Gentile	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Altman	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	Albie Pearson	1
1	Jim Rivera	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.14
2	Gene Conley	1.00
3	Steve Barber	0.75
4	Lew Krausse	0.64
5	Don Drysdale	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Craig Anderson	1
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	9
2	Camilo Pascual	8
3	Lew Krausse	7
4	Gene Conley	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Chet Nichols	1
1	Barney Schultz	1
1	2 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.371
2	Jackie Brandt	.359
3	Harmon Killebrew	.348
4	Jim Piersall	.346
5	Don Hoak	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	27
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Norm Cash	20
3	Harmon Killebrew	20
5	Rocky Colavito	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	60
2	Roger Maris	59
3	Jim Gentile	58
4	Mickey Mantle	56
5	Orlando Cepeda	55

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	1.93
2	Bill Stafford	2.45
3	Ken McBride	2.57
4	Billy Hoeft	2.59
5	Johnny Podres	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	12
2	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Frank Lary	10
4	Bob Purkey	9
5	6 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	111
2	Whitey Ford	93
3	Stan Williams	92
4	Don Drysdale	89
5	Camilo Pascual	86

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.455
1	Harmon Killebrew	.455
3	Charlie James	.435
4	Frank Robinson	.421
5	Willie Mays	.417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	23
2	Mickey Mantle	20
2	Roy Sievers	20
4	Frank Robinson	18
4	Al Smith	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Chuck Hinton	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	0.00
2	Don McMahon	1.00
3	Lew Krausse	1.13
4	Juan Pizarro	1.19
5	Dick Stigman	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Mike Fornieles	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Whitey Ford	29
2	Juan Pizarro	29
4	Camilo Pascual	27
5	2 tied	24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.398
2	Norm Cash	.398
3	Don Hoak	.391
4	Vada Pinson	.383
5	Willie Mays	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	20
2	Norm Cash	13
3	Mickey Mantle	12
4	Harmon Killebrew	10
4	Frank Thomas	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	39
2	Gene Freese	33
3	Mickey Mantle	30
3	Frank Robinson	30
5	Harmon Killebrew	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Hank Aaron	7
4	Chuck Hinton	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	1.51
2	Turk Lown	1.67
3	Sandy Koufax	1.79
4	Bobby Shantz	1.80
5	Juan Pizarro	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Bob Purkey	5
3	Bill Stafford	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Whitey Ford	53
3	Gary Bell	38
4	Bob Gibson	37
4	Stan Williams	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	Norm Cash	.329
2	Ken Boyer	.327
3	Roy Sievers	.319
4	Frank Robinson	.319
5	Brooks Robinson	.318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	129
2	Hank Aaron	126
3	Harmon Killebrew	120
4	Roger Maris	119
5	2 tied	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	2.75
2	Don Drysdale	2.80
3	Hal Brown	2.80
4	Art Mahaffey	2.94
5	Johnny Podres	2.95

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	Don Drysdale	225
1	Sandy Koufax	225
3	Ernie Broglio	208
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