On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	44	23	.657	--
Yankees	42	25	.627	2.0
Indians	40	29	.580	5.0
Red Sox	35	32	.522	9.0
Orioles	35	34	.507	10.0
White Sox	34	34	.500	10.5
Senators	30	38	.441	14.5
Athletics	28	37	.431	15.0
Twins	26	42	.382	18.5
Angels	25	45	.357	20.5

Games

White Sox 12, Senators 6

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Athletics 9, Red Sox 3

Angels 4, Orioles 1

Yankees 10, Twins 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	42	25	.627	--
Dodgers	41	28	.594	2.0
Giants	37	28	.569	4.0
Pirates	32	29	.525	7.0
Braves	30	31	.492	9.0
Cardinals	29	34	.460	11.0
Cubs	24	40	.375	16.5
Phillies	20	40	.333	18.5

Games

Dodgers 9, Reds 7

Braves 13, Cubs 4

Phillies 6, Pirates 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maury Wills	5
2	Willie McCovey	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Earl Battey	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pancho Herrera	2
1	Jim Lemon	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Johnny Blanchard	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pancho Herrera	5
2	Earl Battey	3
2	Orlando Cepeda	3
2	Dick McAuliffe	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Coker	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Eddie Mathews	1
1	Maury Wills	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Gibson	0.75
2	Mudcat Grant	0.62
3	Frank Lary	0.60
4	Dick LeMay	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Archer	1
1	Tony Cloninger	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Dick LeMay	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Gibson	9
2	Mudcat Grant	5
2	Ron Moeller	5
4	Jim Archer	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Art Fowler	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.371
2	Jackie Brandt	.359
3	Harmon Killebrew	.350
4	Don Hoak	.347
5	Jim Piersall	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	27
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Norm Cash	21
3	Harmon Killebrew	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	61
2	Roger Maris	60
3	Jim Gentile	59
4	Orlando Cepeda	58
5	2 tied	57

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.93
2	Ken McBride	2.57
3	Billy Hoeft	2.59
4	Johnny Podres	2.66
5	Don Mossi	2.67

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	114
2	Whitey Ford	93
3	Stan Williams	92
4	Don Drysdale	89
5	Camilo Pascual	86

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	15
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	Frank Robinson	.482
2	Harmon Killebrew	.450
3	Norm Cash	.432
4	Don Buddin	.396
5	Willie Mays	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	9
1	Roger Maris	9
3	Norm Cash	8
4	Mickey Mantle	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	24
2	Frank Robinson	21
3	Gene Freese	19
4	Roy Sievers	18
4	Al Smith	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Chuck Hinton	3
2	Willie Mays	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Fowler	0.00
1	Howie Nunn	0.00
3	Dick LeMay	0.56
4	Mike Fornieles	0.90
5	Lew Krausse	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Mike Fornieles	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Whitey Ford	29
2	Juan Pizarro	29
4	Camilo Pascual	27
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	6
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	Norm Cash	.398
2	Don Hoak	.391
3	Jim Piersall	.381
4	Vada Pinson	.371
5	Norm Siebern	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Norm Cash	14
3	Mickey Mantle	12
4	Gene Freese	10
4	4 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	38
2	Gene Freese	35
3	Frank Robinson	32
4	Mickey Mantle	31
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Turk Lown	1.40
2	Bill Stafford	1.51
3	Bobby Shantz	1.80
4	Juan Pizarro	2.10
5	Billy Pierce	2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	70
2	Whitey Ford	53
3	Bob Gibson	46
4	Stan Williams	37
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	9
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	.331
2	Ken Boyer	.328
3	Frank Robinson	.323
4	Roy Sievers	.320
5	Hank Aaron	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	48
2	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Roger Maris	46
4	Rocky Colavito	43
5	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	128
2	Eddie Mathews	126
3	Harmon Killebrew	121
4	Roger Maris	120
5	2 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	56
2	Maury Wills	48
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
5	Jim Landis	24

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	24
2	Ernie Broglio	22
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
5	Frank Lary	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	228
2	Don Drysdale	225
3	Ernie Broglio	208
4	Pedro Ramos	194
4	Stan Williams	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Luis Arroyo	22
3	Jim Brosnan	20
4	Lindy McDaniel	18
5	2 tied	17