On This Day

Monday, June 26, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 45 24 .652 --
Yankees 44 25 .638 1.0
Indians 41 30 .577 5.0
Red Sox 36 33 .522 9.0
White Sox 36 34 .514 9.5
Orioles 36 34 .514 9.5
Athletics 29 38 .433 15.0
Senators 30 40 .429 15.5
Twins 26 43 .377 19.0
Angels 25 47 .347 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 25 .632 --
Dodgers 41 29 .586 3.0
Giants 38 30 .559 5.0
Pirates 33 30 .524 7.5
Braves 31 32 .492 9.5
Cardinals 30 36 .455 12.0
Cubs 25 40 .385 16.5
Phillies 22 41 .349 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Skowron 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Felipe Alou 2
2 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Johnny Blanchard 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 3
1 Bill Skowron 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Yogi Berra 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Charley Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 0.70
2 Jim Owens 0.67
3 Jack Sanford 0.40
4 Ken McBride 0.36
5 Larry Jackson 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Jim Owens 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 7
2 Ken McBride 5
3 Jim Owens 4
4 Al Cicotte 3
4 Stu Miller 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Dallas Green 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .377
2 Jackie Brandt .361
3 Harmon Killebrew .352
4 Jim Piersall .346
5 Don Hoak .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 27
2 Norm Cash 24
3 Mickey Mantle 23
4 Harmon Killebrew 22
5 Orlando Cepeda 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 66
2 Roger Maris 61
3 Orlando Cepeda 59
3 Jim Gentile 59
5 Mickey Mantle 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 22
2 Dick Howser 19
3 Vada Pinson 13
4 Zoilo Versalles 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.88
2 Bill Stafford 2.55
3 Billy Hoeft 2.59
4 Johnny Podres 2.66
5 Don Mossi 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 13
2 Sandy Koufax 10
2 Frank Lary 10
4 Joey Jay 9
4 Bob Purkey 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 117
2 Whitey Ford 100
3 Stan Williams 95
4 Don Drysdale 89
5 Camilo Pascual 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 16
2 Jim Brosnan 12
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 11
4 Roy Face 10
5 Larry Sherry 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .463
2 Harmon Killebrew .463
3 Al Smith .442
4 Frank Robinson .435
5 Billy Williams .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Norm Cash 7
2 Roger Maris 7
4 Willie Mays 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 22
2 Frank Robinson 18
3 Bill Skowron 17
3 Al Smith 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Chuck Hinton 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Albie Pearson 3
5 9 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howie Nunn 0.00
2 Mike Fornieles 0.42
3 Dick LeMay 0.56
4 Art Fowler 0.69
5 Dick Hall 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 4
2 Jim Archer 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Mike Fornieles 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 30
2 Sandy Koufax 28
3 Stan Williams 27
4 Camilo Pascual 23
4 Juan Pizarro 23

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 .408
2 Jim Piersall .396
3 Gene Green .380
4 Jackie Brandt .369
5 Don Hoak .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 19
2 Norm Cash 16
3 Mickey Mantle 13
4 Harmon Killebrew 11
4 Bill Skowron 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 39
2 Gene Freese 35
3 Mickey Mantle 32
3 Frank Robinson 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Dick Howser 10
3 Willie Mays 6
4 Chuck Hinton 5
4 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Pizarro 1.64
2 Bill Stafford 1.77
3 Turk Lown 2.10
4 Billy Pierce 2.34
5 John Buzhardt 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 7
2 Bill Stafford 6
3 Jim Archer 5
3 Jim Bunning 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Whitey Ford 55
3 Jim Bunning 40
4 Bob Gibson 38
4 Stan Williams 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 9
2 Jim Brosnan 8
3 Stu Miller 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .335
2 Ken Boyer .331
3 Frank Robinson .322
4 Roy Sievers .321
5 Wally Moon .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 49
2 Mickey Mantle 47
3 Roger Maris 46
4 Rocky Colavito 43
5 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
1 Eddie Mathews 127
3 Harmon Killebrew 123
4 Roger Maris 121
5 Mickey Mantle 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Maury Wills 47
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Lenny Green 25
5 Jim Landis 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Drysdale 2.76
2 Curt Simmons 2.87
3 Art Mahaffey 2.92
4 Johnny Podres 2.95
5 Don Mossi 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 24
2 Ernie Broglio 22
2 Whitey Ford 22
4 Bob Purkey 20
5 Frank Lary 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 229
2 Don Drysdale 222
3 Ernie Broglio 205
4 Stan Williams 197
5 Pedro Ramos 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 24
2 Luis Arroyo 23
3 Jim Brosnan 21
4 Mike Fornieles 18
5 Lindy McDaniel 17