On This Day

Tuesday, June 27, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	45	26	.634	--
Yankees	44	26	.629	0.5
Indians	41	31	.569	4.5
White Sox	38	34	.528	7.5
Orioles	38	34	.528	7.5
Red Sox	36	35	.507	9.0
Senators	31	40	.437	14.0
Athletics	29	40	.420	15.0
Twins	28	43	.394	17.0
Angels	26	47	.356	20.0

Games

Senators 8, Indians 5

White Sox 6, Tigers 5

White Sox 11, Tigers 1

Orioles 5, Athletics 3

Orioles 7, Athletics 2

Angels 7, Yankees 6

Twins 6, Red Sox 5

Twins 6, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	44	25	.638	--
Dodgers	42	29	.592	3.0
Giants	39	30	.565	5.0
Pirates	33	31	.516	8.5
Braves	32	32	.500	9.5
Cardinals	30	37	.448	13.0
Cubs	25	41	.379	17.5
Phillies	22	42	.344	19.5

Games

Reds 10, Cubs 8

Dodgers 9, Pirates 5

Braves 3, Cardinals 0

Giants 12, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Landis	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Andy Carey	4
3	Roberto Clemente	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	2
1	Gene Green	2
1	Sammy Taylor	2
1	Marv Throneberry	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Allison	5
1	Jim Gentile	5
1	Gene Green	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
4	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chuck Cottier	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Juan Marichal	1.00
2	Gene Conley	0.75
3	Bob Buhl	0.71
4	Art Ditmar	0.62
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Marichal	9
2	Gene Conley	6
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	Art Ditmar	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eli Grba	1
1	Billy Hoeft	1
1	Sherman Jones	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	5 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.375
2	Jackie Brandt	.365
3	Harmon Killebrew	.355
4	Jim Piersall	.346
5	Don Hoak	.344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	66
2	Jim Gentile	64
3	Roger Maris	62
4	Orlando Cepeda	61
5	Mickey Mantle	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	23
2	Dick Howser	20
3	Vada Pinson	13
3	Zoilo Versalles	13
5	Jim Landis	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.83
2	Billy Hoeft	2.54
3	Bill Stafford	2.55
4	Don Mossi	2.67
5	Ray Sadecki	2.76

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
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	12
4	Roy Face	10
4	Larry Sherry	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Thomas	.444
2	Frank Robinson	.431
3	Albie Pearson	.422
4	Harmon Killebrew	.418
5	Roberto Clemente	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
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	18
1	Frank Robinson	18
3	Minnie Minoso	17
4	Norm Cash	16
4	4 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howie Nunn	0.00
2	Dick LeMay	0.56
3	Art Fowler	0.69
4	Dick Hall	1.08
5	Lew Krausse	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
1	Juan Pizarro	4
3	Lew Burdette	3
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whitey Ford	30
2	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Juan Pizarro	28
4	Stan Williams	27
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	6
2	Warren Hacker	4
3	Jim Brosnan	3
3	Barney Schultz	3
3	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.417
2	Jim Piersall	.393
3	Jackie Brandt	.379
4	Gene Green	.376
5	Don Hoak	.365

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	40
2	Gene Freese	35
3	Mickey Mantle	33
4	Norm Cash	30
4	3 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Dick Howser	10
3	Willie Mays	6
4	Chuck Hinton	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Pizarro	1.50
2	Bill Stafford	1.77
3	Turk Lown	2.00
4	Billy Pierce	2.30
5	Eli Grba	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
2	Bill Stafford	6
3	Jim Archer	5
3	Jim Bunning	5
3	3 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	7
3	Stu Miller	5
3	Larry Sherry	5
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.338
2	Ken Boyer	.333
3	Frank Robinson	.322
4	Roy Sievers	.322
5	Wally Moon	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	49
2	Mickey Mantle	47
3	Rocky Colavito	44
3	Roger Maris	44
5	Eddie Mathews	41

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	128
2	Hank Aaron	126
3	Harmon Killebrew	123
4	Mickey Mantle	118
5	Roger Maris	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	58
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
4	Jim Landis	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Drysdale	2.76
2	Curt Simmons	2.83
3	Art Mahaffey	2.92
4	Johnny Podres	3.05
5	Don Mossi	3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	229
2	Don Drysdale	222
3	Ernie Broglio	200
4	Stan Williams	197
5	Pedro Ramos	193

Saves

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