On This Day

Thursday, April 13, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 --
Athletics 1 0 1.000 --
Angels 1 0 1.000 --
Twins 1 0 1.000 --
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Orioles 0 1 .000 1.0
Senators 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 2 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 0.5
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 3
1 Smoky Burgess 3
1 Joe Cunningham 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Eddie Bressoud 1
1 Gordy Coleman 1
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Joe Cunningham 3
1 Tony Gonzalez 3
1 Dick Groat 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 0.89
2 Bob Purkey 0.58
3 Roger Craig 0.57
4 Harvey Haddix 0.50
5 Dick Ellsworth 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Duffalo 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Seth Morehead 1
1 Bob Purkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Sanford 8
2 Bob Purkey 7
3 Chris Short 6
4 Harvey Haddix 5
4 Stan Williams 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Bailey .857
2 Vic Power .800
3 Jim Piersall .667
4 Tony Gonzalez .625
5 8 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 2
1 Wally Moon 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Reno Bertoia 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Eddie Bressoud 4
2 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Bill Virdon 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Zoilo Versalles 2
3 Orlando Cepeda 1
3 Tommy Davis 1
3 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Ramos 0.00
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
1 Russ Kemmerer 0.00
1 Frank Baumann 0.00
1 11 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Jim Duffalo 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 11
2 Don Drysdale 8
2 Jack Sanford 8
4 Bob Purkey 7
5 Chris Short 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 2
2 Bud Daley 1
2 Jim Duffalo 1
2 Clem Labine 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .323
2 Dick Groat .322
3 Willie Mays .321
4 Norm Larker .320
5 Al Smith .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Hank Aaron 40
2 Mickey Mantle 40
2 Eddie Mathews 40
5 Roger Maris 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 128
2 Eddie Mathews 126
3 Ernie Banks 118
4 Roger Maris 112
5 Minnie Minoso 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
1 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Willie Mays 27
5 Tony Taylor 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.63
2 Ernie Broglio 2.70
3 Mike McCormick 2.74
4 Jim Bunning 2.87
5 Don Drysdale 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 21
1 Warren Spahn 21
3 Vern Law 20
4 Lew Burdette 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 240
2 Jim Bunning 202
3 Sandy Koufax 197
4 Ernie Broglio 192
5 Sam Jones 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 27
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Johnny Klippstein 14
5 2 tied 13