On This Day

Saturday, April 15, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 1 .667 --
Indians 2 1 .667 --
Twins 2 1 .667 --
Red Sox 1 1 .500 0.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 0.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 0.5
Angels 1 1 .500 0.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 1.0
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.0
Senators 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 1 .750 --
Pirates 3 2 .600 0.5
Giants 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.0
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 1.5
Dodgers 2 3 .400 1.5
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Crandall 4
2 Wally Moon 3
2 Bubba Phillips 3
2 Ron Santo 3
2 Bill Virdon 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Virdon 2
2 Dick Brown 1
2 Bill Bruton 1
2 Tony Gonzalez 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Heist 4
1 Ron Santo 4
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 Earl Robinson 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Jim Pagliaroni 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 1.00
1 Bob Turley 1.00
3 Jerry Casale 0.73
4 Ike Delock 0.71
4 Juan Marichal 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Casale 8
1 Bob Turley 8
3 Bennie Daniels 6
4 Ike Delock 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Fox 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Bill Stafford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Bailey .615
2 Tony Gonzalez .583
3 Don Zimmer .533
4 Wally Moon .500
4 Bubba Phillips .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Virdon 3
2 Tony Gonzalez 2
2 Ted Kluszewski 2
2 Wally Moon 2
2 Wally Post 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Virdon 6
2 Tommy Davis 5
2 Tony Gonzalez 5
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Wally Post 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 3
2 Willie Mays 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Jackie Brandt 1
3 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Barber 0.00
1 Ike Delock 0.00
1 Dallas Green 0.00
1 Frank Lary 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 2
2 Steve Barber 1
2 Frank Baumann 1
2 Ernie Broglio 1
2 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 12
2 Don Drysdale 11
2 Johnny Podres 11
4 Gary Bell 8
4 5 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
3 Jim Brosnan 1
3 Bud Daley 1
3 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .323
2 Dick Groat .321
3 Norm Larker .320
4 Willie Mays .316
5 Al Smith .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 126
1 Eddie Mathews 126
3 Ernie Banks 113
4 Roger Maris 112
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ernie Broglio 2.67
2 Mike McCormick 2.70
3 Frank Baumann 2.74
4 Jim Bunning 2.87
5 Curt Simmons 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
2 Warren Spahn 21
3 Lew Burdette 19
3 Bob Friend 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Jim Bunning 202
3 Sandy Koufax 200
4 Ernie Broglio 193
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 3 tied 13