On This Day

Sunday, April 16, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 4 1 .800 --
Indians 3 1 .750 0.5
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.5
Yankees 1 1 .500 1.5
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.5
Angels 1 1 .500 1.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Senators 1 3 .250 2.5
Orioles 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 2 .667 --
Cardinals 3 2 .600 0.5
Reds 3 2 .600 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 3 3 .500 1.0
Dodgers 3 3 .500 1.0
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zoilo Versalles 5
2 Bob Allison 4
2 Russ Snyder 4
4 Ron Hansen 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Tito Francona 1
2 Jim Gentile 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 8
2 Norm Sherry 4
2 Zoilo Versalles 4
4 Jim Gentile 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny O'Connell 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 1.29
2 Ray Sadecki 0.78
3 Johnny Antonelli 0.57
4 Dick Donovan 0.40
5 Stan Williams 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Allen 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Bill Pleis 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 9
2 Dick Hall 7
2 Ray Sadecki 7
4 Stan Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Ed Palmquist 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Zimmer .533
2 Ed Bailey .529
3 Zoilo Versalles .478
4 Wally Moon .471
5 Tony Gonzalez .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
4 Tommy Davis 2
4 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 10
2 Tommy Davis 7
3 Orlando Cepeda 6
3 Wally Post 6
3 Bill Virdon 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
2 Willie Mays 2
2 Vada Pinson 2
4 Bob Allison 1
4 19 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 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 2
1 Pedro Ramos 2
3 Bob Allen 1
3 Steve Barber 1
3 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 13
2 Camilo Pascual 12
3 Don Drysdale 11
3 Johnny Podres 11
5 Stan Williams 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
3 Jim Brosnan 1
3 Bud Daley 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .323
2 Dick Groat .322
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 34
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 Sam Jones 200
3 Sandy Koufax 200
5 Ernie Broglio 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 27
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Johnny Klippstein 14
4 Ray Moore 14