On This Day

Monday, April 17, 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 2 1 .667 1.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 1.0
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Angels 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
Cardinals 4 2 .667 --
Giants 4 2 .667 0.0
Reds 3 2 .600 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 3 3 .500 1.0
Dodgers 3 4 .429 1.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cunningham 4
2 Norm Larker 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
4 Wally Moon 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cunningham 1
1 Gary Geiger 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Albie Pearson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daryl Spencer 5
2 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Duke Snider 2
4 Steve Bilko 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Bobby Richardson 1
1 Daryl Spencer 1
1 Don Taussig 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whitey Ford 1.14
2 Johnny Podres 0.60
3 Bob Gibson 0.33
4 Ken McBride 0.22
5 Jerry Walker 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whitey Ford 8
2 Johnny Podres 6
3 Bob Gibson 4
4 Mike Fornieles 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Mickey McDermott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Zimmer .533
2 Ed Bailey .529
3 Joe Cunningham .500
4 Zoilo Versalles .478
5 Wally Moon .476

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 Bill Virdon 3
4 Joe Cunningham 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 10
2 Tommy Davis 8
2 Daryl Spencer 8
4 Orlando Cepeda 6
4 3 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
2 Willie Mays 2
2 Vada Pinson 2
4 Bob Allison 1
4 23 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 Russ Kemmerer 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 2
1 Pedro Ramos 2
3 Bob Allen 1
3 Steve Barber 1
3 34 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 17
2 Sam Jones 13
3 Camilo Pascual 12
4 Don Drysdale 11
4 Whitey Ford 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
3 Jim Brosnan 1
3 Bud Daley 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .323
2 Norm Larker .323
3 Dick Groat .321
4 Willie Mays .314
5 Bill Skowron .312

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 126
2 Hank Aaron 122
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 Bob Friend 19
3 Vern Law 19
3 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 239
2 Jim Bunning 202
3 Sandy Koufax 200
4 Sam Jones 197
5 Ernie Broglio 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 27
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Mike Fornieles 14
4 2 others tied 14