On This Day

Thursday, April 20, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 5 1 .833 --
Tigers 4 1 .800 0.5
Yankees 4 1 .800 0.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Indians 3 3 .500 2.0
White Sox 2 3 .400 2.5
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.5
Senators 2 4 .333 3.0
Orioles 1 4 .200 3.5
Angels 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 5 3 .625 --
Pirates 5 4 .556 0.5
Cardinals 5 4 .556 0.5
Giants 5 4 .556 0.5
Dodgers 5 5 .500 1.0
Cubs 3 4 .429 1.5
Braves 2 3 .400 1.5
Phillies 2 5 .286 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Hunt 4
1 Julian Javier 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Joe Cunningham 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Daryl Spencer 2
3 Ken Boyer 1
3 Norm Cash 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 5
2 Steve Boros 3
2 Norm Cash 3
2 Clay Dalrymple 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Ken Hunt 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dallas Green 1.25
2 Glen Hobbie 1.00
2 Mike McCormick 1.00
4 Art Ditmar 0.75
5 Joe Gibbon 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Glen Hobbie 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Turley 8
2 Glen Hobbie 7
3 Art Ditmar 6
3 Joe Gibbon 6
3 Stan Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Bill Stafford 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .548
2 Tony Gonzalez .500
3 Joe Cunningham .469
4 Zoilo Versalles .429
5 Wally Post .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 6
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Daryl Spencer 4
4 Bob Allison 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 11
1 Wally Moon 11
1 Daryl Spencer 11
4 Wally Post 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
3 Frank Robinson 3
4 Lenny Green 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Barber 0.00
1 Ike Delock 0.00
1 Terry Fox 0.00
1 Marty Kutyna 0.00
5 Dallas Green 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Frank Lary 2
1 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Johnny Podres 17
2 Jack Sanford 17
4 Bob Turley 16
4 Stan Williams 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
1 Bill Stafford 2
5 15 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .324
2 Dick Groat .323
3 Pete Runnels .322
4 Wally Moon .317
5 Willie Mays .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 43
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Ernie Banks 39
2 Eddie Mathews 39
5 Jim Lemon 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 124
2 Hank Aaron 122
3 Ernie Banks 110
4 Roger Maris 108
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
1 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 Willie Mays 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.56
2 Ernie Broglio 2.73
3 Frank Baumann 2.76
4 Jim Bunning 2.85
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Jim Bunning 205
3 Sam Jones 197
3 Sandy Koufax 197
5 Ernie Broglio 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 26
2 Roy Face 25
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Jim Brosnan 14
4 3 others tied 14