On This Day

Friday, April 21, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 5 1 .833 0.0
Twins 5 2 .714 0.5
Indians 4 3 .571 1.5
White Sox 3 3 .500 2.0
Senators 3 4 .429 2.5
Red Sox 2 3 .400 2.5
Athletics 1 3 .250 3.0
Orioles 1 5 .167 4.0
Angels 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 4 .556 --
Cardinals 5 4 .556 0.0
Giants 5 4 .556 0.0
Reds 5 4 .556 0.0
Dodgers 6 5 .545 0.0
Cubs 4 4 .500 0.5
Braves 2 3 .400 1.0
Phillies 2 6 .250 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Johnny Temple 3
1 Jake Wood 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Bilko 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Dale Long 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Frank Robinson 3
1 John Roseboro 3
4 Hank Bauer 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 Frank Robinson 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sandy Koufax 1.22
2 Don Mossi 0.90
2 Robin Roberts 0.90
4 Mudcat Grant 0.62
5 Steve Barber 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Allen 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 11
2 Don Mossi 9
2 Robin Roberts 9
4 Mudcat Grant 5
4 Bill Monbouquette 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Dave Sisler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .543
2 Joe Cunningham .469
3 Tony Gonzalez .455
4 Johnny Temple .444
5 Wally Post .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 7
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Daryl Spencer 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 12
2 Bob Allison 11
2 Daryl Spencer 11
4 Mickey Mantle 10
5 Wally Post 9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ike Delock 0.00
2 Dallas Green 0.69
3 Ken Hunt 0.90
4 Mike McCormick 0.98
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Allen 2
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Don Elston 2
1 Whitey Ford 2
1 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Johnny Podres 17
2 Jack Sanford 17
4 Camilo Pascual 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 2
1 Clem Labine 2
1 Larry Sherry 2
1 Bill Stafford 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .324
2 Norm Larker .322
3 Pete Runnels .321
4 Wally Moon .321
5 Roberto Clemente .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Ernie Banks 39
4 Jim Lemon 38
4 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 122
1 Eddie Mathews 122
3 Ernie Banks 110
4 Roger Maris 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
1 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 34
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 Willie Mays 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.65
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 Jim Perry 19
3 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Sandy Koufax 208
3 Jim Bunning 205
4 Sam Jones 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