On This Day

Sunday, April 23, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 1 .875 --
Twins 7 2 .778 0.5
Yankees 5 3 .625 2.0
Indians 5 4 .556 2.5
Red Sox 4 4 .500 3.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.5
Orioles 3 5 .375 4.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 4.0
Senators 3 6 .333 4.5
Angels 1 7 .125 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 8 5 .615 --
Cardinals 6 5 .545 1.0
Giants 6 5 .545 1.0
Braves 3 3 .500 1.5
Pirates 5 5 .500 1.5
Cubs 5 6 .455 2.0
Reds 5 6 .455 2.0
Phillies 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felipe Alou 5
2 Tito Francona 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Don Demeter 1
1 Dick Gernert 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Callison 4
1 Tito Francona 4
3 Jerry Lumpe 3
3 Mickey McDermott 3
3 Minnie Minoso 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Billy Harrell 1
1 Chuck Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Mahaffey 3.40
2 Jim Bunning 0.89
3 Dick Ellsworth 0.88
4 Roger Craig 0.86
4 2 others tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Bob Bruce 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Jim Donohue 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Mahaffey 17
2 Jim Bunning 8
3 Dick Ellsworth 7
4 Bob Bruce 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Jim Donohue 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .500
2 Johnny Temple .471
3 Jackie Brandt .467
4 Wally Post .429
5 Don Hoak .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 8
2 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Ken Boyer 4
3 Daryl Spencer 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 14
2 Bob Allison 11
2 Mickey Mantle 11
2 Daryl Spencer 11
5 Tito Francona 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 4
1 Frank Robinson 4
1 Zoilo Versalles 4
4 Willie Mays 3
5 6 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Elston 0.00
2 Dallas Green 0.69
3 Ken Hunt 0.90
3 Russ Kemmerer 0.90
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 3
2 Bob Allen 2
2 Tom Brewer 2
2 Roger Craig 2
2 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Mahaffey 23
2 Johnny Podres 22
3 Don Drysdale 18
4 Jack Sanford 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Sherry 3
2 Jim Brosnan 2
2 Mike Fornieles 2
2 Clem Labine 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .324
2 Norm Larker .322
3 Pete Runnels .322
4 Wally Moon .317
5 Roberto Clemente .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Ernie Banks 40
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Jim Lemon 38
3 Eddie Mathews 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 122
2 Hank Aaron 121
3 Ernie Banks 111
4 Roger Maris 108
5 4 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
1 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 Willie Mays 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.65
2 Jim Bunning 2.72
3 Ernie Broglio 2.72
4 Curt Simmons 2.77
5 Jack Kralick 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Chuck Estrada 19
3 Jim Perry 19
3 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Jim Bunning 211
3 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Sam Jones 198
5 Ernie Broglio 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 25
2 Roy Face 24
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Mike Fornieles 15
5 3 tied 14