On This Day

Tuesday, April 25, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 1 .889 --
Twins 8 3 .727 1.0
Red Sox 5 4 .556 3.0
Yankees 5 4 .556 3.0
Indians 6 5 .545 3.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 4.0
Orioles 4 6 .400 4.5
Athletics 3 5 .375 4.5
Senators 3 7 .300 5.5
Angels 1 7 .125 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 5 .583 --
Dodgers 8 6 .571 0.0
Pirates 6 5 .545 0.5
Braves 4 4 .500 1.0
Cardinals 6 6 .500 1.0
Cubs 5 6 .455 1.5
Reds 5 6 .455 1.5
Phillies 4 7 .364 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Haywood Sullivan 4
2 Eddie Mathews 3
2 Bill Tuttle 3
2 Zoilo Versalles 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 Willie McCovey 1
1 Stan Musial 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Haywood Sullivan 5
2 Bill Tuttle 4
3 Jim Gentile 3
3 Dick Howser 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Runnels 1
1 Zoilo Versalles 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Curt Simmons 0.78
2 Gary Bell 0.70
3 Don Drysdale 0.55
4 Steve Barber 0.50
4 Lew Burdette 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Norm Bass 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Bell 7
1 Curt Simmons 7
3 Don Drysdale 6
4 Steve Barber 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .462
2 Wally Moon .457
3 Jackie Brandt .444
4 Wally Post .429
5 Eddie Mathews .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Moon 8
2 Mickey Mantle 5
3 Ken Boyer 4
3 Daryl Spencer 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dallas Green 0.69
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.87
3 Ken Hunt 0.90
3 Russ Kemmerer 0.90
5 Mike McCormick 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Frank Lary 3
4 Bob Allen 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 24
2 Art Mahaffey 23
3 Johnny Podres 22
4 Jack Sanford 21
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 3
1 Clem Labine 3
1 Larry Sherry 3
4 Jim Brosnan 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .328
2 Pete Runnels .319
3 Norm Larker .319
4 Wally Moon .314
5 Al Smith .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 44
2 Ernie Banks 40
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Jim Lemon 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 123
2 Eddie Mathews 122
3 Ernie Banks 110
4 Roger Maris 107
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
1 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 32
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.65
2 Ernie Broglio 2.69
3 Jim Bunning 2.72
4 Curt Simmons 2.76
5 Jack Kralick 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Jim Perry 20
4 Lew Burdette 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 247
2 Jim Bunning 211
3 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Sam Jones 198
5 Ernie Broglio 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 24
2 Roy Face 23
3 Mike Fornieles 16
3 Bill Henry 16
5 2 tied 14