On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 4 .733 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 1.0
Twins 10 7 .588 2.0
Indians 9 8 .529 3.0
Orioles 9 8 .529 3.0
White Sox 7 8 .467 4.0
Red Sox 7 8 .467 4.0
Athletics 6 8 .429 4.5
Senators 5 12 .294 7.0
Angels 4 10 .286 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 6 .625 --
Giants 10 7 .588 0.5
Dodgers 11 8 .579 0.5
Cubs 9 8 .529 1.5
Braves 6 7 .462 2.5
Reds 8 10 .444 3.0
Cardinals 7 10 .412 3.5
Phillies 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Williams 4
2 Joe Adcock 3
2 Richie Ashburn 3
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 George Altman 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Norm Cash 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 5
1 Billy Williams 5
3 Tommy Davis 3
3 Leon Wagner 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Adair 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dallas Green 1.50
2 Bud Daley 0.90
3 Mudcat Grant 0.83
4 Sandy Koufax 0.75
5 Camilo Pascual 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bud Daley 9
2 Jim Bunning 7
2 Camilo Pascual 7
4 Dallas Green 6
4 Sandy Koufax 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .426
2 Wally Moon .397
3 Joe Cunningham .379
4 Tony Gonzalez .365
5 Eddie Kasko .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
1 Wally Moon 8
3 Tommy Davis 6
3 Willie Mays 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 22
2 Tommy Davis 17
3 Hank Aaron 16
3 Norm Cash 16
3 Jim Gentile 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Vada Pinson 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hillman 0.00
2 Art Mahaffey 0.69
3 Warren Spahn 0.96
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45
5 Mike McCormick 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Frank Lary 4
4 Don Cardwell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
2 Camilo Pascual 27
2 Johnny Podres 27
4 Ernie Broglio 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 4
1 Larry Sherry 4
3 Jim Brosnan 3
3 Don Elston 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .321
2 Pete Runnels .321
3 Norm Larker .314
4 Roberto Clemente .311
5 Minnie Minoso .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Ernie Banks 39
4 Roger Maris 37
4 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 127
2 Eddie Mathews 123
3 Mickey Mantle 111
4 Willie Mays 108
5 Minnie Minoso 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.61
2 Jim Bunning 2.65
3 Curt Simmons 2.75
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.77
5 Ernie Broglio 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 22
1 Warren Spahn 22
3 Bob Purkey 20
4 Bob Friend 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Sandy Koufax 215
3 Jim Bunning 210
4 Ernie Broglio 202
4 Sam Jones 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 24
1 Lindy McDaniel 24
3 Mike Fornieles 16
3 Bill Henry 16
5 Ray Moore 15