On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 5 .688 --
Yankees 11 5 .688 --
Indians 10 8 .556 2.0
Twins 10 8 .556 2.0
Orioles 9 9 .500 3.0
Athletics 7 8 .467 3.5
White Sox 7 9 .438 4.0
Red Sox 7 9 .438 4.0
Angels 5 10 .333 5.5
Senators 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 7 .611 --
Pirates 10 7 .588 0.5
Dodgers 11 9 .550 1.0
Braves 7 7 .500 2.0
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.0
Reds 9 10 .474 2.5
Cardinals 8 10 .444 3.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Don Buddin 3
2 Bobby Richardson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
3 Earl Averill 1
3 Dick Brown 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 5
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Clay Dalrymple 3
2 Roger Maris 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Amalfitano 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 Russ Snyder 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Warren Spahn 2.25
2 Chuck Estrada 0.67
2 Ron Kline 0.67
4 Jack Curtis 0.57
4 Bob Gibson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Warren Spahn 9
2 Jack Curtis 4
2 Don Elston 4
2 Chuck Estrada 4
2 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Bolin 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Dave Sisler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .422
2 Wally Moon .397
3 Joe Cunningham .387
4 Hank Aaron .362
5 2 tied .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
1 Wally Moon 8
3 Jim Gentile 7
4 Tommy Davis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 22
2 Jim Gentile 21
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Tommy Davis 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Vada Pinson 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hillman 0.00
2 Art Mahaffey 0.69
3 Warren Spahn 0.97
4 Don Elston 1.06
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Frank Lary 4
4 Don Cardwell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
2 Stan Williams 28
3 Camilo Pascual 27
3 Johnny Podres 27
3 Pedro Ramos 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 4
1 Larry Sherry 4
3 Bobby Bolin 3
3 Jim Brosnan 3
3 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .322
2 Pete Runnels .321
3 Norm Larker .314
4 Roberto Clemente .313
5 Minnie Minoso .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Ernie Banks 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Roger Maris 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 128
2 Eddie Mathews 125
3 Mickey Mantle 111
4 Roger Maris 108
4 Willie Mays 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 33
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.65
2 Mike McCormick 2.71
3 Curt Simmons 2.75
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.77
5 Ernie Broglio 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Ernie Broglio 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 Lindy McDaniel 25
2 Roy Face 24
3 Mike Fornieles 16
3 Bill Henry 16
5 Ray Moore 15