On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 5 .737 --
Yankees 13 6 .684 1.0
Orioles 11 9 .550 3.5
Twins 11 9 .550 3.5
Indians 10 9 .526 4.0
Athletics 7 9 .438 5.5
Red Sox 7 10 .412 6.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 6.5
Senators 7 13 .350 7.5
Angels 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 7 .650 --
Pirates 11 8 .579 1.5
Reds 11 10 .524 2.5
Dodgers 12 11 .522 2.5
Braves 8 8 .500 3.0
Cardinals 9 10 .474 3.5
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.0
Phillies 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Chico Fernandez 3
2 Charlie James 3
2 Julian Javier 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Wagner 2
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Jim Landis 1
2 Roger Maris 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 4
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Ron Hansen 3
2 Don Hoak 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Bruton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Barber 1.43
2 Joe Gibbon 0.71
3 Jim Brewer 0.40
4 Art Ditmar 0.33
5 Eli Grba 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Eli Grba 1
1 Ray Sadecki 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 10
2 Jim Archer 8
3 Joe Gibbon 5
4 Jim Brewer 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Terry Fox 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Temple .412
2 Wally Moon .392
3 Joe Cunningham .385
4 Roberto Clemente .367
5 Hank Aaron .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 9
1 Wally Moon 9
3 Jim Gentile 7
3 Ted Kluszewski 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 24
2 Norm Cash 21
2 Jim Gentile 21
4 Wally Moon 20
5 Tommy Davis 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Vada Pinson 5
3 Frank Robinson 5
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hillman 0.47
2 Warren Spahn 0.97
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.52
4 Art Mahaffey 1.59
5 Johnny Podres 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Elston 4
1 Whitey Ford 4
1 Bob Friend 4
1 Frank Lary 4
1 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 39
2 Sam Jones 34
3 Art Mahaffey 32
4 Johnny Podres 30
5 Stan Williams 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Roy Face 4
2 Larry Sherry 4
4 Hank Aguirre 3
4 7 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gentile .409
2 Earl Battey .405
3 Hank Aaron .400
3 Roberto Clemente .400
5 Roy Sievers .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 6
2 Ted Kluszewski 5
2 Mickey Mantle 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 18
2 Marv Throneberry 15
3 Hank Aaron 14
3 Norm Cash 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Johnny Callison 3
2 Chuck Hiller 3
2 Dick Howser 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Archer 0.00
2 Dave Hillman 0.53
3 Warren Spahn 0.67
4 Wynn Hawkins 0.69
5 Johnny Podres 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Johnny Podres 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Mahaffey 26
2 Don Drysdale 21
2 Sam Jones 21
4 Jim Bunning 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 4
2 Hank Aguirre 3
2 Bobby Bolin 3
2 Roy Face 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .319
2 Pete Runnels .317
3 Norm Larker .315
4 Roberto Clemente .314
5 Minnie Minoso .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 41
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Roger Maris 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 128
1 Eddie Mathews 128
3 Mickey Mantle 111
4 Roger Maris 107
4 Willie Mays 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.73
2 Jack Kralick 2.74
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.75
4 Curt Simmons 2.75
5 Jim Bunning 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 23
2 Ernie Broglio 22
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Sam Jones 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Sandy Koufax 215
3 Jim Bunning 212
4 Sam Jones 210
5 Ernie Broglio 202

Saves

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