On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 7 .741 --
Yankees 14 10 .583 4.5
Orioles 15 11 .577 4.5
Twins 14 12 .538 5.5
Indians 12 13 .480 7.0
Red Sox 10 13 .435 8.0
Athletics 9 12 .429 8.0
White Sox 10 14 .417 8.5
Senators 11 17 .393 9.5
Angels 9 15 .375 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 9 .640 --
Dodgers 18 11 .621 0.0
Pirates 14 10 .583 1.5
Reds 14 12 .538 2.5
Braves 11 11 .500 3.5
Cardinals 11 12 .478 4.0
Cubs 9 16 .360 7.0
Phillies 7 19 .269 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Colavito 4
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Earl Battey 3
2 Joe Christopher 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 2
1 Rocky Colavito 2
1 Willie Mays 2
1 Minnie Minoso 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Bob Allison 5
3 Rocky Colavito 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Johnny Callison 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Sturdivant 2.50
2 Joe Gibbon 0.70
3 Bob Buhl 0.50
3 Art Mahaffey 0.50
5 Billy Pierce 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Clem Labine 1
1 Art Mahaffey 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Gibbon 7
2 Bob Turley 6
3 Jack Curtis 5
3 Art Mahaffey 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .380
2 Roberto Clemente .380
3 Bill Virdon .367
4 Earl Battey .364
5 Eddie Mathews .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 11
2 Wally Moon 10
3 Mickey Mantle 9
4 Harmon Killebrew 8
4 Willie Mays 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 37
2 Hank Aaron 24
2 Norm Cash 24
2 Mickey Mantle 24
2 Wally Moon 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Zoilo Versalles 9
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
3 Frank Robinson 7
3 Jake Wood 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.39
2 Johnny Podres 1.52
3 Wynn Hawkins 1.61
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.64
5 Don Mossi 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Johnny Podres 5
3 Steve Barber 4
3 Don Elston 4
3 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 41
1 Art Mahaffey 41
3 Ernie Broglio 36
3 Johnny Podres 36
3 Pedro Ramos 36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .444
2 Earl Battey .415
3 Johnny Callison .400
3 Roberto Clemente .400
3 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 8
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Leon Wagner 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 26
2 Harmon Killebrew 17
2 Willie Mays 17
2 Leon Wagner 17
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Jake Wood 5
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Archer 1.06
2 Johnny Podres 1.13
3 Don Mossi 1.17
4 Hal Woodeshick 1.32
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Clevenger 3
1 Johnny Podres 3
1 Phil Regan 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 25
2 Sandy Koufax 21
3 Steve Barber 20
3 Joe Gibbon 20
5 Ken McBride 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .332
2 Norm Larker .316
3 Wally Moon .315
4 Roberto Clemente .314
5 Ken Boyer .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 48
2 Ernie Banks 43
3 Hank Aaron 40
4 Rocky Colavito 38
4 Roger Maris 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 134
2 Eddie Mathews 125
3 Jim Gentile 116
4 Willie Mays 112
5 Mickey Mantle 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.43
2 Mike McCormick 2.69
3 Jim Bunning 2.77
4 Ernie Broglio 2.83
5 Curt Simmons 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 24
2 Warren Spahn 23
3 Lew Burdette 19
3 Bob Friend 19
3 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 232
2 Ernie Broglio 209
2 Sandy Koufax 209
4 Jim Bunning 206
5 Sam Jones 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 24
1 Lindy McDaniel 24
3 Ray Moore 17
4 Mike Fornieles 16
5 Bill Henry 15