On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	23	11	.676	--
Indians	18	14	.563	4.0
Twins	18	14	.563	4.0
Yankees	16	14	.533	5.0
Orioles	17	16	.515	5.5
Athletics	13	15	.464	7.0
Senators	15	19	.441	8.0
Red Sox	13	17	.433	8.0
White Sox	13	18	.419	8.5
Angels	11	19	.367	10.0

Games

Orioles 4, Senators 3

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Twins 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	20	11	.645	--
Dodgers	21	14	.600	1.0
Pirates	17	12	.586	2.0
Reds	18	13	.581	2.0
Braves	14	14	.500	4.5
Cardinals	11	17	.393	7.5
Cubs	12	19	.387	8.0
Phillies	9	22	.290	11.0

Games

Cubs 1, Cardinals 0

Braves 9, Reds 5

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Smoky Burgess	3
1	Gil Hodges	3
3	Hank Aaron	2
3	Joe Adcock	2
3	23 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Bouchee	1
1	Smoky Burgess	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Gordy Coleman	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Jim Gentile	3
1	Jake Wood	3
4	Willie Davis	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lee Maye	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Gil Hodges	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Camilo Pascual	1.80
2	Joe Gibbon	1.12
3	Don Mossi	0.80
4	Joe Nuxhall	0.57
5	Roger Craig	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Dick Ellsworth	1
1	Frank Funk	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Gibbon	9
1	Camilo Pascual	9
3	Roger Craig	5
4	Hal Brown	4
4	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.369
2	Eddie Mathews	.366
3	Harmon Killebrew	.363
4	Johnny Temple	.344
5	Brooks Robinson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Wally Moon	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	40
2	Orlando Cepeda	31
3	Norm Cash	29
4	Hank Aaron	27
4	Rocky Colavito	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Zoilo Versalles	11
2	Luis Aparicio	9
3	Jake Wood	8
4	Dick Howser	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Hillman	1.11
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.45
3	Billy Hoeft	1.72
4	Art Mahaffey	1.93
5	Johnny Podres	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	6
2	Don Elston	5
2	Johnny Podres	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	16 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	53
2	Camilo Pascual	50
3	Stan Williams	47
4	Art Mahaffey	44
5	Johnny Podres	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Luis Arroyo	5
2	Larry Sherry	5
2	Dave Sisler	5
5	5 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.412
2	Eddie Mathews	.395
3	Maury Wills	.382
4	Dick Groat	.378
4	Harmon Killebrew	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	6
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
1	Eddie Mathews	6
4	Bob Allison	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	19
2	Rocky Colavito	17
3	Orlando Cepeda	16
4	Harmon Killebrew	14
4	Vic Power	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Wood	5
2	Dick Howser	4
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Zoilo Versalles	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Hoeft	0.90
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.32
3	Roy Face	1.42
4	Bill Monbouquette	1.69
4	Joey Jay	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Regan	3
2	Steve Barber	2
2	Ernie Broglio	2
2	Hal Brown	2
2	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Monbouquette	24
2	Camilo Pascual	23
3	Steve Barber	21
3	Joe Gibbon	21
5	Stan Williams	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Archer	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
4	Moe Drabowsky	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harmon Killebrew	.386
2	Eddie Mathews	.379
3	Brooks Robinson	.368
4	Jim Gentile	.356
5	Hank Aaron	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Gentile	11
2	Orlando Cepeda	9
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Mickey Mantle	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	37
2	Norm Cash	27
3	Orlando Cepeda	25
3	Rocky Colavito	25
5	Hank Aaron	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Dick Howser	7
2	Zoilo Versalles	7
2	Jake Wood	7
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dave Hillman	1.19
2	Billy Hoeft	1.37
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.44
4	Johnny Podres	1.50
5	Art Mahaffey	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	5
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
3	Bud Daley	4
3	Frank Funk	4
3	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Art Mahaffey	38
1	Camilo Pascual	38
3	Bill Monbouquette	37
3	Stan Williams	37
5	5 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	5
1	Roy Face	5
1	Dave Sisler	5
4	Hank Aguirre	4
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.328
2	Brooks Robinson	.319
3	Pete Runnels	.319
4	Wally Moon	.318
5	Ken Boyer	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Roger Maris	41
3	Ernie Banks	40
3	Rocky Colavito	40
5	Eddie Mathews	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
1	Eddie Mathews	130
3	Jim Gentile	117
4	Willie Mays	111
5	2 tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	51
3	Vada Pinson	28
4	Jim Landis	27
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.39
2	Ernie Broglio	2.83
3	Jack Kralick	2.84
4	Mike McCormick	2.84
5	Curt Simmons	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	23
1	Warren Spahn	23
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Jim Perry	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	231
2	Ernie Broglio	208
3	Sandy Koufax	202
4	Sam Jones	199
5	Jim Bunning	198

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	24
3	Ray Moore	17
4	Mike Fornieles	16
5	Jim Brosnan	15