On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 11 .686 --
Indians 20 14 .588 3.5
Yankees 17 15 .531 5.5
Twins 18 16 .529 5.5
Orioles 18 17 .514 6.0
Senators 17 19 .472 7.5
Athletics 13 16 .448 8.0
Red Sox 14 18 .438 8.5
White Sox 14 19 .424 9.0
Angels 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 12 .625 --
Dodgers 22 14 .611 0.0
Pirates 18 12 .600 1.0
Reds 19 14 .576 1.5
Braves 15 15 .500 4.0
Cardinals 13 17 .433 6.0
Cubs 12 21 .364 8.5
Phillies 9 23 .281 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Hinton 6
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Johnny Temple 6
4 Nellie Fox 5
4 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Steve Boros 1
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Hinton 5
1 Don Hoak 5
1 Stan Musial 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Jim Gilliam 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.38
2 Mudcat Grant 1.17
3 Wynn Hawkins 1.00
3 Ron Kline 1.00
3 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Gibson 11
2 Ron Kline 9
3 Hal Woodeshick 8
4 Steve Barber 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 Claude Raymond 1
1 Dave Sisler 1
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .372
2 Johnny Temple .360
3 Harmon Killebrew .353
3 Eddie Mathews .353
5 Roberto Clemente .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Mickey Mantle 10
2 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 40
2 Hank Aaron 31
2 Orlando Cepeda 31
4 Steve Boros 30
5 Norm Cash 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
1 Zoilo Versalles 11
3 Vada Pinson 8
3 Jake Wood 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.41
2 Dave Hillman 1.62
3 Billy Hoeft 1.72
4 Bob Gibson 1.74
5 Wynn Hawkins 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 7
2 Steve Barber 5
2 Don Elston 5
2 Whitey Ford 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 53
2 Camilo Pascual 50
3 Pedro Ramos 47
3 Stan Williams 47
5 Steve Barber 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
1 Dave Sisler 6
3 Luis Arroyo 5
3 Larry Sherry 5
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .459
2 Stan Musial .367
3 Maury Wills .364
4 Harmon Killebrew .360
4 2 others tied .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Rocky Colavito 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 6
2 Frank Robinson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 19
2 Steve Boros 16
2 Orlando Cepeda 16
4 Rocky Colavito 15
4 Vic Power 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Jim Landis 5
1 Jake Wood 5
4 Dick Howser 4
4 Zoilo Versalles 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
2 Billy Hoeft 0.90
3 Dick Drott 1.08
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.23
5 Bill Monbouquette 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bennie Daniels 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 Sandy Koufax 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Phil Regan 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Monbouquette 24
2 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Camilo Pascual 23
4 Pedro Ramos 20
4 Early Wynn 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 4
2 Jim Archer 3
2 Dave Sisler 3
4 Moe Drabowsky 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harmon Killebrew .373
2 Eddie Mathews .365
3 Roberto Clemente .360
4 Norm Cash .357
5 Brooks Robinson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 11
2 Orlando Cepeda 9
2 Rocky Colavito 9
2 Harmon Killebrew 9
2 Frank Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Dick Howser 7
2 Zoilo Versalles 7
4 Jim Landis 6
4 Jake Wood 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.24
2 Billy Hoeft 1.37
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.39
4 Johnny Podres 1.50
5 Dave Hillman 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
3 Steve Barber 4
3 Bud Daley 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Barber 41
1 Sandy Koufax 41
3 Pedro Ramos 39
4 Art Mahaffey 38
4 Camilo Pascual 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Sisler 6
2 Roy Face 5
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
4 Hank Aguirre 4
4 Luis Arroyo 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .326
2 Wally Moon .321
3 Ken Boyer .318
4 Brooks Robinson .317
5 Pete Runnels .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Roger Maris 42
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Ernie Banks 40
4 Eddie Mathews 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 134
2 Eddie Mathews 131
3 Jim Gentile 117
4 Roger Maris 112
5 Willie Mays 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Maury Wills 51
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 28
5 Lenny Green 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.30
2 Ernie Broglio 2.83
3 Jack Kralick 2.84
4 Mike McCormick 2.84
5 Don Drysdale 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 23
1 Warren Spahn 23
3 Lew Burdette 20
4 Frank Lary 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 231
2 Ernie Broglio 208
2 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Jim Bunning 198
5 Sam Jones 193

Saves

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