On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 25 11 .694 --
Indians 21 14 .600 3.5
Yankees 18 15 .545 5.5
Twins 18 17 .514 6.5
Orioles 18 18 .500 7.0
Senators 17 20 .459 8.5
Red Sox 15 18 .455 8.5
Athletics 13 17 .433 9.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 10.0
Angels 12 21 .364 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 12 .636 --
Dodgers 23 14 .622 --
Pirates 19 12 .613 1.0
Reds 19 15 .559 2.5
Braves 15 16 .484 5.0
Cardinals 13 18 .419 7.0
Cubs 12 21 .364 9.0
Phillies 9 23 .281 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 Ken Boyer 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Woodie Held 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Clete Boyer 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Woodie Held 4
2 Clete Boyer 3
2 Jim King 3
2 Tony Kubek 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Jake Wood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Williams 1.14
2 Jack Fisher 1.00
3 Harvey Haddix 0.88
4 Pete Burnside 0.86
5 Ernie Broglio 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Eli Grba 1
1 Harvey Haddix 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Fisher 8
1 Stan Williams 8
3 Frank Funk 7
3 Harvey Haddix 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .364
2 Johnny Temple .355
3 Norm Cash .350
4 Harmon Killebrew .348
5 Brooks Robinson .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 12
2 Orlando Cepeda 11
3 Rocky Colavito 10
3 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 41
2 Steve Boros 32
2 Orlando Cepeda 32
4 Hank Aaron 31
4 Norm Cash 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
1 Zoilo Versalles 11
3 Jake Wood 9
4 Vada Pinson 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.41
2 Dave Hillman 1.62
3 Bob Gibson 1.74
4 Wynn Hawkins 1.88
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 55
2 Don Drysdale 53
3 Camilo Pascual 50
4 Pedro Ramos 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .516
2 Stan Musial .419
3 Steve Bilko .406
4 Gus Triandos .381
5 Maury Wills .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
3 Bob Allison 5
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 20
2 Steve Boros 17
3 Orlando Cepeda 14
3 Rocky Colavito 14
3 Vic Power 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Wood 6
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Jim Landis 4
4 Willie Davis 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Funk 0.00
1 Bob Gibson 0.00
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.67
4 Billy Hoeft 0.90
5 Mudcat Grant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Coates 3
1 Bennie Daniels 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 Joey Jay 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 27
2 Bill Monbouquette 25
3 Camilo Pascual 21
4 Sandy Koufax 20
4 Pedro Ramos 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brooks Robinson .380
2 Harmon Killebrew .366
3 Maury Wills .354
4 Norm Cash .354
4 Eddie Mathews .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 11
2 Orlando Cepeda 10
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
4 Earl Averill 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 38
2 Hank Aaron 27
3 Orlando Cepeda 26
4 Steve Boros 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Dick Howser 7
2 Zoilo Versalles 7
2 Jake Wood 7
5 Jim Landis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Funk 0.34
2 Bob Gibson 1.24
3 Billy Hoeft 1.37
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.44
5 Johnny Podres 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Funk 5
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Phil Regan 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pedro Ramos 39
1 Stan Williams 39
3 Art Mahaffey 38
4 Steve Barber 37
5 Bill Monbouquette 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .326
2 Brooks Robinson .322
3 Ken Boyer .320
4 Wally Moon .319
5 Pete Runnels .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Rocky Colavito 41
3 Roger Maris 40
3 Eddie Mathews 40
5 2 tied 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 133
2 Eddie Mathews 130
3 Jim Gentile 118
4 Willie Mays 111
5 Roger Maris 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
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 2.80
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 19
3 Frank Lary 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 231
2 Ernie Broglio 212
3 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Stan Williams 200
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