On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	28	14	.667	--
Indians	24	17	.585	3.5
Yankees	21	16	.568	4.5
Orioles	23	19	.548	5.0
Senators	21	22	.488	7.5
Athletics	17	19	.472	8.0
Twins	19	22	.463	8.5
Red Sox	16	21	.432	9.5
Angels	15	24	.385	11.5
White Sox	15	25	.375	12.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Orioles 0

Indians 9, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, Indians 4

Tigers 9, Angels 4

Senators 6, Twins 4

White Sox 14, Yankees 9

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	13	.658	--
Dodgers	25	18	.581	2.5
Reds	22	16	.579	3.0
Pirates	20	16	.556	4.0
Braves	18	18	.500	6.0
Cardinals	18	19	.486	6.5
Cubs	12	26	.316	13.0
Phillies	11	25	.306	13.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 4, Phillies 2

Dodgers 4, Braves 3

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Piersall	5
2	Norm Siebern	4
2	Roy Sievers	4
2	Bill Skowron	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wes Covington	2
1	Vada Pinson	2
1	John Romano	2
1	Norm Siebern	2
5	31 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wes Covington	6
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Bob Cerv	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	Willie Davis	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jim Bunning	1.20
2	Gary Bell	0.86
3	Don Schwall	0.67
3	Frank Sullivan	0.67
5	Art Ditmar	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Bass	1
1	Gary Bell	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Al Cicotte	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Schwall	8
2	Al Cicotte	7
2	Barry Latman	7
4	Gary Bell	6
4	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Bolin	1
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Billy Pierce	1
1	Dave Sisler	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.370
2	Harmon Killebrew	.357
3	Norm Cash	.345
4	Hank Aaron	.343
5	Johnny Temple	.340

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	14
2	Rocky Colavito	12
2	Jim Gentile	12
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
5	Frank Robinson	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	43
2	Hank Aaron	37
2	Norm Cash	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	36
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Zoilo Versalles	11
3	Dick Howser	10
4	Jake Wood	9
5	Vada Pinson	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.17
2	Dave Hillman	1.60
3	Bob Gibson	1.64
4	Billy Hoeft	1.69
5	Wynn Hawkins	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	7
2	Steve Barber	6
2	Whitey Ford	6
4	Jim Coates	5
4	15 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	57
1	Stan Williams	57
3	Gary Bell	55
4	Camilo Pascual	53
4	Pedro Ramos	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	7
1	Dave Sisler	7
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
4	Roy Face	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Stan Musial	.436
2	Yogi Berra	.421
3	Bill White	.413
4	Hank Aaron	.392
4	Willie Tasby	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	8
2	Willie Davis	6
2	Roger Maris	6
2	Eddie Mathews	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	16
2	Woodie Held	15
2	John Romano	15
4	Earl Averill	14
4	Willie Davis	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	6
2	Hank Aaron	5
2	Chuck Hinton	5
4	Luis Aparicio	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.00
2	Bob Gibson	0.47
3	Frank Funk	0.51
4	Don Schwall	0.53
5	Ken McBride	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Coates	4
2	Frank Funk	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	Joey Jay	3
2	Ken McBride	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	23
2	Gary Bell	22
3	Jack Fisher	21
4	Bob Gibson	20
5	3 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	4
2	Dave Sisler	3
3	Jim Archer	2
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.387
2	Harmon Killebrew	.373
3	Norm Cash	.358
4	Brooks Robinson	.350
5	Frank Bolling	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	13
2	Harmon Killebrew	12
3	Earl Averill	9
3	Rocky Colavito	9
3	Jim Gentile	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	33
2	Harmon Killebrew	30
3	Orlando Cepeda	29
4	Hank Aaron	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Dick Howser	9
3	Jake Wood	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
4	Jim Landis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Gibson	0.61
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.25
3	Jim Archer	1.29
4	Billy Hoeft	1.60
5	Ken McBride	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Coates	5
1	Frank Funk	5
1	Joey Jay	5
1	Ken McBride	5
1	Phil Regan	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Monbouquette	40
2	Steve Barber	38
2	Gary Bell	38
2	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Pedro Ramos	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.331
2	Wally Moon	.325
3	Ken Boyer	.319
4	Brooks Robinson	.317
5	Roy Sievers	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Rocky Colavito	43
3	Harmon Killebrew	41
4	Ernie Banks	40
5	3 tied	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	138
2	Eddie Mathews	129
3	Jim Gentile	116
4	Willie Mays	109
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	49
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Jim Landis	28
5	Lenny Green	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.20
3	Ernie Broglio	2.92
4	Curt Simmons	2.92
5	Joey Jay	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	24
1	Warren Spahn	24
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Bob Purkey	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	224
2	Ernie Broglio	214
3	Sandy Koufax	206
4	Jim Bunning	201
5	Sam Jones	195

Saves

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