On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 29 15 .659 --
Indians 26 17 .605 2.5
Orioles 25 19 .568 4.0
Yankees 22 17 .564 4.5
Senators 22 22 .500 7.0
Athletics 18 20 .474 8.0
Twins 19 24 .442 9.5
Red Sox 17 22 .436 9.5
Angels 15 25 .375 12.0
White Sox 15 27 .357 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 16 .610 --
Reds 25 16 .610 0.0
Dodgers 27 18 .600 0.0
Pirates 20 18 .526 3.5
Braves 19 19 .500 4.5
Cardinals 18 21 .462 6.0
Cubs 14 26 .350 10.5
Phillies 12 26 .316 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Blasingame 5
1 Jackie Brandt 5
1 Leo Posada 5
1 Ron Santo 5
1 Jerry Zimmerman 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Roger Maris 2
1 Norm Siebern 2
1 Bill Skowron 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Siebern 5
2 Norm Cash 4
2 Pancho Herrera 4
2 Mickey Mantle 4
2 Roger Maris 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 2
2 Richie Ashburn 1
2 Dick Howser 1
2 Jim Mahoney 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 0.89
2 Ed Hobaugh 0.80
3 Stan Williams 0.67
4 Bob Gibson 0.55
5 Jim O'Toole 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 8
1 Ed Hobaugh 8
3 Bob Gibson 6
3 Bob Shaw 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Bill Kunkel 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .366
2 Harmon Killebrew .350
3 Hank Aaron .345
4 Norm Cash .340
5 Johnny Temple .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 14
2 Jim Gentile 13
2 Mickey Mantle 13
4 Rocky Colavito 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 45
2 Norm Cash 41
3 Hank Aaron 39
4 Orlando Cepeda 36
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.33
2 Billy Hoeft 1.69
3 Bob Gibson 1.92
4 Johnny Podres 1.94
5 Dave Hillman 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 7
1 Frank Lary 7
3 Whitey Ford 6
3 Frank Funk 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 65
2 Stan Williams 61
3 Don Drysdale 57
3 Camilo Pascual 57
3 Pedro Ramos 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 8
2 Luis Arroyo 7
2 Dave Sisler 7
4 Roy Face 6
4 Larry Sherry 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Tasby .417
1 Bill White .417
3 John Romano .411
4 Hank Aaron .400
5 Stan Musial .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 8
2 Norm Cash 6
2 Willie Davis 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 Orlando Cepeda 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 16
1 Roger Maris 16
3 Earl Averill 15
3 Norm Cash 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Schwall 0.53
2 Frank Funk 0.71
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.73
4 Ken McBride 0.76
5 Hal Brown 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Hal Brown 3
1 Frank Funk 3
1 Mudcat Grant 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 30
2 Bob Gibson 26
3 Stan Williams 25
4 Billy Pierce 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
2 Barry Latman 3
2 Dave Sisler 3
4 Luis Arroyo 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vada Pinson .390
2 Harmon Killebrew .369
3 Jim Piersall .360
4 Jim King .353
5 Norm Cash .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Cepeda 12
1 Harmon Killebrew 12
3 Jim Gentile 10
3 Roger Maris 10
5 Earl Averill 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 33
2 Harmon Killebrew 30
3 Norm Cash 29
4 Orlando Cepeda 28
5 Hank Aaron 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 8
2 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Jake Wood 7
4 Hank Aaron 6
4 Jim Landis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Funk 0.70
2 Bob Gibson 1.23
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.36
4 Billy Hoeft 1.60
5 Jim Coates 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Funk 6
2 Steve Barber 5
2 Hal Brown 5
2 Jim Coates 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 51
2 Steve Barber 41
3 Bill Monbouquette 40
4 Gary Bell 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
2 Luis Arroyo 5
2 Bill Henry 5
2 Dave Sisler 5
5 Roy Face 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .332
2 Wally Moon .324
3 Ken Boyer .322
4 Roy Sievers .318
5 Brooks Robinson .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 47
2 Rocky Colavito 43
3 Harmon Killebrew 41
4 Ernie Banks 40
4 Roger Maris 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 140
2 Eddie Mathews 128
3 Jim Gentile 117
4 Roger Maris 111
5 Mickey Mantle 110

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Mahaffey 2.21
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.24
3 Curt Simmons 2.81
4 Ernie Broglio 2.92
5 Hal Brown 2.93

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 204
4 Stan Williams 198
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 2 others tied 16