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

Yankees 12, Red Sox 3

Orioles 6, White Sox 0

Orioles 2, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Twins 3

Indians 7, Twins 5

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Athletics 9, Tigers 3

Senators 5, Angels 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	16	.610	--
Reds	25	16	.610	--
Dodgers	27	18	.600	--
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

Dodgers 5, Cardinals 3

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Cubs 10, Pirates 0

Reds 7, Giants 6

Reds 6, Giants 4

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Phillies 11, Braves 4

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