On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	31	16	.660	--
Indians	28	17	.622	2.0
Yankees	24	19	.558	5.0
Orioles	26	21	.553	5.0
Senators	24	24	.500	7.5
Athletics	20	21	.488	8.0
Red Sox	19	24	.442	10.0
Twins	19	26	.422	11.0
White Sox	17	28	.378	13.0
Angels	16	28	.364	13.5

Games

Orioles 3, Red Sox 1

White Sox 6, Yankees 5

Indians 9, Angels 4

Tigers 2, Twins 1

Athletics 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	29	19	.604	--
Reds	26	18	.591	1.0
Giants	26	19	.578	1.5
Pirates	23	19	.548	3.0
Braves	20	22	.476	6.0
Cardinals	20	23	.465	6.5
Cubs	18	26	.409	9.0
Phillies	13	29	.310	13.0

Games

Cubs 10, Reds 7

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Braves 9, Cardinals 3

Pirates 5, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bertell	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Hank Bauer	3
2	Harry Bright	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bubba Phillips	5
2	Jerry Kindall	4
2	Frank Thomas	4
4	Roger Maris	3
4	Haywood Sullivan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Johnny Temple	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobby Shantz	1.00
2	Jack Fisher	0.67
3	Sandy Koufax	0.58
4	Bob Shaw	0.57
5	Pedro Ramos	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Norm Bass	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	7
2	Bob Buhl	6
3	Luis Arroyo	5
3	Ike Delock	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.366
2	Hank Aaron	.348
3	Jim Piersall	.347
4	John Romano	.338
5	Roberto Clemente	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Orlando Cepeda	15
2	Rocky Colavito	14
2	Mickey Mantle	14
2	Roger Maris	14
5	Jim Gentile	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	46
2	Norm Cash	42
3	Hank Aaron	40
4	Steve Boros	37
4	Orlando Cepeda	37

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.33
2	Bob Gibson	1.92
3	Johnny Podres	1.94
4	Wynn Hawkins	2.09
5	Billy Hoeft	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	7
1	Whitey Ford	7
1	Frank Funk	7
1	Sandy Koufax	7
1	Frank Lary	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	72
2	Don Drysdale	64
3	Pedro Ramos	62
4	Stan Williams	61
5	Gary Bell	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	8
2	Luis Arroyo	7
2	Roy Face	7
2	Dave Sisler	7
5	3 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Pignatano	.438
2	John Romano	.417
3	Jim Piersall	.414
4	Jackie Brandt	.406
5	Leo Posada	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Norm Cash	6
2	Orlando Cepeda	6
2	Gene Freese	6
5	6 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	20
2	John Romano	16
3	Ken Boyer	15
3	Vada Pinson	15
5	6 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.61
2	Jim Coates	0.71
3	Don Schwall	1.04
4	Hal Brown	1.05
5	John Buzhardt	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Funk	4
1	Mudcat Grant	4
1	Sandy Koufax	4
4	Steve Barber	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	34
2	Bob Gibson	25
3	Gary Bell	23
4	Pedro Ramos	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
2	Don Elston	3
3	Luis Arroyo	2
3	Bobby Bolin	2
3	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.376
2	Vada Pinson	.375
3	Don Hoak	.370
4	George Altman	.363
5	Jim King	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Rocky Colavito	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10
5	Harmon Killebrew	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	28
2	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Norm Cash	26
3	Orlando Cepeda	26
5	3 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Chuck Hinton	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	1.04
2	Hal Brown	1.10
3	Bob Gibson	1.24
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.26
5	Bobby Shantz	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Steve Barber	5
3	Frank Funk	5
3	Mudcat Grant	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	51
2	Bill Monbouquette	41
3	Joey Jay	38
4	Steve Barber	37
5	Pedro Ramos	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Roy Face	4
2	Bill Henry	4
2	Dave Sisler	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Moon	.329
2	Ken Boyer	.321
3	Dick Groat	.319
4	Brooks Robinson	.318
5	Roy Sievers	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Rocky Colavito	45
3	Roger Maris	41
4	Harmon Killebrew	40
4	Eddie Mathews	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	138
2	Eddie Mathews	129
3	Jim Gentile	115
3	Roger Maris	115
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	51
2	Luis Aparicio	50
3	Jim Landis	29
3	Vada Pinson	29
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Mahaffey	2.36
2	Curt Simmons	2.74
3	Don Drysdale	2.86
4	Don Mossi	2.88
5	Jack Kralick	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	24
2	Warren Spahn	23
3	Lew Burdette	20
4	Bob Purkey	19
5	Frank Lary	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	224
2	Ernie Broglio	212
3	Sandy Koufax	207
4	Jim Bunning	193
5	2 tied	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	23
3	Jim Brosnan	17
3	Ray Moore	17
5	Bill Henry	16