On This Day

Monday, June 12, 1961

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 37 20 .649 --
Yankees 35 20 .636 1.0
Tigers 36 21 .632 1.0
Orioles 29 28 .509 8.0
Senators 28 29 .491 9.0
Red Sox 27 28 .491 9.0
Athletics 24 29 .453 11.0
White Sox 21 33 .389 14.5
Twins 21 35 .375 15.5
Angels 21 36 .368 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 21 .611 --
Dodgers 34 23 .596 0.5
Giants 31 23 .574 2.0
Pirates 26 24 .520 5.0
Cardinals 24 27 .471 7.5
Braves 24 27 .471 7.5
Cubs 21 32 .396 11.5
Phillies 17 33 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Haywood Sullivan 4
3 Lenny Green 3
3 Brooks Robinson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 2
2 Earl Battey 1
2 Harmon Killebrew 1
2 Willie Kirkland 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Vic Power 3
2 Chuck Schilling 3
2 Roy Sievers 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Al Smith 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Stafford 1.17
2 Bob Shaw 0.80
3 Ted Bowsfield 0.60
4 Ike Delock 0.50
5 Wynn Hawkins 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Archer 1
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Don Larsen 1
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Bill Stafford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 10
2 Bill Stafford 7
3 Ted Bowsfield 6
4 Ike Delock 5
4 Hoyt Wilhelm 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Jerry Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .371
2 Norm Cash .370
3 Wally Moon .356
4 Hank Aaron .347
5 Don Hoak .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 20
2 Mickey Mantle 18
3 Norm Cash 17
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
3 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm Cash 50
2 Jim Gentile 49
3 Orlando Cepeda 48
4 Roger Maris 47
5 Mickey Mantle 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 17
2 Luis Aparicio 15
3 Zoilo Versalles 12
4 Vada Pinson 11
5 Jake Wood 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.89
2 Don Mossi 2.13
3 Johnny Podres 2.43
4 Billy Hoeft 2.48
5 Ken McBride 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 9
1 Sandy Koufax 9
1 Frank Lary 9
4 Steve Barber 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 89
2 Don Drysdale 75
3 Ernie Broglio 72
4 Pedro Ramos 71
5 Whitey Ford 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 10
2 Jim Brosnan 9
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 9
4 Roy Face 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .510
2 Norm Cash .440
3 Harry Bright .424
4 Carroll Hardy .395
5 2 tied .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 11
2 Norm Cash 8
2 Gene Freese 8
2 Mickey Mantle 8
2 Eddie Mathews 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 24
2 Gene Freese 21
3 George Altman 18
3 Mickey Mantle 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 7
2 Johnny Temple 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Willie Mays 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Barry Latman 0.54
2 Stu Miller 0.56
3 Bill Stafford 0.87
4 Eli Grba 1.25
5 Don Lee 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sandy Koufax 4
1 Bill Stafford 4
3 Jim Archer 3
3 Whitey Ford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 37
2 Whitey Ford 25
3 Chuck Estrada 21
3 Ray Sadecki 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Don Elston 3
2 Bill Henry 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Piersall .410
2 Norm Cash .410
3 Vada Pinson .388
4 Don Hoak .378
5 Hank Aaron .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 17
2 Eddie Mathews 15
3 Norm Cash 13
4 Rocky Colavito 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 37
2 Gene Freese 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 28
3 Ken Hunt 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Howser 13
2 Luis Aparicio 8
3 Hank Aaron 7
3 Chuck Hinton 7
5 Jim Landis 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Funk 0.98
2 Don Schwall 1.31
3 Turk Lown 1.57
4 Bill Stafford 1.59
5 Stu Miller 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mudcat Grant 6
1 Sandy Koufax 6
3 Hal Brown 5
3 Jim Coates 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 54
2 Whitey Ford 41
3 Ray Sadecki 39
4 Bob Gibson 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 7
2 Jim Brosnan 6
3 Luis Arroyo 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .327
2 Roy Sievers .323
3 Wally Moon .322
4 Brooks Robinson .322
5 Ken Boyer .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 46
2 Eddie Mathews 45
3 Rocky Colavito 44
4 Roger Maris 42
5 Harmon Killebrew 41

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 136
2 Hank Aaron 134
3 Roger Maris 120
4 Jim Gentile 112
4 Mickey Mantle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Maury Wills 50
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Jim Landis 26
5 Lenny Green 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.09
2 Art Mahaffey 2.55
3 Don Mossi 2.65
4 Don Drysdale 2.69
5 Curt Simmons 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 25
2 Warren Spahn 24
3 Whitey Ford 19
3 Frank Lary 19
3 Bob Purkey 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 225
2 Ernie Broglio 217
3 Sandy Koufax 212
4 Jim Bunning 191
4 Pedro Ramos 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 25
2 Lindy McDaniel 22
3 Jim Brosnan 19
4 Luis Arroyo 17
4 2 others tied 17