On This Day

Tuesday, June 13, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	38	20	.655	--
Tigers	37	21	.638	1.0
Yankees	35	21	.625	2.0
Orioles	30	28	.517	8.0
Senators	28	30	.483	10.0
Red Sox	27	29	.482	10.0
Athletics	24	30	.444	12.0
White Sox	23	33	.411	14.0
Twins	22	35	.386	15.5
Angels	21	38	.356	17.5

Games

Orioles 8, Senators 7

White Sox 2, Angels 1

White Sox 10, Angels 2

Indians 7, Yankees 2

Tigers 7, Red Sox 1

Twins 8, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	33	22	.600	--
Dodgers	34	24	.586	0.5
Giants	32	23	.582	1.0
Pirates	27	24	.529	4.0
Braves	24	27	.471	7.0
Cardinals	24	28	.462	7.5
Cubs	21	32	.396	11.0
Phillies	18	33	.353	13.0

Games

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Giants 4, Dodgers 3

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Albie Pearson	4
1	Floyd Robinson	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Cam Carreon	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Cash	2
1	Gus Triandos	2
3	Eddie Bressoud	1
3	Ron Fairly	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	4
1	Billy Martin	4
1	Al Smith	4
4	Gus Triandos	3
4	Gene Woodling	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Albie Pearson	2
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Jim Busby	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cal McLish	1.00
1	Juan Pizarro	1.00
3	Joe Gibbon	0.88
4	Jim Kaat	0.64
5	Stan Williams	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Gibbon	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Cal McLish	1
1	Stu Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Juan Pizarro	10
2	Joe Gibbon	7
2	Jim Kaat	7
2	Cal McLish	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Frank Funk	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Pedro Ramos	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.374
2	Jim Piersall	.372
3	Don Hoak	.355
4	Wally Moon	.352
5	Hank Aaron	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	21
2	Norm Cash	19
3	Mickey Mantle	18
4	Orlando Cepeda	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	54
2	Jim Gentile	49
3	Orlando Cepeda	48
3	Roger Maris	48
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	2.02
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	6 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	89
2	Don Drysdale	75
3	Stan Williams	74
4	Ernie Broglio	72
4	Pedro Ramos	72

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	.509
2	Norm Cash	.453
3	Smoky Burgess	.441
4	Harry Bright	.424
5	Don Hoak	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Norm Cash	10
3	Gene Freese	8
3	Eddie Mathews	8
5	Mickey Mantle	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	25
2	Gene Freese	22
3	George Altman	18
4	Norm Cash	17
4	3 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stu Miller	0.00
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
3	Barry Latman	0.54
4	Bill Stafford	0.87
5	Eli Grba	1.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Stafford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	Mudcat Grant	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Chuck Estrada	21
2	Joe Gibbon	21
2	Ray Sadecki	21
5	Ernie Broglio	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Luis Arroyo	3
2	Don Elston	3
2	Frank Funk	3
2	3 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.417
2	Norm Cash	.411
3	Don Hoak	.385
4	Vada Pinson	.383
5	Hank Aaron	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	18
2	Norm Cash	15
3	Eddie Mathews	14
4	Orlando Cepeda	11
4	Gene Freese	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	38
2	Norm Cash	30
2	Gene Freese	30
4	John Romano	29
5	Orlando Cepeda	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	13
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Funk	0.95
2	Don Schwall	1.31
3	Turk Lown	1.57
4	Bill Stafford	1.59
5	Ken McBride	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mudcat Grant	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Jim Coates	5
3	Whitey Ford	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	54
2	Whitey Ford	41
3	Stan Williams	40
4	Bob Gibson	38
5	3 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	6
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	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	Brooks Robinson	.322
3	Wally Moon	.321
4	Roy Sievers	.321
5	Ken Boyer	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	46
2	Eddie Mathews	45
3	Roger Maris	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Harmon Killebrew	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	136
2	Hank Aaron	133
3	Roger Maris	121
4	Mickey Mantle	112
5	Jim Gentile	111

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	Art Mahaffey	2.55
2	Don Mossi	2.56
3	Curt Simmons	2.61
4	Don Drysdale	2.69
5	Hal Brown	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	24
1	Warren Spahn	24
3	Whitey Ford	19
3	Bob Purkey	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	225
2	Ernie Broglio	212
2	Sandy Koufax	212
4	Pedro Ramos	192
5	Jim Bunning	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	21
3	Jim Brosnan	19
4	Luis Arroyo	17
4	2 others tied	17