On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	37	21	.638	--
Tigers	38	22	.633	0.0
Indians	38	22	.633	0.0
Orioles	30	30	.500	8.0
Senators	30	30	.500	8.0
Red Sox	28	30	.483	9.0
Athletics	25	31	.446	11.0
White Sox	26	33	.441	11.5
Twins	23	36	.390	14.5
Angels	21	41	.339	18.0

Games

Senators 5, Orioles 2

White Sox 3, Angels 2

Yankees 3, Indians 2

Red Sox 10, Tigers 1

Twins 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	36	24	.600	--
Giants	34	23	.596	0.5
Reds	34	23	.596	0.5
Pirates	28	25	.528	4.5
Cardinals	25	28	.472	7.5
Braves	24	29	.453	8.5
Cubs	21	34	.382	12.5
Phillies	18	34	.346	14.0

Games

Dodgers 6, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Pirates 1

Giants 6, Braves 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Buddin	3
1	Gene Green	3
1	Eddie Kasko	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Tommy Davis	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	4
2	Bob Allison	3
2	Tommy Davis	3
2	Gene Freese	3
2	Wally Post	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Terry	1.00
2	Eli Grba	0.88
3	Bill Monbouquette	0.83
4	Ed Hobaugh	0.67
5	Joey Jay	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Ed Hobaugh	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ralph Terry	8
2	Roger Craig	7
2	Eli Grba	7
2	Joey Jay	7
5	Jack Kralick	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Dick LeMay	1
1	Bob Miller	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.363
2	Norm Cash	.361
3	Don Hoak	.348
4	Wally Moon	.347
5	Hank Aaron	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	22
2	Norm Cash	19
2	Mickey Mantle	19
4	Orlando Cepeda	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	54
2	Roger Maris	50
3	Jim Gentile	49
4	Orlando Cepeda	48
5	Mickey Mantle	45

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	18
2	Luis Aparicio	16
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	Ken McBride	2.50
4	Johnny Podres	2.55
5	2 tied	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	10
1	Frank Lary	10
3	Sandy Koufax	9
4	Joey Jay	8
5	7 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	89
2	Don Drysdale	82
3	Camilo Pascual	76
4	Gary Bell	74
4	Stan Williams	74

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	11
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	.444
2	Norm Cash	.442
3	Don Hoak	.426
4	Smoky Burgess	.412
5	Gene Green	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Norm Cash	9
3	Eddie Mathews	8
4	Leon Wagner	7
5	Willie Kirkland	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	21
2	Roger Maris	20
3	Vic Wertz	19
4	Ken Hunt	16
4	Bubba Phillips	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	7
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
4	Chuck Hinton	3
5	13 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Sherry	0.00
2	Luis Arroyo	0.66
2	Barry Latman	0.66
4	Eli Grba	0.91
5	3 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Dick Donovan	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	24
2	Mudcat Grant	22
2	Ray Sadecki	22
4	Ernie Broglio	20
4	Ralph Terry	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Frank Funk	3
2	Stu Miller	3
5	5 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.398
2	Norm Cash	.398
3	Don Hoak	.387
4	Gene Green	.377
5	Vada Pinson	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Norm Cash	15
3	Gene Freese	11
3	Eddie Mathews	11
5	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	39
2	Gene Freese	34
3	Norm Cash	28
3	John Romano	28
5	Willie Davis	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	Jim Landis	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Schwall	1.31
2	Bill Stafford	1.59
3	Don Mossi	1.60
4	Ken McBride	1.85
5	Jack Sanford	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Joey Jay	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
4	Mudcat Grant	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	54
2	Gary Bell	38
2	Bob Gibson	38
2	Stan Williams	38
5	Joey Jay	37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.321
2	Wally Moon	.321
3	Roy Sievers	.320
4	Brooks Robinson	.317
5	Ken Boyer	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	47
2	Eddie Mathews	44
3	Roger Maris	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Harmon Killebrew	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	134
2	Hank Aaron	132
3	Roger Maris	117
4	Mickey Mantle	113
5	Roy Sievers	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	49
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Jim Landis	26
5	Lenny Green	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Mossi	2.56
2	Curt Simmons	2.61
3	Don Drysdale	2.64
4	Art Mahaffey	2.74
5	Joey Jay	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	24
1	Warren Spahn	24
3	Whitey Ford	20
4	Frank Lary	19
4	Bob Purkey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	224
2	Ernie Broglio	212
2	Sandy Koufax	212
4	Pedro Ramos	192
5	2 tied	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	25
2	Lindy McDaniel	21
3	Jim Brosnan	19
4	Luis Arroyo	18
5	2 tied	17