On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	40	22	.645	--
Indians	39	23	.629	1.0
Yankees	37	23	.617	2.0
Red Sox	30	30	.500	9.0
Orioles	31	31	.500	9.0
Senators	30	32	.484	10.0
Athletics	26	32	.448	12.0
White Sox	27	34	.443	12.5
Twins	24	37	.393	15.5
Angels	22	42	.344	19.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 5

White Sox 5, Twins 1

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Tigers 12, Yankees 10

Angels 3, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	36	23	.610	--
Dodgers	37	25	.597	0.5
Giants	35	24	.593	1.0
Pirates	29	26	.527	5.0
Cardinals	26	29	.473	8.0
Braves	25	30	.455	9.0
Cubs	22	35	.386	13.0
Phillies	18	36	.333	15.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 0

Giants 9, Cubs 3

Pirates 9, Cardinals 3

Reds 10, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Gordy Coleman	4
1	Al Kaline	4
3	Jackie Brandt	3
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gordy Coleman	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Kaline	5
2	Felipe Alou	4
2	Gordy Coleman	4
4	Andy Carey	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Jim Gilliam	1
1	Don Hoak	1
1	Roy Sievers	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	2.00
2	Juan Pizarro	0.88
3	Billy O'Dell	0.70
4	Jim Kaat	0.60
5	Robin Roberts	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Bowsfield	1
1	Galen Cisco	1
1	Paul Foytack	1
1	Billy O'Dell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	12
2	Billy O'Dell	7
2	Juan Pizarro	7
4	Jim Kaat	6
5	Galen Cisco	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Terry Fox	1
1	Warren Hacker	1
1	Chet Nichols	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.365
2	Jim Piersall	.358
3	Don Hoak	.353
4	Wally Moon	.337
5	Vada Pinson	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	23
2	Mickey Mantle	20
3	Norm Cash	19
4	Orlando Cepeda	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	57
2	Roger Maris	51
3	Orlando Cepeda	50
4	Jim Gentile	49
5	Mickey Mantle	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	18
2	Luis Aparicio	17
3	Vada Pinson	12
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
5	Jake Wood	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
2	Don Mossi	2.40
3	Johnny Podres	2.55
4	Wynn Hawkins	2.58
5	Dick Donovan	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	10
1	Frank Lary	10
3	Sandy Koufax	9
4	Joey Jay	8
4	Bob Purkey	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	97
2	Stan Williams	86
3	Don Drysdale	82
4	Camilo Pascual	76
4	Pedro Ramos	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	11
2	Jim Brosnan	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
4	Roy Face	8
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.463
2	Don Hoak	.429
3	Vada Pinson	.406
4	Gene Green	.404
5	Jim Piersall	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	20
2	Roger Maris	19
3	Vic Wertz	17
4	Norm Cash	15
4	Mickey Mantle	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	6
2	Luis Aparicio	5
3	Johnny Temple	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Donovan	0.47
2	Cal McLish	0.60
3	Barry Latman	0.64
4	Luis Arroyo	0.66
5	Don McMahon	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Archer	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Sandy Koufax	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Stan Williams	25
3	Juan Pizarro	23
4	Chuck Estrada	22
4	2 others tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	4
1	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Frank Funk	3
3	Warren Hacker	3
3	Stu Miller	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Piersall	.405
2	Vada Pinson	.402
3	Norm Cash	.398
4	Don Hoak	.394
5	Gene Green	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Norm Cash	14
3	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Gene Freese	10
4	Mickey Mantle	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	38
2	Gene Freese	32
3	Norm Cash	28
4	John Romano	27
5	6 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	8
3	Hank Aaron	7
3	Chuck Hinton	7
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eli Grba	1.19
2	Bill Stafford	1.48
3	Turk Lown	1.95
4	Joe Gibbon	2.05
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Mudcat Grant	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	Don Schwall	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	59
2	Bob Gibson	41
3	Stan Williams	39
4	Gary Bell	38
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	7
2	Luis Arroyo	6
2	Jim Brosnan	6
4	Bill Henry	4
4	Stu Miller	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.323
2	Ken Boyer	.319
3	Roy Sievers	.316
4	Brooks Robinson	.315
5	Wally Moon	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Roger Maris	44
3	Harmon Killebrew	43
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	130
2	Hank Aaron	128
3	Mickey Mantle	116
3	Roger Maris	116
5	Vic Wertz	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Maury Wills	48
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.61
2	Don Drysdale	2.64
3	Don Mossi	2.72
4	Hal Brown	2.73
5	Art Mahaffey	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	24
2	Ernie Broglio	23
3	Whitey Ford	20
3	Bob Purkey	20
5	Frank Lary	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	224
2	Sandy Koufax	215
3	Ernie Broglio	209
4	Stan Williams	195
5	Pedro Ramos	194

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	24
2	Jim Brosnan	20
2	Lindy McDaniel	20
4	Luis Arroyo	18
5	2 tied	17