On This Day

Tuesday, June 20, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	41	23	.641	--
Yankees	39	24	.619	1.5
Indians	40	25	.615	1.5
Red Sox	33	30	.524	7.5
Orioles	32	33	.492	9.5
White Sox	30	34	.469	11.0
Senators	30	35	.462	11.5
Athletics	27	34	.443	12.5
Twins	25	39	.391	16.0
Angels	23	43	.348	19.0

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Athletics 2

Red Sox 11, Angels 8

Twins 5, Orioles 4

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	39	24	.619	--
Dodgers	38	26	.594	1.5
Giants	36	25	.590	2.0
Pirates	31	27	.534	5.5
Cardinals	28	31	.475	9.0
Braves	27	30	.474	9.0
Cubs	22	37	.373	15.0
Phillies	18	39	.316	18.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Cubs 0

Braves 2, Giants 1

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 6, Phillies 2

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie James	5
2	Gene Freese	4
2	Carl Yastrzemski	4
4	Luis Aparicio	3
4	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Julio Becquer	1
1	Steve Bilko	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Yastrzemski	5
2	Joe Cunningham	3
2	J. C. Martin	3
2	Earl Robinson	3
2	Carl Sawatski	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jerry Adair	1
1	Charlie James	1
1	Wally Moon	1
1	Charlie Neal	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	3.50
2	Jim Bunning	1.11
3	Glen Hobbie	0.89
4	Bob Gibson	0.88
4	Harvey Haddix	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Bob Gibson	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	14
2	Jim Bunning	10
3	Glen Hobbie	8
4	Bob Gibson	7
4	3 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.363
2	Jim Piersall	.350
3	Don Hoak	.347
4	John Romano	.335
5	Wally Moon	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	26
2	Norm Cash	20
2	Mickey Mantle	20
4	Orlando Cepeda	18
5	4 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Cash	58
2	Roger Maris	55
3	Orlando Cepeda	53
4	Jim Gentile	50
4	Mickey Mantle	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	20
2	Dick Howser	18
3	Vada Pinson	12
3	Zoilo Versalles	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.77
2	Don Mossi	2.40
3	Bill Stafford	2.45
4	Wynn Hawkins	2.58
5	Billy Hoeft	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	11
2	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Frank Lary	10
4	Joey Jay	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	111
2	Stan Williams	86
3	Don Drysdale	84
3	Whitey Ford	84
5	Camilo Pascual	78

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	12
2	Jim Brosnan	10
2	Roy Face	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	3 tied	7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.435
2	Stan Musial	.417
3	Don Hoak	.391
4	Gene Freese	.381
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	11
2	Norm Cash	8
3	Leon Wagner	7
4	Willie Kirkland	6
4	Willie Tasby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	23
2	Roger Maris	19
3	Al Smith	17
3	Vic Wertz	17
5	Carl Yastrzemski	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Dick Howser	6
3	Chuck Hinton	4
4	Bill Bruton	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	0.00
2	Don McMahon	0.53
3	Howie Nunn	1.10
4	Jim Perry	1.11
5	Ted Bowsfield	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	4
2	Jim Archer	3
2	Bob Gibson	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Whitey Ford	28
3	Jim Bunning	23
3	Juan Pizarro	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	4
1	Jim Brosnan	4
3	Mike Fornieles	3
3	Warren Hacker	3
5	7 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vada Pinson	.401
2	Don Hoak	.392
3	Norm Cash	.388
4	Jim Piersall	.387
5	Stan Musial	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	20
2	Norm Cash	15
3	Gene Freese	10
3	Mickey Mantle	10
3	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	38
2	Gene Freese	35
3	Norm Cash	29
4	John Romano	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Dick Howser	11
3	Chuck Hinton	8
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	1.51
2	Turk Lown	1.80
3	Sandy Koufax	1.82
4	Barry Latman	1.84
5	Don Schwall	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	7
1	Sandy Koufax	7
3	Mudcat Grant	5
3	Joey Jay	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	73
2	Whitey Ford	48
2	Bob Gibson	48
4	Stan Williams	39
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.327
2	Norm Cash	.324
3	Brooks Robinson	.316
4	Roy Sievers	.314
5	Roberto Clemente	.311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	130
1	Eddie Mathews	130
3	Roger Maris	117
4	Mickey Mantle	114
4	Vic Wertz	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	55
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Lenny Green	25
5	Bill Bruton	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.60
2	Don Drysdale	2.78
3	Hal Brown	2.80
4	Don Mossi	2.81
5	Art Mahaffey	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	25
2	Ernie Broglio	22
3	Whitey Ford	21
4	Bob Purkey	20
5	Frank Lary	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	226
2	Sandy Koufax	225
3	Ernie Broglio	208
4	Pedro Ramos	194
5	Stan Williams	191

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	26
2	Jim Brosnan	20
3	Luis Arroyo	19
3	Lindy McDaniel	19
5	2 tied	17