On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1961

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Tigers	41	23	.641	--
Yankees	40	24	.625	1.0
Indians	40	27	.597	2.5
Red Sox	33	31	.516	8.0
Orioles	33	33	.500	9.0
White Sox	32	34	.485	10.0
Senators	30	35	.462	11.5
Athletics	27	35	.435	13.0
Twins	25	40	.385	16.5
Angels	24	43	.358	18.5

Games

White Sox 15, Indians 3

White Sox 11, Indians 1

Yankees 5, Athletics 3

Angels 5, Red Sox 1

Orioles 11, Twins 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	40	24	.625	--
Dodgers	40	26	.606	1.0
Giants	36	26	.581	3.0
Pirates	31	27	.534	6.0
Braves	28	30	.483	9.0
Cardinals	28	32	.467	10.0
Cubs	22	39	.361	16.5
Phillies	18	39	.316	18.5

Games

Dodgers 4, Cubs 1

Dodgers 4, Cubs 2

Braves 5, Giants 3

Reds 9, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sherm Lollar	5
1	Roy Sievers	5
3	Bubba Phillips	4
3	Vic Power	4
3	Russ Snyder	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Al Smith	2
5	9 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	9
2	Mickey Mantle	5
3	Harmon Killebrew	4
3	Minnie Minoso	4
3	Al Smith	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Roy McMillan	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Vada Pinson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chuck Estrada	1.00
2	Ken McBride	0.89
3	Don Schwall	0.73
4	Johnny Podres	0.62
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Ken Hunt	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chuck Estrada	8
1	Ken McBride	8
1	Don Schwall	8
4	Bud Daley	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Sherry	2
2	Luis Arroyo	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.363
2	Don Hoak	.347
3	Jim Piersall	.345
4	John Romano	.336
5	Wally Moon	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	26
2	Mickey Mantle	22
3	Norm Cash	20
4	Harmon Killebrew	19
5	Orlando Cepeda	18

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Dick Howser	18
3	Vada Pinson	13
4	Zoilo Versalles	12
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.86
2	Don Mossi	2.40
3	Bill Stafford	2.45
4	Ken McBride	2.57
5	Billy Hoeft	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	11
2	Sandy Koufax	10
2	Frank Lary	10
4	Ken Hunt	8
4	3 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	111
2	Stan Williams	92
3	Don Drysdale	84
3	Whitey Ford	84
5	Pedro Ramos	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	13
2	Jim Brosnan	10
2	Roy Face	10
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	10
5	Larry Sherry	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Cash	.432
2	Harmon Killebrew	.404
3	Stan Musial	.389
4	Gene Freese	.387
5	Don Hoak	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Norm Cash	8
3	Harmon Killebrew	7
3	Mickey Mantle	7
3	Leon Wagner	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	21
2	Roy Sievers	20
3	Mickey Mantle	19
4	Al Smith	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Bill Bruton	3
2	Chuck Hinton	3
2	Dick Howser	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	0.00
2	Don McMahon	0.59
3	Milt Pappas	0.75
4	Howie Nunn	1.10
5	Jim Perry	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Archer	3
1	Whitey Ford	3
1	Bob Gibson	3
1	Ken Hunt	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	39
2	Juan Pizarro	29
3	Stan Williams	27
4	Billy O'Dell	22
5	Whitey Ford	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	4
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Mike Fornieles	3
2	Warren Hacker	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Don Hoak	.385
2	Norm Cash	.384
3	Jim Piersall	.378
4	Vada Pinson	.376
5	Norm Siebern	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	19
2	Norm Cash	15
3	Mickey Mantle	12
4	Harmon Killebrew	10
4	Leon Wagner	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Gene Freese	33
3	Norm Cash	29
3	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Al Smith	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Howser	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Chuck Hinton	7
4	Hank Aaron	6
5	Vada Pinson	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Stafford	1.51
2	Turk Lown	1.59
3	Bobby Shantz	1.69
4	Sandy Koufax	1.79
5	Juan Pizarro	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Whitey Ford	6
1	Sandy Koufax	6
3	Ken Hunt	5
3	Bill Monbouquette	5
3	Bill Stafford	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	67
2	Stan Williams	45
3	Whitey Ford	44
4	Gary Bell	38
4	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	8
2	Jim Brosnan	6
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
4	Roy Face	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.328
2	Norm Cash	.324
3	Roy Sievers	.319
4	Brooks Robinson	.317
5	Frank Robinson	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	48
2	Harmon Killebrew	46
2	Roger Maris	46
4	Rocky Colavito	42
4	Eddie Mathews	42

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	130
2	Hank Aaron	127
3	Mickey Mantle	119
4	Roger Maris	117
5	2 tied	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	56
2	Maury Wills	47
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Lenny Green	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	2.60
2	Don Drysdale	2.71
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	Sandy Koufax	225
2	Don Drysdale	220
3	Ernie Broglio	210
4	Pedro Ramos	199
5	Stan Williams	197

Saves

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