Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 3, 1960

On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	8	5	.615	--
Yankees	7	5	.583	0.5
Indians	7	6	.538	1.0
Orioles	8	7	.533	1.0
Red Sox	6	6	.500	1.5
Senators	6	7	.462	2.0
Tigers	5	7	.417	2.5
Athletics	5	9	.357	3.5

Games

White Sox 5, Orioles 3

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 7, Indians 6

Yankees 10, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	12	4	.750	--
Giants	11	5	.688	1.0
Braves	8	6	.571	3.0
Cardinals	8	7	.533	3.5
Dodgers	8	9	.471	4.5
Phillies	6	11	.353	6.5
Reds	6	11	.353	6.5
Cubs	5	11	.313	7.0

Games

Phillies 10, Cubs 9

Reds 5, Dodgers 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Don Demeter	3
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Jim Landis	3
1	Vic Power	3
1	Ken Walters	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Demeter	2
1	Frank Thomas	2
3	Bob Cerv	1
3	Dutch Dotterer	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	4
2	Tito Francona	3
3	Don Demeter	2
3	Dutch Dotterer	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Johnson	1
1	Vada Pinson	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Tony Taylor	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jay Hook	0.69
2	Jerry Casale	0.60
2	Billy Pierce	0.60
4	Danny McDevitt	0.50
5	Don Mossi	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Jay Hook	1
1	Jack Kralick	1
1	Jack Meyer	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jay Hook	9
2	Jerry Casale	6
2	Billy Pierce	6
4	Ray Herbert	5
4	Jack Meyer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Bill Henry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.452
2	Bill Skowron	.440
3	Jerry Lumpe	.436
4	Bob Allison	.415
5	Hank Aaron	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie McCovey	7
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Roy McMillan	6
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie McCovey	21
2	Ernie Banks	20
3	Roberto Clemente	18
4	Jim Gentile	17
4	Bill Mazeroski	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	6
2	Vada Pinson	5
3	Willie Kirkland	4
3	Bill Virdon	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Johnson	0.66
2	Bob Friend	1.06
3	Vern Law	1.25
4	Bud Daley	1.29
5	Hal Brown	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Jim Coates	3
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Bob Friend	3
2	Mike McCormick	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	38
2	Bob Friend	32
3	Camilo Pascual	31
4	Gary Bell	29
4	Carl Willey	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.352
2	Tito Francona	.351
3	Hank Aaron	.343
4	Harvey Kuenn	.341
5	Willie Mays	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Rocky Colavito	39
4	Harmon Killebrew	37
5	Frank Robinson	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	139
2	Hank Aaron	118
2	Frank Robinson	118
4	Rocky Colavito	112
5	Gus Bell	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Jim Gilliam	24
4	Orlando Cepeda	23
4	Vada Pinson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	2.31
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.59
3	Vern Law	2.61
4	Camilo Pascual	2.66
5	Sam Jones	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	21
2	Vern Law	20
3	Warren Spahn	19
3	Early Wynn	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Sam Jones	202
3	Camilo Pascual	201
4	Jim Bunning	195
5	Sandy Koufax	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Ryne Duren	17
3	Bill Henry	15
3	Billy Loes	15
3	Don McMahon	15