On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 5 .667 --
White Sox 11 6 .647 0.0
Red Sox 8 7 .533 2.0
Indians 9 8 .529 2.0
Orioles 10 9 .526 2.0
Senators 7 10 .412 4.0
Athletics 6 11 .353 5.0
Tigers 5 10 .333 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 7 .650 --
Giants 13 7 .650 0.0
Braves 9 7 .563 2.0
Dodgers 10 11 .476 3.5
Reds 10 11 .476 3.5
Cardinals 9 10 .474 3.5
Phillies 8 13 .381 5.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Kasko 3
2 Bob Allison 2
2 Ed Bailey 2
2 Gus Bell 2
2 12 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Bressoud 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Don Demeter 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Bressoud 3
1 Eddie Kasko 3
1 Jim Lemon 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Bobby Malkmus 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 John Roseboro 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Monbouquette 1.67
2 Harvey Haddix 1.00
3 Stan Williams 0.86
4 Chuck Estrada 0.62
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Bud Byerly 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Jay Hook 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 6
1 Stan Williams 6
3 Gary Bell 5
3 Chuck Estrada 5
3 Bill Monbouquette 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .416
2 Pete Runnels .396
3 Bill Skowron .393
4 Hank Aaron .385
5 Jerry Lumpe .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Roberto Clemente 6
2 Woodie Held 6
2 Roy McMillan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 23
1 Willie McCovey 23
3 Ernie Banks 21
4 Jim Gentile 19
4 Bill Skowron 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 9
2 Willie Mays 7
3 Willie Kirkland 4
3 Bill Virdon 4
5 12 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Friend 1.32
2 Gary Bell 1.59
2 Hal Brown 1.59
2 Turk Lown 1.59
5 Ray Herbert 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Jim Coates 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 42
2 Bob Friend 38
3 Gary Bell 37
4 Camilo Pascual 31
5 Larry Sherry 30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .355
2 Joe Cunningham .349
3 Harvey Kuenn .345
4 Hank Aaron .339
5 Willie Mays .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Rocky Colavito 39
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Frank Robinson 114
4 Rocky Colavito 111
5 Gus Bell 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Jim Gilliam 24
5 Orlando Cepeda 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.56
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.59
4 Camilo Pascual 2.65
5 Vern Law 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Bob Shaw 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
3 Early Wynn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Sam Jones 203
3 Jim Bunning 202
4 Camilo Pascual 200
5 Sandy Koufax 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Bill Henry 16
3 Turk Lown 16
5 2 tied 15