On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 10 .600 --
Indians 14 10 .583 0.5
Orioles 15 11 .577 0.5
Yankees 12 10 .545 1.5
Red Sox 10 11 .476 3.0
Tigers 10 12 .455 3.5
Athletics 10 16 .385 5.5
Senators 9 15 .375 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 9 .690 --
Pirates 19 10 .655 1.0
Braves 12 11 .522 5.0
Reds 15 14 .517 5.0
Dodgers 13 16 .448 7.0
Cardinals 11 16 .407 8.0
Cubs 9 15 .375 8.5
Phillies 11 19 .367 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Davenport 4
2 Ed Bailey 3
2 Don Hoak 3
2 Marty Keough 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Esposito 4
1 Frank Howard 4
3 Ed Bailey 3
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roberto Clemente 2
2 Marv Breeding 1
2 Wally Moon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Drysdale 1.17
2 Frank Lary 0.75
3 Don Larsen 0.62
4 Gary Bell 0.50
5 Bob Buhl 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Leo Kiely 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Bell 7
1 Don Drysdale 7
3 Bob Buhl 6
3 Frank Lary 6
3 Milt Pappas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Dick Stigman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .374
2 Pete Runnels .364
3 Roberto Clemente .358
4 Bob Allison .356
5 Ed Bailey .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
2 Ernie Banks 8
2 Ken Boyer 8
2 Jim Lemon 8
2 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 28
1 Willie McCovey 28
3 Ernie Banks 27
4 Bill Mazeroski 26
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 10
2 Willie Mays 9
3 Tony Taylor 7
4 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Don Blasingame 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.51
2 Gary Bell 1.62
3 Ralph Terry 1.71
4 Dick Hall 1.72
5 Steve Barber 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 5
1 Bob Friend 5
1 Vern Law 5
1 Mike McCormick 5
1 Larry Sherry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 68
2 Bob Friend 53
2 Camilo Pascual 53
4 Gary Bell 52
5 Jack Sanford 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 6
2 Roy Face 5
3 Turk Farrell 4
3 Lindy McDaniel 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Bailey .424
2 Harvey Kuenn .396
3 Gino Cimoli .390
3 Pete Runnels .390
5 Tito Francona .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Del Crandall 5
1 Jim Lemon 5
4 Bob Cerv 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Smith 13
2 Elston Howard 12
2 Jim Lemon 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Tony Taylor 6
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Jim Piersall 4
3 Frank Robinson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Camilo Pascual 0.00
2 Mike McCormick 0.46
3 Dick Ellsworth 0.56
4 Don Cardwell 0.60
5 Bill Monbouquette 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Sherry 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Jack Meyer 3
2 Bob Purkey 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 30
2 Gary Bell 23
3 Camilo Pascual 22
4 Bob Friend 21
4 Jack Sanford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 4
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Turk Lown 3
4 Roy Face 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .353
2 Joe Cunningham .343
3 Harvey Kuenn .340
4 Hank Aaron .325
5 Orlando Cepeda .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Rocky Colavito 35
5 Frank Robinson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Frank Robinson 115
3 Hank Aaron 112
4 Gus Bell 111
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 25
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.50
3 Camilo Pascual 2.50
4 Vern Law 2.60
5 Jim Perry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Warren Spahn 19
4 Gary Bell 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 252
2 Camilo Pascual 216
3 Sam Jones 203
4 Jim Bunning 192
5 Sandy Koufax 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Bill Henry 17
3 Ryne Duren 16
4 Turk Lown 15
4 2 others tied 15