Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, May 21, 1960

On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	18	10	.643	--
Indians	16	11	.593	1.5
Orioles	17	13	.567	2.0
Yankees	13	12	.520	3.5
Tigers	11	14	.440	5.5
Red Sox	10	14	.417	6.0
Athletics	12	17	.414	6.5
Senators	10	16	.385	7.0

Games

White Sox 9, Yankees 8

Indians 6, Red Sox 1

Orioles 7, Tigers 4

Athletics 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	22	11	.667	--
Giants	21	11	.656	0.5
Braves	14	11	.560	4.0
Reds	17	16	.515	5.0
Cardinals	13	18	.419	8.0
Dodgers	13	19	.406	8.5
Cubs	10	16	.385	8.5
Phillies	12	20	.375	9.5

Games

Braves 4, Cubs 2

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cunningham	4
1	Frank Robinson	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Ted Kluszewski	3
3	Minnie Minoso	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ron Hansen	3
1	Roger Maris	3
3	Luis Aparicio	2
3	Orlando Cepeda	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Frank Robinson	1
1	Bill White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Hall	1.00
2	Bob Purkey	0.55
3	Frank Lary	0.50
4	Jim Perry	0.38
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bob Duliba	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Hall	6
1	Bob Purkey	6
3	Bobby Shantz	4
4	Gordon Jones	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bud Byerly	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.377
2	Pete Runnels	.356
3	Willie Mays	.353
4	Joe Cunningham	.346
5	Bill White	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	9
1	Ernie Banks	9
1	Jim Lemon	9
1	Willie McCovey	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	32
2	Willie McCovey	29
3	Ernie Banks	28
4	Bill Mazeroski	26
5	Frank Robinson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Vada Pinson	11
2	Willie Mays	9
3	Luis Aparicio	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dick Hall	1.56
2	Mike McCormick	1.61
3	Gary Bell	1.62
4	Ralph Terry	1.78
5	Steve Barber	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
2	Gary Bell	5
2	Bob Friend	5
2	Mike McCormick	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	68
2	Camilo Pascual	61
3	Bob Friend	55
4	Gary Bell	52
5	Jim Bunning	42

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Cunningham	.400
2	Gino Cimoli	.395
3	Roberto Clemente	.393
4	Ed Bailey	.389
5	Bill White	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Lemon	5
2	Hank Aaron	4
2	Ernie Banks	4
2	Jackie Brandt	4
2	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	12
1	Al Smith	12
3	Orlando Cepeda	11
3	Vada Pinson	11
5	Jim Lemon	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Tony Taylor	5
3	Don Blasingame	3
3	Elio Chacon	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Camilo Pascual	0.00
2	Mike McCormick	1.04
3	Jim Bunning	1.06
4	Dick Hall	1.13
5	Johnny Antonelli	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	3
1	Camilo Pascual	3
1	Larry Sherry	3
1	Gerry Staley	3
5	17 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	30
2	Don Drysdale	26
3	Gary Bell	20
4	Sam Jones	19
4	Jack Sanford	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Lown	3
2	Turk Farrell	2
2	Bill Henry	2
2	Johnny Klippstein	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.351
2	Joe Cunningham	.348
3	Harvey Kuenn	.339
4	Hank Aaron	.326
5	Pete Runnels	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Hank Aaron	36
3	Frank Robinson	36
5	Rocky Colavito	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Frank Robinson	116
3	Hank Aaron	111
4	Gus Bell	105
5	Orlando Cepeda	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	2.31
2	Camilo Pascual	2.41
3	Sam Jones	2.43
4	Vern Law	2.58
5	Jim Perry	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	22
2	Vern Law	21
3	Gary Bell	18
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	252
2	Camilo Pascual	224
3	Sam Jones	205
4	Jim Bunning	197
5	Sandy Koufax	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	19
2	Bill Henry	17
3	Ryne Duren	16
3	Turk Lown	16
3	Don McMahon	16