On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	25	15	.625	--
Indians	21	15	.583	2.0
White Sox	21	18	.538	3.5
Yankees	19	17	.528	4.0
Tigers	17	18	.486	5.5
Athletics	18	22	.450	7.0
Red Sox	14	21	.400	8.5
Senators	14	23	.378	9.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Indians 4

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Orioles 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	27	14	.659	--
Giants	26	16	.619	1.5
Reds	22	20	.524	5.5
Braves	16	16	.500	6.5
Dodgers	20	21	.488	7.0
Cardinals	18	22	.450	8.5
Cubs	14	21	.400	10.0
Phillies	14	27	.341	13.0

Games

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 3

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Cubs 9, Giants 1

Phillies 12, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	5
2	Ernie Banks	3
2	Jim Piersall	3
2	Tony Taylor	3
5	28 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sandy Amoros	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Andy Carey	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Norm Sherry	4
2	Bobby Del Greco	3
2	Pancho Herrera	3
2	Jerry Kindall	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Don Buddin	1
2	Gene Stephens	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Brewer	1.20
2	Jerry Walker	0.88
3	Stan Williams	0.73
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.57
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	8
2	Jerry Walker	7
3	Tom Brewer	6
4	Whitey Ford	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Russ Kemmerer	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.353
2	Pete Runnels	.351
3	Bill White	.346
4	Willie Mays	.344
5	Bob Skinner	.335

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	12
2	Roger Maris	11
3	Ernie Banks	10
3	Jim Lemon	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	39
2	Ernie Banks	33
3	Orlando Cepeda	32
3	Willie McCovey	32
5	Roger Maris	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
1	Willie Mays	12
1	Vada Pinson	12
4	Don Blasingame	9
5	Tony Taylor	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.16
2	Steve Barber	1.55
3	Mike McCormick	1.58
4	Dick Hall	1.76
5	Billy O'Dell	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	7
2	Bud Daley	6
2	Mike McCormick	6
4	Steve Barber	5
4	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	81
2	Don Drysdale	80
3	Gary Bell	61
3	Bob Friend	61
5	Sandy Koufax	58

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.442
2	Jim Gentile	.400
3	Ken Walters	.389
4	Vada Pinson	.379
5	Joe Adcock	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	7
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Willie Mays	5
4	Ken Boyer	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Bailey	14
1	Willie Mays	14
3	Orlando Cepeda	13
4	Roberto Clemente	12
4	2 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
2	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Maury Wills	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.64
2	Whitey Ford	0.82
3	Jim Perry	0.93
4	Steve Barber	1.17
5	Jim Bunning	1.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Jim Brosnan	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	Jim Perry	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	35
2	Camilo Pascual	28
3	Jim Bunning	23
3	Stan Williams	23
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Stigman	4
2	Larry Sherry	3
3	Tex Clevenger	2
3	Roy Face	2
3	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.358
2	Gino Cimoli	.355
3	Vada Pinson	.344
4	Tony Curry	.342
5	Jim Gentile	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Jim Lemon	7
2	Eddie Mathews	7
4	Ken Boyer	6
4	7 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	25
2	Ron Hansen	22
3	Ed Bailey	21
3	Al Smith	21
5	5 tied	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	0.99
2	Gerry Staley	1.39
3	Billy O'Dell	1.47
4	Mudcat Grant	1.67
5	Dick Hall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	5
2	Steve Barber	4
2	Gary Bell	4
2	Tom Brewer	4
2	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	55
2	Camilo Pascual	50
3	Jim Bunning	45
4	Don Drysdale	42
5	Gary Bell	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	5
2	Turk Farrell	4
2	Turk Lown	4
2	Dick Stigman	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.348
2	Joe Cunningham	.338
3	Harvey Kuenn	.336
4	Roberto Clemente	.330
5	Hank Aaron	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Rocky Colavito	33
5	Willie Mays	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Gus Bell	108
3	Frank Robinson	107
4	Orlando Cepeda	104
5	Hank Aaron	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Willie Mays	31
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	Jim Gilliam	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.30
2	Roger Craig	2.31
3	Sam Jones	2.42
4	Jim Perry	2.42
5	Camilo Pascual	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	22
2	Vern Law	20
3	Bud Daley	19
4	Camilo Pascual	18
4	Bob Shaw	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Camilo Pascual	226
3	Jim Bunning	200
3	Sandy Koufax	200
5	Sam Jones	197

Saves

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