On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Indians	27	17	.614	--
Orioles	29	19	.604	0.0
White Sox	26	22	.542	3.0
Yankees	24	21	.533	3.5
Tigers	22	21	.512	4.5
Senators	20	25	.444	7.5
Athletics	19	28	.404	9.5
Red Sox	15	29	.341	12.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 7

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 0

Tigers 2, Orioles 0

Senators 8, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	17	.638	--
Giants	30	19	.612	1.0
Braves	22	18	.550	4.5
Reds	24	25	.490	7.0
Cardinals	22	26	.458	8.5
Dodgers	22	26	.458	8.5
Cubs	18	24	.429	9.5
Phillies	18	31	.367	13.0

Games

Pirates 5, Cubs 3

Dodgers 4, Braves 1

Giants 2, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	4
1	Pete Runnels	4
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	Orlando Cepeda	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
2	Bob Allison	1
2	Hank Bauer	1
2	Pumpsie Green	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woodie Held	6
2	Pumpsie Green	4
2	Norm Siebern	4
4	Bob Allison	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	Minnie Minoso	1
1	Jim Piersall	1
1	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	2.33
2	Mike McCormick	1.40
3	Frank Lary	1.17
4	Gary Bell	0.88
4	Jim O'Toole	0.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gary Bell	1
1	John Buzhardt	1
1	Sam Jones	1
1	Frank Lary	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ron Kline	8
2	Gary Bell	7
2	Frank Lary	7
2	Mike McCormick	7
2	2 others tied	7

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Roy Face	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.381
2	Roberto Clemente	.354
3	Roger Maris	.333
3	Vic Power	.333
5	Jim Gentile	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	16
2	Ken Boyer	14
3	Ernie Banks	13
4	Hank Aaron	12
4	Jim Lemon	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	43
2	Ernie Banks	42
3	Roger Maris	38
4	Ron Hansen	35
5	3 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
1	Willie Mays	13
3	Vada Pinson	12
4	Don Blasingame	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	1.39
2	Billy O'Dell	1.70
3	Dick Hall	1.85
4	Bob Friend	2.16
5	Sam Jones	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	8
2	Bud Daley	7
2	Larry Jackson	7
2	Sam Jones	7
2	Mike McCormick	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	88
2	Camilo Pascual	84
3	Bob Friend	71
3	Sandy Koufax	71
5	Gary Bell	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	7
1	Bill Henry	7
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
4	Tex Clevenger	6
4	Turk Farrell	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Groat	.435
2	Hector Lopez	.432
3	Jim Gentile	.406
4	Pete Runnels	.406
5	4 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	9
2	Ken Boyer	6
2	Mickey Mantle	6
2	Charlie Maxwell	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Moon	16
2	Roger Maris	14
2	Charlie Maxwell	14
4	Ernie Banks	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Minnie Minoso	5
1	Jim Piersall	5
3	Willie Mays	4
3	Gene Stephens	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Sanford	0.00
1	Frank Baumann	0.00
1	Jim Brosnan	0.00
4	Russ Kemmerer	0.41
5	Jim Owens	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chuck Estrada	4
1	Larry Jackson	4
1	Jim Perry	4
4	Bob Buhl	3
4	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
1	Stan Williams	28
3	Ernie Broglio	19
3	Larry Jackson	19
3	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Larry Sherry	3
2	Dick Stigman	3
5	8 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.374
2	Jim Gentile	.365
3	Roberto Clemente	.342
3	Dick Groat	.342
5	4 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	12
2	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Ken Boyer	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	24
2	Ron Hansen	23
3	Ernie Banks	21
3	Charlie Maxwell	21
5	3 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Jim Piersall	8
3	Minnie Minoso	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	1.03
2	Jack Sanford	1.17
3	Russ Kemmerer	1.29
4	Billy O'Dell	1.56
5	Jerry Walker	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	6
1	Larry Jackson	6
3	Camilo Pascual	5
3	Jim Perry	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	53
1	Camilo Pascual	53
3	Don Drysdale	46
4	Sam Jones	41
5	Jim Bunning	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	6
2	Dick Stigman	5
3	Johnny Klippstein	4
3	Don McMahon	4
5	4 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.349
2	Pete Runnels	.333
3	Joe Cunningham	.333
4	Roberto Clemente	.331
5	Harvey Kuenn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Eddie Mathews	37
3	Hank Aaron	36
4	Rocky Colavito	35
5	Woodie Held	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Gus Bell	108
3	Hank Aaron	105
4	Frank Robinson	104
5	Rocky Colavito	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Jim Gilliam	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.12
2	Roger Craig	2.31
3	Vern Law	2.43
4	Sam Jones	2.48
5	Jim Perry	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	22
2	Vern Law	21
3	Camilo Pascual	19
4	Gary Bell	18
4	5 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Camilo Pascual	221
3	Sandy Koufax	209
4	Jim Bunning	202
4	Sam Jones	202

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Ryne Duren	15
2	Bill Henry	15
2	Turk Lown	15
2	Don McMahon	15