On This Day

Wednesday, June 15, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	21	.580	--
Indians	29	21	.580	0.0
Orioles	33	24	.579	-0.5
White Sox	29	25	.537	2.0
Tigers	27	24	.529	2.5
Senators	22	29	.431	7.5
Athletics	22	32	.407	9.0
Red Sox	18	33	.353	11.5

Games

White Sox 6, Senators 4

Indians 10, Orioles 2

Orioles 13, Indians 5

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 7, Athletics 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	34	20	.630	--
Giants	32	24	.571	3.0
Braves	26	22	.542	5.0
Cardinals	27	27	.500	7.0
Reds	26	29	.473	8.5
Dodgers	25	29	.463	9.0
Cubs	22	27	.449	9.5
Phillies	20	34	.370	14.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Reds 0

Dodgers 14, Phillies 2

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Cubs 8, Braves 5

Pirates 14, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Boyd	5
2	Wes Covington	4
2	Dick Groat	4
2	Harvey Haddix	4
2	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Curt Flood	2
1	Eddie Mathews	2
1	John Romano	2
1	Roy Sievers	2
5	16 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Flood	4
1	Don Hoak	4
1	Eddie Mathews	4
1	Jim Piersall	4
1	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Ken Boyer	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.00
2	Ray Sadecki	0.82
3	Sandy Koufax	0.71
4	Carl Willey	0.70
5	Harvey Haddix	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Moe Drabowsky	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Sandy Koufax	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Sadecki	9
2	Harvey Haddix	8
2	Warren Spahn	8
4	Carl Willey	7
5	Tom Brewer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.374
2	Roger Maris	.354
3	Roberto Clemente	.341
4	Dick Groat	.336
5	Joe Adcock	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	18
2	Ernie Banks	17
2	Ken Boyer	17
4	Jim Lemon	16
5	Eddie Mathews	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	51
2	Roger Maris	47
3	Roberto Clemente	46
4	Orlando Cepeda	42
4	Ron Hansen	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	15
2	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Vada Pinson	14
4	Tony Taylor	11
5	Don Blasingame	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	1.43
2	Mike McCormick	1.68
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.94
4	Sam Jones	2.01
5	Bob Friend	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	9
1	Vern Law	9
3	Bud Daley	8
3	Bob Friend	8
3	Sam Jones	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	104
2	Camilo Pascual	90
3	Jim Bunning	87
4	Bob Friend	83
5	Sandy Koufax	79

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	9
2	Bill Henry	8
3	Tex Clevenger	7
3	Roy Face	7
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hector Lopez	.434
2	Pete Runnels	.422
3	Roger Maris	.421
4	Smoky Burgess	.412
5	Don Zimmer	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	7
1	Roger Maris	7
3	Rocky Colavito	6
3	Jim Lemon	6
3	Mickey Mantle	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	18
1	Wally Moon	18
3	Roger Maris	17
4	Ed Bouchee	15
4	Curt Flood	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	5
2	Marv Breeding	4
2	Jim Piersall	4
2	Russ Snyder	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	0.92
2	Frank Baumann	1.27
3	Dick Ellsworth	1.35
4	Lindy McDaniel	1.38
5	Chris Short	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	4
2	Hal Brown	3
2	Jim Bunning	3
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	32
2	Sam Jones	25
3	Don Drysdale	24
4	Ken Johnson	23
5	Bob Friend	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Johnny Klippstein	3
3	Don McMahon	3
3	Bobby Shantz	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.382
2	Hector Lopez	.380
3	Jim Gentile	.357
4	Bob Nieman	.355
5	Eddie Mathews	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	14
2	Ernie Banks	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
4	Ken Boyer	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	28
2	Ernie Banks	27
3	Ron Hansen	25
4	Orlando Cepeda	24
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	8
2	Minnie Minoso	7
2	Maury Wills	7
4	Marv Breeding	6
4	Willie Mays	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Brosnan	1.15
2	Whitey Ford	1.54
3	Jim Perry	1.60
4	Mike McCormick	1.86
5	Jim Bunning	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	7
2	Bud Daley	6
2	Jim Perry	6
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	56
2	Jim Bunning	55
3	Don Drysdale	43
3	Stan Williams	43
5	Sam Jones	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	7
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Dick Stigman	5
4	Johnny Klippstein	4
4	Don McMahon	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.343
2	Roberto Clemente	.327
3	Joe Cunningham	.326
4	Pete Runnels	.326
5	Harvey Kuenn	.325

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Hank Aaron	36
4	Willie Mays	33
5	3 tied	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Gus Bell	106
3	Hank Aaron	104
4	Frank Robinson	102
5	Eddie Mathews	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Willie Mays	32
3	Vada Pinson	27
3	Tony Taylor	27
5	Jim Gilliam	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Jones	2.20
2	Roger Craig	2.31
3	Billy O'Dell	2.32
4	Vern Law	2.32
5	Jim Perry	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	22
2	Vern Law	21
3	Camilo Pascual	20
4	Bud Daley	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	243
2	Jim Bunning	221
2	Camilo Pascual	221
4	Sandy Koufax	211
5	Sam Jones	200

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Ryne Duren	15
2	Bill Henry	15
2	Don McMahon	15
5	2 tied	14