On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 24 .586 --
Yankees 29 22 .569 1.5
Indians 29 22 .569 1.5
White Sox 30 25 .545 2.5
Tigers 28 24 .538 3.0
Senators 22 30 .423 9.0
Athletics 23 32 .418 9.5
Red Sox 18 34 .346 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 35 20 .636 --
Giants 32 25 .561 4.0
Braves 27 22 .551 5.0
Cardinals 28 27 .509 7.0
Dodgers 26 29 .473 9.0
Reds 26 30 .464 9.5
Cubs 22 28 .440 10.5
Phillies 20 35 .364 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Frank Bolling 3
2 Jim Gilliam 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Ron Hansen 1
1 Whitey Herzog 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Skinner 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Wally Moon 4
2 Dick Williams 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1
1 Wally Moon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 0.62
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.53
3 Bud Daley 0.50
3 Paul Foytack 0.50
5 2 tied 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 9
2 Tom Borland 5
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Jack Fisher 5
2 Johnny Podres 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .370
2 Roger Maris .346
3 Dick Groat .342
4 Roberto Clemente .338
5 Joe Adcock .336

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 43
4 Ron Hansen 43

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 1.35
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 Bud Daley 9
1 Larry Jackson 9
1 Vern Law 9
4 Bob Friend 8
4 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 10
2 Roy Face 8
2 Bill Henry 8
4 Tex Clevenger 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .414
2 Pete Runnels .406
3 Don Hoak .404
4 Hector Lopez .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 7
1 Roger Maris 7
3 Bob Allison 6
3 Rocky Colavito 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 22
2 Ernie Banks 18
3 Roger Maris 17
4 Bob Allison 15
4 Curt Flood 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 6
2 Marv Breeding 4
2 Jim Piersall 4
2 Russ Snyder 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.71
2 Sam Jones 0.89
3 Dick Ellsworth 1.00
4 Chris Short 1.59
5 Frank Sullivan 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 4
2 Jim Bunning 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Bud Daley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Don Drysdale 24
3 Ken Johnson 23
4 Johnny Podres 21
4 2 others tied 21

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 .375
2 Hector Lopez .360
3 Eddie Mathews .356
4 Dick Groat .355
5 Jim Gentile .353

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
2 Wally Moon 27
4 Ron Hansen 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 1.08
2 Jim Perry 1.60
3 Sam Jones 1.62
4 Mike McCormick 1.86
5 Gerry Staley 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 7
1 Larry Jackson 7
3 Jim Perry 6
4 Jim Bunning 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 56
2 Jim Bunning 55
3 Don Drysdale 43
3 Stan Williams 43
5 Camilo Pascual 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 7
2 Lindy McDaniel 6
3 Dick Stigman 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .342
2 Roberto Clemente .326
3 Joe Cunningham .326
4 Pete Runnels .325
5 Harvey Kuenn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Willie Mays 33
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 130
2 Hank Aaron 107
3 Gus Bell 106
4 Frank Robinson 104
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 Bud Daley 20
3 Camilo Pascual 20
5 3 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 Gerry Staley 15
5 2 tied 14