On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Orioles 37 26 .587 0.5
Indians 31 25 .554 3.0
White Sox 31 29 .517 5.0
Tigers 29 28 .509 5.5
Senators 25 31 .446 9.0
Athletics 25 35 .417 11.0
Red Sox 21 37 .362 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 38 21 .644 --
Braves 33 23 .589 3.5
Giants 34 28 .548 5.5
Reds 30 31 .492 9.0
Cardinals 29 31 .483 9.5
Dodgers 27 33 .450 11.5
Cubs 23 33 .411 13.5
Phillies 23 37 .383 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Walters 6
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
3 Richie Ashburn 4
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Pancho Herrera 2
1 Mickey Mantle 2
1 Ken Walters 2
1 Ted Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 5
1 Ken Walters 5
3 Ted Williams 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Eddie Kasko 1
1 Harvey Kuenn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Purkey 0.89
2 Don Cardwell 0.86
3 Mark Freeman 0.83
4 Juan Pizarro 0.67
4 Johnny Podres 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Owens 8
1 Bob Purkey 8
3 Don Cardwell 6
3 Billy Pierce 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Ron Piche 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .347
2 Dick Groat .342
3 Roger Maris .342
4 Willie Mays .341
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Roger Maris 19
3 Ken Boyer 17
3 Jim Lemon 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 58
2 Roger Maris 50
3 Orlando Cepeda 47
3 Roberto Clemente 47
5 Hank Aaron 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
1 Willie Mays 15
1 Vada Pinson 15
4 Tony Taylor 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.28
2 Mike McCormick 1.81
3 Dick Ellsworth 2.06
4 Sam Jones 2.26
5 Billy O'Dell 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 11
2 Bud Daley 10
3 Larry Jackson 9
3 Sam Jones 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 110
2 Jim Bunning 91
2 Camilo Pascual 91
4 Bob Friend 88
5 Sandy Koufax 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 11
2 Bill Henry 10
3 Roy Face 9
4 Tex Clevenger 7
4 Don McMahon 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pancho Herrera .435
2 Jim Lemon .419
3 Norm Siebern .417
4 Willie Mays .404
5 Maury Wills .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 8
1 Ted Williams 8
3 Ernie Banks 7
4 Jim Lemon 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 20
2 Ted Williams 17
3 Willie Mays 16
4 Hank Aaron 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Jim Landis 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Marv Breeding 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.52
2 Gordon Jones 0.75
3 Gerry Staley 1.23
4 Frank Sullivan 1.25
5 Stan Williams 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Bob Buhl 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Jim Coates 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Robin Roberts 24
3 Don Drysdale 22
3 Johnny Podres 22
5 Hoyt Wilhelm 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Tex Clevenger 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Bill Henry 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .388
2 Jim Gentile .385
3 Ken Walters .382
4 Roger Maris .353
5 Norm Larker .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 13
2 Mickey Mantle 12
3 Ernie Banks 11
4 Charlie Maxwell 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 30
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Roger Maris 27
3 Charlie Maxwell 27
3 Wally Moon 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
1 Jim Landis 7
1 Maury Wills 7
4 Marv Breeding 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 0.00
2 Lindy McDaniel 0.72
3 Gerry Staley 1.82
4 Art Ditmar 1.98
5 2 tied 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 7
2 Larry Jackson 6
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 Jim Coates 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 50
2 Jim Bunning 49
3 Don Drysdale 42
4 Stan Williams 40
5 Johnny Podres 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 7
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Roy Face 4
3 Bill Henry 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .340
2 Harvey Kuenn .327
3 Joe Cunningham .324
4 Willie Mays .323
5 Roberto Clemente .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
3 Willie Mays 36
5 Jim Lemon 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Hank Aaron 108
3 Gus Bell 106
4 Frank Robinson 102
5 Willie Mays 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 28
3 Tony Taylor 28
5 Jim Gilliam 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Jones 2.26
2 Roger Craig 2.31
3 Vern Law 2.35
4 Billy O'Dell 2.36
5 Camilo Pascual 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 242
2 Jim Bunning 211
3 Sandy Koufax 208
4 Camilo Pascual 206
5 Sam Jones 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Bill Henry 17
3 Gerry Staley 15
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 2 others tied 14