On This Day

Sunday, June 26, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 27 .603 --
Yankees 37 25 .597 1.0
Indians 35 27 .565 3.0
White Sox 36 30 .545 4.0
Tigers 31 32 .492 7.5
Senators 28 34 .452 10.0
Athletics 26 39 .400 13.5
Red Sox 22 42 .344 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 41 24 .631 --
Braves 36 25 .590 3.0
Giants 36 31 .537 6.0
Cardinals 32 34 .485 9.5
Reds 31 34 .477 10.0
Dodgers 30 34 .469 10.5
Phillies 27 39 .409 14.5
Cubs 25 37 .403 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Freese 5
1 Tony Gonzalez 5
1 Al Smith 5
1 Jose Valdivielso 5
5 8 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Buddin 2
1 Jim Gentile 2
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Roger Maris 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 7
2 Roger Maris 6
3 Ron Santo 5
4 Reno Bertoia 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Julio Becquer 1
1 Elio Chacon 1
1 Gino Cimoli 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 0.86
2 Chuck Estrada 0.78
2 Billy Pierce 0.78
4 Johnny Podres 0.71
4 Pedro Ramos 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 John Buzhardt 1
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Early Wynn 9
2 Larry Jackson 8
3 Chuck Estrada 7
3 Mark Freeman 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 2
2 Don Lee 1
2 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .348
2 Jim Gentile .347
3 Dick Groat .338
4 Pete Runnels .337
5 Minnie Minoso .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 22
2 Ernie Banks 21
3 Ken Boyer 19
4 Hank Aaron 17
4 Jim Lemon 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 61
2 Roger Maris 58
3 Orlando Cepeda 52
3 Willie Mays 52
5 Hank Aaron 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 17
2 Luis Aparicio 15
2 Vada Pinson 15
4 Tony Taylor 13
5 Maury Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.91
2 Jim Bunning 2.28
3 Sam Jones 2.31
4 Billy O'Dell 2.36
5 Dick Ellsworth 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 11
2 Bud Daley 10
3 Bob Friend 9
3 Larry Jackson 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 113
2 Jim Bunning 97
3 Bob Friend 96
4 Camilo Pascual 91
5 Sandy Koufax 85

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 13
2 Roy Face 10
2 Bill Henry 10
4 Don McMahon 8
5 Tex Clevenger 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hoak .451
2 Jim Lemon .438
3 Willie Mays .424
4 Norm Larker .417
5 Ken Walters .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Mays 6
1 Ted Williams 6
3 Hank Aaron 5
3 Ernie Banks 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 19
1 Willie Mays 19
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Orlando Cepeda 17
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Maury Wills 4
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 Marv Breeding 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Fornieles 0.73
2 Jim Bunning 0.78
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.35
4 Joey Jay 1.50
5 Ray Herbert 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Bob Buhl 3
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Bud Daley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 23
2 Ernie Broglio 21
2 Robin Roberts 21
4 George Brunet 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
2 Don Elston 3
2 Roy Face 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .407
2 Pancho Herrera .386
3 Jim Gentile .380
4 Ken Walters .378
5 Don Hoak .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 13
2 Ernie Banks 12
2 Mickey Mantle 12
4 Charlie Maxwell 10
4 Willie Mays 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 32
1 Roger Maris 32
1 Willie Mays 32
4 Wally Moon 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 8
2 Jim Landis 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Marv Breeding 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 0.35
2 Jim Bunning 1.94
3 Joey Jay 2.12
4 Bob Turley 2.31
4 Jerry Walker 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 6
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Bob Buhl 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 49
2 Ken Johnson 43
2 Stan Williams 43
4 Sandy Koufax 42
5 Bob Friend 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 9
2 Tex Clevenger 6
3 Don Elston 5
3 Roy Face 5
3 Don McMahon 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .334
2 Tito Francona .333
3 Willie Mays .331
4 Minnie Minoso .326
5 Roberto Clemente .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Willie Mays 37
4 Hank Aaron 35
5 Jim Lemon 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Gus Bell 107
2 Willie Mays 107
4 Hank Aaron 105
5 Eddie Mathews 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
2 Willie Mays 34
3 Vada Pinson 28
4 Tony Taylor 27
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.12
2 Sam Jones 2.24
3 Roger Craig 2.35
4 Vern Law 2.46
5 Camilo Pascual 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Bob Shaw 20
4 Bud Daley 19
4 Jim Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Jim Bunning 212
3 Camilo Pascual 196
4 Sandy Koufax 194
5 Sam Jones 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 23
2 Bill Henry 16
3 Don McMahon 15
3 Gerry Staley 15
5 Turk Lown 14