On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 25 .621 --
Orioles 43 31 .581 2.0
Indians 38 28 .576 3.0
White Sox 38 32 .543 5.0
Tigers 32 35 .478 9.5
Senators 30 36 .455 11.0
Athletics 27 42 .391 15.5
Red Sox 24 44 .353 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 43 26 .623 --
Braves 38 30 .559 4.5
Giants 37 33 .529 6.5
Cardinals 36 35 .507 8.0
Reds 34 35 .493 9.0
Dodgers 34 36 .486 9.5
Phillies 29 42 .408 15.0
Cubs 27 41 .397 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Colavito 4
1 Wally Moon 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 Frank Bolling 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Julio Becquer 1
2 Andy Carey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Carey 5
2 Ernie Banks 4
2 Wally Post 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Ken Aspromonte 1
1 Marty Keough 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 Johnny Temple 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Williams 1.50
2 Billy O'Dell 1.38
3 Bob Gibson 0.88
4 Frank Lary 0.58
5 Warren Spahn 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 11
2 Warren Spahn 8
3 Bob Gibson 7
3 Frank Lary 7
5 Stan Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Marty Kutyna 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .360
2 Jim Gentile .337
3 Roberto Clemente .335
4 Dick Groat .332
5 Minnie Minoso .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 25
2 Ernie Banks 23
3 Hank Aaron 19
3 Ken Boyer 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 69
2 Roger Maris 64
3 Willie Mays 59
4 Hank Aaron 57
5 Orlando Cepeda 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 18
2 Luis Aparicio 16
2 Vada Pinson 16
4 Tony Taylor 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.28
2 Billy O'Dell 2.32
3 Frank Baumann 2.38
4 Dick Ellsworth 2.39
5 Jim Bunning 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 11
1 Vern Law 11
3 Jim Coates 9
3 Bob Friend 9
3 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 120
2 Jim Bunning 99
3 Bob Friend 98
4 Sandy Koufax 95
5 Camilo Pascual 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 14
2 Bill Henry 13
3 Roy Face 10
4 Don McMahon 8
5 Tex Clevenger 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .471
2 Harvey Kuenn .439
3 Gus Bell .434
4 Minnie Minoso .431
5 Reno Bertoia .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 7
2 Hank Aaron 6
2 Ernie Banks 6
2 Pancho Herrera 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 19
2 Hank Aaron 18
2 Ernie Banks 18
4 Roger Maris 17
5 Jim Gentile 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
2 Bill Bruton 3
2 Dan Dobbek 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Johnny Temple 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.00
2 Milt Pappas 0.67
3 Ed Roebuck 0.84
4 Don Mossi 1.00
5 Joey Jay 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Johnny James 3
2 Milt Pappas 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 28
2 Dick Stigman 21
2 Early Wynn 21
4 Larry Jackson 19
4 Robin Roberts 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .393
2 Bill Skowron .388
3 Maury Wills .380
4 Jim Gentile .368
5 Richie Ashburn .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 14
2 Ernie Banks 13
3 Mickey Mantle 11
3 Ted Williams 11
5 Hank Aaron 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 36
2 Roger Maris 34
3 Hank Aaron 31
3 Willie Mays 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 8
2 Marv Breeding 6
2 Willie Mays 6
4 Richie Ashburn 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 1.01
2 Ed Roebuck 1.59
3 Joey Jay 1.77
4 Bill Monbouquette 1.95
5 Jack Fisher 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 6
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Bud Daley 5
2 Bob Purkey 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 45
2 Don Drysdale 40
3 Stan Williams 39
4 Johnny Podres 38
4 Warren Spahn 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 8
2 Bill Henry 7
3 Tex Clevenger 5
3 Don McMahon 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .337
2 Harvey Kuenn .336
3 Tito Francona .328
4 Roberto Clemente .325
5 Joe Cunningham .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Hank Aaron 37
3 Willie Mays 37
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Willie Mays 111
3 Hank Aaron 110
4 Roger Maris 105
5 Eddie Mathews 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Willie Mays 35
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.12
2 Sam Jones 2.42
3 Vern Law 2.44
4 Stan Williams 2.60
5 Jim Perry 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
2 Vern Law 20
3 Bud Daley 19
3 Bob Shaw 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 240
2 Jim Bunning 212
3 Camilo Pascual 192
4 Sandy Koufax 191
5 Sam Jones 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 22
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Don McMahon 15
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 Ryne Duren 13