On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 27 .614 --
Indians 42 28 .600 1.0
Orioles 45 33 .577 2.0
White Sox 39 34 .534 5.5
Tigers 34 37 .479 9.5
Senators 32 38 .457 11.0
Athletics 27 45 .375 17.0
Red Sox 26 46 .361 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 45 28 .616 --
Braves 40 32 .556 4.5
Giants 39 34 .534 6.0
Cardinals 38 37 .507 8.0
Dodgers 37 37 .500 8.5
Reds 35 38 .479 10.0
Phillies 31 44 .413 15.0
Cubs 28 43 .394 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reno Bertoia 3
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Marv Breeding 3
1 Charlie Neal 3
5 15 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Nelson 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Pumpsie Green 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Rocky Nelson 3
3 Bob Allison 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pedro Ramos 1.50
2 Ralph Terry 1.29
3 Johnny Podres 1.17
4 Don Cardwell 1.00
5 Curt Simmons 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Paul Giel 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ralph Terry 9
2 Don Cardwell 7
2 Chuck Estrada 7
2 Johnny Podres 7
2 Carl Willey 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Friend 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .366
2 Jim Gentile .333
2 Pete Runnels .333
4 Dick Groat .328
5 Minnie Minoso .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 26
2 Ernie Banks 24
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Jim Lemon 20
4 Mickey Mantle 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 71
2 Roger Maris 66
3 Willie Mays 64
4 Hank Aaron 63
5 Jim Gentile 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 19
2 Vada Pinson 18
3 Luis Aparicio 16
4 Maury Wills 14
5 Tony Taylor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.30
2 Billy O'Dell 2.32
3 Mike McCormick 2.38
4 Stan Williams 2.53
5 Frank Baumann 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 11
1 Vern Law 11
3 Sam Jones 10
4 Ernie Broglio 9
4 6 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 128
2 Jim Bunning 105
3 Bob Friend 104
4 Sandy Koufax 96
5 Camilo Pascual 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 14
2 Bill Henry 13
3 Roy Face 10
4 Johnny Klippstein 8
4 Don McMahon 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .467
2 Rocky Nelson .462
3 Harvey Kuenn .455
4 Vic Wertz .439
5 Don Buddin .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Post 8
2 Hank Aaron 7
2 Roger Maris 7
2 Willie Mays 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 22
2 Hank Aaron 20
3 Ernie Banks 18
3 Jim Gentile 18
5 Roger Maris 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Maury Wills 4
4 Dan Dobbek 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.49
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
3 Hal Brown 1.20
4 Jack Sanford 1.39
5 Jim Bunning 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Chuck Estrada 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Bob Purkey 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Podres 24
2 Billy O'Dell 23
3 Ernie Broglio 22
4 Don Cardwell 21
5 Chuck Estrada 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Johnny Klippstein 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
4 Ryne Duren 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .425
2 Reno Bertoia .392
3 Maury Wills .385
4 Harvey Kuenn .381
5 Wally Post .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
1 Roger Maris 13
3 Ted Williams 12
4 Ernie Banks 11
4 Willie Mays 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Hank Aaron 33
2 Ernie Banks 33
2 Roger Maris 33
5 Ted Williams 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 9
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Marv Breeding 6
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 1.55
2 Ed Roebuck 1.59
3 Jack Fisher 1.89
3 Stan Williams 1.89
5 Jim Bunning 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 7
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Art Ditmar 5
2 Bob Purkey 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 43
2 Don Drysdale 40
2 Johnny Podres 40
4 Ray Sadecki 39
5 Ernie Broglio 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 7
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Don Elston 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .341
2 Harvey Kuenn .335
3 Joe Cunningham .330
4 Tito Francona .321
5 Roberto Clemente .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie Mays 38
4 Eddie Mathews 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 138
2 Hank Aaron 114
3 Willie Mays 112
4 Roger Maris 105
5 Gus Bell 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 47
2 Willie Mays 34
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.18
2 Roger Craig 2.25
3 Vern Law 2.41
4 Sam Jones 2.58
5 Art Ditmar 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Camilo Pascual 182
4 Sandy Koufax 179
5 Sam Jones 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Don McMahon 15
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 Ryne Duren 13