On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 31 .592 --
Indians 44 33 .571 1.5
White Sox 44 36 .550 3.0
Orioles 46 38 .548 3.0
Tigers 38 39 .494 7.5
Senators 37 40 .481 8.5
Red Sox 31 48 .392 15.5
Athletics 29 49 .372 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 32 .605 --
Braves 45 34 .570 3.0
Dodgers 42 38 .525 6.5
Cardinals 42 39 .519 7.0
Giants 40 39 .506 8.0
Reds 37 42 .468 11.0
Phillies 34 48 .415 15.5
Cubs 30 47 .390 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brooks Robinson 5
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 Duke Snider 3
4 Joe Adcock 2
4 26 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pancho Herrera 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Frank Bolling 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Adcock 4
1 Pancho Herrera 4
3 Rocky Colavito 3
3 Mickey Mantle 3
3 Brooks Robinson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 1
1 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 4.67
2 Don Cardwell 1.00
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.82
4 Don Mossi 0.71
5 Bob Friend 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 14
2 Bill Monbouquette 9
3 Don Cardwell 8
4 Bud Daley 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Ron Piche 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .349
2 Jim Gentile .328
3 Richie Ashburn .327
4 Pete Runnels .325
5 Roberto Clemente .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 27
2 Ernie Banks 26
3 Hank Aaron 24
4 Jim Lemon 21
4 Mickey Mantle 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 76
2 Roger Maris 69
3 Hank Aaron 68
4 Willie Mays 64
5 Orlando Cepeda 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 20
1 Vada Pinson 20
3 Willie Mays 19
4 Maury Wills 16
5 Tony Taylor 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.39
2 Jim Bunning 2.44
3 Mike McCormick 2.51
4 Vern Law 2.52
5 Stan Williams 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 12
2 Sam Jones 11
2 Vern Law 11
4 Ernie Broglio 10
4 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 141
2 Bob Friend 115
3 Jim Bunning 106
4 Sandy Koufax 96
5 Stan Williams 95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .475
2 Stan Musial .469
3 Vic Wertz .439
4 Vic Power .422
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 6
1 Wally Post 6
3 Rocky Colavito 5
3 Roy Sievers 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 18
2 Hank Aaron 15
2 Stan Musial 15
4 Joe Adcock 14
4 Rocky Colavito 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Maury Wills 5
3 Jim Landis 4
3 Vada Pinson 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kralick 0.55
2 Gene Conley 1.35
3 Don Elston 1.45
4 Robin Roberts 1.56
5 Gary Bell 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Gene Conley 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Don Mossi 3
2 Warren Spahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 30
2 Don Cardwell 24
3 Bill Monbouquette 23
4 Warren Spahn 22
5 Don Drysdale 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Ron Piche 3
4 Johnny Klippstein 2
4 Ed Roebuck 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .400
2 Willie Mays .394
3 Brooks Robinson .383
4 Gary Geiger .376
5 Roy Sievers .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Pancho Herrera 10
2 Willie Mays 10
2 Wally Post 10
2 Roy Sievers 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 33
2 Joe Adcock 28
2 Willie Mays 28
4 Ernie Banks 27
5 Frank Howard 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Jim Landis 7
3 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Vada Pinson 6
5 Johnny Temple 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.52
2 Jack Kralick 1.38
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.97
4 Jack Fisher 2.03
5 Milt Pappas 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 7
2 Don Mossi 5
2 Ed Roebuck 5
2 Warren Spahn 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 46
2 Billy O'Dell 40
3 Don Cardwell 39
3 Warren Spahn 39
5 Don Drysdale 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
1 Bill Henry 6
3 Lindy McDaniel 5
4 Ron Piche 4
4 Ed Roebuck 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .336
2 Joe Cunningham .329
3 Harvey Kuenn .328
4 Roberto Clemente .323
5 Hank Aaron .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie Mays 37
4 Eddie Mathews 36
5 Mickey Mantle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Hank Aaron 115
3 Willie Mays 111
4 Joe Adcock 103
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Willie Mays 30
2 Vada Pinson 30
4 Tony Taylor 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 2.39
2 Billy O'Dell 2.43
3 Stan Williams 2.51
4 Art Ditmar 2.59
5 Jim Bunning 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 20
1 Sam Jones 20
3 Vern Law 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 236
2 Jim Bunning 203
3 Sandy Koufax 176
4 Sam Jones 173
4 Camilo Pascual 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 20
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Don McMahon 15
4 Roy Face 14
5 Gerry Staley 13