On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 37 .580 --
Yankees 48 36 .571 1.0
Indians 47 38 .553 2.5
Orioles 50 43 .538 3.5
Senators 42 43 .494 7.5
Tigers 42 44 .488 8.0
Red Sox 34 52 .395 16.0
Athletics 32 53 .376 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 36 .596 --
Braves 50 36 .581 1.5
Dodgers 47 40 .540 5.0
Cardinals 48 41 .539 5.0
Giants 44 42 .512 7.5
Reds 40 48 .455 12.5
Phillies 35 54 .393 18.0
Cubs 33 53 .384 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Minnie Minoso 4
1 Brooks Robinson 4
3 Frank Bolling 3
3 Willie Mays 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Frank Bolling 1
1 Mike de la Hoz 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Earl Battey 2
2 Frank Bolling 2
2 Mike de la Hoz 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 2
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Neil Chrisley 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dallas Green 1.17
2 Juan Pizarro 1.09
3 Don Cardwell 1.00
4 Roger Craig 0.80
5 Juan Marichal 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hank Aguirre 1
1 Roger Craig 1
1 Juan Marichal 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 12
2 Dallas Green 7
3 Don Cardwell 6
3 Juan Marichal 6
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Ron Piche 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .344
2 Bill Skowron .330
3 Minnie Minoso .325
4 Al Smith .325
5 Richie Ashburn .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 31
2 Hank Aaron 28
3 Ernie Banks 27
4 Jim Lemon 24
5 Mickey Mantle 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 80
2 Hank Aaron 76
2 Roger Maris 76
4 Willie Mays 70
5 Bill Skowron 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 24
2 Vada Pinson 22
3 Willie Mays 20
4 Maury Wills 18
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.19
2 Stan Williams 2.54
3 Billy O'Dell 2.59
4 Mike McCormick 2.64
5 Vern Law 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 12
1 Larry Jackson 12
1 Sam Jones 12
1 Vern Law 12
5 Jim Perry 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 156
2 Jim Bunning 118
2 Bob Friend 118
4 Stan Williams 110
5 Sandy Koufax 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 15
2 Bill Henry 14
3 Roy Face 13
4 Johnny Klippstein 8
4 Don McMahon 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Crandall .439
1 Roy Sievers .439
3 Bobby Richardson .432
4 Brooks Robinson .429
4 Bill Skowron .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Skowron 7
2 Rocky Colavito 6
3 Harmon Killebrew 5
3 Eddie Mathews 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 18
1 Roy Sievers 18
3 Eddie Mathews 17
4 Bill Skowron 16
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Julian Javier 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Vada Pinson 4
3 Bill White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.50
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.10
3 Pete Burnside 1.13
3 Billy Pierce 1.13
3 Ray Sadecki 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 3
4 Frank Baumann 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 26
2 Ernie Broglio 23
3 Don Drysdale 20
4 Bud Daley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Ray Moore 2
2 Ron Piche 2
2 Ed Roebuck 2
2 Gerry Staley 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Musial .414
2 Bill Skowron .400
3 Brooks Robinson .385
4 Roy Sievers .379
5 Vic Wertz .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 12
2 Roger Maris 11
2 Wally Post 11
4 Bill Skowron 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 30
1 Rocky Colavito 30
3 Roy Sievers 28
4 Vic Wertz 27
5 Eddie Mathews 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
3 Bill White 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.52
2 Jack Kralick 1.26
3 Frank Baumann 1.71
4 John Buzhardt 2.14
5 Billy Pierce 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 6
2 Ernie Broglio 5
2 Ike Delock 5
2 Don Mossi 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 46
2 Ernie Broglio 43
3 Don Cardwell 41
4 Stan Williams 40
5 Larry Jackson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
1 Bill Henry 4
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
1 Ray Moore 4
1 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .341
2 Harvey Kuenn .326
3 Minnie Minoso .323
4 Joe Cunningham .318
5 Hank Aaron .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 43
3 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Willie Mays 38
5 Jim Lemon 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Hank Aaron 122
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Eddie Mathews 105
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Vada Pinson 30
3 Willie Mays 29
4 Maury Wills 24
5 Tony Taylor 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.44
2 Vern Law 2.51
3 Stan Williams 2.62
4 Art Ditmar 2.68
5 Bob Shaw 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 20
2 Lew Burdette 19
2 Vern Law 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 244
2 Jim Bunning 207
3 Sandy Koufax 181
4 Sam Jones 168
5 Camilo Pascual 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Don McMahon 15
4 Roy Face 14
5 2 tied 12