On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	54	38	.587	--
Yankees	50	37	.575	1.5
Orioles	51	44	.537	4.5
Indians	47	41	.534	5.0
Senators	44	45	.494	8.5
Tigers	43	46	.483	9.5
Red Sox	36	54	.400	17.0
Athletics	34	54	.386	18.0

Games

White Sox 10, Red Sox 4

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	37	.602	--
Braves	53	37	.589	1.5
Dodgers	49	41	.544	5.5
Cardinals	49	44	.527	7.0
Giants	46	43	.517	8.0
Reds	42	50	.457	13.5
Phillies	37	55	.402	18.5
Cubs	33	58	.363	22.0

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 5

Dodgers 2, Reds 0

Giants 5, Braves 0

Pirates 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hank Foiles	5
2	Bob Allison	4
2	Reno Bertoia	4
4	George Altman	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby Del Greco	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Gary Geiger	1
1	Pancho Herrera	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Minnie Minoso	3
2	Ed Bouchee	2
2	Orlando Cepeda	2
2	Chico Fernandez	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Bobby Smith	1
1	Tony Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.50
2	Jack Sanford	0.86
3	Jim Maloney	0.62
4	Don Cardwell	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Fred Green	1
1	Turk Lown	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	6
1	Jack Sanford	6
3	Jim Maloney	5
3	Ray Sadecki	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.342
2	Bill Skowron	.333
3	Richie Ashburn	.324
4	Al Smith	.322
5	Minnie Minoso	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	31
2	Hank Aaron	28
2	Ernie Banks	28
4	Jim Lemon	25
4	Mickey Mantle	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	81
2	Roger Maris	79
3	Hank Aaron	76
4	Willie Mays	72
5	Bill Skowron	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	24
2	Vada Pinson	23
3	Willie Mays	20
4	Maury Wills	18
5	Tony Taylor	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.16
2	Stan Williams	2.38
3	Billy O'Dell	2.50
4	Mike McCormick	2.63
5	Vern Law	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	13
2	Bud Daley	12
2	Larry Jackson	12
2	Sam Jones	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	162
2	Bob Friend	126
3	Jim Bunning	125
4	Stan Williams	118
5	2 tied	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	15
1	Bill Henry	15
1	Lindy McDaniel	15
4	Turk Farrell	8
4	2 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.457
2	Bill Skowron	.435
3	Del Crandall	.423
4	Gene Freese	.412
5	Vada Pinson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	6
2	Mickey Mantle	5
2	Eddie Mathews	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
2	Bill Skowron	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	16
1	Roy Sievers	16
3	Gene Freese	15
3	Mickey Mantle	15
5	Rocky Colavito	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.50
2	Frank Baumann	1.08
3	Jim O'Toole	1.16
4	Billy O'Dell	1.20
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Stan Williams	23
3	Ernie Broglio	21
4	Don Cardwell	20
4	Sam Jones	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Ray Moore	3
1	Ron Piche	3
4	Roy Face	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.441
2	Bill Skowron	.402
3	Stan Musial	.387
4	Vic Power	.381
5	Frank Thomas	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Bill Skowron	10
4	Mickey Mantle	9
4	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	30
2	Hank Aaron	26
2	Roy Sievers	26
2	Vic Wertz	26
5	Mickey Mantle	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Vada Pinson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Julian Javier	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.99
2	Jack Kralick	1.15
3	Frank Baumann	1.37
4	Don Drysdale	1.73
5	Stan Williams	1.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Don Drysdale	5
3	Ernie Broglio	4
3	Gene Conley	4
3	5 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	49
2	Stan Williams	45
3	Don Cardwell	42
4	Ernie Broglio	37
5	4 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Bill Henry	5
1	Ron Piche	5
4	Ed Roebuck	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.339
2	Harvey Kuenn	.325
3	Joe Cunningham	.320
4	Minnie Minoso	.319
5	Roberto Clemente	.317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	132
2	Hank Aaron	120
3	Willie Mays	111
4	Eddie Mathews	105
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Vada Pinson	30
3	Willie Mays	29
4	Maury Wills	24
5	Tony Taylor	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.41
2	Stan Williams	2.49
3	Vern Law	2.57
4	Camilo Pascual	2.75
5	Art Ditmar	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	20
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
4	Bob Buhl	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Jim Bunning	213
3	Sandy Koufax	181
4	Sam Jones	178
5	Bob Friend	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	20
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
3	Roy Face	16
4	Don McMahon	14
5	Gerry Staley	13