On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	37	.584	--
White Sox	54	39	.581	0.0
Orioles	52	44	.542	3.5
Indians	47	43	.522	5.5
Senators	45	45	.500	7.5
Tigers	43	47	.478	9.5
Red Sox	37	54	.407	16.0
Athletics	34	55	.382	18.0

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 4, Indians 0

Yankees 9, Indians 2

Senators 6, Tigers 5

Orioles 5, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	37	.602	--
Braves	53	38	.582	2.0
Dodgers	50	41	.549	5.0
Cardinals	49	44	.527	7.0
Giants	47	43	.522	7.5
Reds	42	51	.452	14.0
Phillies	38	55	.409	18.0
Cubs	33	59	.359	22.5

Games

Phillies 3, Cubs 2

Dodgers 8, Reds 6

Giants 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Yogi Berra	4
2	Felipe Alou	3
2	Joey Amalfitano	3
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Leo Cardenas	1
1	Gordy Coleman	1
1	Bobby Del Greco	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Howard	6
2	Frank Bolling	3
2	Clete Boyer	3
2	Mickey Mantle	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Bill Bruton	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Steve Barber	1.67
2	Juan Marichal	0.75
3	Roger Craig	0.71
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.62
4	Dallas Green	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	Dallas Green	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Barber	10
2	Juan Marichal	6
2	Phil Regan	6
4	Roger Craig	5
4	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ryne Duren	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.344
2	Bill Skowron	.325
3	Al Smith	.324
4	Richie Ashburn	.324
5	Roy Sievers	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	31
2	Hank Aaron	28
2	Ernie Banks	28
4	Jim Lemon	26
4	Mickey Mantle	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	81
1	Roger Maris	81
3	Hank Aaron	77
4	Willie Mays	73
5	Bill Skowron	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	25
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	.460
2	Del Crandall	.404
3	Duke Snider	.400
4	Vada Pinson	.387
5	Gene Freese	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Robinson	7
2	Mickey Mantle	6
3	Jim Lemon	5
3	Eddie Mathews	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Mantle	18
2	Eddie Mathews	16
2	Roy Sievers	16
4	Gene Freese	15
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	0.96
2	Frank Baumann	1.08
3	Billy O'Dell	1.20
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.38
5	Jack Kralick	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Frank Lary	3
1	Juan Marichal	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Juan Marichal	24
3	Stan Williams	23
4	Ernie Broglio	21
4	Dallas Green	21

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	.443
2	Stan Musial	.387
3	Bill Skowron	.370
4	Frank Thomas	.366
5	Vic Wertz	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Rocky Colavito	10
2	Mickey Mantle	10
2	Bill Skowron	10
5	5 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rocky Colavito	30
2	Mickey Mantle	28
3	Hank Aaron	27
4	Roy Sievers	26
4	Vic Wertz	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	10
2	Vada Pinson	8
3	Maury Wills	7
4	Julian Javier	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Kralick	0.93
2	Juan Marichal	0.96
3	Ed Roebuck	0.99
4	Frank Baumann	1.37
5	Don Drysdale	1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	49
2	Stan Williams	45
3	Don Cardwell	42
4	Ernie Broglio	37
5	Warren Spahn	33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.343
2	Harvey Kuenn	.325
3	Joe Cunningham	.319
4	Minnie Minoso	.319
5	Roberto Clemente	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	46
2	Hank Aaron	43
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	Mickey Mantle	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Hank Aaron	121
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Eddie Mathews	105
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
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	Vern Law	2.57
3	Stan Williams	2.58
4	Camilo Pascual	2.58
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	172
5	Bob Friend	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Bill Henry	19
3	Roy Face	16
4	Don McMahon	14
5	Gerry Staley	13