On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 41 .582 --
Yankees 54 39 .581 0.5
Orioles 55 45 .550 3.0
Indians 49 45 .521 6.0
Senators 46 49 .484 9.5
Tigers 44 50 .468 11.0
Red Sox 39 56 .411 16.5
Athletics 37 56 .398 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 39 .594 --
Braves 54 40 .574 2.0
Dodgers 52 42 .553 4.0
Cardinals 53 44 .546 4.5
Giants 50 43 .538 5.5
Reds 42 54 .438 15.0
Phillies 38 59 .392 19.5
Cubs 35 60 .368 21.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Daley 3
1 Jerry Lumpe 3
1 Frank Malzone 3
4 Earl Battey 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Daley 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Russ Snyder 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Daley 4
2 Whitey Herzog 2
2 Bubba Phillips 2
2 Pete Runnels 2
2 Ted Williams 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Piersall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Score 1.29
2 Jim Perry 0.80
3 Ralph Terry 0.67
4 Milt Pappas 0.50
4 Hal Woodeshick 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Kutyna 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 Ralph Terry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 9
2 Ted Wills 5
3 Luis Arroyo 4
3 Pete Burnside 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .343
2 Richie Ashburn .325
3 Bill Skowron .323
4 Al Smith .318
5 Roy Sievers .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 31
2 Hank Aaron 28
2 Ernie Banks 28
4 Mickey Mantle 27
5 Jim Lemon 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 81
1 Roger Maris 81
3 Hank Aaron 78
4 Willie Mays 74
5 Bill Skowron 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 27
2 Vada Pinson 24
3 Willie Mays 20
4 Maury Wills 18
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.06
2 Billy O'Dell 2.35
3 Stan Williams 2.42
4 Mike McCormick 2.57
5 Vern Law 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Jackson 13
1 Sam Jones 13
1 Vern Law 13
4 Bud Daley 12
4 Jim Perry 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 168
2 Jim Bunning 132
3 Bob Friend 131
4 Stan Williams 128
5 Sam Jones 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 16
2 Roy Face 15
2 Bill Henry 15
4 Turk Farrell 8
4 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Kubek .486
2 Gene Freese .386
2 Bill Skowron .386
4 George Altman .373
5 Harmon Killebrew .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
4 Jim Lemon 5
4 Bill Skowron 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 16
2 Mickey Mantle 14
3 Nellie Fox 13
3 Gene Freese 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Bill Bruton 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Chico Fernandez 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
2 Billy O'Dell 0.56
3 Camilo Pascual 0.69
4 Frank Baumann 0.92
5 Juan Marichal 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 Billy Pierce 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 29
2 Don Drysdale 27
3 Stan Williams 26
4 Juan Marichal 24
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 4
2 Gerry Staley 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 2
3 Luis Arroyo 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .437
2 Vic Power .364
3 Del Crandall .358
4 Brooks Robinson .351
5 Wally Moon .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 12
2 Hank Aaron 9
2 Mickey Mantle 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
2 Bill Skowron 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 31
2 Roy Sievers 30
3 Mickey Mantle 26
4 Joe Adcock 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Vada Pinson 8
3 Julian Javier 7
3 Maury Wills 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Juan Marichal 0.96
2 Frank Baumann 1.41
3 Don Drysdale 2.00
4 Stan Williams 2.01
5 Ray Herbert 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 6
2 Warren Spahn 5
2 Stan Williams 5
4 Gene Conley 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 49
2 Don Drysdale 48
3 Ernie Broglio 47
4 Don Cardwell 40
5 Sam Jones 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
1 Ron Piche 5
3 Ray Moore 4
3 Ed Roebuck 4
3 Gerry Staley 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .348
2 Harvey Kuenn .324
3 Joe Cunningham .317
4 Minnie Minoso .316
5 Roberto Clemente .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Hank Aaron 38
2 Mickey Mantle 38
2 Willie Mays 38
5 Eddie Mathews 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 125
2 Hank Aaron 115
3 Willie Mays 112
4 Eddie Mathews 103
5 Jim Lemon 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Vada Pinson 30
3 Willie Mays 27
4 Maury Wills 24
5 Tony Taylor 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.17
2 Vern Law 2.58
3 Stan Williams 2.62
4 Camilo Pascual 2.65
5 Sam Jones 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 20
1 Vern Law 20
3 Larry Jackson 19
3 Bob Shaw 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Jim Bunning 216
3 Sandy Koufax 180
4 Sam Jones 178
5 Bob Friend 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Roy Face 16
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 Don McMahon 13