Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, August 5, 1960

On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	40	.588	--
White Sox	57	45	.559	2.5
Orioles	57	46	.553	3.0
Indians	51	46	.526	6.0
Senators	49	50	.495	9.0
Tigers	45	53	.459	12.5
Red Sox	42	57	.424	16.0
Athletics	38	59	.392	19.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Orioles 3

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	60	40	.600	--
Braves	55	43	.561	4.0
Cardinals	56	45	.554	4.5
Dodgers	53	44	.546	5.5
Giants	51	47	.520	8.0
Reds	44	57	.436	16.5
Phillies	41	60	.406	19.5
Cubs	38	62	.380	22.0

Games

Braves 10, Cubs 2

Pirates 1, Giants 0

Reds 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Del Crandall	3
1	Al Spangler	3
3	Ernie Banks	2
3	Clete Boyer	2
3	16 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Harvey Kuenn	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Bruton	3
2	Earl Battey	2
2	Don Buddin	2
2	Harvey Kuenn	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Julian Javier	1
1	Eddie Kasko	1
1	Bob Skinner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	0.89
2	Frank Lary	0.62
2	Curt Simmons	0.62
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.60
4	Bob Purkey	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	8
2	Jim Perry	6
3	Frank Lary	5
3	Curt Simmons	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.346
2	Al Smith	.322
3	Richie Ashburn	.319
4	Minnie Minoso	.314
5	Bill Skowron	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	33
2	Hank Aaron	30
2	Ernie Banks	30
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Jim Lemon	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	88
2	Roger Maris	85
3	Hank Aaron	82
4	Willie Mays	74
5	2 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	29
2	Vada Pinson	25
3	Willie Mays	21
4	Maury Wills	19
5	Tony Taylor	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.20
2	Billy O'Dell	2.35
3	Stan Williams	2.37
4	Mike McCormick	2.64
5	Vern Law	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	14
2	Larry Jackson	13
2	Sam Jones	13
2	Jim Perry	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	170
2	Jim Bunning	143
3	Bob Friend	132
4	Stan Williams	131
5	Sam Jones	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Roy Face	16
3	Bill Henry	15
4	Turk Farrell	9
4	Johnny Klippstein	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.429
2	Willie Mays	.407
3	Pancho Herrera	.389
4	Tony Kubek	.385
5	Johnny Temple	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	6
2	Frank Robinson	5
2	Vic Wertz	5
4	Hank Aaron	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	21
2	Minnie Minoso	16
3	Bill White	15
4	Joe Adcock	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Felipe Alou	6
3	Julian Javier	5
3	Vada Pinson	5
5	Tony Taylor	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.33
2	Camilo Pascual	0.41
3	Billy O'Dell	0.56
4	Hank Aguirre	0.60
5	Joe Schaffernoth	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Don Drysdale	28
3	Early Wynn	26
4	Jim Bunning	25
5	Camilo Pascual	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Turk Farrell	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	2 others tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.400
2	Brooks Robinson	.370
3	Del Crandall	.368
4	Ken Boyer	.347
5	Frank Malzone	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	11
2	Frank Robinson	9
3	Hank Aaron	8
3	Joe Adcock	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	31
2	Roy Sievers	29
3	Joe Adcock	26
4	Frank Howard	24
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	13
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Vada Pinson	7
4	Felipe Alou	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.92
2	Camilo Pascual	1.33
3	Frank Baumann	1.55
4	Juan Marichal	1.56
5	Don Lee	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bill Monbouquette	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Ike Delock	4
3	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stan Williams	46
2	Ernie Broglio	43
3	Don Drysdale	42
4	Sam Jones	41
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	6
2	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.352
2	Harvey Kuenn	.326
3	Roberto Clemente	.315
4	Minnie Minoso	.313
5	Brooks Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	Mickey Mantle	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Willie Mays	110
4	Eddie Mathews	108
5	Orlando Cepeda	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Vada Pinson	30
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Maury Wills	25
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.06
2	Frank Baumann	2.35
3	Vern Law	2.48
4	Stan Williams	2.51
5	Camilo Pascual	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	20
1	Vern Law	20
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	Larry Jackson	18
3	Bob Shaw	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	239
2	Jim Bunning	224
3	Sam Jones	186
4	Sandy Koufax	180
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	19
3	Roy Face	17
4	Don McMahon	13
4	Gerry Staley	13