On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	43	.590	--
Orioles	65	46	.586	0.0
White Sox	63	47	.573	1.5
Indians	53	52	.505	9.0
Senators	53	56	.486	11.0
Tigers	47	59	.443	15.5
Red Sox	46	61	.430	17.0
Athletics	41	66	.383	22.0

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 3

Indians 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 1, Senators 0

Orioles 8, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	42	.611	--
Cardinals	63	47	.573	4.0
Braves	59	47	.557	6.0
Dodgers	58	48	.547	7.0
Giants	52	54	.491	13.0
Reds	49	60	.450	17.5
Phillies	43	66	.394	23.5
Cubs	40	66	.377	25.0

Games

Reds 6, Dodgers 2

Braves 4, Giants 2

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Cubs 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Kasko	5
2	Dick Groat	4
3	Roberto Clemente	3
3	Tommy Davis	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Jerry Kindall	1
1	Willie Mays	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	4
2	Mel Roach	3
2	Roy Sievers	3
4	Marv Breeding	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Jim Piersall	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Whitey Ford	1.00
1	Jim O'Toole	1.00
3	Bob Anderson	0.83
4	Jim Perry	0.62
5	Frank Baumann	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Whitey Ford	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Anderson	10
2	Whitey Ford	7
2	Mike McCormick	7
2	Jim O'Toole	7
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don Elston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.337
2	Al Smith	.320
3	Bill Skowron	.320
4	Minnie Minoso	.318
5	Dick Groat	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	32
3	Hank Aaron	30
4	Jim Lemon	27
4	Mickey Mantle	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	94
2	Ernie Banks	91
3	Hank Aaron	84
4	Bill Skowron	80
5	Minnie Minoso	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	32
2	Maury Wills	28
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.32
2	Frank Baumann	2.49
3	Jim Bunning	2.70
4	Vern Law	2.75
5	Whitey Ford	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	16
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
4	Bud Daley	13
4	4 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	178
2	Jim Bunning	158
3	Bob Friend	147
4	Stan Williams	144
5	Ernie Broglio	134

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Roy Face	16
2	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Farrell	10
5	3 tied	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Kasko	.426
2	Frank Malzone	.417
3	Ken Boyer	.410
4	Orlando Cepeda	.400
5	Smoky Burgess	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Jim Gentile	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	21
2	Harmon Killebrew	19
3	Ken Boyer	17
4	Bill White	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Felipe Alou	5
3	Julian Javier	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Ditmar	0.44
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
2	Earl Wilson	0.50
4	Curt Simmons	0.69
5	Jim Brosnan	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Perry	4
2	Bob Anderson	3
2	Ernie Broglio	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	30
2	Jim Bunning	26
3	Sam Jones	24
3	Herb Score	24
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Don Elston	3
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Jim Brosnan	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.378
2	Frank Malzone	.369
3	Roy Sievers	.360
4	Harmon Killebrew	.358
5	Brooks Robinson	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Roy Sievers	11
3	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Bill Skowron	9
5	Roger Maris	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	31
2	Eddie Mathews	28
2	Vic Wertz	28
4	Harmon Killebrew	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
1	Maury Wills	12
3	Julian Javier	10
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.68
2	Sandy Koufax	1.00
3	Larry Sherry	1.37
4	Don Lee	1.45
5	Curt Simmons	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Perry	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Vern Law	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Warren Spahn	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	54
2	Jim Bunning	52
3	Stan Williams	49
4	Sam Jones	44
5	Don Drysdale	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
4	Turk Farrell	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.338
2	Norm Larker	.327
3	Brooks Robinson	.321
4	Harvey Kuenn	.321
5	Dick Groat	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Eddie Mathews	108
4	Roger Maris	106
4	Willie Mays	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Willie Mays	27
5	Tony Taylor	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.44
2	Stan Williams	2.51
3	Vern Law	2.57
4	Frank Baumann	2.62
5	Art Ditmar	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Jim Perry	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	238
2	Jim Bunning	227
3	Sandy Koufax	194
4	Bob Friend	185
5	Sam Jones	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	19
3	Roy Face	17
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	2 tied	13