On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	45	.583	--
White Sox	65	48	.575	0.5
Orioles	65	48	.575	0.5
Indians	53	54	.495	9.5
Senators	55	57	.491	10.0
Tigers	50	59	.459	13.5
Red Sox	48	61	.440	15.5
Athletics	41	68	.376	22.5

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 1

Red Sox 11, Senators 3

Yankees 4, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	68	43	.613	--
Cardinals	63	50	.558	6.0
Braves	60	49	.550	7.0
Dodgers	59	49	.546	7.5
Giants	53	55	.491	13.5
Reds	52	61	.460	17.0
Phillies	44	68	.393	24.5
Cubs	42	66	.389	24.5

Games

Reds 5, Braves 3

Reds 4, Braves 0

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	4
2	Hank Aaron	3
2	Del Crandall	3
2	Lee Maye	3
2	Frank Robinson	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Mantle	2
1	Willie Mays	2
3	Jackie Brandt	1
3	Lou Clinton	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Clinton	5
2	Mickey Mantle	4
2	Wally Post	4
4	Willie Mays	3
4	Frank Robinson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Bruce	2.00
2	Herb Score	0.58
3	Billy O'Dell	0.43
4	Ernie Broglio	0.40
4	Earl Wilson	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Art Mahaffey	1
1	Jim Maloney	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	7
2	Ernie Broglio	6
3	Art Mahaffey	5
4	Bob Bruce	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Chris Short	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.335
2	Al Smith	.322
3	Roy Sievers	.319
4	Bill Skowron	.319
5	Dick Groat	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	33
3	Hank Aaron	30
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Jim Lemon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	95
2	Ernie Banks	93
3	Hank Aaron	84
4	Bill Skowron	80
5	Minnie Minoso	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	34
2	Maury Wills	28
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.42
2	Frank Baumann	2.49
3	Jim Bunning	2.70
4	Whitey Ford	2.78
5	Vern Law	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	17
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
4	Lew Burdette	13
4	5 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	140

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.467
2	Eddie Kasko	.447
3	Ken Boyer	.438
4	Tony Gonzalez	.410
5	2 tied	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Norm Siebern	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Gene Freese	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	21
2	Ken Boyer	15
2	Eddie Mathews	15
2	Vic Wertz	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Felipe Alou	5
4	Lenny Green	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	0.50
2	Curt Simmons	0.72
3	Mike Fornieles	0.73
4	Bob Purkey	0.75
5	Don Lee	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
1	Jim Perry	4
3	Bob Anderson	3
3	Ernie Broglio	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	31
2	Ernie Broglio	27
3	Jim Bunning	26
4	Sandy Koufax	24
5	Camilo Pascual	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Ray Moore	3
4	Johnny Antonelli	2
4	8 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.384
2	Roy Sievers	.371
3	Dick Williams	.352
4	Tommy Davis	.342
5	2 tied	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Frank Robinson	10
2	Roy Sievers	10
4	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Bill Skowron	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	33
2	Gene Freese	29
2	Harmon Killebrew	29
4	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Vic Wertz	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Maury Wills	12
3	Julian Javier	10
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sandy Koufax	1.00
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.15
3	Larry Sherry	1.39
4	Don Lee	1.49
5	Curt Simmons	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	Billy Pierce	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	52
2	Stan Williams	49
3	Sam Jones	48
4	Ernie Broglio	46
5	Early Wynn	40

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	7
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
4	Johnny Antonelli	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.334
2	Roy Sievers	.320
3	Dick Groat	.319
4	Brooks Robinson	.316
5	Harvey Kuenn	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Hank Aaron	39
2	Eddie Mathews	39
4	Mickey Mantle	38
4	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Eddie Mathews	112
4	Willie Mays	108
5	Roger Maris	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	26
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.51
2	Jim Bunning	2.59
3	Stan Williams	2.59
4	Frank Baumann	2.65
5	Art Ditmar	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Sam Jones	19
2	Jim Perry	19
2	Warren Spahn	19
5	3 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	223
3	Sandy Koufax	194
4	Bob Friend	185
4	Sam Jones	185

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	18
3	Roy Face	17
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	Don McMahon	13