On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	45	.591	--
White Sox	66	49	.574	1.5
Orioles	65	50	.565	2.5
Indians	55	54	.505	9.5
Senators	57	57	.500	10.0
Tigers	51	60	.459	14.5
Red Sox	48	63	.432	17.5
Athletics	41	70	.369	24.5

Games

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Senators 11, Orioles 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	71	43	.623	--
Braves	62	49	.559	7.5
Cardinals	63	52	.548	8.5
Dodgers	60	50	.545	9.0
Giants	55	55	.500	14.0
Reds	52	63	.452	19.5
Cubs	43	67	.391	26.0
Phillies	44	71	.383	27.5

Games

Cubs 1, Dodgers 0

Braves 11, Reds 4

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Giants 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	3
1	Tommy Davis	3
1	Harvey Kuenn	3
1	Jim Lemon	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Jackie Brandt	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	3
1	Felipe Alou	3
1	Billy Gardner	3
1	Don Hoak	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Chico Fernandez	1
1	Lenny Green	1
1	Willie Kirkland	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Drysdale	1.33
2	Harvey Haddix	0.71
3	Billy Muffett	0.67
4	Jack Sanford	0.43
5	Don Lee	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tex Clevenger	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	Glen Hobbie	1
1	Joey Jay	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	8
2	Clem Labine	6
3	Harvey Haddix	5
3	Joe Nuxhall	5
3	Wes Stock	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.332
2	Dick Groat	.327
3	Al Smith	.324
4	Roy Sievers	.315
5	Roberto Clemente	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	34
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Jim Lemon	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	95
2	Ernie Banks	94
3	Hank Aaron	89
4	Bill Skowron	80
5	4 tied	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	35
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	2.45
3	Whitey Ford	2.61
4	Jim Bunning	2.63
5	Vern Law	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	17
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
3	Warren Spahn	14
5	6 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	186
2	Jim Bunning	165
3	Bob Friend	152
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
4	Ray Moore	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.455
2	Eddie Kasko	.447
3	Dick Groat	.441
4	Ken Boyer	.418
4	Dick Williams	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	6
1	Jim Gentile	6
1	Ron Hansen	6
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	18
2	Eddie Mathews	17
3	Vic Wertz	15
4	Ken Boyer	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	10
2	Luis Aparicio	7
3	Lenny Green	5
4	Al Kaline	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.67
2	Curt Simmons	0.72
3	Bill Fischer	0.73
4	Bob Purkey	0.75
4	Roy Face	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Jim Perry	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	28
2	Jim Bunning	22
2	Bob Gibson	22
2	Herb Score	22
5	2 tied	21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.396
2	Tommy Davis	.380
3	Dick Williams	.369
4	Frank Robinson	.354
5	Al Smith	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Frank Robinson	11
3	Roy Sievers	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	5 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	30
1	Vic Wertz	30
3	Gene Freese	26
3	Roy Sievers	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.05
2	Larry Sherry	1.25
3	Curt Simmons	1.65
4	Whitey Ford	1.72
5	Lindy McDaniel	1.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	Billy Pierce	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	53
2	Sam Jones	48
3	Ernie Broglio	46
4	Don Drysdale	45
5	Stan Williams	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	8
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
4	Jim Brosnan	4
4	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.332
2	Dick Groat	.326
3	Roy Sievers	.317
4	Harvey Kuenn	.317
5	Brooks Robinson	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	122
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Eddie Mathews	113
4	Roger Maris	107
5	Willie Mays	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	25
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.46
2	Billy O'Dell	2.51
3	Jim Bunning	2.54
4	Frank Baumann	2.62
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	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	243
2	Jim Bunning	230
3	Sandy Koufax	196
4	Bob Friend	186
5	2 tied	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Bill Henry	18
3	Roy Face	17
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	Don McMahon	13