On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	46	.589	--
White Sox	67	50	.573	1.5
Orioles	66	50	.569	2.0
Indians	56	55	.505	9.5
Senators	58	58	.500	10.0
Tigers	53	60	.469	13.5
Red Sox	48	64	.429	18.0
Athletics	41	72	.363	25.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 3

White Sox 10, Athletics 0

Senators 4, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	44	.621	--
Braves	63	50	.558	7.5
Cardinals	64	52	.552	8.0
Dodgers	61	51	.545	9.0
Giants	56	55	.505	13.5
Reds	53	64	.453	19.5
Phillies	45	72	.385	27.5
Cubs	43	69	.384	27.0

Games

Giants 2, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Cardinals 1, Dodgers 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Norm Cash	3
1	Bill Mazeroski	3
1	Wally Post	3
1	Bobby Smith	3
5	18 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Orlando Cepeda	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Harmon Killebrew	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bolling	3
2	Bob Allison	2
2	Luis Aparicio	2
2	Norm Cash	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Taylor	2
2	Jim Landis	1
2	Minnie Minoso	1
2	Don Zimmer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mike McCormick	1.50
2	Camilo Pascual	0.86
3	Art Ditmar	0.71
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.67
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Art Mahaffey	1
1	Mike McCormick	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Ellsworth	6
1	Mike McCormick	6
1	Camilo Pascual	6
1	Early Wynn	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Jim Brosnan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.341
2	Willie Mays	.333
3	Dick Groat	.324
4	Al Smith	.323
5	Roy Sievers	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Ernie Banks	34
3	Hank Aaron	32
4	Mickey Mantle	29
5	Jim Lemon	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	95
1	Roger Maris	95
3	Hank Aaron	89
4	Minnie Minoso	82
4	2 others tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	36
2	Maury Wills	29
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Willie Mays	21
4	Tony Taylor	21

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	Mike McCormick	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	18
2	Jim Perry	15
3	Ernie Broglio	14
3	Lew Burdette	14
3	2 others tied	14

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	17
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Jim Brosnan	10
4	2 others tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Kasko	.467
2	Frank Robinson	.459
3	Wally Post	.439
4	Dick Groat	.417
5	Dick Williams	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	8
2	Jim Gentile	6
2	Ron Hansen	6
4	Jackie Brandt	5
4	Eddie Mathews	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	22
2	Eddie Mathews	16
2	Roy Sievers	16
4	Norm Cash	14
5	8 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	0.72
2	Mike Fornieles	0.75
3	Bob Bruce	0.95
4	Lew Burdette	1.00
4	Larry Sherry	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Art Ditmar	3
2	Sandy Koufax	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	32
2	Jim Bunning	22
2	Herb Score	22
4	Ernie Broglio	21
5	Bob Friend	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
2	Johnny Antonelli	3
2	Jim Brosnan	3
4	Hank Aguirre	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.394
2	Tommy Davis	.360
3	Dick Williams	.359
4	Luis Aparicio	.347
5	Roy Sievers	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Frank Robinson	9
2	Roy Sievers	9
4	Ernie Banks	8
4	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	33
1	Vic Wertz	33
3	Roy Sievers	28
4	Minnie Minoso	27
5	Eddie Mathews	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	14
2	Maury Wills	13
3	Felipe Alou	7
3	Julian Javier	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Sherry	1.16
2	Chuck Estrada	1.60
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.65
3	Curt Simmons	1.65
5	Whitey Ford	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	7
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	Jim Perry	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	53
2	Sam Jones	48
3	Ernie Broglio	46
4	Don Drysdale	44
5	Stan Williams	42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.336
2	Harvey Kuenn	.321
3	Dick Groat	.321
4	Brooks Robinson	.318
5	Roy Sievers	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Eddie Mathews	39
3	Hank Aaron	38
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	123
2	Hank Aaron	115
3	Eddie Mathews	114
4	Roger Maris	107
5	Willie Mays	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	54
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	25
4	Tony Taylor	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.46
2	Jim Bunning	2.54
3	Billy O'Dell	2.57
4	Frank Baumann	2.61
5	Jim Perry	2.62

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	230
3	Sandy Koufax	193
4	Camilo Pascual	188
5	Bob Friend	186

Saves

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