On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 47 .588 --
White Sox 68 51 .571 1.5
Orioles 68 51 .571 1.5
Senators 59 59 .500 10.0
Indians 56 58 .491 11.0
Tigers 56 60 .483 12.0
Red Sox 49 66 .426 18.5
Athletics 42 73 .365 25.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 45 .619 --
Braves 65 50 .565 6.5
Cardinals 65 53 .551 8.0
Dodgers 63 52 .548 8.5
Giants 57 58 .496 14.5
Reds 54 66 .450 20.0
Cubs 46 70 .397 26.0
Phillies 45 74 .378 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Norm Larker 3
1 Ron Santo 3
3 Felipe Alou 2
3 Ernie Banks 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Felipe Alou 3
1 Norm Larker 3
1 Don Zimmer 3
4 Gil Hodges 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Anderson 0.33
2 Don Drysdale 0.12
3 Cal McLish 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Sherry 4
2 Bob Anderson 3
3 Don Drysdale 1
3 Cal McLish 1
3 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Schaffernoth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .349
2 Willie Mays .330
3 Al Smith .326
4 Dick Groat .323
5 Roberto Clemente .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 98
2 Roger Maris 95
3 Hank Aaron 91
4 Bill Skowron 84
5 Vic Wertz 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Maury Wills 31
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Willie Mays 21
4 Tony Taylor 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 2.42
2 Frank Baumann 2.57
3 Whitey Ford 2.59
4 Mike McCormick 2.72
5 Jim Bunning 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 18
2 Ernie Broglio 15
2 Jim Perry 15
2 Warren Spahn 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 187
2 Jim Bunning 167
3 Bob Friend 152
4 Sandy Koufax 147
5 Ernie Broglio 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Roy Face 17
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Jim Brosnan 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .478
2 Dick Williams .403
3 Dick Groat .397
4 Norm Cash .391
5 Orlando Cepeda .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 8
2 Ron Hansen 7
3 Eddie Mathews 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 22
2 Frank Robinson 15
3 Eddie Mathews 14
3 Ted Williams 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 8
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Lenny Green 6
2 Al Kaline 6
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Burdette 0.67
2 Mike Fornieles 0.75
3 Larry Sherry 0.86
4 Bob Bruce 0.95
5 Warren Spahn 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Sherry 4
2 Vern Law 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
4 Bob Anderson 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Herb Score 22
3 Ernie Broglio 21
4 Whitey Ford 20
5 Larry Sherry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
1 Ray Moore 4
3 Hank Aguirre 3
3 Johnny Antonelli 3
5 3 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .380
2 Frank Robinson .365
3 Orlando Cepeda .357
4 Norm Larker .347
5 Harvey Kuenn .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Ron Hansen 9
2 Frank Robinson 9
4 Ernie Banks 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 34
2 Vic Wertz 30
3 Roy Sievers 25
4 Minnie Minoso 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Luis Aparicio 13
3 Lenny Green 8
4 Vada Pinson 7
4 Tony Taylor 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 1.12
2 Bill Fischer 1.32
3 Art Ditmar 1.44
4 Curt Simmons 1.50
5 Whitey Ford 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 6
1 Larry Sherry 6
3 Ernie Broglio 5
3 Art Ditmar 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 49
2 Ernie Broglio 47
3 Sandy Koufax 46
4 Herb Score 44
5 Sam Jones 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .335
2 Harvey Kuenn .323
3 Dick Groat .318
4 Roy Sievers .316
5 Brooks Robinson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Willie Mays 39
4 Hank Aaron 38
5 Roger Maris 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 126
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Eddie Mathews 111
4 Willie Mays 109
5 Roger Maris 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Maury Wills 36
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Willie Mays 23
4 Tony Taylor 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 2.39
2 Vern Law 2.65
3 Art Ditmar 2.67
4 Billy O'Dell 2.67
5 Jim Bunning 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 22
2 Warren Spahn 20
3 Jim Perry 19
4 Lew Burdette 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 236
2 Jim Bunning 223
3 Sandy Koufax 201
4 Camilo Pascual 188
5 Sam Jones 180

Saves

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