On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	48	.583	--
White Sox	69	51	.575	0.5
Orioles	68	52	.567	1.5
Senators	60	59	.504	9.0
Indians	57	58	.496	10.0
Tigers	57	60	.487	11.0
Red Sox	49	67	.422	18.5
Athletics	42	74	.362	25.5

Games

Indians 3, Red Sox 2

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Tigers 5, Orioles 3

White Sox 5, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	45	.622	--
Braves	66	50	.569	6.5
Cardinals	66	53	.555	8.0
Dodgers	63	53	.543	9.5
Giants	58	58	.500	14.5
Reds	54	67	.446	21.0
Cubs	46	71	.393	27.0
Phillies	45	75	.375	29.5

Games

Pirates 8, Cubs 3

Braves 7, Dodgers 0

Giants 6, Reds 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike de la Hoz	3
1	Tito Francona	3
1	Willie Kirkland	3
1	Charlie Maxwell	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Reno Bertoia	1
1	Al Dark	1
1	Eli Grba	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Dark	2
1	Dick Groat	2
1	Al Kaline	2
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
1	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	Joe Christopher	1
1	Lou Clinton	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Billy Pierce	999.00
2	Jack Sanford	1.17
3	Dick Hall	0.89
4	Bobby Locke	0.86
5	Milt Pappas	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Bill Fischer	1
1	Mudcat Grant	1
1	Harvey Haddix	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Hall	8
2	Jack Sanford	7
3	Bobby Locke	6
3	Milt Pappas	6
3	Early Wynn	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Johnny Klippstein	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.344
2	Willie Mays	.329
3	Al Smith	.325
4	Dick Groat	.324
5	Roberto Clemente	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	35
1	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Jim Lemon	29
4	2 others tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	98
2	Roger Maris	95
3	Hank Aaron	92
4	Bill Skowron	84
4	Vic Wertz	84

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	2.52
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	Lew Burdette	15
2	Jim Perry	15
2	Warren Spahn	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	187
2	Jim Bunning	167
3	Bob Friend	152
4	Stan Williams	148
5	Sandy Koufax	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Roy Face	18
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Jim Brosnan	11
5	4 tied	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.469
2	Ken Hamlin	.417
3	Dick Groat	.403
4	Russ Nixon	.389
5	Bill Mazeroski	.386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	22
2	Frank Robinson	15
3	Roberto Clemente	14
3	Ron Hansen	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	6
1	Lenny Green	6
1	Al Kaline	6
1	Maury Wills	6
5	Jim Piersall	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.39
2	Lew Burdette	0.50
3	Mike Fornieles	0.71
4	Larry Sherry	0.86
5	Bob Bruce	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Sherry	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Bill Fischer	3
2	Harvey Haddix	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Herb Score	22
3	Ernie Broglio	21
3	Early Wynn	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.376
2	Orlando Cepeda	.360
3	Ken Boyer	.359
4	Bill Mazeroski	.353
5	Ron Hansen	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Ron Hansen	9
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Norm Cash	8
3	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	34
2	Vic Wertz	31
3	Roy Sievers	26
4	Ken Boyer	23
4	Gene Freese	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	13
2	Luis Aparicio	12
3	Lenny Green	8
4	Tony Taylor	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Sherry	1.12
2	Bill Fischer	1.19
3	Whitey Ford	1.26
4	Art Ditmar	1.44
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
1	Larry Sherry	6
3	Ernie Broglio	5
3	Lew Burdette	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	49
2	Ernie Broglio	47
3	Sandy Koufax	46
4	Herb Score	44
5	Early Wynn	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.334
2	Dick Groat	.320
3	Roy Sievers	.315
4	Harvey Kuenn	.313
5	Brooks Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Hank Aaron	39
3	Willie Mays	39
5	Roger Maris	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	112
4	Willie Mays	109
5	Roger Maris	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	52
2	Maury Wills	35
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Willie Mays	23
4	Tony Taylor	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.48
2	Vern Law	2.63
3	Billy O'Dell	2.67
4	Jim Bunning	2.69
5	Whitey Ford	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	230
2	Jim Bunning	223
3	Sandy Koufax	201
4	Camilo Pascual	184
5	Sam Jones	180

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	23
2	Roy Face	19
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	2 tied	13