On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	72	48	.600	--
White Sox	71	52	.577	2.5
Orioles	72	53	.576	2.5
Senators	63	60	.512	10.5
Indians	58	63	.479	14.5
Tigers	57	64	.471	15.5
Red Sox	50	70	.417	22.0
Athletics	44	77	.364	28.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 6

Senators 4, Tigers 1

Athletics 5, Orioles 3

Yankees 7, Indians 4

Yankees 3, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	48	.610	--
Braves	68	52	.567	5.5
Cardinals	68	54	.557	6.5
Dodgers	66	54	.550	7.5
Giants	60	60	.500	13.5
Reds	55	70	.440	21.0
Cubs	48	73	.397	26.0
Phillies	47	76	.382	28.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Giants 3, Braves 1

Cardinals 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Cerv	3
1	Mickey Mantle	3
1	Roy Sievers	3
4	Joe Adcock	2
4	29 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Bob Cerv	1
1	Tito Francona	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elston Howard	3
2	Bob Cerv	2
2	Tony Kubek	2
2	Sherm Lollar	2
2	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Orlando Cepeda	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stu Miller	1.20
2	Ralph Terry	1.00
3	Bob Bruce	0.83
4	Bob Gibson	0.71
5	Bill Stafford	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Elston	1
1	Ray Herbert	1
1	Ron Kline	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stu Miller	6
2	Bob Bruce	5
2	Bob Gibson	5
2	Bill Stafford	5
5	7 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Ray Moore	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.346
2	Willie Mays	.327
3	Roy Sievers	.324
4	Al Smith	.323
5	Dick Groat	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	33
4	Jim Lemon	30
4	2 others tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	100
2	Roger Maris	96
3	Hank Aaron	93
4	Willie Mays	88
4	Vic Wertz	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Maury Wills	33
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	22
5	Willie Mays	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.52
2	Frank Baumann	2.54
3	Mike McCormick	2.68
4	Ernie Broglio	2.72
5	Jim Bunning	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	18
2	Ernie Broglio	16
2	Warren Spahn	16
4	Lew Burdette	15
4	Jim Perry	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	194
2	Jim Bunning	173
3	Bob Friend	156
4	Sandy Koufax	151
5	Ernie Broglio	150

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Roy Face	18
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Ray Moore	12
5	Jim Brosnan	11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.414
2	Roy Sievers	.412
3	Wally Moon	.383
4	Dick Groat	.379
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	7
2	Frank Robinson	6
3	Ernie Banks	5
3	Tito Francona	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	17
2	Harmon Killebrew	16
2	Gus Triandos	16
4	Frank Robinson	15
4	Roy Sievers	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joey Jay	0.00
1	Mike Fornieles	0.00
3	Early Wynn	0.33
4	Lew Burdette	0.81
5	Larry Sherry	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Sherry	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Roy Face	3
2	Bill Fischer	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Anderson	22
1	Mike McCormick	22
3	Sandy Koufax	20
3	Warren Spahn	20
5	6 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	4
1	Ray Moore	4
3	Hank Aguirre	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.382
2	Frank Robinson	.375
3	Wally Post	.366
4	Ken Boyer	.364
5	Norm Larker	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	14
2	Ron Hansen	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
2	Roy Sievers	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	36
2	Vic Wertz	33
3	Roy Sievers	27
4	Eddie Mathews	26
5	Ken Boyer	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	15
2	Luis Aparicio	13
3	Lenny Green	9
4	Al Kaline	7
4	Tony Taylor	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Curt Simmons	1.07
2	Larry Sherry	1.14
3	Lew Burdette	1.16
4	Bill Fischer	1.27
5	Ray Moore	1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	50
2	Ernie Broglio	49
3	Jim Bunning	48
4	Herb Score	43
5	Sam Jones	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	7
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Mike Fornieles	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.335
2	Roy Sievers	.327
3	Harvey Kuenn	.315
4	Dick Groat	.313
5	Brooks Robinson	.311

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Willie Mays	40
4	Hank Aaron	39
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	125
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	116
4	Willie Mays	113
5	Roger Maris	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	37
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Willie Mays	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.48
2	Billy O'Dell	2.61
3	Jim Bunning	2.70
4	Frank Baumann	2.72
5	Mike McCormick	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Lew Burdette	19
3	Sam Jones	19
5	7 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	237
2	Jim Bunning	218
3	Sandy Koufax	192
4	Sam Jones	189
4	Camilo Pascual	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	23
2	Roy Face	19
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
4	Gerry Staley	14