On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	49	.602	--
Orioles	75	53	.586	1.5
White Sox	72	54	.571	3.5
Senators	63	63	.500	12.5
Indians	60	64	.484	14.5
Tigers	58	67	.464	17.0
Red Sox	55	70	.440	20.0
Athletics	44	81	.352	31.0

Games

Orioles 4, Indians 1

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 11, Senators 10

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	49	.611	--
Braves	69	54	.561	6.5
Cardinals	70	55	.560	6.5
Dodgers	66	57	.537	9.5
Giants	62	61	.504	13.5
Reds	56	71	.441	21.5
Cubs	50	73	.407	25.5
Phillies	48	78	.381	29.0

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Pirates 5, Dodgers 2

Braves 10, Cardinals 0

Giants 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pete Runnels	9
2	Carroll Hardy	5
3	Al Kaline	4
4	Hank Aaron	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	Ernie Banks	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	4
1	Joe Adcock	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Carroll Hardy	3
4	Jim Lemon	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carroll Hardy	1
1	Jim Landis	1
1	Robin Roberts	1
1	Pete Runnels	1
1	Bill Tuttle	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	2.00
2	Frank Baumann	1.00
3	Robin Roberts	0.83
4	Jim Bunning	0.77
5	Bob Turley	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Bob Friend	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	14
2	Jim Bunning	10
3	Bud Daley	7
3	Pedro Ramos	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Early Wynn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.340
2	Willie Mays	.324
2	Al Smith	.324
4	Pete Runnels	.324
5	Dick Groat	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	37
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Jim Lemon	31
4	Mickey Mantle	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	104
2	Hank Aaron	97
3	Roger Maris	96
4	Vic Wertz	90
5	Willie Mays	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Maury Wills	34
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Willie Mays	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.48
2	Mike McCormick	2.65
3	Jim Bunning	2.71
4	Stan Williams	2.72
5	Ernie Broglio	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	19
2	Warren Spahn	17
3	Ernie Broglio	16
4	Lew Burdette	15
4	4 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	194
2	Jim Bunning	183
3	Bob Friend	162
4	Sam Jones	161
5	Ernie Broglio	155

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Roy Face	19
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Johnny Klippstein	12
4	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.463
2	Al Kaline	.459
3	Gene Woodling	.436
4	John Romano	.400
4	Dick Stuart	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tito Francona	5
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Hank Aaron	4
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	16
1	Harmon Killebrew	16
3	Charlie Maxwell	15
4	Tito Francona	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	6
2	Lenny Green	5
2	Tony Taylor	5
2	Don Zimmer	5
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.00
2	Joey Jay	0.40
3	Mike Fornieles	0.64
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
5	Art Mahaffey	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	4
2	Roy Face	3
2	Glen Hobbie	3
2	Art Mahaffey	3
2	Larry Sherry	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	27
2	Jim Bunning	25
3	Mike McCormick	23
3	Pedro Ramos	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	3
1	Roy Face	3
1	Johnny Klippstein	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Ray Moore	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Robinson	.400
2	Walt Moryn	.397
3	Bill Mazeroski	.367
4	Pete Runnels	.362
5	Gene Woodling	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Ernie Banks	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Norm Cash	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
2	Vic Wertz	35
3	Eddie Mathews	26
3	Roy Sievers	26
5	Norm Cash	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	16
2	Luis Aparicio	11
3	Lenny Green	9
3	Tony Taylor	9
5	Al Kaline	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.67
2	Roy Face	1.05
3	Lew Burdette	1.23
4	Bill Fischer	1.26
5	Curt Simmons	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	6
1	Vern Law	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Ernie Broglio	5
4	Larry Sherry	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	56
2	Jim Bunning	51
3	Sandy Koufax	45
4	Herb Score	43
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	6
1	Ray Moore	6
3	Jim Brosnan	5
3	Mike Fornieles	5
5	5 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.343
2	Willie Mays	.330
3	Roy Sievers	.325
4	Pete Runnels	.319
5	Dick Groat	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	41
3	Jim Lemon	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	125
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	112
4	Roger Maris	108
4	Willie Mays	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Maury Wills	38
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Willie Mays	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.57
2	Frank Baumann	2.66
3	Jim Bunning	2.67
4	Stan Williams	2.70
5	Mike McCormick	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	21
3	Sam Jones	19
4	Lew Burdette	18
4	Larry Jackson	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	234
2	Jim Bunning	228
3	Sandy Koufax	193
4	Sam Jones	192
5	Camilo Pascual	189

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	24
2	Roy Face	20
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Don McMahon	14
5	Gerry Staley	13