On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	50	.600	--
Orioles	76	53	.589	1.0
White Sox	72	55	.567	4.0
Senators	64	63	.504	12.0
Indians	60	65	.480	15.0
Tigers	59	67	.468	16.5
Red Sox	55	71	.437	20.5
Athletics	45	82	.354	31.0

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 6, Yankees 0

Orioles 6, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	78	49	.614	--
Cardinals	71	55	.563	6.5
Braves	70	55	.560	7.0
Dodgers	67	57	.540	9.5
Giants	62	62	.500	14.5
Reds	56	72	.438	22.5
Cubs	51	74	.408	26.0
Phillies	48	79	.378	30.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Braves 11, Cubs 7

Dodgers 3, Phillies 1

Pirates 7, Giants 4

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Thomas	4
1	Bob Will	4
3	Hank Aaron	3
3	Joe Adcock	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bruton	1
1	Roberto Clemente	1
1	Chuck Cottier	1
1	Del Crandall	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Thomas	4
1	Gene Woodling	4
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	Jim Gilliam	3
3	Russ Snyder	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	2
2	Al Kaline	1
2	Tony Kubek	1
2	Jerry Lumpe	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Stafford	1.40
2	Jack Kralick	1.12
3	Roger Craig	1.00
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.71
5	Ray Herbert	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Bob Bruce	1
1	Roger Craig	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Kralick	9
2	Bob Bruce	7
2	Roger Craig	7
2	Bill Stafford	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Roy Face	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.339
2	Willie Mays	.326
3	Al Smith	.324
4	Dick Groat	.323
5	Pete Runnels	.322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	105
2	Hank Aaron	97
3	Roger Maris	96
4	Vic Wertz	90
5	Eddie Mathews	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	37
2	Maury Wills	36
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	20
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Johnny Klippstein	12
4	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Kaline	.452
2	Gene Woodling	.436
3	Pete Runnels	.426
4	Lenny Green	.407
5	Harvey Kuenn	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	5
1	Eddie Mathews	5
3	Ernie Banks	4
3	Clete Boyer	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	15
1	Charlie Maxwell	15
3	Gus Triandos	14
3	Gene Woodling	14
5	Roberto Clemente	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Lenny Green	5
2	Tony Taylor	5
2	Don Zimmer	5
5	Al Kaline	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joey Jay	0.40
2	Mike Fornieles	0.60
3	Hal Brown	0.89
4	Ralph Terry	0.90
5	Warren Spahn	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Glen Hobbie	3
1	Art Mahaffey	3
1	Warren Spahn	3
4	Luis Arroyo	2
4	31 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	27
2	Mike McCormick	23
3	Chuck Estrada	19
3	Glen Hobbie	19
5	Jim Bunning	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hank Aguirre	4
1	Roy Face	4
3	Johnny Klippstein	3
3	Lindy McDaniel	3
5	6 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.433
2	Frank Robinson	.407
3	Dick Groat	.373
4	Bill Mazeroski	.373
5	Gene Woodling	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	13
2	Eddie Mathews	10
3	Ernie Banks	9
4	Jim Gentile	8
4	Ron Hansen	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	37
2	Vic Wertz	29
3	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Roy Sievers	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Lenny Green	9
3	Tony Taylor	9
5	Al Kaline	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Fornieles	0.66
2	Roy Face	0.95
3	Bill Fischer	1.30
4	Curt Simmons	1.36
5	Hal Brown	1.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	51
2	Sam Jones	46
3	Sandy Koufax	45
4	Herb Score	43
5	Ernie Broglio	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Jim Brosnan	5
2	Roy Face	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.344
2	Willie Mays	.331
3	Roy Sievers	.323
4	Dick Groat	.318
5	Harvey Kuenn	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	42
3	Jim Lemon	38
3	Willie Mays	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	114
4	Roger Maris	108
4	Willie Mays	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Maury Wills	40
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Willie Mays	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.66
2	Billy O'Dell	2.67
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	Sam Jones	192
4	Camilo Pascual	189
5	Ernie Broglio	181

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	24
2	Roy Face	21
3	Bill Henry	16
4	Don McMahon	14
5	Gerry Staley	13