Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, September 4, 1960

On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	79	53	.598	--
Yankees	75	53	.586	2.0
White Sox	75	56	.573	3.5
Senators	66	65	.504	12.5
Indians	64	65	.496	13.5
Tigers	60	70	.462	18.0
Red Sox	57	73	.438	21.0
Athletics	45	86	.344	33.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 4

Tigers 6, White Sox 4

White Sox 5, Tigers 4

Indians 10, Athletics 2

Orioles 6, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	80	50	.615	--
Braves	73	56	.566	6.5
Cardinals	73	57	.562	7.0
Dodgers	68	60	.531	11.0
Giants	65	63	.508	14.0
Reds	58	74	.439	23.0
Cubs	52	77	.403	27.5
Phillies	49	81	.377	31.0

Games

Reds 9, Braves 5

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Giants 8, Dodgers 3

Cardinals 4, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Billy Goodman	4
1	Al Heist	4
3	Steve Bilko	3
3	Bill Bruton	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woodie Held	2
2	Felipe Alou	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Roberto Clemente	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Woodie Held	6
2	Bob Nieman	4
3	Felipe Alou	3
3	Gordy Coleman	3
3	Jim Lemon	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	1
1	Gene Freese	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dick Ellsworth	0.89
2	Chuck Estrada	0.88
3	Sam Jones	0.62
4	Curt Simmons	0.56
5	Earl Wilson	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Jack Harshman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dick Ellsworth	8
2	Chuck Estrada	7
3	Earl Wilson	6
4	Sam Jones	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Antonelli	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.338
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Willie Mays	.324
4	Roberto Clemente	.323
5	Pete Runnels	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	38
2	Roger Maris	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
3	Jim Lemon	34
5	2 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	108
2	Hank Aaron	99
3	Roger Maris	96
4	Vic Wertz	93
5	Eddie Mathews	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	39
2	Maury Wills	38
3	Vada Pinson	27
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Jim Landis	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	2.54
2	Ernie Broglio	2.64
3	Jim Bunning	2.69
4	Stan Williams	2.72
5	Frank Baumann	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	207
2	Jim Bunning	184
3	Sam Jones	166
4	Ernie Broglio	162
4	Bob Friend	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Roy Face	20
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Johnny Klippstein	13
5	Ray Moore	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.457
2	Gene Woodling	.442
3	John Romano	.440
4	Al Kaline	.422
5	Pete Runnels	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roberto Clemente	6
1	Jim Lemon	6
3	Vada Pinson	5
4	Felipe Alou	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Maxwell	16
2	Jim Lemon	15
3	Felipe Alou	14
3	Roberto Clemente	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Don Zimmer	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Tito Francona	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ned Garver	0.52
2	Roy Face	0.61
3	Jack Fisher	0.67
4	Warren Spahn	1.00
4	Roger Craig	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Chuck Estrada	3
1	Jack Fisher	3
1	Sam Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	30
2	Don Cardwell	24
2	Mike McCormick	24
4	Glen Hobbie	23
5	2 tied	22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Walt Moryn	.388
2	Frank Robinson	.387
3	Orlando Cepeda	.379
4	Dick Groat	.379
5	Wally Post	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	12
2	Eddie Mathews	9
3	Ernie Banks	8
3	Jim Gentile	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harmon Killebrew	35
2	Roberto Clemente	26
2	Eddie Mathews	26
2	Roy Sievers	26
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	19
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Lenny Green	8
3	Al Kaline	8
5	Jim Landis	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Face	0.95
2	Bill Fischer	1.01
3	Mike Fornieles	1.30
4	Curt Simmons	1.35
5	Hal Brown	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Art Ditmar	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	51
1	Sandy Koufax	51
3	Ernie Broglio	43
4	Jim Bunning	41
5	Mike McCormick	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	6
2	Hank Aguirre	5
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Johnny Klippstein	5
5	4 tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.342
2	Willie Mays	.333
3	Dick Groat	.323
4	Roberto Clemente	.319
5	Pete Runnels	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Jim Lemon	41
2	Eddie Mathews	41
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	127
2	Hank Aaron	114
2	Eddie Mathews	114
4	Jim Lemon	108
5	Roger Maris	107

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Maury Wills	42
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	26
5	Jim Landis	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	2.60
2	Camilo Pascual	2.66
3	Vern Law	2.68
4	Frank Baumann	2.72
5	Stan Williams	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
2	Warren Spahn	20
3	Lew Burdette	19
3	Sam Jones	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Jim Bunning	221
3	Sam Jones	192
4	Ernie Broglio	184
5	Camilo Pascual	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	25
2	Roy Face	21
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Don McMahon	14
5	2 tied	13