On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	57	.601	--
White Sox	83	62	.572	4.0
Orioles	83	62	.572	4.0
Senators	72	72	.500	14.5
Indians	72	72	.500	14.5
Tigers	66	79	.455	21.0
Red Sox	63	81	.438	23.5
Athletics	52	92	.361	34.5

Games

Athletics 3, Indians 2

Indians 9, Athletics 2

White Sox 8, Tigers 4

Tigers 7, White Sox 6

Red Sox 3, Senators 1

Yankees 7, Orioles 3

Yankees 2, Orioles 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	88	55	.615	--
Cardinals	81	60	.574	6.0
Braves	82	62	.569	6.5
Dodgers	77	66	.538	11.0
Giants	71	73	.493	17.5
Reds	65	80	.448	24.0
Cubs	55	85	.393	31.5
Phillies	53	91	.368	35.5

Games

Cubs 5, Dodgers 2

Pirates 5, Reds 3

Pirates 1, Reds 0

Braves 7, Phillies 1

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Power	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Walt Bond	4
2	Nellie Fox	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Adcock	1
1	George Altman	1
1	Walt Bond	1
1	Eddie Bressoud	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ted Kluszewski	4
1	Dick Williams	4
3	Yogi Berra	3
3	Walt Bond	3
3	Rocky Colavito	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Kaline	2
2	Clete Boyer	1
2	Tommy Davis	1
2	Willie Davis	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ralph Terry	2.00
2	Joey Jay	1.67
3	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1.40
4	Barry Latman	1.29
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hank Aguirre	1
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Ernie Broglio	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joey Jay	10
2	Barry Latman	9
3	Ernie Broglio	8
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Dave Sisler	1
1	Mel Wright	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.326
2	Dick Groat	.325
3	Willie Mays	.321
3	Pete Runnels	.321
5	Roberto Clemente	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	41
2	Roger Maris	39
3	Jim Lemon	38
4	Hank Aaron	37
4	Eddie Mathews	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	114
2	Eddie Mathews	113
3	Ernie Banks	112
4	Roger Maris	104
5	2 tied	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	47
2	Luis Aparicio	45
3	Vada Pinson	30
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	Willie Mays	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.57
2	Ernie Broglio	2.58
3	Mike McCormick	2.81
4	Stan Williams	2.86
5	Vern Law	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	20
1	Vern Law	20
1	Warren Spahn	20
4	Lew Burdette	17
4	4 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	228
2	Jim Bunning	196
3	Sandy Koufax	187
4	Ernie Broglio	177
5	Sam Jones	176

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	25
2	Roy Face	23
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Johnny Klippstein	14
5	2 tied	13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nellie Fox	.512
2	Dick Schofield	.429
3	Lenny Green	.415
4	Frank Robinson	.412
5	Ken Boyer	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	7
2	Eddie Mathews	6
3	Woodie Held	5
3	Jim Lemon	5
3	Hector Lopez	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	22
2	Hank Aaron	16
3	Ted Kluszewski	15
3	Jim Lemon	15
5	Dick Williams	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Luis Aparicio	7
2	Lenny Green	7
4	Bill Bruton	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Coates	0.51
2	Ralph Terry	0.69
3	Don Drysdale	0.74
4	Gene Conley	1.04
5	Billy Muffett	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	3
1	Marshall Bridges	3
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	29
2	Warren Spahn	27
3	Pedro Ramos	25
4	Barry Latman	23
5	Don Drysdale	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	4
1	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Roy Face	3
4	Frank Baumann	2
4	3 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lenny Green	.412
2	Nellie Fox	.398
3	Pete Runnels	.378
4	Al Kaline	.376
5	Frank Robinson	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	11
1	Jim Lemon	11
1	Eddie Mathews	11
4	Vada Pinson	9
5	5 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	34
2	Jim Lemon	28
3	Harmon Killebrew	26
3	Charlie Maxwell	26
5	Hank Aaron	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	18
2	Lenny Green	10
3	Luis Aparicio	9
4	Al Kaline	6
4	Don Zimmer	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ralph Terry	0.84
2	Hal Brown	1.16
3	Don Drysdale	1.37
4	Jim Coates	1.42
5	Jack Kralick	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	6
1	Barry Latman	6
1	Warren Spahn	6
4	Ray Herbert	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	48
2	Mike McCormick	46
3	Pedro Ramos	44
3	Warren Spahn	44
5	2 tied	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
2	Roy Face	6
3	Hank Aguirre	5
3	Mike Fornieles	5
3	Johnny Klippstein	5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.336
2	Willie Mays	.328
3	Dick Groat	.326
4	Pete Runnels	.323
5	Roberto Clemente	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Eddie Mathews	43
3	Roger Maris	40
4	Hank Aaron	38
4	Jim Lemon	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	125
2	Hank Aaron	119
3	Ernie Banks	118
4	Roger Maris	110
5	Minnie Minoso	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Maury Wills	48
3	Vada Pinson	32
4	Tony Taylor	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.55
2	Ernie Broglio	2.79
3	Stan Williams	2.81
4	Vern Law	2.81
5	Whitey Ford	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Spahn	22
2	Vern Law	21
3	Ernie Broglio	20
4	Larry Jackson	18
4	Bob Purkey	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	242
2	Jim Bunning	201
3	Sandy Koufax	188
4	Ernie Broglio	184
5	Sam Jones	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	28
2	Roy Face	24
3	Bill Henry	17
4	Mike Fornieles	14
4	Johnny Klippstein	14