On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 57 .607 --
White Sox 84 62 .575 4.5
Orioles 84 63 .571 5.0
Indians 72 73 .497 16.0
Senators 72 74 .493 16.5
Tigers 67 79 .459 21.5
Red Sox 64 82 .438 24.5
Athletics 52 93 .359 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 55 .621 --
Cardinals 83 61 .576 6.5
Braves 83 63 .568 7.5
Dodgers 78 68 .534 12.5
Giants 74 73 .503 17.0
Reds 66 81 .449 25.0
Cubs 55 88 .385 34.0
Phillies 53 93 .363 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Willie Tasby 3
3 Earl Battey 2
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Don Landrum 1
1 Jim Landis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Long 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Carroll Hardy 2
2 Jim Landis 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Rivera 2
2 Minnie Minoso 1
2 Floyd Robinson 1
2 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ike Delock 1.75
2 Pedro Ramos 1.00
3 Don Drysdale 0.88
4 Larry Jackson 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ike Delock 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Johnny Podres 1
1 Herb Score 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ike Delock 7
1 Don Drysdale 7
1 Pedro Ramos 7
4 Steve Barber 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Russ Kemmerer 1
1 Duke Maas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .328
2 Dick Groat .325
3 Pete Runnels .321
4 Willie Mays .320
5 Al Smith .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 41
2 Roger Maris 39
3 Hank Aaron 38
3 Jim Lemon 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 116
2 Eddie Mathews 114
3 Ernie Banks 112
4 Roger Maris 104
5 Minnie Minoso 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 48
2 Luis Aparicio 45
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Willie Mays 24
4 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 21
2 Ernie Broglio 20
2 Vern Law 20
4 Lew Burdette 17
4 6 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 235
2 Jim Bunning 196
3 Sandy Koufax 187
4 Sam Jones 182
5 Bob Friend 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 26
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 .477
2 Ken Boyer .408
3 Dick Schofield .395
4 Lenny Green .386
5 Don Hoak .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Hector Lopez 5
1 Mickey Mantle 5
1 Eddie Mathews 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 17
2 Hank Aaron 16
3 Norm Larker 13
3 Dick Williams 13
5 Ted Kluszewski 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 7
1 Maury Wills 7
3 Orlando Cepeda 4
4 Luis Aparicio 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ralph Terry 0.00
2 Bob Miller 0.54
3 Jim Coates 0.71
4 Jack Kralick 0.72
5 Bob Friend 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 4
2 Frank Baumann 3
2 Ernie Broglio 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
1 Warren Spahn 29
3 Frank Lary 25
4 Johnny Podres 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Mike Fornieles 3
3 Frank Baumann 2
3 Mike Garcia 2
3 Larry Sherry 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nellie Fox .407
2 Pete Runnels .383
3 Al Kaline .376
4 Lenny Green .375
5 Wally Moon .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 9
1 Jim Lemon 9
1 Eddie Mathews 9
4 Mickey Mantle 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 32
2 Norm Larker 27
3 Hank Aaron 25
3 Jim Lemon 25
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 18
2 Luis Aparicio 9
3 Lenny Green 8
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Coates 0.71
2 Ralph Terry 0.86
3 Chuck Stobbs 0.98
4 Don Lee 1.34
5 Jack Kralick 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Latman 6
1 Warren Spahn 6
3 Ernie Broglio 5
3 Joey Jay 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 49
2 Sam Jones 46
2 Pedro Ramos 46
4 Warren Spahn 44
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Roy Face 6
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Mike Fornieles 4
5 4 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .337
2 Willie Mays .328
3 Pete Runnels .323
4 Dick Groat .322
5 Roberto Clemente .316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 119
1 Eddie Mathews 119
3 Ernie Banks 117
4 Roger Maris 110
5 Willie Mays 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 48
2 Luis Aparicio 47
3 Vada Pinson 31
4 Willie Mays 24
4 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.51
2 Ernie Broglio 2.56
3 Mike McCormick 2.71
4 Stan Williams 2.76
5 Bob Friend 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Spahn 22
2 Ernie Broglio 20
2 Vern Law 20
4 Larry Jackson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 241
2 Jim Bunning 201
3 Sam Jones 188
3 Sandy Koufax 188
5 Stan Williams 181

Saves

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