On This Day

Saturday, April 16, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 0 0 .000 --
Tigers 0 0 .000 --
Senators 0 0 .000 --
Red Sox 0 0 .000 --
Yankees 0 0 .000 --
Indians 0 0 .000 --
Orioles 0 0 .000 --
Athletics 0 0 .000 --

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 3 1 .750 --
Giants 3 1 .750 --
Braves 2 1 .667 0.5
Reds 2 1 .667 0.5
Cubs 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Cardinals 0 4 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Bailey 5
2 Red Schoendienst 4
3 Al Spangler 3
4 Gus Bell 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ken Boyer 1
1 Pancho Herrera 1
1 Walt Moryn 1
1 Lee Walls 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 4
2 Red Schoendienst 3
2 Lee Walls 3
4 Bill Bruton 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Vada Pinson 1
2 Al Spangler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 0.75
2 Don Drysdale 0.44
3 Lew Burdette 0.22
4 Larry Jackson 0.20
5 Jay Hook 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Don Drysdale 1
1 Jay Hook 1
1 Sam Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 4
2 Sam Jones 3
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 Art Ceccarelli 2
3 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .583
2 Red Schoendienst .545
3 Willie Mays .500
4 Ed Bailey .455
4 Roberto Clemente .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Ken Boyer 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 6
2 Roberto Clemente 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kirkland 3
2 Don Blasingame 2
2 Al Spangler 2
2 Bill White 2
5 10 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Jim O'Toole 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Humberto Robinson 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Sam Jones 2
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 Don Cardwell 1
3 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Bob Anderson 9
3 Bob Friend 7
3 Carl Willey 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Ben Johnson 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .360
2 Hank Aaron .350
3 Joe Cunningham .341
4 Al Kaline .327
5 Willie Mays .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Eddie Mathews 43
3 Rocky Colavito 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Hank Aaron 128
3 Frank Robinson 123
4 Gus Bell 115
5 Rocky Colavito 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Orlando Cepeda 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Tony Taylor 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.06
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.13
3 Camilo Pascual 2.63
4 Jim Perry 2.65
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Lew Burdette 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
5 Vern Law 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Sam Jones 205
3 Jim Bunning 195
4 Camilo Pascual 182
5 Sandy Koufax 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 16
2 Turk Lown 15
2 Don McMahon 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
5 2 tied 14