On This Day

Sunday, April 17, 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 4 1 .800 --
Giants 4 1 .800 --
Braves 3 1 .750 0.5
Pirates 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 2 3 .400 2.0
Reds 2 3 .400 2.0
Phillies 1 3 .250 2.5
Cardinals 0 5 .000 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Eddie Bressoud 4
1 Bob Skinner 4
4 Dick Groat 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Anderson 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 1
2 Roberto Clemente 1
2 Bobby Del Greco 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Boone 3
1 Alex Grammas 3
1 Hal Smith 3
4 Harry Anderson 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Bob Skinner 1
1 Al Spangler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Buhl 0.89
2 Bob Friend 0.86
3 Larry Sherry 0.73
4 Ernie Broglio 0.33
5 Mike McCormick 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Joe Gibbon 1
1 Billy Loes 1
1 Larry Sherry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 8
1 Larry Sherry 8
3 Bob Friend 6
4 Don Elston 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sandy Koufax 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .500
1 Red Schoendienst .500
3 Lee Walls .455
4 Eddie Bressoud .444
5 Richie Ashburn .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 2
1 Joe Adcock 2
1 Harry Anderson 2
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Orlando Cepeda 8
1 Roberto Clemente 8
4 Ernie Banks 7
5 4 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Al Spangler 3
3 Don Blasingame 2
3 Vada Pinson 2
3 Bill White 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 0.00
1 Jim O'Toole 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Don Newcombe 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Sam Jones 2
3 Bob Buhl 1
3 Lew Burdette 1
3 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Larry Sherry 14
3 Bob Friend 13
4 Bob Anderson 10
5 2 tied 8

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .357
2 Hank Aaron .347
3 Joe Cunningham .341
4 Al Kaline .324
5 Willie Mays .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
1 Eddie Mathews 44
3 Rocky Colavito 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Hank Aaron 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Hank Aaron 129
3 Frank Robinson 125
4 Gus Bell 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 28
3 Orlando Cepeda 24
4 Jim Gilliam 23
4 2 others tied 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 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 16
2 Don McMahon 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 2 others tied 14