On This Day

Tuesday, April 19, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Yankees 1 0 1.000 --
Orioles 1 0 1.000 --
Senators 1 1 .500 0.5
Indians 0 1 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 1 .833 --
Braves 3 1 .750 1.0
Giants 4 2 .667 1.0
Pirates 3 3 .500 2.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.5
Reds 2 3 .400 2.5
Cubs 2 4 .333 3.0
Cardinals 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roger Maris 4
1 Bill Skowron 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Alex Grammas 3
3 Norm Siebern 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 2
1 Minnie Minoso 2
3 Ernie Banks 1
3 Whitey Herzog 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Minnie Minoso 6
2 Roger Maris 4
3 Bob Skinner 3
4 Ernie Banks 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Al Kaline 1
1 Vic Power 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Owens 1.80
2 Gary Bell 1.33
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.91
4 Billy O'Dell 0.83
5 Pedro Ramos 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Burnside 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Bell 12
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 10
3 Jim Owens 9
4 Frank Lary 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Schoendienst .500
2 Dick Groat .478
3 Lee Walls .455
4 Joe Adcock .429
5 Orlando Cepeda .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Joe Adcock 2
2 Harry Anderson 2
2 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Orlando Cepeda 8
2 Roberto Clemente 8
2 Bob Skinner 8

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 Pete Burnside 0.00
1 3 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 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 18
2 Camilo Pascual 15
3 Larry Sherry 14
4 Bob Friend 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Ben Johnson 1
1 Sandy Koufax 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .356
2 Hank Aaron .346
3 Joe Cunningham .345
4 Willie Mays .322
5 Orlando Cepeda .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
1 Eddie Mathews 44
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 40
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Hank Aaron 126
3 Frank Robinson 118
4 Gus Bell 113
5 Eddie Mathews 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
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 2.45
4 Jim Perry 2.65
5 Vern Law 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Lew Burdette 20
3 Warren Spahn 20
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Sam Jones 205
3 Jim Bunning 195
4 Camilo Pascual 190
5 Sandy Koufax 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 17
2 Don McMahon 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 2 others tied 14