On This Day

Wednesday, April 20, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 1 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Senators 2 1 .667 0.0
Yankees 1 1 .500 0.5
Orioles 1 1 .500 0.5
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.0
Athletics 0 1 .000 1.0
Indians 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 2 .714 --
Giants 5 2 .714 0.0
Braves 3 2 .600 1.0
Pirates 4 3 .571 1.0
Reds 3 3 .500 1.5
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.5
Phillies 2 4 .333 2.5
Cardinals 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy McMillan 5
2 Bob Allison 3
2 Gus Bell 3
2 Steve Bilko 3
5 19 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy McMillan 2
2 Norm Cash 1
2 Rocky Colavito 1
2 Don Hoak 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy McMillan 5
2 Jim Gentile 4
3 Rocky Colavito 3
3 Harmon Killebrew 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Jim Gilliam 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Casale 1.00
1 Don Drysdale 1.00
1 Mike McCormick 1.00
4 Don Cardwell 0.67
5 Russ Kemmerer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Casale 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Casale 8
2 Warren Spahn 6
3 Don Drysdale 5
3 Russ Kemmerer 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 Jack Kralick 1
1 Brooks Lawrence 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .583
2 Red Schoendienst .474
3 Dick Groat .423
4 Richie Ashburn .407
4 Willie Mays .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Roy McMillan 3
3 Hank Aaron 2
3 Joe Adcock 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy McMillan 10
2 Ernie Banks 9
2 Bob Skinner 9
4 Hank Aaron 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Blasingame 3
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Al Spangler 3
4 Orlando Cepeda 2
4 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim O'Toole 0.00
1 Bob Purkey 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
1 Pete Burnside 0.00
1 Don Newcombe 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Sam Jones 2
1 Vern Law 2
1 Mike McCormick 2
5 25 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
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 Paul Foytack 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Ben Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .359
2 Harvey Kuenn .356
3 Hank Aaron .346
4 Joe Cunningham .345
5 Willie Mays .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 45
2 Ernie Banks 44
3 Rocky Colavito 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Hank Aaron 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Hank Aaron 126
3 Frank Robinson 119
4 Gus Bell 114
5 Eddie Mathews 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
4 Jim Gilliam 24
5 Tony Taylor 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.06
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.13
3 Camilo Pascual 2.45
4 Vern Law 2.66
5 Bob Shaw 2.74

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 240
2 Sam Jones 203
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