On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 3 1 .750 0.0
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.0
Indians 0 2 .000 2.0
Athletics 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 2 .714 --
Giants 5 2 .714 0.0
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Pirates 5 3 .625 0.5
Reds 3 4 .429 2.0
Cubs 2 4 .333 2.5
Phillies 2 5 .286 3.0
Cardinals 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Billy Consolo 3
2 Dick Stuart 3
5 13 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Coker 1
1 Dan Dobbek 1
1 Fred Green 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Smith 4
2 Dan Dobbek 3
2 Bill Skowron 3
4 Bob Allison 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Willey 1.43
2 Jim O'Toole 0.67
3 Steve Barber 0.62
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.57
5 2 tied 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Gabler 1
1 Fred Green 1
1 Gerry Staley 1
1 Chuck Stobbs 1
1 Carl Willey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Willey 10
2 Steve Barber 5
2 Chuck Estrada 5
4 Roy Face 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .538
2 Bob Allison .529
3 Billy Consolo .500
4 Red Schoendienst .455
5 Dick Groat .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 3
1 Roy McMillan 3
1 Bob Skinner 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 13 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Skinner 11
2 Roy McMillan 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Ernie Banks 9
5 3 tied 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Gabler 0.00
1 Bob Purkey 0.00
1 Gerry Staley 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
5 Vern Law 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Sam Jones 2
1 Vern Law 2
1 Mike McCormick 2
5 30 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Carl Willey 17
3 Camilo Pascual 15
4 Larry Sherry 14
5 Bob Friend 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Paul Foytack 1
1 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .359
2 Harvey Kuenn .357
3 Joe Cunningham .347
4 Hank Aaron .343
5 Al Kaline .320

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 125
3 Frank Robinson 119
4 Gus Bell 114
5 Eddie Mathews 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 56
2 Willie Mays 29
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
4 Jim Gilliam 23
4 Tony Taylor 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.06
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.18
3 Camilo Pascual 2.45
4 Vern Law 2.66
5 Sam Jones 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Early Wynn 21
3 Lew Burdette 20
4 Vern Law 19
4 Warren Spahn 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 Ryne Duren 15
2 Don McMahon 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
5 2 tied 14