On This Day

Friday, April 22, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 3 0 1.000 --
Yankees 3 1 .750 0.5
White Sox 2 1 .667 1.0
Senators 3 2 .600 1.0
Red Sox 2 3 .400 2.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 2.0
Orioles 1 3 .250 2.5
Indians 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Pirates 6 3 .667 0.5
Dodgers 5 3 .625 1.0
Braves 4 3 .571 1.5
Phillies 3 5 .375 3.0
Reds 3 5 .375 3.0
Cardinals 2 5 .286 3.5
Cubs 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Bill White 4
3 Ed Bailey 3
3 Johnny Callison 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Davenport 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 George Altman 1
2 Steve Bilko 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Davenport 3
1 Dale Long 3
1 Stan Musial 3
1 Daryl Spencer 3
1 Frank Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Walt Bond 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 1.00
2 Frank Sullivan 0.60
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.50
4 Ray Herbert 0.45
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marshall Bridges 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 8
2 Frank Sullivan 6
3 Ray Herbert 5
4 Marshall Bridges 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Ruben Gomez 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Ralph Terry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Allison .591
2 Bill Skowron .529
3 Willie Mays .438
4 Hal Smith .429
5 Red Schoendienst .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy McMillan 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Bob Skinner 3
5 21 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy McMillan 11
1 Bob Skinner 11
3 Hank Aaron 10
3 Roberto Clemente 10
3 Hal Smith 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Don Blasingame 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Vada Pinson 3
2 Al Spangler 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
1 John Gabler 0.00
1 Bob Purkey 0.00
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
5 Vern Law 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 2
1 Bob Friend 2
1 Sam Jones 2
1 Vern Law 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Bob Friend 21
3 Carl Willey 17
4 Camilo Pascual 15
5 Larry Sherry 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 2
2 Johnny Antonelli 1
2 Lew Burdette 1
2 Ryne Duren 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .362
2 Harvey Kuenn .357
3 Joe Cunningham .351
4 Hank Aaron .345
5 Al Kaline .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 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Hank Aaron 126
3 Frank Robinson 121
4 Eddie Mathews 113
5 Gus Bell 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 30
3 Orlando Cepeda 25
4 Jim Gilliam 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.22
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.29
3 Camilo Pascual 2.45
4 Vern Law 2.66
5 Sam Jones 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 240
2 Sam Jones 203
3 Jim Bunning 197
4 Camilo Pascual 190
5 Sandy Koufax 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 18
2 Ryne Duren 15
2 Don McMahon 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
5 2 tied 14