On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 3 .625 --
Yankees 5 3 .625 0.0
Athletics 5 4 .556 0.5
White Sox 4 4 .500 1.0
Senators 5 5 .500 1.0
Orioles 5 5 .500 1.0
Red Sox 4 6 .400 2.0
Indians 2 5 .286 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 3 .769 --
Giants 9 4 .692 1.0
Braves 6 5 .545 3.0
Dodgers 7 6 .538 3.0
Cardinals 5 6 .455 4.0
Phillies 5 8 .385 5.0
Reds 4 9 .308 6.0
Cubs 3 8 .273 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Blasingame 3
1 Wally Moon 3
1 Al Smith 3
4 Joey Amalfitano 2
4 13 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Berberet 1
1 Willie McCovey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
2 Minnie Minoso 2
2 Brooks Robinson 2
2 Gene Woodling 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Hal Smith 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 2.20
2 Dick Hall 1.00
3 Bill Monbouquette 0.67
4 Steve Barber 0.60
5 Don Mossi 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bob Friend 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Billy Pierce 1
1 Jack Sanford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 11
2 Steve Barber 6
3 Dick Hall 5
4 Bill Monbouquette 4
4 Jack Sanford 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike McCormick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .474
2 Willie Mays .471
3 Bill Skowron .469
4 Bob Allison .439
5 Smoky Burgess .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 6
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Roy McMillan 5
4 Hank Aaron 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 17
2 Bob Skinner 16
3 Bob Allison 14
3 Jim Gentile 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Don Blasingame 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Johnson 0.71
2 Bud Daley 0.82
3 Vern Law 1.00
3 Ray Herbert 1.00
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Vern Law 3
4 Jerry Casale 2
4 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 33
2 Bob Friend 32
3 Gary Bell 23
4 Camilo Pascual 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Ryne Duren 2
2 Roy Face 2
5 21 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .352
2 Joe Cunningham .350
3 Harvey Kuenn .346
4 Hank Aaron .343
5 Willie Mays .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Frank Robinson 124
3 Hank Aaron 122
4 Rocky Colavito 113
5 Gus Bell 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Jim Gilliam 24
3 Vada Pinson 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.36
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.52
3 Vern Law 2.66
4 Camilo Pascual 2.67
5 Jim Perry 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Warren Spahn 20
2 Early Wynn 20
4 Lew Burdette 19
4 Vern Law 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Sam Jones 204
3 Jim Bunning 200
4 Camilo Pascual 196
5 Sandy Koufax 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 14
3 Turk Lown 14
3 2 others tied 14