On This Day

Friday, April 29, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 5 4 .556 --
Tigers 5 4 .556 --
Yankees 5 4 .556 --
Orioles 6 5 .545 --
Senators 5 5 .500 0.5
Athletics 5 5 .500 0.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 1.5
Indians 3 5 .375 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 3 .769 --
Giants 9 5 .643 1.5
Braves 7 5 .583 2.5
Dodgers 8 6 .571 2.5
Cardinals 6 6 .500 3.5
Phillies 5 9 .357 5.5
Reds 4 9 .308 6.0
Cubs 3 9 .250 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill White 4
2 Ernie Banks 3
2 Billy Goodman 3
2 Woodie Held 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 2
1 Woodie Held 2
3 Del Crandall 1
3 John Roseboro 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 6
2 Woodie Held 4
2 John Roseboro 4
2 Daryl Spencer 4
5 Bill White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Marv Breeding 1
1 Bill Bruton 1
1 Vic Power 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Podres 0.70
2 Bob Miller 0.67
3 Bill Short 0.50
4 Sam Jones 0.44
5 Early Wynn 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Bob Miller 1
1 Jim Perry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Pizarro 9
2 Johnny Podres 7
3 Bob Miller 6
3 Bill Short 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank Barnes 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .463
2 Jerry Lumpe .452
3 Bob Allison .439
4 Bill Skowron .417
5 Bill White .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 6
2 Ernie Banks 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 Roy McMillan 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 18
2 Ernie Banks 17
3 Bob Skinner 16
4 Bob Allison 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 4 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 12 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 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .353
2 Tito Francona .351
3 Harvey Kuenn .344
4 Hank Aaron .341
5 Willie Mays .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Rocky Colavito 42
2 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Hank Aaron 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 143
2 Hank Aaron 121
2 Frank Robinson 121
4 Rocky Colavito 113
5 Gus Bell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Orlando Cepeda 23
4 Tony Taylor 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 Sam Jones 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Warren Spahn 20
2 Early Wynn 20
4 Vern Law 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Sam Jones 208
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