On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 4 .600 --
White Sox 5 4 .556 0.5
Tigers 5 4 .556 0.5
Orioles 6 6 .500 1.0
Senators 5 6 .455 1.5
Red Sox 5 6 .455 1.5
Athletics 5 6 .455 1.5
Indians 4 5 .444 1.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 11 3 .786 --
Giants 10 5 .667 1.5
Braves 7 5 .583 3.0
Cardinals 7 6 .538 3.5
Dodgers 8 7 .533 3.5
Phillies 5 9 .357 6.0
Reds 4 10 .286 7.0
Cubs 3 10 .231 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Mazeroski 4
2 Yogi Berra 3
2 Roger Maris 3
2 Al Pilarcik 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Leon Wagner 2
3 Ed Bailey 1
3 Eddie Bressoud 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 4
2 Roberto Clemente 3
2 Mickey Mantle 3
2 Bill Mazeroski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 1
1 Elio Chacon 1
1 Bill Virdon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Sturdivant 1.60
2 Camilo Pascual 1.00
3 Bud Daley 0.56
3 Don Drysdale 0.56
5 2 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jim Coates 1
1 Bennie Daniels 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 10
2 Tom Sturdivant 8
3 Bud Daley 5
3 Don Drysdale 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .467
2 Willie Mays .458
3 Bob Allison .422
4 Bill Skowron .415
5 Bill White .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 7
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Roy McMillan 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
4 Woodie Held 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Ernie Banks 19
3 Bob Skinner 16
4 Bob Allison 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
2 Bill Virdon 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Ken Johnson 0.71
3 Vern Law 1.00
3 Ray Herbert 1.00
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Coates 3
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Vern Law 3
5 13 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 38
2 Bob Friend 32
3 Camilo Pascual 31
4 Gary Bell 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Ted Bowsfield 2
3 Lew Burdette 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .353
2 Tito Francona .348
3 Harvey Kuenn .345
4 Hank Aaron .341
5 Willie Mays .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Rocky Colavito 42
2 Eddie Mathews 42
4 Harmon Killebrew 41
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 143
2 Frank Robinson 122
3 Hank Aaron 120
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 2.66
5 Billy O'Dell 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 248
2 Sam Jones 208
3 Camilo Pascual 206
4 Jim Bunning 200
5 Sandy Koufax 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 15
4 Turk Lown 14
4 2 others tied 14