On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 4 .636 --
Yankees 6 5 .545 1.0
Indians 6 5 .545 1.0
Orioles 7 6 .538 1.0
Tigers 5 6 .455 2.0
Senators 5 6 .455 2.0
Red Sox 5 6 .455 2.0
Athletics 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 3 .800 --
Giants 10 5 .667 2.0
Braves 8 5 .615 3.0
Dodgers 8 7 .533 4.0
Cardinals 7 7 .500 4.5
Phillies 5 10 .333 7.0
Cubs 4 10 .286 7.5
Reds 4 11 .267 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bruton 5
2 Norm Siebern 4
2 Tony Taylor 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bubba Phillips 2
1 Norm Siebern 2
3 Bill Bruton 1
3 Roberto Clemente 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubba Phillips 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Bill Mazeroski 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Smith 2
2 Chuck Estrada 1
2 Ron Hansen 1
2 Al Kaline 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Stigman 0.60
2 Ralph Terry 0.40
3 Bob Shaw 0.33
4 George Brunet 0.31
4 Lew Burdette 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Baumann 1
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Wynn Hawkins 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Stigman 6
2 Frank Baumann 4
2 George Brunet 4
2 Lew Burdette 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 1
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Lumpe .471
2 Willie Mays .458
3 Bill Skowron .435
4 Bob Allison .422
5 Hank Aaron .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 21
2 Ernie Banks 19
3 Roberto Clemente 18
4 Bill Mazeroski 17
5 Bob Skinner 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 5
2 Willie Kirkland 4
2 Vada Pinson 4
2 Bill Virdon 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lindy McDaniel 0.00
2 Ken Johnson 0.66
3 Ray Herbert 1.00
4 Bob Friend 1.06
4 Steve Barber 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
2 Jim Coates 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Friend 3
5 18 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 .352
2 Tito Francona .346
3 Hank Aaron .345
4 Harvey Kuenn .344
5 Willie Mays .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Eddie Mathews 42
3 Rocky Colavito 41
4 Harmon Killebrew 39
5 Hank Aaron 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 143
2 Frank Robinson 122
3 Hank Aaron 121
4 Rocky Colavito 113
5 Gus Bell 110

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 2.64
4 Camilo Pascual 2.66
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
2 Vern Law 20
3 Lew Burdette 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
3 Early Wynn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Sam Jones 202
3 Camilo Pascual 201
4 Jim Bunning 195
5 Sandy Koufax 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Billy Loes 15
3 Don McMahon 15
5 2 tied 14