On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 5 .615 --
White Sox 8 6 .571 0.5
Orioles 9 7 .563 0.5
Senators 7 7 .500 1.5
Indians 7 7 .500 1.5
Red Sox 6 7 .462 2.0
Athletics 6 9 .400 3.0
Tigers 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 5 .706 --
Giants 11 6 .647 1.0
Braves 9 6 .600 2.0
Cardinals 9 7 .563 2.5
Dodgers 8 10 .444 4.5
Reds 7 11 .389 5.5
Cubs 6 11 .353 6.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Nellie Fox 4
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Walt Bond 3
2 Frank Malzone 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walt Bond 2
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Elston Howard 1
2 Willie Kirkland 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Walt Bond 4
1 Jim Lemon 4
3 Del Crandall 2
3 Joe Cunningham 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Allison 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Friend 1.00
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.80
3 Early Wynn 0.60
4 Bob Buhl 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marshall Bridges 1
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 Dick Hall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Friend 6
1 Early Wynn 6
3 Bob Buhl 5
3 Dick Hall 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marty Kutyna 1
1 Lindy McDaniel 1
1 Jerry Walker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .431
2 Bob Allison .407
2 Bill Skowron .407
4 Jerry Lumpe .400
5 Hank Aaron .383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 21
1 Willie McCovey 21
3 Roberto Clemente 19
4 Jim Gentile 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 6
2 Vada Pinson 5
3 Willie Kirkland 4
3 Bill Virdon 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Law 1.25
2 Bud Daley 1.29
3 Bob Friend 1.32
4 Johnny Podres 1.76
5 Ray Herbert 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 4
2 Jim Coates 3
2 Don Drysdale 3
2 Bob Friend 3
2 Mike McCormick 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 42
2 Bob Friend 38
3 Camilo Pascual 31
4 Gary Bell 29
4 Carl Willey 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Ryne Duren 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 Bill Henry 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Cunningham .352
2 Tito Francona .351
3 Hank Aaron .341
4 Harvey Kuenn .340
5 Willie Mays .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Rocky Colavito 39
4 Harmon Killebrew 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 140
2 Hank Aaron 118
3 Frank Robinson 117
4 Rocky Colavito 112
5 Gus Bell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Orlando Cepeda 23
4 Vada Pinson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.59
3 Vern Law 2.61
4 Camilo Pascual 2.66
5 Sam Jones 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
2 Vern Law 20
3 Warren Spahn 19
3 Early Wynn 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Sam Jones 202
3 Camilo Pascual 201
4 Jim Bunning 195
5 Sandy Koufax 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Bill Henry 15
3 Billy Loes 15
3 Don McMahon 15