On This Day

Friday, May 6, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 5 .643 --
White Sox 10 6 .625 --
Orioles 10 8 .556 1.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 2.0
Indians 8 8 .500 2.0
Senators 7 9 .438 3.0
Athletics 6 10 .375 4.0
Tigers 5 9 .357 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 13 6 .684 --
Giants 12 7 .632 1.0
Braves 9 7 .563 2.5
Cardinals 9 9 .500 3.5
Dodgers 9 11 .450 4.5
Reds 9 11 .450 4.5
Phillies 8 12 .400 5.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Dark 3
1 Roger Maris 3
1 Brooks Robinson 3
4 Marv Breeding 2
4 22 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roberto Clemente 1
1 Al Dark 1
1 Bobby Del Greco 1
1 Woodie Held 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 4
2 Elston Howard 3
3 Marv Breeding 2
3 Al Dark 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Kasko 1
1 Wally Moon 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 Bobby Richardson 1
1 Bob Skinner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.00
2 Sandy Koufax 0.94
3 Don Cardwell 0.86
4 Sam Jones 0.83
5 Herb Score 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brewer 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Ryne Duren 1
1 Turk Farrell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 15
2 Jim Bunning 13
3 Don Cardwell 6
3 Pedro Ramos 6
5 Sam Jones 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .425
2 Jerry Lumpe .406
3 Bill Skowron .397
4 Hank Aaron .385
5 Pete Runnels .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Roberto Clemente 6
2 Woodie Held 6
2 Roy McMillan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 23
1 Willie McCovey 23
3 Ernie Banks 21
4 Jim Gentile 19
5 Frank Thomas 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 9
2 Willie Mays 6
3 Willie Kirkland 4
3 Bill Virdon 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 0.55
2 Bob Friend 1.32
3 Hal Brown 1.59
4 Gary Bell 1.73
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 42
2 Bob Friend 38
3 Gary Bell 32
4 Camilo Pascual 31
5 Carl Willey 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .356
2 Joe Cunningham .349
3 Harvey Kuenn .344
4 Hank Aaron .339
5 Willie Mays .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Rocky Colavito 39
4 Hank Aaron 36
4 Harmon Killebrew 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 139
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Frank Robinson 114
4 Rocky Colavito 111
5 Gus Bell 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Orlando Cepeda 24
4 Jim Gilliam 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.56
3 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.59
4 Camilo Pascual 2.65
5 Vern Law 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Bob Shaw 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
3 Early Wynn 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Sam Jones 203
3 Jim Bunning 202
4 Camilo Pascual 200
5 Sandy Koufax 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Ryne Duren 17
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Turk Lown 15
4 2 others tied 15