On This Day

Tuesday, May 10, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 10 7 .588 1.0
Red Sox 9 7 .563 1.5
Indians 10 8 .556 1.5
Orioles 10 10 .500 2.5
Senators 8 11 .421 4.0
Tigers 6 10 .375 4.5
Athletics 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 7 .682 --
Pirates 14 9 .609 1.5
Braves 9 7 .563 3.0
Reds 11 11 .500 4.0
Dodgers 11 13 .458 5.0
Cardinals 9 11 .450 5.0
Phillies 9 14 .391 6.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 Willie Kirkland 3
1 Al Smith 3
4 Don Blasingame 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Elston Howard 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 Bill Mazeroski 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rip Repulski 4
1 Vic Wertz 4
1 Dick Williams 4
4 Jim Piersall 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Mossi 1.75
2 Dick Hall 1.00
3 Tex Clevenger 0.86
4 Gene Conley 0.67
4 Jim Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Hall 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Don Mossi 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Mossi 7
2 Tex Clevenger 6
2 Gene Conley 6
2 Dick Hall 6
5 Johnny Podres 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Billy O'Dell 1
1 Tom Sturdivant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .431
2 Pete Runnels .411
3 Willie Mays .405
4 Bob Allison .392
5 2 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 8
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Roberto Clemente 6
2 Woodie Held 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 27
2 Roberto Clemente 23
3 Bill Mazeroski 22
4 Ernie Banks 21
5 Bill Skowron 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 9
2 Willie Mays 8
3 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Don Blasingame 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 0.89
2 Dick Hall 1.42
3 Bob Friend 1.50
4 Gary Bell 1.59
4 Hal Brown 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 5
2 Mike McCormick 4
2 Larry Sherry 4
4 Gary Bell 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 55
2 Bob Friend 43
3 Camilo Pascual 42
4 Gary Bell 37
5 Larry Sherry 31

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .467
2 Roger Maris .438
3 Al Smith .396
4 Roberto Clemente .391
5 Daryl Spencer .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 5
1 Jim Lemon 5
3 Roberto Clemente 4
3 Woodie Held 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 14
2 Roberto Clemente 13
2 Bill Mazeroski 13
2 Brooks Robinson 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 5
2 Luis Aparicio 3
2 Willie Mays 3
2 Al Smith 3
5 14 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 0.44
2 Billy O'Dell 0.66
3 Turk Farrell 0.69
4 Tex Clevenger 0.71
5 Dick Hall 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Hall 3
1 Wynn Hawkins 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Larry Sherry 3
5 14 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 32
2 Jim Bunning 24
3 Bob Friend 22
3 Camilo Pascual 22
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 4
2 Roy Face 2
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 Turk Lown 2
5 19 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .357
2 Joe Cunningham .348
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Hank Aaron .336
5 Willie Mays .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Rocky Colavito 39
3 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Hank Aaron 36
5 Harmon Killebrew 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Hank Aaron 114
3 Frank Robinson 110
4 Rocky Colavito 109
5 Gus Bell 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 33
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Orlando Cepeda 24
5 Jim Gilliam 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.41
3 Camilo Pascual 2.58
4 Jim Perry 2.63
5 Vern Law 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Bob Shaw 19
3 Warren Spahn 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Camilo Pascual 206
3 Sam Jones 202
4 Jim Bunning 191
5 Sandy Koufax 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Bill Henry 17
3 Ryne Duren 16
3 Turk Lown 16
5 Gerry Staley 15