On This Day

Wednesday, May 11, 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 11 10 .524 2.0
Tigers 7 10 .412 4.0
Senators 8 12 .400 4.5
Athletics 7 13 .350 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 7 .696 --
Pirates 15 9 .625 1.5
Braves 10 7 .588 3.0
Reds 11 11 .500 4.5
Dodgers 11 14 .440 6.0
Cardinals 9 12 .429 6.0
Phillies 9 15 .375 7.5
Cubs 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Bauer 3
1 Jackie Brandt 3
1 Ken Hamlin 3
1 Eddie Mathews 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Mathews 2
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 Wes Covington 1
2 Del Crandall 1
2 Al Kaline 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Mathews 5
2 Bob Aspromonte 3
2 Wes Covington 3
2 Stan Musial 3
2 Frank Torre 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felix Mantilla 1
1 Willie Mays 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Jones 2.20
2 Frank Lary 1.17
3 Joe Gibbon 0.71
4 Pedro Ramos 0.60
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Face 1
1 Sam Jones 1
1 Frank Lary 1
1 Milt Pappas 1
1 Warren Spahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 11
2 Frank Lary 7
3 Pedro Ramos 6
4 Steve Barber 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lew Burdette 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .431
2 Pete Runnels .411
3 Willie Mays .402
4 Roberto Clemente .385
5 Bob Allison .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 24
3 Bill Mazeroski 22
4 Ernie Banks 21
5 Bill Skowron 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 9
1 Vada Pinson 9
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 Sam Jones 4
2 Mike McCormick 4
2 Larry Sherry 4
5 9 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 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Roy Face 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 Lew Burdette 3
4 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roger Maris .438
2 Daryl Spencer .417
3 Ron Hansen .409
4 Tito Francona .400
5 Roberto Clemente .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Demeter 5
2 Roberto Clemente 4
2 Woodie Held 4
2 Jim Lemon 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 14
1 Willie McCovey 14
3 Bill Mazeroski 13
4 Roger Maris 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 5
2 Willie Mays 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 14 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 0.44
2 Turk Farrell 0.69
3 Sam Jones 0.78
4 Camilo Pascual 1.06
5 Dick Hall 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Hall 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Larry Sherry 3
4 Gary Bell 2
4 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 22
1 Bob Friend 22
3 Camilo Pascual 21
4 Sam Jones 20
4 Sandy Koufax 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 4
2 Lew Burdette 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 Turk Lown 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .357
2 Joe Cunningham .347
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Hank Aaron .333
5 Willie Mays .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Rocky Colavito 39
2 Eddie Mathews 39
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 2.33
3 Camilo Pascual 2.58
4 Jim Perry 2.63
5 Vern Law 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 23
2 Vern Law 21
3 Warren Spahn 20
4 Bob Shaw 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 246
2 Sam Jones 213
3 Camilo Pascual 206
4 Jim Bunning 191
5 Sandy Koufax 187

Saves

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