On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 14 10 .583 --
Orioles 14 10 .583 0.0
Yankees 12 9 .571 0.5
Indians 13 10 .565 0.5
Red Sox 10 10 .500 2.0
Tigers 9 12 .429 3.5
Senators 9 14 .391 4.5
Athletics 9 15 .375 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 8 .704 --
Pirates 18 10 .643 1.5
Braves 12 10 .545 4.5
Reds 14 13 .519 5.0
Dodgers 12 16 .429 7.5
Cubs 9 14 .391 8.0
Cardinals 10 16 .385 8.5
Phillies 11 18 .379 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pancho Herrera 5
1 Bob Skinner 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Gus Bell 4
3 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 3
2 Hank Aaron 2
2 Ken Boyer 2
2 Del Crandall 2
5 19 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Harry Chiti 5
3 Elston Howard 4
4 Gus Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elio Chacon 2
1 Tony Taylor 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Luis Aparicio 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Cardwell 7.00
2 Don Newcombe 1.50
3 Dick Stigman 1.29
4 Dick Hall 0.75
4 Jim Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Hal Brown 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Newcombe 9
1 Dick Stigman 9
3 Don Cardwell 7
4 Johnny Antonelli 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Jim Umbricht 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .376
2 Roberto Clemente .374
3 Roger Maris .368
4 Ron Hansen .363
5 Pete Runnels .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Ken Boyer 8
1 Jim Lemon 8
1 Willie McCovey 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 28
2 Roberto Clemente 27
3 Bill Mazeroski 25
4 Ernie Banks 24
5 Bill Skowron 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 10
2 Willie Mays 9
3 Luis Aparicio 6
3 Don Blasingame 6
3 Tony Taylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Turk Farrell 1.48
2 Mike McCormick 1.51
3 Gary Bell 1.55
4 Bob Friend 1.58
5 Ralph Terry 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 5
1 Mike McCormick 5
3 Gary Bell 4
3 Bob Friend 4
3 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 61
2 Camilo Pascual 53
3 Bob Friend 49
4 Gary Bell 45
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 6
2 Roy Face 4
2 Turk Farrell 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
5 2 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hansen .395
2 Tony Curry .395
3 Richie Ashburn .394
4 Pete Runnels .389
5 Gino Cimoli .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Crandall 5
1 Jim Lemon 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Bob Cerv 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elston Howard 14
1 Al Smith 14
3 Roberto Clemente 13
4 Bill Mazeroski 12
5 Jim Lemon 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 6
1 Tony Taylor 6
3 Luis Aparicio 5
4 Willie Mays 4
4 Jim Piersall 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Camilo Pascual 0.00
2 Mike McCormick 0.31
3 Sam Jones 0.50
4 Dick Ellsworth 0.56
5 Gerry Staley 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 3
1 Mike McCormick 3
1 Jack Meyer 3
1 Jim O'Toole 3
1 Larry Sherry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 23
2 Gary Bell 22
2 Jim Bunning 22
2 Camilo Pascual 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Turk Farrell 3
3 Turk Lown 2
3 Don McMahon 2
5 16 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .349
2 Harvey Kuenn .341
3 Joe Cunningham .340
4 Hank Aaron .327
5 Willie Mays .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Eddie Mathews 38
4 Rocky Colavito 37
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Hank Aaron 117
3 Frank Robinson 113
4 Gus Bell 109
5 Rocky Colavito 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 55
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.41
3 Camilo Pascual 2.48
4 Vern Law 2.65
5 Billy O'Dell 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Warren Spahn 19
4 Gary Bell 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 248
2 Camilo Pascual 217
3 Sam Jones 201
4 Jim Bunning 192
5 Sandy Koufax 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Bill Henry 18
3 Ryne Duren 16
4 Turk Lown 15
4 2 others tied 15