On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 10 .615 --
Orioles 16 11 .593 0.5
Yankees 13 10 .565 1.5
Indians 14 11 .560 1.5
Red Sox 10 12 .455 4.0
Tigers 10 13 .435 4.5
Senators 10 15 .400 5.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 10 .667 --
Giants 20 10 .667 --
Braves 13 11 .542 4.0
Reds 16 14 .533 4.0
Dodgers 13 17 .433 7.0
Cardinals 11 17 .393 8.0
Cubs 9 15 .375 8.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gilliam 4
2 Jim Davenport 3
2 Wally Moon 3
2 Charlie Neal 3
2 Vada Pinson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jackie Brandt 1
1 Tito Francona 1
1 Jim Lemon 1
1 Gil McDougald 1
1 Frank Robinson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil McDougald 3
2 Ed Bailey 2
2 Tito Francona 2
2 Jim Lemon 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Chiti 1
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Vada Pinson 1
1 John Roseboro 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.75
2 Jim Bunning 1.25
3 Wynn Hawkins 0.83
3 Jay Hook 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Camilo Pascual 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 10
1 Jay Hook 10
3 Camilo Pascual 8
3 Ralph Terry 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .373
2 Bob Allison .355
2 Roberto Clemente .355
4 Bob Skinner .348
5 Pete Runnels .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
1 Jim Lemon 9
3 Ernie Banks 8
3 Ken Boyer 8
3 Willie McCovey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 28
1 Willie McCovey 28
3 Ernie Banks 27
4 Bill Mazeroski 26
5 Frank Robinson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 11
2 Willie Mays 9
3 Tony Taylor 7
4 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Don Blasingame 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.61
2 Gary Bell 1.62
3 Dick Hall 1.72
4 Turk Farrell 1.78
5 Ralph Terry 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 6
2 Gary Bell 5
2 Bob Friend 5
2 Mike McCormick 5
2 Larry Sherry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 68
2 Camilo Pascual 61
3 Bob Friend 53
4 Gary Bell 52
5 Jim Bunning 42

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Bailey .405
2 Harvey Kuenn .404
3 Gino Cimoli .378
4 Bob Skinner .357
5 Roberto Clemente .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Del Crandall 5
4 Jackie Brandt 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Lemon 14
2 Al Smith 13
3 Elston Howard 12
4 Orlando Cepeda 10
4 Roberto Clemente 10

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Camilo Pascual 0.00
2 Dick Ellsworth 0.56
3 Don Cardwell 0.60
4 Mike McCormick 0.98
5 Jim Bunning 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Sherry 4
2 Gary Bell 3
2 Camilo Pascual 3
2 Bob Purkey 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 30
1 Camilo Pascual 30
3 Jim Bunning 29
4 Gary Bell 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Turk Lown 3
3 Roy Face 2
3 Turk Farrell 2
3 Don McMahon 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .355
2 Harvey Kuenn .341
3 Joe Cunningham .341
4 Hank Aaron .324
5 Willie Mays .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Hank Aaron 37
4 Rocky Colavito 35
4 Frank Robinson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 135
2 Frank Robinson 116
3 Hank Aaron 111
4 Gus Bell 109
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Camilo Pascual 2.39
3 Sam Jones 2.41
4 Vern Law 2.58
5 Billy O'Dell 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Gary Bell 18
3 Camilo Pascual 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 252
2 Camilo Pascual 224
3 Sam Jones 200
4 Jim Bunning 197
5 Sandy Koufax 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Bill Henry 17
3 Ryne Duren 16
3 Don McMahon 16
5 2 tied 15