On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 17 10 .630 --
Indians 15 11 .577 1.5
Orioles 16 13 .552 2.0
Yankees 13 11 .542 2.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 4.5
Red Sox 10 13 .435 5.0
Senators 10 15 .400 6.0
Athletics 11 17 .393 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 10 .688 --
Giants 20 11 .645 1.5
Braves 13 11 .542 5.0
Reds 17 15 .531 5.0
Dodgers 13 19 .406 9.0
Cubs 10 15 .400 8.5
Cardinals 12 18 .400 9.0
Phillies 12 20 .375 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Del Greco 4
2 Bob Cerv 3
2 Roberto Clemente 3
4 Marv Breeding 2
4 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Kluszewski 1
1 Mickey Mantle 1
1 Willie McCovey 1
1 Charlie Neal 1
1 Tony Taylor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Kluszewski 4
2 Jackie Brandt 2
2 Roberto Clemente 2
2 Jim Gilliam 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Minnie Minoso 1
1 Pete Runnels 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Harvey Haddix 1.17
2 Larry Jackson 0.88
3 Jim O'Toole 0.75
4 Gene Conley 0.57
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Mudcat Grant 1
1 Fred Green 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harvey Haddix 7
1 Larry Jackson 7
3 Sam Jones 6
3 Early Wynn 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 1
1 Dick Stigman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .378
2 Willie Mays .365
3 Pete Runnels .357
4 Bob Allison .355
5 Bob Skinner .344

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 31
2 Willie McCovey 29
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 Luis Aparicio 7
3 Tony Taylor 7
5 Don Blasingame 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.61
2 Gary Bell 1.62
3 Dick Hall 1.72
4 Ralph Terry 1.78
5 Steve Barber 1.80

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 Turk Lown 4
3 Lindy McDaniel 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Kuenn .405
2 Ed Bailey .395
3 Gino Cimoli .390
4 Roberto Clemente .387
5 Al Smith .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 5
2 Hank Aaron 4
2 Jackie Brandt 4
2 Del Crandall 4
2 Eddie Mathews 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Smith 12
2 Jim Piersall 11
3 Elston Howard 10
3 Jim Lemon 10
3 Vada Pinson 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Taylor 5
2 Luis Aparicio 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Elio Chacon 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Camilo Pascual 0.00
2 Frank Lary 0.45
3 Don Cardwell 0.60
4 Bob Purkey 1.00
5 Mike McCormick 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Larry Sherry 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 30
1 Camilo Pascual 30
3 Jim Bunning 29
4 Don Drysdale 26
5 Sam Jones 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 3
2 Turk Farrell 2
2 Bill Henry 2
2 Don McMahon 2
2 Dick Stigman 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .354
2 Joe Cunningham .342
3 Harvey Kuenn .341
4 Hank Aaron .327
5 Willie Mays .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Frank Robinson 35
5 Rocky Colavito 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 131
2 Frank Robinson 115
3 Hank Aaron 110
4 Gus Bell 105
5 Orlando Cepeda 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Camilo Pascual 2.41
3 Sam Jones 2.43
4 Vern Law 2.58
5 Jim Perry 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Gary Bell 18
3 Bud Daley 18
3 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 252
2 Camilo Pascual 224
3 Sam Jones 205
4 Jim Bunning 197
5 Sandy Koufax 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 19
2 Bill Henry 17
3 Ryne Duren 16
3 Turk Lown 16
3 Don McMahon 16