On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 12 .600 --
Orioles 20 14 .588 --
White Sox 19 14 .576 0.5
Yankees 16 14 .533 2.0
Tigers 15 14 .517 2.5
Senators 13 18 .419 5.5
Athletics 13 21 .382 7.0
Red Sox 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 12 .667 --
Pirates 23 14 .622 1.5
Braves 16 12 .571 4.0
Reds 19 18 .514 5.5
Dodgers 17 19 .472 7.0
Cardinals 15 20 .429 8.5
Cubs 11 18 .379 9.5
Phillies 12 24 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
1 Bob Nieman 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Bressoud 1
1 Dick Brown 1
1 Andy Carey 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 4
2 Willie Mays 3
3 Julio Becquer 2
3 Dick Brown 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Buhl 0.90
2 Jack Sanford 0.71
3 Dick Hall 0.60
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.58
5 Pedro Ramos 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 Pedro Ramos 1
1 Jack Sanford 1
1 Bob Shaw 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Buhl 9
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 7
3 Pedro Ramos 5
3 Jack Sanford 5
5 Hal Brown 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Staley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .372
2 Pete Runnels .361
3 Hank Aaron .339
4 Willie Mays .338
5 Vic Power .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 10
1 Jim Lemon 10
3 Hank Aaron 9
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 35
2 Willie McCovey 31
3 Orlando Cepeda 30
4 Ernie Banks 29
4 Frank Robinson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vada Pinson 11
2 Luis Aparicio 10
3 Willie Mays 9
4 Tony Taylor 8
5 Don Blasingame 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.54
2 Mike McCormick 1.51
3 Steve Barber 1.67
4 Johnny Antonelli 1.87
5 Dick Hall 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 6
1 Mike McCormick 6
3 Gary Bell 5
3 Bob Friend 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 79
2 Camilo Pascual 68
3 Gary Bell 55
3 Bob Friend 55
5 Jim Bunning 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 6
2 Roy Face 5
3 Ryne Duren 4
3 Turk Farrell 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Kluszewski .386
2 Norm Cash .378
3 Jim Piersall .372
4 Whitey Herzog .368
5 Jim Gentile .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Cerv 5
1 Roger Maris 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Ernie Banks 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 15
2 Frank Robinson 13
3 Roberto Clemente 11
3 Ted Kluszewski 11
5 5 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
1 Tony Taylor 6
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Antonelli 0.53
2 Mike McCormick 1.00
3 Mudcat Grant 1.06
4 Gerry Staley 1.15
5 Steve Barber 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 3
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Larry Jackson 3
1 Camilo Pascual 3
1 Jack Sanford 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 26
2 Don Drysdale 24
3 Jim Bunning 22
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 21
4 Jack Sanford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 2
1 Turk Lown 2
1 Don McMahon 2
1 Dick Stigman 2
5 19 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .369
2 Pete Runnels .366
3 Hank Aaron .356
4 Daryl Spencer .355
5 Willie McCovey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Lemon 9
2 Bob Cerv 7
2 Del Crandall 7
2 Roger Maris 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 25
2 Jim Lemon 22
3 Ron Hansen 21
4 Roger Maris 20
5 Ernie Banks 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Tony Taylor 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
4 Bill Bruton 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 0.67
2 Mike McCormick 0.76
3 Johnny Antonelli 1.47
4 Dick Hall 1.71
5 Steve Barber 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 4
1 Gary Bell 4
1 Dick Hall 4
1 Larry Jackson 4
1 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 56
2 Camilo Pascual 48
3 Jim Bunning 46
4 Sandy Koufax 40
5 Jay Hook 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Turk Lown 4
3 Roy Face 3
3 Turk Farrell 3
3 Don McMahon 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .348
2 Joe Cunningham .340
3 Harvey Kuenn .336
4 Roberto Clemente .336
5 Hank Aaron .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 39
3 Frank Robinson 36
4 Hank Aaron 35
5 Rocky Colavito 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 131
2 Frank Robinson 117
3 Gus Bell 108
4 Orlando Cepeda 106
5 Hank Aaron 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 31
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Orlando Cepeda 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.31
2 Sam Jones 2.36
3 Camilo Pascual 2.45
4 Billy O'Dell 2.47
5 Jim Perry 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Camilo Pascual 19
4 Bud Daley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 252
2 Camilo Pascual 223
3 Sam Jones 199
4 Jim Bunning 197
5 Sandy Koufax 194

Saves

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