On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	21	14	.600	--
Indians	18	13	.581	1.0
White Sox	20	15	.571	1.0
Tigers	16	14	.533	2.5
Yankees	17	15	.531	2.5
Red Sox	12	18	.400	6.5
Senators	13	20	.394	7.0
Athletics	14	22	.389	7.5

Games

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	25	13	.658	--
Pirates	24	14	.632	1.0
Braves	16	13	.552	4.5
Reds	20	18	.526	5.0
Dodgers	18	20	.474	7.0
Cardinals	16	21	.432	8.5
Cubs	12	19	.387	9.5
Phillies	12	25	.324	12.5

Games

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3

Pirates 4, Phillies 2

Giants 8, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Smith	3
1	Ken Walters	3
3	Bob Allison	2
3	Joey Amalfitano	2
3	21 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Mays	2
2	Harry Chiti	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	Al Kaline	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Mays	5
2	Al Kaline	3
3	Joey Amalfitano	2
3	Gene Freese	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Blasingame	2
2	George Altman	1
2	Ed Bouchee	1
2	Jim Gilliam	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.25
2	Jim Bunning	0.88
3	Billy O'Dell	0.62
4	Dick Ellsworth	0.60
5	Bob Friend	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Jim Coates	1
1	Bud Daley	1
1	Don Elston	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	15
2	Jim Bunning	7
3	Dick Ellsworth	6
3	Bob Friend	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Leo Kiely	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roberto Clemente	.363
2	Pete Runnels	.360
3	Willie Mays	.338
3	Bob Skinner	.338
5	Hank Aaron	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Boyer	11
2	Jim Lemon	10
2	Roger Maris	10
4	Hank Aaron	9
4	5 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	35
2	Orlando Cepeda	32
3	Ernie Banks	31
3	Willie McCovey	31
5	Frank Robinson	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.54
2	Mike McCormick	1.51
3	Steve Barber	1.67
4	Billy O'Dell	1.82
5	Dick Hall	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	6
1	Mike McCormick	6
3	Gary Bell	5
3	Jim Coates	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	81
2	Don Drysdale	79
3	Bob Friend	61
4	Gary Bell	59
5	Sandy Koufax	58

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	6
2	Roy Face	5
2	Lindy McDaniel	5
4	Ryne Duren	4
4	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Nieman	.457
2	Joe Adcock	.394
3	Jim Piersall	.386
4	Jim Gentile	.382
5	Bob Skinner	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	6
2	Ken Boyer	5
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Bob Cerv	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Orlando Cepeda	16
2	Ed Bailey	12
2	Gus Bell	12
2	Willie Mays	12
5	4 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Tony Taylor	5
3	Maury Wills	4
4	Don Blasingame	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Whitey Ford	0.00
2	Mudcat Grant	1.06
3	Gerry Staley	1.15
4	Steve Barber	1.23
5	Roy Face	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	4
2	Steve Barber	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	Camilo Pascual	3
5	17 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	39
2	Sandy Koufax	35
3	Jim Bunning	23
4	Jay Hook	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Klippstein	2
1	Turk Lown	2
1	Don McMahon	2
1	Dick Stigman	2
5	22 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.364
2	Ed Bailey	.357
3	Roberto Clemente	.351
4	Whitey Herzog	.338
5	4 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Jim Lemon	7
3	Ernie Banks	6
3	Orlando Cepeda	6
3	8 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	25
2	Roger Maris	22
3	Ed Bailey	21
4	Ernie Banks	20
4	Orlando Cepeda	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Tony Taylor	8
3	Vada Pinson	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Gerry Staley	0.67
2	Mike McCormick	0.76
3	Billy O'Dell	1.53
4	Sam Jones	1.54
5	Dick Hall	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Barber	4
1	Gary Bell	4
1	Bud Daley	4
1	Dick Hall	4
1	6 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Camilo Pascual	60
2	Sandy Koufax	55
3	Don Drysdale	46
4	Jim Bunning	45
5	Bob Friend	40

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	.346
2	Joe Cunningham	.337
3	Harvey Kuenn	.335
4	Roberto Clemente	.333
5	Hank Aaron	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	42
2	Eddie Mathews	40
3	Hank Aaron	35
4	Rocky Colavito	33
4	Frank Robinson	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	129
2	Frank Robinson	113
3	Gus Bell	108
4	Orlando Cepeda	106
5	Hank Aaron	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	53
2	Willie Mays	30
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Tony Taylor	25
5	Jim Gilliam	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roger Craig	2.31
2	Sam Jones	2.33
3	Billy O'Dell	2.36
4	Jim Perry	2.54
5	Vern Law	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	22
2	Vern Law	20
3	Bud Daley	18
3	Camilo Pascual	18
3	Bob Shaw	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	241
2	Camilo Pascual	230
3	Sandy Koufax	209
4	Jim Bunning	204
5	Sam Jones	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Ryne Duren	16
2	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Lown	15
4	2 others tied	15