On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 15 .615 --
Indians 21 14 .600 1.0
Yankees 19 16 .543 3.0
White Sox 20 18 .526 3.5
Tigers 17 17 .500 4.5
Athletics 17 22 .436 7.0
Senators 14 22 .389 8.5
Red Sox 13 21 .382 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 14 .650 --
Giants 26 15 .634 0.5
Reds 22 19 .537 4.5
Braves 16 15 .516 5.5
Dodgers 19 21 .475 7.0
Cardinals 18 21 .462 7.5
Cubs 13 21 .382 10.0
Phillies 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Allison 4
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Tito Francona 4
1 Dick Groat 4
1 9 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill White 2
2 Bob Allison 1
2 Harry Anderson 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill White 6
2 Gino Cimoli 4
2 Gary Geiger 4
2 Ron Hansen 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Luis Aparicio 1
2 Ken Boyer 1
2 Tito Francona 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Larsen 1.33
2 Ernie Broglio 1.14
3 Ted Bowsfield 0.89
4 Gene Conley 0.73
5 Cal McLish 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Bowsfield 8
1 Ernie Broglio 8
1 Gene Conley 8
4 Bud Daley 7
4 Mike McCormick 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Briggs 1
1 Tex Clevenger 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .354
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Bill White .349
4 Willie Mays .348
5 Bob Skinner .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 11
1 Roger Maris 11
3 Jim Lemon 10
3 Eddie Mathews 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 37
2 Orlando Cepeda 32
2 Willie McCovey 32
4 Ernie Banks 31
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 12
1 Vada Pinson 12
3 Luis Aparicio 11
4 Don Blasingame 9
5 Tony Taylor 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.16
2 Steve Barber 1.57
3 Mike McCormick 1.58
4 Billy O'Dell 1.81
5 Dick Hall 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 7
2 Bud Daley 6
2 Mike McCormick 6
4 Steve Barber 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 81
2 Don Drysdale 80
3 Bob Friend 61
4 Gary Bell 59
5 Sandy Koufax 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
1 Bill Henry 6
3 Lindy McDaniel 5
4 Ryne Duren 4
4 3 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Nieman .462
2 Vada Pinson .409
3 Chico Fernandez .405
4 Joe Adcock .394
5 Jim Gentile .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 7
2 Orlando Cepeda 5
2 Willie Mays 5
4 Jackie Brandt 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 14
1 Willie Mays 14
3 Ed Bailey 13
4 Ron Hansen 12
4 Charlie Maxwell 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Maury Wills 4
3 Don Blasingame 3
3 Bill Bruton 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Whitey Ford 0.00
2 Roy Face 0.75
3 Jim Perry 0.93
4 Steve Barber 1.23
5 Jim Bunning 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 4
2 Steve Barber 3
2 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Larry Jackson 3
2 Jim Perry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 35
2 Camilo Pascual 28
3 Jim Bunning 23
4 Ernie Broglio 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Stigman 4
2 Tex Clevenger 2
2 Roy Face 2
2 Fred Green 2
2 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gino Cimoli .356
2 Pete Runnels .355
3 Whitey Herzog .347
4 Tony Curry .342
5 Ed Bailey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 9
2 Jim Lemon 7
2 Eddie Mathews 7
2 Bill Mazeroski 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 26
2 Roger Maris 23
3 Ed Bailey 22
3 Ron Hansen 22
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Vada Pinson 8
2 Tony Taylor 8
4 Willie Mays 7
5 Don Blasingame 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 0.99
2 Gerry Staley 1.39
3 Billy O'Dell 1.51
4 Mudcat Grant 1.67
5 2 tied 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 5
2 Steve Barber 4
2 Gary Bell 4
2 Larry Jackson 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Camilo Pascual 60
2 Sandy Koufax 55
3 Don Drysdale 47
4 Jim Bunning 45
5 Gary Bell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 5
2 Roy Face 4
2 Turk Lown 4
2 Dick Stigman 4
5 3 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .350
2 Joe Cunningham .333
3 Harvey Kuenn .332
4 Roberto Clemente .330
5 Hank Aaron .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 42
2 Eddie Mathews 40
3 Hank Aaron 34
4 Rocky Colavito 33
5 Willie Mays 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 129
2 Frank Robinson 110
3 Gus Bell 107
4 Orlando Cepeda 104
5 Hank Aaron 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Tony Taylor 25
5 Jim Gilliam 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.30
2 Roger Craig 2.31
3 Sam Jones 2.42
4 Jim Perry 2.51
5 Camilo Pascual 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 21
3 Bud Daley 19
4 Camilo Pascual 18
4 Bob Shaw 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 242
2 Camilo Pascual 230
3 Sandy Koufax 209
4 Jim Bunning 200
5 Sam Jones 197

Saves

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