On This Day

Friday, June 3, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 16 .628 --
Indians 23 15 .605 1.5
White Sox 22 20 .524 4.5
Yankees 20 19 .513 5.0
Tigers 18 20 .474 6.5
Athletics 19 23 .452 7.5
Senators 17 23 .425 8.5
Red Sox 14 24 .368 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 14 .674 --
Giants 28 17 .622 2.0
Braves 19 16 .543 6.0
Reds 22 22 .500 7.5
Cardinals 20 23 .465 9.0
Dodgers 20 24 .455 9.5
Cubs 16 22 .421 10.5
Phillies 14 30 .318 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Aspromonte 3
1 Yogi Berra 3
1 Nellie Fox 3
1 Julian Javier 3
1 Marv Throneberry 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bob Allison 1
1 Joey Amalfitano 1
1 Ken Aspromonte 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Allison 3
1 Ken Aspromonte 3
1 Ed Bailey 3
4 Joey Amalfitano 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Jim Piersall 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Willey 0.88
2 Hal Woodeshick 0.60
3 Johnny Podres 0.50
4 Jerry Casale 0.45
5 Vern Law 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Vern Law 1
1 Mike McCormick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Willey 7
2 Milt Pappas 6
2 Hal Woodeshick 6
4 Jerry Casale 5
4 Johnny Podres 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Bobby Shantz 1
1 Bob Trowbridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .354
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Bob Skinner .339
4 Dick Groat .333
4 Willie Mays .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 14
2 Ernie Banks 12
2 Roger Maris 12
4 Hank Aaron 11
4 Jim Lemon 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 43
2 Ernie Banks 36
3 Orlando Cepeda 33
3 Willie McCovey 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 13
2 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Vada Pinson 12
4 Don Blasingame 9
5 Tony Taylor 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.11
2 Mike McCormick 1.52
3 Steve Barber 1.55
4 Dick Hall 1.76
5 Billy O'Dell 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 8
2 Bud Daley 7
2 Mike McCormick 7
4 Bob Friend 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 88
2 Camilo Pascual 81
3 Bob Friend 67
4 Jim Bunning 62
4 Sandy Koufax 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Roy Face 6
2 Bill Henry 6
4 Turk Farrell 5
4 Dick Stigman 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Walters .422
2 Jim Gentile .400
2 Dick Groat .400
4 Bob Nieman .395
5 Joe Adcock .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 8
2 Ken Boyer 6
2 Charlie Maxwell 6
4 Ernie Banks 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Maxwell 16
2 Roberto Clemente 14
2 Ron Hansen 14
4 Willie Mays 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Minnie Minoso 5
3 Willie Mays 4
3 Maury Wills 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Face 0.69
2 Whitey Ford 0.82
3 Steve Barber 0.95
4 Jim Perry 1.07
5 Chuck Stobbs 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 4
1 Larry Jackson 4
1 Jim Perry 4
4 Chuck Estrada 3
4 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Jim Bunning 20
2 Don Drysdale 20
2 Camilo Pascual 20
5 Early Wynn 19

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Curry .365
2 Pete Runnels .356
3 Gino Cimoli .350
4 Willie Kirkland .347
5 Eddie Kasko .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 8
1 Jim Lemon 8
1 Roger Maris 8
4 Hank Aaron 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 25
2 Ron Hansen 22
3 Orlando Cepeda 21
3 Jim Lemon 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 10
2 Willie Mays 7
2 Jim Piersall 7
2 Vada Pinson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 1.15
2 Steve Barber 1.35
3 Gerry Staley 1.53
4 Jim Bunning 1.58
5 Billy O'Dell 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 6
2 Larry Jackson 5
3 Steve Barber 4
3 Tom Brewer 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 59
2 Don Drysdale 50
2 Camilo Pascual 50
4 Jim Bunning 49
5 Sam Jones 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Stigman 5
2 Turk Lown 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
4 Tex Clevenger 3
4 7 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .350
2 Harvey Kuenn .336
3 Joe Cunningham .336
4 Roberto Clemente .328
5 Pete Runnels .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 45
2 Eddie Mathews 37
3 Hank Aaron 35
4 Rocky Colavito 33
5 5 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 134
2 Gus Bell 108
3 Frank Robinson 107
4 Hank Aaron 105
5 Orlando Cepeda 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Jim Gilliam 24
4 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.17
2 Roger Craig 2.31
3 Sam Jones 2.42
4 Jim Perry 2.44
5 Camilo Pascual 2.58

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 245
2 Camilo Pascual 226
3 Jim Bunning 207
4 Sandy Koufax 204
5 Sam Jones 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Ryne Duren 16
3 Bill Henry 15
3 Turk Lown 15
3 2 others tied 15