On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 17 .614 --
Indians 23 16 .590 1.5
White Sox 23 20 .535 3.5
Yankees 20 20 .500 5.0
Tigers 19 20 .487 5.5
Athletics 19 24 .442 7.5
Senators 18 23 .439 7.5
Red Sox 15 24 .385 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 14 .674 --
Giants 29 17 .630 1.5
Braves 20 16 .556 5.5
Reds 22 23 .489 8.0
Dodgers 21 24 .467 9.0
Cardinals 20 24 .455 9.5
Cubs 16 23 .410 11.0
Phillies 14 30 .318 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rocky Colavito 3
1 Chico Fernandez 3
1 Tito Francona 3
1 Jim Gilliam 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Earl Battey 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 5
2 Don Buddin 3
2 Rocky Colavito 3
2 Jim Lemon 3
2 Frank Malzone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rocky Colavito 1
1 Del Crandall 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 Nellie Fox 1
1 Gene Stephens 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Sanford 1.50
2 Chuck Stobbs 1.14
3 Ken Johnson 0.83
4 Bill Monbouquette 0.78
5 Stan Williams 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 Jack Sanford 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Johnson 10
2 Chuck Stobbs 8
3 Bill Monbouquette 7
4 Jack Fisher 6
4 Jack Sanford 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .365
2 Roberto Clemente .348
3 Bob Skinner .339
4 Roger Maris .336
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Boyer 14
2 Ernie Banks 13
2 Roger Maris 13
4 Hank Aaron 12
4 Jim Lemon 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 43
2 Ernie Banks 38
3 Orlando Cepeda 33
3 Ron Hansen 33
3 2 others tied 33

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 Dick Hall 1.76
4 Billy O'Dell 1.84
5 Bob Friend 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 8
2 Bud Daley 7
2 Mike McCormick 7
4 Bob Friend 6
4 3 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 .415
2 Dick Groat .408
3 Joe Adcock .391
4 Jim Gentile .385
5 Willie Kirkland .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 9
2 Charlie Maxwell 7
3 Ken Boyer 6
4 Ernie Banks 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Maxwell 16
2 Ron Hansen 15
3 Andy Carey 13
3 Gene Freese 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Chico Fernandez 4
2 Willie Mays 4
2 Minnie Minoso 4
2 Gene Stephens 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 0.00
2 Jack Sanford 0.96
3 Jim Perry 1.07
4 Whitey Ford 1.13
5 Chuck Stobbs 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 4
1 Jim Perry 4
3 Chuck Estrada 3
3 Larry Jackson 3
3 Pedro Ramos 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Jim Bunning 20
2 Don Drysdale 20
2 Camilo Pascual 20
2 Stan Williams 20

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .359
2 Gino Cimoli .351
3 Eddie Kasko .345
4 Roberto Clemente .345
5 Vada Pinson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 9
2 Hank Aaron 8
2 Ernie Banks 8
2 Ken Boyer 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roberto Clemente 24
2 Ron Hansen 22
3 Orlando Cepeda 21
4 Jim Lemon 20
4 3 others 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 Dick Hall 1.58
3 Jim Bunning 1.58
4 Whitey Ford 1.61
4 Gerry Staley 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 6
2 Larry Jackson 5
3 Steve Barber 4
3 Tom Brewer 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 59
2 Camilo Pascual 50
3 Jim Bunning 49
4 Don Drysdale 46
5 Stan Williams 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Stigman 5
2 Tex Clevenger 4
2 Turk Lown 4
4 Roy Face 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .353
2 Joe Cunningham .337
3 Harvey Kuenn .334
4 Roberto Clemente .328
5 Pete Runnels .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Rocky Colavito 35
5 Jim Lemon 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 136
2 Gus Bell 108
3 Hank Aaron 106
3 Frank Robinson 106
5 Frank Malzone 104

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 205
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