On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Orioles	28	17	.622	--
Indians	24	17	.585	2.0
White Sox	25	20	.556	3.0
Yankees	22	20	.524	4.5
Tigers	20	21	.488	6.0
Senators	18	24	.429	8.5
Athletics	19	26	.422	9.0
Red Sox	15	26	.366	11.0

Games

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

White Sox 2, Athletics 0

Tigers 7, Indians 2

Indians 9, Tigers 0

Orioles 6, Senators 5

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	29	16	.644	--
Giants	29	18	.617	1.0
Braves	21	17	.553	4.5
Reds	23	24	.489	7.0
Cardinals	21	24	.467	8.0
Dodgers	21	25	.457	8.5
Cubs	17	23	.425	9.5
Phillies	16	30	.348	13.5

Games

Cubs 12, Dodgers 8

Reds 3, Braves 2

Braves 4, Reds 1

Phillies 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Giants 4

Phillies 4, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hector Lopez	6
2	Bill Bruton	5
2	Roberto Clemente	5
2	Pete Runnels	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Thomas	2
2	Ken Aspromonte	1
2	Steve Bilko	1
2	Orlando Cepeda	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Moon	4
2	Ken Aspromonte	3
2	Rocky Colavito	3
2	Frank Howard	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Landis	3
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Richie Ashburn	1
2	Don Hoak	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Harvey Haddix	2.00
2	Sandy Koufax	1.12
3	Jerry Walker	0.83
4	Sam Jones	0.80
5	2 tied	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Baumann	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Jim Bunning	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	9
2	Sam Jones	8
3	Juan Pizarro	7
3	Ralph Terry	7
5	2 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.378
2	Roberto Clemente	.360
3	Roger Maris	.338
4	Bob Skinner	.335
5	Jim Gentile	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roberto Clemente	43
2	Ernie Banks	38
3	Roger Maris	36
4	Orlando Cepeda	34
5	2 tied	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	13
2	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Vada Pinson	12
4	Don Blasingame	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	1.52
2	Billy O'Dell	1.83
3	Dick Hall	1.85
4	Bob Friend	2.16
5	Sam Jones	2.25

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	71
3	Sandy Koufax	71
5	Jim Bunning	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Gentile	.462
2	Hector Lopez	.429
3	Pete Runnels	.406
4	Dick Groat	.389
5	Ken Walters	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	8
2	Charlie Maxwell	7
3	Ken Boyer	6
4	Frank Thomas	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Maxwell	16
2	Andy Carey	13
2	Gene Freese	13
2	Roger Maris	13
2	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	4
1	Chico Fernandez	4
1	Willie Mays	4
1	Minnie Minoso	4
1	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Brosnan	0.00
1	Lindy McDaniel	0.00
1	Roy Face	0.00
4	Russ Kemmerer	0.39
5	Marty Kutyna	0.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sandy Koufax	38
2	Jim Bunning	24
3	Stan Williams	21
4	Don Drysdale	20
4	2 others tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tex Clevenger	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	3
2	Larry Sherry	3
2	Dick Stigman	3
5	3 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pete Runnels	.378
2	Roberto Clemente	.353
3	Jim Gentile	.345
4	Bill Bruton	.344
5	Vada Pinson	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	10
2	Ernie Banks	8
2	Ken Boyer	8
2	Jim Lemon	8
2	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Piersall	23
2	Ron Hansen	22
2	Roger Maris	22
4	Orlando Cepeda	21
4	Roberto Clemente	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	9
2	Willie Mays	7
2	Jim Piersall	7
4	Don Blasingame	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike McCormick	1.19
2	Russ Kemmerer	1.29
3	Whitey Ford	1.61
3	Gerry Staley	1.61
5	Jack Sanford	1.61

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	68
2	Jim Bunning	53
3	Camilo Pascual	50
4	Don Drysdale	46
5	Sam Jones	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Stigman	5
2	Tex Clevenger	4
3	Turk Farrell	3
3	Bill Henry	3
3	5 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tito Francona	.355
2	Joe Cunningham	.335
3	Roberto Clemente	.333
4	Pete Runnels	.332
5	Harvey Kuenn	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
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	133
2	Gus Bell	107
3	Hank Aaron	106
3	Frank Robinson	106
5	Frank Malzone	103

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	2.40
4	Vern Law	2.41
5	Jim Perry	2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Camilo Pascual	218
3	Sandy Koufax	213
4	Jim Bunning	209
5	Sam Jones	207

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Ryne Duren	16
2	Bill Henry	16
4	Turk Lown	15
4	2 others tied	15