On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 17 .630 --
Indians 24 17 .585 2.5
White Sox 26 20 .565 3.0
Yankees 22 21 .512 5.5
Tigers 20 21 .488 6.5
Athletics 19 26 .422 9.5
Senators 18 25 .419 9.5
Red Sox 15 26 .366 11.5

Games

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 22 24 .478 7.5
Dodgers 21 25 .457 8.5
Cubs 17 23 .425 9.5
Phillies 16 31 .340 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Marv Breeding 3
1 Sherm Lollar 3
4 Ken Boyer 2
4 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Gentile 1
1 Roger Maris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gentile 3
2 Joe Cunningham 2
2 Ron Hansen 2
2 Minnie Minoso 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marv Breeding 2
1 Julian Javier 2
3 Bob Allison 1
3 Joe Cunningham 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Jackson 1.29
2 Chuck Estrada 0.70
3 Chris Short 0.31
4 Whitey Ford 0.20
5 Billy Pierce 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chuck Estrada 1
1 Larry Jackson 1
1 Gerry Staley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Jackson 9
2 Chuck Estrada 7
3 Chris Short 4
4 Whitey Ford 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Donovan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .378
2 Roberto Clemente .360
3 Roger Maris .345
4 Jim Gentile .340
5 Bob Skinner .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 15
2 Ken Boyer 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 37
4 Ron Hansen 35
5 Orlando Cepeda 34

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 Gerry Staley 1.30
2 Mike McCormick 1.52
3 Billy O'Dell 1.83
4 Dick Hall 1.85
5 Bob Friend 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 8
2 Bud Daley 7
2 Larry Jackson 7
2 Mike McCormick 7
5 5 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 .500
2 Hector Lopez .436
3 Pete Runnels .410
4 Bill Bruton .396
5 Dick Groat .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Freese 13
1 Roger Maris 13
1 Charlie Maxwell 13
1 Willie Mays 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Minnie Minoso 4
1 Jim Piersall 4
1 Gene Stephens 4
1 Maury Wills 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Sanford 0.00
1 Jim Brosnan 0.00
1 Frank Baumann 0.00
4 Russ Kemmerer 0.39
5 Bob Trowbridge 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 4
1 Chuck Estrada 4
1 Larry Jackson 4
4 Jim Perry 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 38
2 Stan Williams 21
3 Sam Jones 20
4 Larry Jackson 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .377
2 Jim Gentile .367
3 Roberto Clemente .357
4 Bill Bruton .344
5 Vada Pinson .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 11
2 Ernie Banks 8
2 Ken Boyer 8
2 Jim Lemon 8
2 Eddie Mathews 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 23
1 Jim Piersall 23
3 Orlando Cepeda 21
3 Roger Maris 21
5 2 tied 20

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 Jim Perry 1.59
4 Jack Sanford 1.61
5 2 tied 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 6
1 Larry Jackson 6
3 Steve Barber 4
3 Chuck Estrada 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 53
2 Camilo Pascual 50
3 Don Drysdale 46
4 Jim Bunning 40
5 Sam Jones 39

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 .353
2 Joe Cunningham .335
3 Roberto Clemente .333
4 Pete Runnels .332
5 Harvey Kuenn .329

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 132
2 Gus Bell 107
3 Hank Aaron 106
4 Frank Robinson 104
5 3 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 54
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 26
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 Jim Gilliam 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.17
2 Roger Craig 2.31
3 Vern Law 2.41
4 Jim Perry 2.44
5 Sam Jones 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
1 Vern Law 21
3 Bud Daley 18
3 Larry Jackson 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 245
2 Camilo Pascual 218
3 Jim Bunning 209
3 Sandy Koufax 209
5 Sam Jones 200

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