On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 24 .593 --
Yankees 30 22 .577 1.5
Indians 29 23 .558 2.5
White Sox 30 26 .536 3.5
Tigers 28 25 .528 4.0
Senators 23 30 .434 9.0
Athletics 23 33 .411 10.5
Red Sox 19 34 .358 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 20 .643 --
Giants 33 25 .569 4.0
Braves 28 22 .560 5.0
Cardinals 28 28 .500 8.0
Dodgers 26 30 .464 10.0
Reds 26 31 .456 10.5
Cubs 23 28 .451 10.5
Phillies 20 36 .357 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Bruton 3
1 Eddie Kasko 3
1 Wally Moon 3
4 George Altman 2
4 27 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Adcock 1
1 Clete Boyer 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 Dan Dobbek 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 3
2 Clete Boyer 2
2 Orlando Cepeda 2
2 Dan Dobbek 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joey Amalfitano 1
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Marv Breeding 1
1 Chico Fernandez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Sullivan 2.00
2 George Brunet 1.33
3 Camilo Pascual 1.00
4 Vern Law 0.71
5 Chris Short 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Buhl 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Don Elston 1
1 Bill Fischer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Brunet 12
1 Frank Sullivan 12
3 Chris Short 6
4 Frank Lary 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gordon Jones 1
1 Billy Loes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Runnels .368
2 Dick Groat .344
3 Roger Maris .339
4 Roberto Clemente .338
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 18
2 Ernie Banks 17
2 Ken Boyer 17
4 Jim Lemon 16
5 Eddie Mathews 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 51
2 Roberto Clemente 47
2 Roger Maris 47
4 Orlando Cepeda 45
5 Ron Hansen 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 15
1 Willie Mays 15
3 Vada Pinson 14
4 Tony Taylor 11
5 Don Blasingame 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerry Staley 1.35
2 Mike McCormick 1.63
3 Sam Jones 2.01
4 Bob Friend 2.33
5 2 tied 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 10
2 Bud Daley 9
2 Larry Jackson 9
4 Bob Friend 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 104
2 Camilo Pascual 91
3 Jim Bunning 87
4 Bob Friend 83
5 Sandy Koufax 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 10
2 Roy Face 8
2 Bill Henry 8
4 Tex Clevenger 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wally Moon .431
2 Pancho Herrera .417
3 Dick Groat .393
4 Don Hoak .380
5 Pete Runnels .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 6
1 Rocky Colavito 6
1 Mickey Mantle 6
1 Roger Maris 6
1 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Moon 23
2 Ernie Banks 16
3 Curt Flood 15
3 Roger Maris 15
5 Frank Bolling 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 6
2 Marv Breeding 5
3 Russ Snyder 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 0.61
2 Gordon Jones 0.75
3 Sam Jones 0.89
4 Jim Coates 1.00
4 Dick Ellsworth 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Lew Burdette 3
1 Bud Daley 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 25
2 Ken Johnson 23
2 Stan Williams 23
4 Johnny Podres 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 4
2 Johnny Klippstein 3
2 Lindy McDaniel 3
2 Don McMahon 3
2 Bobby Shantz 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Groat .375
2 Pete Runnels .370
3 Jim Gentile .362
4 Bob Nieman .351
5 Hector Lopez .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 14
2 Mickey Mantle 10
3 Ernie Banks 9
3 Ken Boyer 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roger Maris 28
1 Wally Moon 28
3 Ron Hansen 25
4 Ernie Banks 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 9
2 Minnie Minoso 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Marv Breeding 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Brosnan 0.86
2 Lindy McDaniel 1.08
3 Jim Perry 1.60
4 Sam Jones 1.62
5 Mike McCormick 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 7
1 Larry Jackson 7
3 Jim Perry 6
4 Vern Law 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 56
2 Jim Bunning 55
3 Stan Williams 46
4 Camilo Pascual 38
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tex Clevenger 7
2 Lindy McDaniel 6
3 Johnny Klippstein 4
3 Don McMahon 4
3 Dick Stigman 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tito Francona .340
2 Harvey Kuenn .326
3 Roberto Clemente .326
4 Pete Runnels .324
5 Joe Cunningham .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Hank Aaron 36
4 Willie Mays 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 130
2 Hank Aaron 107
3 Gus Bell 106
4 Frank Robinson 104
5 Eddie Mathews 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 53
2 Willie Mays 32
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 Jim Gilliam 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Jones 2.18
2 Vern Law 2.28
3 Roger Craig 2.31
4 Billy O'Dell 2.32
5 Jim Perry 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
1 Vern Law 22
3 Bud Daley 20
4 Camilo Pascual 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 243
2 Jim Bunning 214
2 Camilo Pascual 214
4 Sandy Koufax 204
5 Sam Jones 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 22
2 Bill Henry 15
2 Gerry Staley 15
4 Ryne Duren 14
4 2 others tied 14