On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 26 .623 --
Indians 42 28 .600 1.5
Orioles 44 33 .571 3.0
White Sox 39 34 .534 6.0
Tigers 34 37 .479 10.0
Senators 31 38 .449 12.0
Athletics 27 45 .375 17.5
Red Sox 26 45 .366 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 28 .611 --
Braves 40 31 .563 3.5
Giants 39 33 .542 5.0
Cardinals 37 37 .500 8.0
Dodgers 36 37 .493 8.5
Reds 35 37 .486 9.0
Phillies 30 44 .405 15.0
Cubs 28 42 .400 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Geiger 5
1 Ron Hansen 5
3 Hank Aaron 4
3 Ed Bailey 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Romano 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Ken Aspromonte 1
2 Norm Cash 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hansen 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Smoky Burgess 3
2 Gary Geiger 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Marty Keough 1
2 Jim Landis 1
2 Eddie Mathews 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bunning 1.50
2 Bob Anderson 0.89
3 Ray Sadecki 0.88
4 Bob Friend 0.86
5 Jack Sanford 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Ted Bowsfield 1
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Jim Bunning 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 10
2 Bob Anderson 8
3 Ray Sadecki 7
4 Jim Bunning 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Klippstein 1
1 Ed Roebuck 1
1 Frank Sullivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .371
2 Pete Runnels .336
3 Dick Groat .330
4 Jim Gentile .328
5 Minnie Minoso .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 25
2 Ernie Banks 23
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Jim Lemon 20
4 Mickey Mantle 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 69
2 Roger Maris 64
2 Willie Mays 64
4 Hank Aaron 62
5 Orlando Cepeda 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 19
2 Vada Pinson 18
3 Luis Aparicio 16
4 Maury Wills 14
5 Tony Taylor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike McCormick 2.21
2 Jim Bunning 2.30
3 Billy O'Dell 2.32
4 Stan Williams 2.53
5 Frank Baumann 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 11
1 Vern Law 11
3 Sam Jones 10
4 Ernie Broglio 9
4 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 128
2 Jim Bunning 105
3 Bob Friend 104
4 Sandy Koufax 96
5 Camilo Pascual 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 14
2 Bill Henry 13
3 Roy Face 10
4 Johnny Klippstein 8
4 Don McMahon 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .500
2 Harvey Kuenn .455
3 Gary Geiger .420
4 Wally Post .412
5 Vic Wertz .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 9
2 Wally Post 8
3 Willie Mays 7
4 Pancho Herrera 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 22
1 Willie Mays 22
3 Ernie Banks 16
3 Jim Gentile 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Ashburn 4
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Maury Wills 4
4 Bill Bruton 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.49
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
3 Hal Brown 1.20
4 Jack Sanford 1.39
5 Jim Bunning 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Bob Purkey 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 24
2 Billy O'Dell 23
3 Ernie Broglio 22
4 Larry Jackson 19
4 Early Wynn 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Johnny Klippstein 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
4 Ryne Duren 2
4 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .429
2 Maury Wills .402
3 Reno Bertoia .378
4 Harvey Kuenn .374
5 Wally Post .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Mantle 13
1 Roger Maris 13
3 Ted Williams 12
4 Hank Aaron 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 35
2 Hank Aaron 33
2 Ernie Banks 33
4 Roger Maris 32
5 Ted Williams 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Landis 9
2 Maury Wills 8
3 Marv Breeding 6
3 Willie Mays 6
3 Vada Pinson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Klippstein 1.55
2 Ed Roebuck 1.62
3 Jack Fisher 1.84
4 Jim Bunning 2.01
5 Stan Williams 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 7
2 Jim Bunning 5
2 Lew Burdette 5
2 Art Ditmar 5
2 Bob Purkey 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 43
2 Don Drysdale 40
3 Ernie Broglio 39
3 Ray Sadecki 39
3 Stan Williams 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 7
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
4 Tex Clevenger 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .343
2 Harvey Kuenn .334
3 Tito Francona .327
4 Joe Cunningham .326
5 Roberto Clemente .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Mays 39
4 Eddie Mathews 37
5 Jim Lemon 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Willie Mays 115
3 Hank Aaron 113
4 Roger Maris 104
5 Gus Bell 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 48
2 Willie Mays 34
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 Jim Gilliam 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.18
2 Roger Craig 2.35
3 Vern Law 2.44
4 Art Ditmar 2.49
5 Sam Jones 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 22
2 Vern Law 20
3 Bud Daley 19
3 Jim Perry 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Camilo Pascual 192
4 Sandy Koufax 185
5 Sam Jones 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 21
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Don McMahon 15
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 Ryne Duren 13