On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 27 .620 --
Indians 42 29 .592 2.0
Orioles 45 34 .570 3.0
White Sox 40 34 .541 5.5
Tigers 34 38 .472 10.5
Senators 33 38 .465 11.0
Athletics 28 45 .384 17.0
Red Sox 26 47 .356 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 28 .622 --
Braves 40 33 .548 5.5
Giants 39 35 .527 7.0
Dodgers 38 37 .507 8.5
Cardinals 38 38 .500 9.0
Reds 35 39 .473 11.0
Phillies 32 44 .421 15.0
Cubs 29 43 .403 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 3
1 Luis Aparicio 3
1 Frank Howard 3
1 Charlie Neal 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Altman 2
2 Joe Adcock 1
2 Ed Bailey 1
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Altman 6
2 Bob Skinner 4
3 Joe Adcock 3
3 Ernie Banks 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 2
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Vic Power 1
2 Russ Snyder 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Williams 2.33
2 Jack Kralick 1.00
3 Bob Purkey 0.83
4 Frank Lary 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Cheney 1
1 Gene Conley 1
1 Bud Daley 1
1 Whitey Ford 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Lary 7
1 Stan Williams 7
3 Tom Cheney 6
3 Bud Daley 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .362
2 Jim Gentile .333
3 Pete Runnels .332
4 Roger Maris .325
5 Dick Groat .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 27
2 Ernie Banks 25
3 Hank Aaron 22
4 Jim Lemon 20
4 Mickey Mantle 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 74
2 Roger Maris 68
3 Willie Mays 64
4 Hank Aaron 63
5 Jim Gentile 57

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bunning 2.30
2 Stan Williams 2.32
3 Mike McCormick 2.38
4 Billy O'Dell 2.57
5 Frank Baumann 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Daley 12
2 Vern Law 11
3 Sam Jones 10
4 Ernie Broglio 9
4 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 14
2 Bill Henry 13
3 Roy Face 11
4 Johnny Klippstein 8
4 Don McMahon 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .455
2 Vic Wertz .422
3 Rocky Nelson .414
4 Harvey Kuenn .400
5 Stan Musial .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 8
2 Wally Post 7
3 Hank Aaron 6
3 Willie Mays 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Mays 19
2 Roger Maris 18
3 Hank Aaron 17
3 Jim Gentile 17
5 Ernie Banks 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Mays 4
1 Maury Wills 4
3 Luis Aparicio 3
3 Richie Ashburn 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Roebuck 0.49
2 Milt Pappas 1.00
3 Jack Kralick 1.11
4 Seth Morehead 1.29
5 Stan Williams 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 4
2 Chuck Estrada 3
2 Warren Spahn 3
2 Chuck Stobbs 3
2 Stan Williams 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Billy O'Dell 24
2 Stan Williams 22
2 Early Wynn 22
4 Ernie Broglio 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
3 Ryne Duren 2
3 Don Elston 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .429
2 Harvey Kuenn .381
3 Reno Bertoia .378
4 Maury Wills .376
5 Norm Larker .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 13
2 Ernie Banks 12
2 Mickey Mantle 12
4 Willie Mays 11
4 Ted Williams 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 36
2 Willie Mays 35
3 Hank Aaron 32
3 Roger Maris 32
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Marv Breeding 6
2 Jim Landis 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 1.37
2 Johnny Klippstein 1.55
3 Ed Roebuck 1.59
4 Jack Kralick 1.89
5 Jack Fisher 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 7
2 Bud Daley 5
2 Stan Williams 5
4 Bob Buhl 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 41
2 Don Drysdale 40
2 Johnny Podres 40
4 Jim Bunning 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 7
2 Bill Henry 6
3 Roy Face 5
3 Johnny Klippstein 5
5 Don McMahon 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .339
2 Harvey Kuenn .333
3 Joe Cunningham .328
4 Tito Francona .321
5 Roberto Clemente .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 47
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie Mays 38
4 Eddie Mathews 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 141
2 Hank Aaron 114
3 Willie Mays 112
4 Roger Maris 107
5 Gus Bell 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 49
2 Willie Mays 34
3 Vada Pinson 29
4 Tony Taylor 26
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Craig 2.25
2 Billy O'Dell 2.32
3 Stan Williams 2.39
4 Vern Law 2.41
5 Sam Jones 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 21
2 Bud Daley 20
2 Vern Law 20
4 Jim Perry 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 237
2 Jim Bunning 215
3 Camilo Pascual 182
4 Sandy Koufax 179
5 Sam Jones 177

Saves

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