On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	27	.625	--
Indians	42	30	.583	3.0
Orioles	45	35	.563	4.0
White Sox	41	34	.547	5.5
Tigers	35	38	.479	10.5
Senators	34	39	.466	11.5
Athletics	28	46	.378	18.0
Red Sox	27	48	.360	19.5

Games

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

Red Sox 4, Senators 2

White Sox 9, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Yankees 6, Orioles 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	47	28	.627	--
Braves	41	33	.554	5.5
Giants	39	36	.520	8.0
Dodgers	39	37	.513	8.5
Cardinals	39	38	.506	9.0
Reds	35	40	.467	12.0
Phillies	32	45	.416	16.0
Cubs	29	44	.397	17.0

Games

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Dodgers 7, Cubs 1

Braves 2, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Vic Wertz	5
2	Jim Lemon	4
2	Al Smith	4
2	Willie Tasby	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	1
1	George Altman	1
1	Hank Bauer	1
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	3
1	Stan Musial	3
1	Bob Skinner	3
1	Al Smith	3
1	Duke Snider	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Kaline	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	Julian Javier	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Warren Spahn	1.67
2	Billy Muffett	1.50
3	Don Drysdale	0.67
4	Larry Jackson	0.58
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Larry Jackson	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Warren Spahn	10
2	Don Drysdale	8
3	Larry Jackson	7
4	Billy Muffett	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Hal Woodeshick	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.361
2	Jim Gentile	.331
3	Pete Runnels	.329
4	Al Smith	.325
5	Roger Maris	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	27
2	Ernie Banks	25
3	Hank Aaron	23
4	Jim Lemon	20
4	Mickey Mantle	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	74
2	Roger Maris	68
3	Hank Aaron	65
4	Willie Mays	64
5	Jim Gentile	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Mays	19
2	Luis Aparicio	18
2	Vada Pinson	18
4	Maury Wills	15
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	Vern Law	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	12
2	Vern Law	11
3	Larry Jackson	10
3	Sam Jones	10
5	7 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	136
2	Jim Bunning	105
3	Bob Friend	104
4	Sandy Koufax	96
5	Camilo Pascual	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	14
2	Bill Henry	13
3	Roy Face	12
4	Johnny Klippstein	8
4	Don McMahon	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Wertz	.458
2	Willie Mays	.436
3	Stan Musial	.415
4	Ted Williams	.400
5	Don Buddin	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	5
2	Willie Mays	4
3	Luis Aparicio	3
3	Dan Dobbek	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.49
2	Jack Fisher	0.93
3	Jack Kralick	1.11
4	Stu Miller	1.23
5	Stan Williams	1.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	4
1	Warren Spahn	4
3	Chuck Estrada	3
3	Don Mossi	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Billy O'Dell	24
3	Larry Jackson	23
3	Warren Spahn	23
5	Stan Williams	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Bill Henry	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Don Elston	2
4	4 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.422
2	Harvey Kuenn	.376
3	Maury Wills	.371
4	Norm Larker	.370
5	Al Smith	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	12
1	Mickey Mantle	12
1	Roger Maris	12
4	Hank Aaron	11
4	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	36
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Hank Aaron	34
4	Roger Maris	31
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	8
2	Jim Landis	7
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Willie Mays	6
3	Vada Pinson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	1.37
2	Johnny Klippstein	1.55
3	Ed Roebuck	1.59
4	Jack Fisher	1.89
5	Jack Kralick	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	7
2	Bud Daley	5
2	Stan Williams	5
4	Bob Buhl	4
4	15 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	48
2	Warren Spahn	41
2	Stan Williams	41
4	Johnny Podres	40
5	Jim Bunning	39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.339
2	Harvey Kuenn	.332
3	Joe Cunningham	.329
4	Roberto Clemente	.320
5	Tito Francona	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	47
2	Hank Aaron	40
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	116
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	2 tied	22

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	Art Ditmar	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	21
2	Bud Daley	20
2	Vern Law	20
4	Jim Perry	19
4	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Jim Bunning	215
3	Camilo Pascual	184
4	Sandy Koufax	179
5	Sam Jones	178

Saves

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