On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	29	.608	--
Indians	42	32	.568	3.0
White Sox	43	34	.558	3.5
Orioles	45	37	.549	4.0
Tigers	36	39	.480	9.5
Senators	36	39	.480	9.5
Athletics	29	47	.382	17.0
Red Sox	29	48	.377	17.5

Games

Senators 7, Orioles 2

Red Sox 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 8, Indians 4

Tigers 6, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	30	.615	--
Braves	42	34	.553	5.0
Cardinals	41	38	.519	7.5
Dodgers	40	38	.513	8.0
Giants	39	38	.506	8.5
Reds	36	41	.468	11.5
Phillies	34	46	.425	15.0
Cubs	30	45	.400	16.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3

Reds 6, Braves 5

Cubs 7, Giants 6

Phillies 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Richie Ashburn	3
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Harmon Killebrew	3
1	Jim Piersall	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	2
2	Joe Adcock	1
2	Ernie Banks	1
2	Yogi Berra	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	4
2	Norm Cash	3
2	Harmon Killebrew	3
2	Jim Piersall	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Bolling	1
1	Dick Gernert	1
1	Elston Howard	1
1	Jim Lemon	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Burnside	0.80
2	Gene Conley	0.67
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.56
4	Ike Delock	0.50
4	Vern Law	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Gene Conley	1
1	Ike Delock	1
1	Dick Donovan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Elston	6
2	Johnny Antonelli	5
2	Ike Delock	5
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Borland	1
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Gerry Staley	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.357
2	Jim Gentile	.330
3	Richie Ashburn	.326
4	Roger Maris	.325
5	Al Smith	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	27
2	Ernie Banks	26
3	Hank Aaron	24
4	Ken Boyer	20
4	2 others tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	75
2	Roger Maris	69
3	Hank Aaron	68
4	Willie Mays	64
5	2 tied	59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.32
2	Frank Baumann	2.39
3	Jim Bunning	2.44
4	Mike McCormick	2.51
5	Vern Law	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	12
2	Vern Law	11
3	Bob Friend	10
3	Larry Jackson	10
3	Sam Jones	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	136
2	Bob Friend	110
3	Jim Bunning	106
4	Sandy Koufax	96
5	Camilo Pascual	94

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Vic Wertz	.500
2	Stan Musial	.439
3	Ted Williams	.405
4	Rocky Nelson	.400
4	Wally Post	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wally Post	9
2	Hank Aaron	7
2	Roger Maris	7
4	Ernie Banks	5
4	Frank Howard	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	20
2	Jim Gentile	18
3	Roger Maris	17
3	Vic Wertz	17
5	Ernie Banks	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	5
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Johnny Temple	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.56
2	Jack Kralick	0.95
3	Stan Williams	1.13
4	Dick Donovan	1.26
5	Tom Sturdivant	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	4
2	Gene Conley	3
2	Warren Spahn	3
2	Chuck Stobbs	3
5	26 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	26
2	Billy O'Dell	24
3	Larry Jackson	23
4	Ernie Broglio	21
5	4 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	4
2	Roy Face	3
3	Don Elston	2
3	Johnny Klippstein	2
3	5 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.436
2	Ted Williams	.391
3	Norm Larker	.366
4	Maury Wills	.360
5	Harvey Kuenn	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	13
2	Hank Aaron	12
3	Roger Maris	11
3	Willie Mays	11
3	2 others tied	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	37
2	Willie Mays	35
3	Ernie Banks	33
4	Roger Maris	31
5	Ted Williams	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Jim Landis	8
3	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Willie Mays	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	1.39
2	Stan Williams	1.40
3	Johnny Klippstein	1.73
4	Jack Kralick	1.91
5	Gerry Staley	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	7
2	Bud Daley	5
2	Turk Farrell	5
4	Jim Bunning	4
4	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	48
2	Warren Spahn	41
3	Jim Bunning	40
3	Ray Sadecki	40
5	Bob Friend	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	7
1	Lindy McDaniel	7
3	Roy Face	5
4	Johnny Klippstein	4
5	5 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.337
2	Joe Cunningham	.331
3	Harvey Kuenn	.330
4	Hank Aaron	.317
5	Tito Francona	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	48
2	Hank Aaron	41
3	Willie Mays	38
4	Eddie Mathews	37
5	3 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	142
2	Hank Aaron	119
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Roger Maris	107
5	Gus Bell	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	49
2	Willie Mays	33
3	Vada Pinson	29
4	Tony Taylor	27
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.32
2	Vern Law	2.34
3	Stan Williams	2.39
4	Art Ditmar	2.59
5	Sam Jones	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	245
2	Jim Bunning	216
3	Camilo Pascual	184
4	Sandy Koufax	179
5	Sam Jones	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Bill Henry	20
3	Don McMahon	15
3	Gerry Staley	15
5	2 tied	13