On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	33	.582	--
Indians	45	35	.563	1.5
White Sox	46	37	.554	2.0
Orioles	47	40	.540	3.0
Tigers	40	40	.500	6.5
Senators	39	41	.488	7.5
Red Sox	33	48	.407	14.0
Athletics	29	51	.363	17.5

Games

White Sox 2, Orioles 1

White Sox 14, Orioles 2

Senators 3, Indians 2

Senators 5, Indians 3

Tigers 12, Yankees 2

Tigers 3, Yankees 2

Red Sox 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	51	33	.607	--
Braves	47	34	.580	2.5
Cardinals	45	39	.536	6.0
Dodgers	43	39	.524	7.0
Giants	41	40	.506	8.5
Reds	38	44	.463	12.0
Phillies	34	50	.405	17.0
Cubs	30	50	.375	19.0

Games

Reds 6, Pirates 5

Pirates 5, Reds 0

Giants 5, Dodgers 4

Cardinals 6, Cubs 0

Braves 7, Phillies 3

Cardinals 8, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Groat	7
2	Charlie Maxwell	5
3	Nellie Fox	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
3	Bill Virdon	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clete Boyer	1
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Norm Cash	1
1	Rocky Colavito	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	5
2	Ken Boyer	4
2	Norm Cash	4
2	Rocky Colavito	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lenny Green	2
1	Julian Javier	2
3	Hank Aaron	1
3	Bill Bruton	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Don Newcombe	999.00
2	Bob Shaw	0.83
3	Larry Jackson	0.71
4	John Briggs	0.60
5	Steve Barber	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Brewer	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	Pete Burnside	1
1	Tom Cheney	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cal McLish	6
2	Lew Burdette	5
2	Larry Jackson	5
2	Frank Lary	5
2	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Brosnan	1
1	Don Lee	1
1	Billy Loes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.348
2	Dick Groat	.326
3	Richie Ashburn	.324
4	Roberto Clemente	.324
5	Pete Runnels	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	28
2	Ernie Banks	26
3	Hank Aaron	24
4	Jim Lemon	21
4	Mickey Mantle	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	76
2	Roger Maris	71
3	Hank Aaron	70
4	Willie Mays	66
5	Orlando Cepeda	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	21
2	Vada Pinson	20
3	Willie Mays	19
4	Maury Wills	16
5	Tony Taylor	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.33
2	Stan Williams	2.44
3	Mike McCormick	2.58
4	Billy O'Dell	2.59
5	Don Elston	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bud Daley	12
2	Larry Jackson	11
2	Sam Jones	11
2	Vern Law	11
5	4 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	141
2	Bob Friend	115
3	Jim Bunning	112
4	Stan Williams	102
5	Sandy Koufax	99

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.535
2	Del Crandall	.451
3	Vic Power	.412
4	Brooks Robinson	.407
5	Charlie Neal	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rocky Colavito	6
1	Roy Sievers	6
3	Hank Aaron	5
4	Clete Boyer	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	18
2	Rocky Colavito	17
2	Vic Wertz	17
4	Joe Adcock	14
4	Willie Tasby	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	5
1	Maury Wills	5
3	Julian Javier	4
3	Vada Pinson	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.00
2	Tom Cheney	0.56
3	Don Elston	0.69
4	Jack Kralick	0.89
5	Tex Clevenger	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gene Conley	3
1	Ike Delock	3
1	Don Drysdale	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	28
2	Don Cardwell	24
3	Bill Monbouquette	23
4	Don Drysdale	21
5	Larry Jackson	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Ron Piche	3
3	Jim Brosnan	2
3	Johnny Klippstein	2
3	2 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.413
2	Roy Sievers	.392
3	Willie Mays	.388
4	Gary Geiger	.378
5	Brooks Robinson	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Aaron	11
2	Pancho Herrera	10
2	Roger Maris	10
2	Wally Post	10
5	6 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hank Aaron	31
2	Willie Mays	29
3	Rocky Colavito	27
3	Roy Sievers	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	7
1	Maury Wills	7
3	Vada Pinson	6
3	Johnny Temple	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Roebuck	0.52
2	Jack Kralick	1.47
3	Stan Williams	1.94
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.97
5	Don Elston	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	6
2	Don Mossi	5
2	Ed Roebuck	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	41
2	Don Cardwell	39
3	Don Drysdale	37
3	Larry Jackson	37
3	Billy O'Dell	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	6
2	Roy Face	5
3	Lindy McDaniel	4
3	Ron Piche	4
5	3 tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.339
2	Joe Cunningham	.328
3	Harvey Kuenn	.326
4	Roberto Clemente	.322
5	Minnie Minoso	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	46
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Willie Mays	37
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	134
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Joe Adcock	103
5	Eddie Mathews	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Willie Mays	29
2	Vada Pinson	29
4	Tony Taylor	23
5	Maury Wills	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.41
2	Stan Williams	2.43
3	Vern Law	2.54
4	Art Ditmar	2.55
5	Bob Shaw	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lew Burdette	19
1	Bud Daley	19
1	Sam Jones	19
1	Vern Law	19
1	Warren Spahn	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	236
2	Jim Bunning	209
3	Sandy Koufax	179
4	Camilo Pascual	173
5	2 tied	166

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	20
2	Bill Henry	19
3	Don McMahon	15
4	Roy Face	14
5	3 tied	12