On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 38 .578 --
White Sox 54 40 .574 0.0
Orioles 52 45 .536 3.5
Indians 48 43 .527 4.5
Senators 46 45 .505 6.5
Tigers 43 48 .473 9.5
Red Sox 38 54 .413 15.0
Athletics 35 55 .389 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 37 .606 --
Braves 53 39 .576 3.0
Dodgers 51 41 .554 5.0
Cardinals 50 44 .532 7.0
Giants 48 43 .527 7.5
Reds 42 52 .447 15.0
Phillies 38 56 .404 19.0
Cubs 33 60 .355 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Leo Cardenas 3
1 Neil Chrisley 3
1 Tony Kubek 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hoak 1
1 Danny Kravitz 1
1 Sherm Lollar 1
1 Joe Pignatano 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Boyer 3
1 Don Hoak 3
1 Danny Kravitz 3
1 Norm Larker 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 1
1 Don Blasingame 1
1 Frank Bolling 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Broglio 2.00
2 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.67
3 Jay Hook 1.25
4 Jim Bunning 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 1
1 Jack Harshman 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Rudy Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 12
2 Stan Williams 10
3 Jim Bunning 7
4 Ray Herbert 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Dick Stigman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .344
2 Al Smith .326
3 Bill Skowron .324
4 Richie Ashburn .324
5 Roy Sievers .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 31
2 Hank Aaron 28
2 Ernie Banks 28
4 Jim Lemon 26
4 Mickey Mantle 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 81
1 Roger Maris 81
3 Hank Aaron 77
4 Willie Mays 74
5 Bill Skowron 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 26
2 Vada Pinson 23
3 Willie Mays 20
4 Maury Wills 18
5 Tony Taylor 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.16
2 Stan Williams 2.42
3 Billy O'Dell 2.50
4 Mike McCormick 2.57
5 Vern Law 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 13
2 Bud Daley 12
2 Larry Jackson 12
2 Sam Jones 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 162
2 Jim Bunning 132
3 Stan Williams 128
4 Bob Friend 126
5 Ernie Broglio 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 15
1 Bill Henry 15
1 Lindy McDaniel 15
4 Turk Farrell 8
4 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .455
2 Lenny Green .423
3 Tony Kubek .400
4 Vada Pinson .394
5 Del Crandall .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Robinson 7
2 Mickey Mantle 6
2 Roy Sievers 6
4 Jim Lemon 5
4 Bill Skowron 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Mantle 18
2 Roy Sievers 17
3 Gene Freese 15
4 Jim Lemon 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Julian Javier 5
3 Bill Bruton 4
3 Vada Pinson 4
3 Bill White 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.63
2 Camilo Pascual 0.69
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.82
4 Juan Marichal 0.96
5 Frank Baumann 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Juan Marichal 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 33
1 Stan Williams 33
3 Jim Bunning 26
3 Don Drysdale 26
5 Juan Marichal 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 4
2 Jim Brosnan 3
2 Ron Piche 3
4 Johnny Antonelli 2
4 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .458
2 Vic Power .377
3 Stan Musial .366
4 Frank Thomas .357
5 Gary Geiger .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 11
2 Rocky Colavito 10
2 Roy Sievers 10
2 Bill Skowron 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocky Colavito 29
2 Mickey Mantle 27
2 Roy Sievers 27
4 Hank Aaron 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Vada Pinson 7
2 Maury Wills 7
4 Julian Javier 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kralick 0.93
2 Juan Marichal 0.96
3 Ed Roebuck 1.03
4 Frank Baumann 1.53
5 Don Drysdale 1.73

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 49
1 Don Drysdale 49
1 Stan Williams 49
4 Don Cardwell 42
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 5
1 Ron Piche 5
3 Bill Henry 4
3 Ray Moore 4
3 Ed Roebuck 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .345
2 Harvey Kuenn .325
3 Joe Cunningham .317
4 Minnie Minoso .316
5 Roberto Clemente .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Hank Aaron 41
3 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Willie Mays 38
5 Mickey Mantle 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 127
2 Hank Aaron 118
3 Willie Mays 113
4 Eddie Mathews 105
5 Jim Lemon 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Willie Mays 29
2 Vada Pinson 29
4 Maury Wills 24
5 Tony Taylor 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.41
2 Camilo Pascual 2.54
3 Vern Law 2.58
4 Stan Williams 2.60
5 Art Ditmar 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 20
2 Sam Jones 19
2 Warren Spahn 19
4 Bob Buhl 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 245
2 Jim Bunning 220
3 Sandy Koufax 181
4 Sam Jones 172
5 Bob Friend 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 20
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Roy Face 16
4 Don McMahon 13
4 Gerry Staley 13