On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	57	40	.588	--
Yankees	53	39	.576	1.5
Orioles	54	45	.545	4.0
Indians	48	45	.516	7.0
Senators	46	48	.489	9.5
Tigers	44	49	.473	11.0
Red Sox	39	55	.415	16.5
Athletics	36	56	.391	18.5

Games

Tigers 9, Red Sox 6

Red Sox 8, Tigers 4

Athletics 5, Yankees 2

Yankees 6, Athletics 0

White Sox 5, Senators 2

White Sox 9, Senators 5

Orioles 6, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	39	.594	--
Braves	54	40	.574	2.0
Dodgers	52	42	.553	4.0
Cardinals	53	44	.546	4.5
Giants	50	43	.538	5.5
Reds	42	54	.438	15.0
Phillies	38	59	.392	19.5
Cubs	35	60	.368	21.5

Games

Cubs 6, Pirates 2

Dodgers 7, Braves 5

Giants 6, Reds 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Neil Chrisley	6
2	Luis Aparicio	4
2	Frank Bolling	4
2	Jim Landis	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Minnie Minoso	2
1	Vic Wertz	2
1	Bill White	2
4	Gus Bell	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	6
1	Bill White	6
3	Neil Chrisley	5
3	Minnie Minoso	5
3	Brooks Robinson	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chico Fernandez	2
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Bill Bruton	1
2	Elston Howard	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Jones	3.33
2	Early Wynn	2.20
3	Gene Conley	0.75
3	Bud Daley	0.75
3	Ray Sadecki	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Cardwell	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Don Drysdale	1
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Early Wynn	11
2	Sam Jones	10
3	Gene Conley	6
3	Bud Daley	6
3	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Elston	1
1	Jack Fisher	1
1	Mike Fornieles	1
1	Clem Labine	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.343
2	Richie Ashburn	.325
3	Bill Skowron	.321
4	Roy Sievers	.321
5	Al Smith	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	31
2	Hank Aaron	28
2	Ernie Banks	28
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Jim Lemon	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	81
1	Roger Maris	81
3	Hank Aaron	78
4	Willie Mays	74
5	Bill Skowron	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	27
2	Vada Pinson	24
3	Willie Mays	20
4	Maury Wills	18
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Baumann	2.06
2	Billy O'Dell	2.35
3	Stan Williams	2.42
4	Mike McCormick	2.57
5	Vern Law	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Jackson	13
1	Sam Jones	13
1	Vern Law	13
4	Bud Daley	12
5	8 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	168
2	Jim Bunning	132
3	Bob Friend	131
4	Stan Williams	128
5	Sam Jones	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	16
2	Roy Face	15
2	Bill Henry	15
4	Turk Farrell	8
4	3 others tied	8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Kubek	.425
2	Lenny Green	.412
3	Roy Sievers	.400
4	Harmon Killebrew	.385
5	Gene Freese	.383

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Freese	17
1	Minnie Minoso	17
1	Roy Sievers	17
4	Bill White	16
5	Bill Skowron	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.50
1	Billy O'Dell	0.50
3	Camilo Pascual	0.69
4	Bobby Shantz	0.75
5	Frank Baumann	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Frank Lary	4
2	Don Drysdale	3
2	Ray Herbert	3
2	Larry Jackson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Don Drysdale	27
3	Stan Williams	26
4	Juan Marichal	24
4	Early Wynn	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	4
2	Gerry Staley	3
3	Johnny Antonelli	2
3	Jim Brosnan	2
3	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.447
2	Vic Power	.377
3	Stan Musial	.352
4	Brooks Robinson	.351
5	Del Crandall	.348

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	12
2	Hank Aaron	10
3	Mickey Mantle	9
3	Frank Robinson	9
3	Bill Skowron	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	30
1	Vic Wertz	30
3	Mickey Mantle	26
4	Hank Aaron	25
5	5 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Vada Pinson	8
3	Julian Javier	7
3	Maury Wills	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Juan Marichal	0.96
2	Frank Baumann	1.41
3	Don Drysdale	2.00
4	Stan Williams	2.01
5	Ray Herbert	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	6
2	Ernie Broglio	5
2	Warren Spahn	5
2	Stan Williams	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	49
1	Stan Williams	49
3	Don Drysdale	48
4	Don Cardwell	40
5	Larry Jackson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
1	Ron Piche	5
3	Bill Henry	4
3	Ray Moore	4
3	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.345
2	Harvey Kuenn	.326
3	Joe Cunningham	.318
4	Minnie Minoso	.316
5	Brooks Robinson	.312

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
2	Hank Aaron	39
3	Mickey Mantle	38
3	Eddie Mathews	38
3	Willie Mays	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	126
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Willie Mays	112
4	Eddie Mathews	106
5	Jim Lemon	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Vada Pinson	30
3	Willie Mays	27
4	Maury Wills	24
5	Tony Taylor	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.17
2	Camilo Pascual	2.54
3	Vern Law	2.58
4	Stan Williams	2.62
5	Art Ditmar	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Jones	20
1	Vern Law	20
3	Larry Jackson	19
3	Bob Shaw	19
5	2 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	237
2	Jim Bunning	216
3	Sandy Koufax	187
4	Sam Jones	182
5	Bob Friend	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	21
2	Bill Henry	19
3	Roy Face	16
4	Gerry Staley	14
5	Don McMahon	13