On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 40 .583 --
White Sox 57 44 .564 1.5
Orioles 57 45 .559 2.0
Indians 50 46 .521 6.0
Senators 48 50 .490 9.0
Tigers 45 52 .464 11.5
Red Sox 41 57 .418 16.0
Athletics 38 58 .396 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 40 .596 --
Cardinals 56 44 .560 3.5
Braves 54 43 .557 4.0
Dodgers 53 44 .546 5.0
Giants 51 46 .526 7.0
Reds 43 57 .430 16.5
Phillies 41 60 .406 19.0
Cubs 38 61 .384 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Malzone 5
2 Jerry Lumpe 4
2 Marv Throneberry 4
4 Earl Battey 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Ernie Banks 1
1 Earl Battey 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 6
2 Tony Gonzalez 4
3 Ernie Banks 3
4 Hank Aaron 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Felipe Alou 1
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Willie Mays 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Lee 1.33
2 Ray Sadecki 1.00
3 Red Witt 0.71
4 Early Wynn 0.64
5 Earl Wilson 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Antonelli 1
1 Bill Monbouquette 1
1 Ray Moore 1
1 Ray Sadecki 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Sadecki 8
2 Early Wynn 7
3 Earl Wilson 5
3 Red Witt 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 1
1 Mike Fornieles 1
1 Stu Miller 1
1 Seth Morehead 1
1 Hal Woodeshick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .349
2 Al Smith .324
3 Richie Ashburn .320
4 Bill Skowron .317
5 Roy Sievers .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 32
2 Ernie Banks 30
3 Hank Aaron 29
4 Mickey Mantle 27
5 Jim Lemon 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 87
2 Roger Maris 83
3 Hank Aaron 81
4 Willie Mays 74
5 Bill Skowron 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 29
2 Vada Pinson 25
3 Willie Mays 21
4 Maury Wills 19
5 Tony Taylor 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Baumann 2.20
2 Billy O'Dell 2.35
3 Stan Williams 2.37
4 Mike McCormick 2.64
5 Vern Law 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 14
2 Larry Jackson 13
2 Sam Jones 13
4 Ernie Broglio 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 170
2 Jim Bunning 143
3 Bob Friend 132
4 Stan Williams 131
5 Ernie Broglio 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 18
2 Roy Face 16
3 Bill Henry 15
4 Turk Farrell 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Kubek .412
2 Willie Mays .400
3 Johnny Temple .396
4 Tito Francona .395
5 Ken Boyer .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 6
2 Harmon Killebrew 5
2 Jim Lemon 5
2 Frank Robinson 5
2 Vic Wertz 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 21
2 Bill White 17
3 Minnie Minoso 15
4 Jim Lemon 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 7
2 Felipe Alou 6
3 Vada Pinson 5
4 Bill Bruton 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Sisler 0.00
2 Camilo Pascual 0.41
3 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.50
4 Art Ditmar 0.56
4 Billy O'Dell 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Frank Lary 3
1 Vern Law 3
1 Bill Monbouquette 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 28
2 Early Wynn 26
3 Jim Bunning 25
4 Camilo Pascual 23
5 Ray Sadecki 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Roy Face 3
2 Turk Farrell 3
2 Mike Fornieles 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .415
2 Brooks Robinson .366
3 Del Crandall .356
4 Bill Virdon .351
5 Al Smith .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 11
2 Frank Robinson 9
3 Joe Adcock 8
3 Harmon Killebrew 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 33
2 Roy Sievers 29
3 Joe Adcock 26
4 Frank Howard 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 13
2 Julian Javier 8
3 Vada Pinson 7
4 Felipe Alou 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 1.20
2 Camilo Pascual 1.33
3 Frank Baumann 1.55
4 Juan Marichal 1.56
5 Don Lee 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Drysdale 5
1 Bill Monbouquette 5
3 Ray Herbert 4
3 Larry Jackson 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Williams 46
2 Ernie Broglio 43
3 Don Drysdale 42
4 Don Cardwell 40
5 Jim Bunning 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 6
2 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Lindy McDaniel 4
2 Ray Moore 4
2 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .353
2 Harvey Kuenn .325
3 Roberto Clemente .314
4 Minnie Minoso .313
5 Joe Cunningham .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 46
2 Hank Aaron 39
3 Eddie Mathews 38
3 Willie Mays 38
5 Mickey Mantle 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 131
2 Hank Aaron 116
3 Willie Mays 111
4 Eddie Mathews 106
5 Orlando Cepeda 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 52
2 Vada Pinson 30
3 Willie Mays 28
4 Maury Wills 25
5 Tony Taylor 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Billy O'Dell 2.06
2 Frank Baumann 2.35
3 Vern Law 2.48
4 Stan Williams 2.51
5 Camilo Pascual 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Jones 20
1 Vern Law 20
3 Larry Jackson 18
3 Bob Shaw 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 239
2 Jim Bunning 224
3 Sandy Koufax 180
4 Sam Jones 178
5 Bob Friend 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 22
2 Bill Henry 19
3 Roy Face 17
4 Don McMahon 13
4 Gerry Staley 13