On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	40	.592	--
White Sox	58	45	.563	2.5
Orioles	58	46	.558	3.0
Indians	51	47	.520	7.0
Senators	49	51	.490	10.0
Tigers	45	54	.455	13.5
Red Sox	43	57	.430	16.0
Athletics	38	60	.388	20.0

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 2

Orioles 5, Indians 2

Red Sox 11, Tigers 9

Yankees 16, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	61	40	.604	--
Cardinals	57	45	.559	4.5
Braves	55	44	.556	5.0
Dodgers	53	45	.541	6.5
Giants	51	48	.515	9.0
Reds	44	58	.431	17.5
Phillies	42	60	.412	19.5
Cubs	39	62	.386	22.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Phillies 3, Dodgers 1

Pirates 8, Giants 7

Cardinals 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harmon Killebrew	4
1	Mickey Mantle	4
3	Earl Battey	3
3	Smoky Burgess	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	2
1	Bill Tuttle	2
3	Orlando Cepeda	1
3	Rocky Colavito	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	6
2	Jim Landis	4
2	Frank Malzone	4
4	Clete Boyer	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	1
1	Bob Skinner	1
1	Bill Virdon	1
1	Ken Walters	1
1	Bill White	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Williams	1.17
2	Frank Sullivan	0.67
3	Juan Pizarro	0.60
3	Herb Score	0.60
5	Vern Law	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Anderson	1
1	Hal Brown	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Score	9
2	Vern Law	7
2	Stan Williams	7
4	Juan Pizarro	6
4	Robin Roberts	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Borland	1
1	Duke Maas	1
1	Jerry Walker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.345
2	Al Smith	.322
3	Richie Ashburn	.316
4	Bill Skowron	.315
5	Pancho Herrera	.314

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roger Maris	35
2	Hank Aaron	30
2	Ernie Banks	30
4	Mickey Mantle	27
5	Jim Lemon	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Maris	91
2	Ernie Banks	88
3	Hank Aaron	82
4	Willie Mays	74
5	2 tied	72

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	Stan Williams	2.34
3	Billy O'Dell	2.35
4	Mike McCormick	2.64
5	Camilo Pascual	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	15
2	Larry Jackson	13
2	Sam Jones	13
2	Jim Perry	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	170
2	Jim Bunning	143
3	Stan Williams	138
4	Bob Friend	132
5	2 tied	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	18
2	Roy Face	16
3	Bill Henry	15
4	Turk Farrell	9
4	Johnny Klippstein	9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.436
2	Pancho Herrera	.423
3	Frank Malzone	.407
4	Tony Kubek	.390
5	Willie Mays	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	6
2	Harmon Killebrew	5
3	Norm Cash	4
3	Frank Malzone	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	19
2	Frank Malzone	15
2	Roger Maris	15
2	Bill White	15
5	Minnie Minoso	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	6
1	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Vada Pinson	5
4	Tony Taylor	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.00
2	Camilo Pascual	0.41
3	Billy O'Dell	0.56
4	Hank Aguirre	0.60
5	Art Ditmar	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Bill Monbouquette	3
1	Jim Perry	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	29
2	Stan Williams	28
3	Jim Bunning	25
4	Ernie Broglio	24
5	Camilo Pascual	23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Roy Sievers	.394
2	Brooks Robinson	.376
3	Frank Malzone	.375
4	Pancho Herrera	.358
5	Ken Boyer	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Frank Robinson	9
4	Hank Aaron	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	33
2	Roy Sievers	28
3	Rocky Colavito	24
4	Joe Adcock	23
4	3 others tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
2	Julian Javier	9
3	Felipe Alou	7
3	Vada Pinson	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.92
2	Camilo Pascual	1.33
3	Frank Baumann	1.55
4	Billy O'Dell	1.55
5	Steve Barber	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Don Drysdale	5
1	Bill Monbouquette	5
3	Lew Burdette	4
3	Ike Delock	4
3	10 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	47
2	Stan Williams	46
3	Don Drysdale	42
4	Sam Jones	41
5	Jim Bunning	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	3 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.348
2	Harvey Kuenn	.323
3	Brooks Robinson	.314
4	Roberto Clemente	.314
5	Minnie Minoso	.313

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	45
2	Hank Aaron	40
3	Eddie Mathews	38
4	Roger Maris	37
4	Willie Mays	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Banks	131
2	Hank Aaron	117
3	Willie Mays	109
4	Eddie Mathews	108
5	Roger Maris	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Vada Pinson	30
3	Willie Mays	28
4	Maury Wills	25
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.09
2	Frank Baumann	2.35
3	Stan Williams	2.48
4	Camilo Pascual	2.51
5	Vern Law	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	21
2	Sam Jones	19
3	Lew Burdette	18
3	Larry Jackson	18
3	Bob Shaw	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	239
2	Jim Bunning	224
3	Sam Jones	180
3	Sandy Koufax	180
5	Camilo Pascual	172

Saves

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