On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	41	.590	--
White Sox	60	45	.571	1.5
Orioles	60	46	.566	2.0
Indians	51	49	.510	8.0
Senators	49	53	.480	11.0
Tigers	46	55	.455	13.5
Red Sox	44	58	.431	16.0
Athletics	39	61	.390	20.0

Games

White Sox 9, Senators 7

White Sox 3, Senators 2

Orioles 8, Indians 6

Orioles 9, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 1, Tigers 0

Yankees 3, Athletics 2

Athletics 13, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	63	40	.612	--
Braves	56	44	.560	5.5
Cardinals	58	46	.558	5.5
Dodgers	55	45	.550	6.5
Giants	51	50	.505	11.0
Reds	45	59	.433	18.5
Phillies	42	62	.404	21.5
Cubs	39	63	.382	23.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 4

Dodgers 8, Phillies 7

Pirates 4, Giants 1

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Reds 18, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 4, Reds 2

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Maury Wills	7
2	Felipe Alou	5
2	Orlando Cepeda	5
2	Cliff Cook	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jackie Brandt	2
1	Jim Gentile	2
3	Bob Allison	1
3	Felipe Alou	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Gentile	5
2	Cliff Cook	4
2	Jerry Lumpe	4
2	Jerry Lynch	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	4
2	Hank Aaron	1
2	Luis Aparicio	1
2	Hank Foiles	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sandy Koufax	1.57
2	Jim Bunning	1.38
3	Ray Herbert	1.00
4	Milt Pappas	0.90
5	Bob Friend	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gerry Staley	2
2	Ernie Broglio	1
2	Jim Bunning	1
2	Bud Daley	1
2	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	11
1	Sandy Koufax	11
3	Milt Pappas	9
4	Ray Herbert	8
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Henry	1
1	Ron Piche	1
1	Wes Stock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.341
2	Al Smith	.322
3	Bill Skowron	.318
4	Richie Ashburn	.314
5	Dick Groat	.312

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	83
4	Bill Skowron	76
5	Willie Mays	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	30
2	Vada Pinson	25
3	Maury Wills	23
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.34
2	Frank Baumann	2.41
3	Billy O'Dell	2.57
4	Mike McCormick	2.64
5	Jim Bunning	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	15
2	Ernie Broglio	13
2	Bud Daley	13
2	Larry Jackson	13
2	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	170
2	Jim Bunning	154
3	Bob Friend	138
3	Stan Williams	138
5	Ernie Broglio	125

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.432
2	Frank Malzone	.413
3	Maury Wills	.396
4	Pancho Herrera	.386
5	Tony Kubek	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	7
2	Norm Cash	4
2	Gene Freese	4
2	Harmon Killebrew	4
2	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	19
2	Frank Malzone	17
3	Roger Maris	15
4	Gene Freese	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Felipe Alou	6
1	Luis Aparicio	6
3	Maury Wills	5
4	Tony Taylor	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.00
1	Whitey Ford	0.00
3	Joe Schaffernoth	0.71
4	Art Ditmar	0.86
5	Jim Bunning	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Ray Herbert	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Bill Monbouquette	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	36
2	Sam Jones	29
3	Stan Williams	28
4	Ernie Broglio	26
5	Camilo Pascual	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Face	3
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
5	11 tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Brooks Robinson	.393
2	Roy Sievers	.384
3	Frank Malzone	.381
4	Ken Boyer	.372
5	Harmon Killebrew	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Bill Skowron	9
4	Rocky Colavito	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	32
2	Roy Sievers	31
3	Rocky Colavito	25
3	Bill Skowron	25
5	Eddie Mathews	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	12
2	Julian Javier	8
2	Maury Wills	8
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.58
2	Don Lee	1.71
3	Larry Sherry	1.88
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.98
5	Camilo Pascual	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Monbouquette	5
2	Ernie Broglio	4
2	Lew Burdette	4
2	Ike Delock	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ernie Broglio	49
1	Jim Bunning	49
3	Stan Williams	46
4	Sam Jones	40
5	3 tied	34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.343
2	Harvey Kuenn	.326
3	Norm Larker	.324
4	Brooks Robinson	.318
5	Roberto Clemente	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	44
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	130
2	Hank Aaron	118
3	Eddie Mathews	109
4	Willie Mays	108
5	Roger Maris	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	51
2	Vada Pinson	30
3	Maury Wills	29
4	Willie Mays	28
5	Tony Taylor	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.25
2	Stan Williams	2.48
3	Frank Baumann	2.51
4	Vern Law	2.62
5	Jim Bunning	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	239
2	Jim Bunning	231
3	Sandy Koufax	191
4	Sam Jones	180
5	Bob Friend	177

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lindy McDaniel	22
2	Bill Henry	20
3	Roy Face	17
4	Don McMahon	13
4	Gerry Staley	13