On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 42 .584 --
White Sox 61 45 .575 0.5
Orioles 60 46 .566 1.5
Indians 51 49 .510 7.5
Senators 50 53 .485 10.0
Tigers 46 55 .455 13.0
Red Sox 44 58 .431 15.5
Athletics 39 62 .386 20.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 40 .612 --
Braves 57 44 .564 5.0
Cardinals 58 46 .558 5.5
Dodgers 55 46 .545 7.0
Giants 51 51 .500 11.5
Reds 46 59 .438 18.0
Phillies 42 62 .404 21.5
Cubs 39 63 .382 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Williams 5
2 Earl Battey 4
2 Harmon Killebrew 4
2 Norm Siebern 4
5 3 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Bailey 1
1 Wes Covington 1
1 Harmon Killebrew 1
1 Willie Kirkland 1
1 Eddie Mathews 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Battey 4
2 Wes Covington 3
2 Minnie Minoso 3
2 Dick Williams 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 2
2 Reno Bertoia 1
2 Vada Pinson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Billy Pierce 0.80
2 Don Drysdale 0.45
3 Whitey Ford 0.36
4 John Tsitouris 0.33
5 Carl Willey 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 George Brunet 1
1 Rudy Hernandez 1
1 Billy Pierce 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 5
2 George Brunet 4
2 Whitey Ford 4
2 Billy Pierce 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don McMahon 1
1 Ray Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .341
2 Al Smith .321
3 Minnie Minoso .316
4 Roy Sievers .314
5 Bill Skowron .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 83
4 Bill Skowron 76
5 Minnie Minoso 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 30
2 Vada Pinson 26
3 Maury Wills 25
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 Jim Bunning 2.69
5 Mike McCormick 2.73

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 175
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 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Boyer .432
2 Frank Malzone .429
3 Earl Battey .418
4 Marv Throneberry .409
5 Harmon Killebrew .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Wertz 17
2 Frank Malzone 14
2 Minnie Minoso 14
4 Ken Boyer 13
4 Roger Maris 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 7
2 Felipe Alou 6
2 Luis Aparicio 6
4 Vada Pinson 4
4 Tony Taylor 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vinegar Bend Mizell 0.00
2 Jim Brosnan 0.73
3 Jim Bunning 0.75
4 Art Ditmar 0.86
5 Don Lee 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ernie Broglio 3
1 Art Ditmar 3
1 Vern Law 3
4 Bob Anderson 2
4 24 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 29
1 Sam Jones 29
3 Ernie Broglio 24
4 Early Wynn 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 3
1 Turk Farrell 3
1 Mike Fornieles 3
1 Lindy McDaniel 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Sievers .394
2 Harmon Killebrew .386
3 Frank Malzone .386
4 Ken Boyer .378
5 Brooks Robinson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Sievers 11
2 Harmon Killebrew 10
3 Bill Skowron 9
4 Rocky Colavito 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Sievers 32
1 Vic Wertz 32
3 Eddie Mathews 26
4 Rocky Colavito 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 11
2 Maury Wills 9
3 Julian Javier 8
3 Vada Pinson 8
5 Felipe Alou 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 Ernie Broglio 4
1 Lew Burdette 4
1 Ike Delock 4
1 Don Drysdale 4
1 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Broglio 49
2 Jim Bunning 48
3 Stan Williams 46
4 Sam Jones 40
5 Don Drysdale 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Moore 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 Norm Larker .325
3 Harvey Kuenn .324
4 Brooks Robinson .318
5 Minnie Minoso .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 44
2 Hank Aaron 40
3 Eddie Mathews 39
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 111
4 Willie Mays 108
5 Roger Maris 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 51
2 Vada Pinson 31
3 Maury Wills 30
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 235
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 14
5 Gerry Staley 13