On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	60	42	.588	--
White Sox	61	46	.570	1.5
Orioles	61	46	.570	1.5
Indians	52	49	.515	7.5
Senators	51	54	.486	10.5
Tigers	46	56	.451	14.0
Red Sox	44	59	.427	16.5
Athletics	40	63	.388	20.5

Games

Yankees 7, White Sox 4

Indians 6, Red Sox 3

Orioles 3, Tigers 0

Senators 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 8, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	64	40	.615	--
Cardinals	60	46	.566	5.0
Braves	57	45	.559	6.0
Dodgers	56	46	.549	7.0
Giants	51	51	.500	12.0
Reds	46	59	.438	18.5
Phillies	42	64	.396	23.0
Cubs	39	64	.379	24.5

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 1

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Cardinals 6, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Hamlin	5
1	Tony Taylor	5
1	Dick Williams	5
4	Billy Gardner	4
4	Norm Siebern	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Norm Siebern	2
2	Ken Boyer	1
2	Tito Francona	1
2	Gene Freese	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	4
2	Curt Flood	3
2	Gene Freese	3
2	Vic Power	3
2	Brooks Robinson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Piersall	2
1	Maury Wills	2
3	Mickey Mantle	1
3	Bill Skowron	1
3	Tony Taylor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Johnny Podres	0.91
2	Don Lee	0.73
3	Don Larsen	0.71
4	Gene Conley	0.50
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Luis Arroyo	1
1	Chuck Estrada	1
1	Don Larsen	1
1	Lindy McDaniel	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Podres	10
2	Don Lee	8
3	Bob Buhl	5
3	Don Larsen	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Johnson	1
1	Larry Sherry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.341
2	Al Smith	.318
3	Minnie Minoso	.317
4	Maury Wills	.315
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	92
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	Maury Wills	27
3	Vada Pinson	26
4	Willie Mays	21
5	Tony Taylor	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Williams	2.34
2	Frank Baumann	2.40
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	Jim Perry	14
3	Ernie Broglio	13
3	Bud Daley	13
3	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	.440
2	Maury Wills	.404
3	Frank Malzone	.400
4	Tony Gonzalez	.378
5	3 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
1	Roy Sievers	6
3	Gene Freese	5
4	Ken Boyer	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Boyer	17
1	Vic Wertz	17
3	Gene Freese	15
4	Frank Malzone	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	9
2	Felipe Alou	6
2	Luis Aparicio	6
4	Tony Taylor	5
5	Vada Pinson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.33
2	Lindy McDaniel	0.73
2	Joe Schaffernoth	0.73
4	Jim Bunning	0.75
4	Jim Brosnan	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	3
1	Jim Perry	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Turk Farrell	3
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
4	Luis Arroyo	2
4	9 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Norm Larker	.385
2	Frank Malzone	.376
3	Roy Sievers	.373
4	Brooks Robinson	.373
5	Ken Boyer	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	11
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Bill Skowron	9
4	Roger Maris	8
4	Eddie Mathews	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Sievers	30
2	Vic Wertz	28
3	Eddie Mathews	27
4	Gene Freese	26
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	11
1	Maury Wills	11
3	Julian Javier	8
3	Vada Pinson	8
5	Felipe Alou	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.68
2	Larry Sherry	1.44
3	Don Lee	1.49
4	Curt Simmons	1.66
5	Camilo Pascual	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jim Perry	5
2	Ernie Broglio	4
2	Lew Burdette	4
2	Don Drysdale	4
2	8 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	48
2	Stan Williams	46
3	Ernie Broglio	45
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	2 others tied	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.343
2	Norm Larker	.331
3	Harvey Kuenn	.323
4	Minnie Minoso	.319
5	Brooks Robinson	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
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	129
2	Hank Aaron	116
3	Eddie Mathews	110
4	Willie Mays	108
5	Roger Maris	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Luis Aparicio	50
2	Maury Wills	32
3	Vada Pinson	31
4	Willie Mays	28
5	Tony Taylor	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy O'Dell	2.25
2	Frank Baumann	2.50
3	Stan Williams	2.50
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	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Don Drysdale	235
2	Jim Bunning	231
3	Sandy Koufax	188
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