Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 10, 1960

On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1960

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	42	.592	--
Orioles	62	46	.574	1.5
White Sox	61	47	.565	2.5
Indians	52	50	.510	8.5
Senators	51	55	.481	11.5
Tigers	46	57	.447	15.0
Red Sox	45	59	.433	16.5
Athletics	41	63	.394	20.5

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 0

Red Sox 6, Indians 1

Orioles 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 13, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	40	.619	--
Cardinals	61	46	.570	5.0
Braves	57	46	.553	7.0
Dodgers	57	46	.553	7.0
Giants	51	52	.495	13.0
Reds	47	59	.443	18.5
Phillies	42	65	.393	24.0
Cubs	39	65	.375	25.5

Games

Reds 5, Giants 3

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Pirates 3, Cubs 1

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ken Boyer	3
1	Smoky Burgess	3
1	Norm Cash	3
1	Dick Groat	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Williams	2
2	Jackie Brandt	1
2	Norm Cash	1
2	Jim Gentile	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Hamlin	3
1	Tony Kubek	3
1	Bill White	3
1	Ted Williams	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lou Clinton	1
1	Gordy Coleman	1
1	Joe Ginsberg	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Score	1.50
2	Art Ditmar	0.60
2	Vern Law	0.60
2	Stan Williams	0.60
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marshall Bridges	1
1	Art Ditmar	1
1	Dick Hall	1
1	Vern Law	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Jones	6
1	Herb Score	6
1	Stan Williams	6
4	Don Cardwell	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Bauta	1
1	Bobby Shantz	1
1	Larry Sherry	1
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.338
2	Minnie Minoso	.317
3	Al Smith	.317
4	Bill Skowron	.316
5	Richie Ashburn	.313

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	77
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	2.32
2	Frank Baumann	2.40
3	Billy O'Dell	2.57
4	Jim Bunning	2.67
5	Mike McCormick	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	16
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	155
3	Stan Williams	144
4	Bob Friend	138
5	Sam Jones	129

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	.463
2	Marv Throneberry	.412
3	Frank Malzone	.390
4	Orlando Cepeda	.386
5	Brooks Robinson	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harmon Killebrew	6
2	Norm Cash	5
2	Roy Sievers	5
2	Ted Williams	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Vic Wertz	19
2	Ken Boyer	17
3	Bill White	15
4	Roger Maris	13
4	Minnie Minoso	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Shantz	0.00
2	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.33
3	Art Ditmar	0.44
4	Earl Wilson	0.50
5	Curt Simmons	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ernie Broglio	3
1	Art Ditmar	3
1	Vern Law	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	30
2	Stan Williams	26
3	Ernie Broglio	24
3	Sam Jones	24
3	Herb Score	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mike Fornieles	3
1	Lindy McDaniel	3
1	Bobby Shantz	3
4	Don Elston	2
4	6 others tied	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Boyer	.403
2	Frank Malzone	.370
3	Brooks Robinson	.369
4	Vada Pinson	.364
5	Maury Wills	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Roy Sievers	10
2	Harmon Killebrew	9
2	Eddie Mathews	9
4	Roger Maris	8
4	Bill Skowron	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Mathews	27
1	Roy Sievers	27
3	Gene Freese	26
3	Vic Wertz	26
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Maury Wills	11
2	Luis Aparicio	10
3	Julian Javier	9
4	Felipe Alou	7
4	Vada Pinson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vinegar Bend Mizell	0.68
2	Larry Sherry	1.42
3	Don Lee	1.49
4	Curt Simmons	1.66
5	Stan Williams	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	5
1	Lindy McDaniel	5
1	Jim Perry	5
4	Ernie Broglio	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Bunning	49
1	Stan Williams	49
3	Ernie Broglio	45
4	Sam Jones	44
5	Don Drysdale	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Moore	5
2	Jim Brosnan	4
2	Mike Fornieles	4
2	Lindy McDaniel	4
2	Ron Piche	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Willie Mays	.341
2	Norm Larker	.328
3	Harvey Kuenn	.322
4	Brooks Robinson	.321
5	Minnie Minoso	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ernie Banks	43
2	Hank Aaron	40
2	Eddie Mathews	40
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	111
4	Willie Mays	107
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	Stan Williams	2.48
3	Frank Baumann	2.50
4	Vern Law	2.57
5	Art Ditmar	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vern Law	22
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	232
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